IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Massapog

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S2000RI009001-NP

User Pedon ID: S2000RI009001-NP

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes

Lab Source ID - URI

Lab Pedon # - URI0001NP

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 82937

Print Date: 11/24/2024

LOCATION

Location In Web Soil Survey

AOI is roughly a square mile and pedon is marked in the center.

Location in SoilWeb

Location in Google Maps

Std. Latitude: 41.3670861

Std. Longitude: -71.6420833

Datum: WGS84

Location Description: Ninigret Pond, Charlestown, RI

Map Unit: WMg0—Massapog fine sand, 0 to 1 meter water depth

Country: US—United States

State: Rhode Island

County: RI009—Washington

MLRA: 144A—New England and Eastern New York Upland, Southern Part

Regional Office: NE—Northeast

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: RI600—State of Rhode Island: Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, and Washington Counties

7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 41071-C6—Quonochontaug, Rhode Island

PEDON

Describers Name: Mike Bradley

Current Taxonomic Class: Mixed, mesic Typic Psammowassents

Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct

Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series

Pedon Purpose: research site

Pedon Record Orgin: Windows Pedon

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Massapog

Taxonomic Class - Mixed, mesic Typic Psammowassents

PSC - 25 to 100 cm.

Classificaton Date - 9/18/2000

Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition

Moisture SUBClass - typic

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Erosion Class - 0

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Parent Material: Flood-tidal Delta Flat

Drainage Class: very poorly

Wet Soil Moisture Duration: 365

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 9/18/2000 (actual site observation date)

Air Photo ID:

Surface Cover Properties:

Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - water cover

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Drained? - no

Bedded Soil? - no

Forest Plantation? - no

Yield Study ID -

Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 1
Horizon	Top Depth	Bottom Depth	Sample ID	Data Collector	Total Clay	CaCO3 Clay	Total Silt	Fine Silt	Co. Silt	Total Sand	Total Sand Method	VC Sand	Co. Sand	Med. Sand	Fine Sand	VF Sand	VF Sand Method	Texture Class - Field Lab	Rubbed Fiber	Unrubbed Fiber	pH H2O
	cm	cm			%	%	%	%	%	%		%	%	%	%	%			%	%
C1 C1 C2 C2 C3 C3 C4 C4	0 0 9 9 33 33 53 53	— 9 — 33 — 53 — 66	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	1 — 1 — 1 — 1 —	— — — — — — — —	2 — 3 — 4 — 4 —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	97 — 96 — 95 — 95 —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —

Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 2
Horizon	Top Depth	Bottom Depth	Sample ID	pH CaCl2	pH NaF	pH Ox	Delta pH	LL	PL	PI	Atter. Samp. Cond.	COLE	Pot. Acidity	Ca + Mg - Meh 2	K	Ca + Mg - Sat. Paste	KCl Extract. Acidity	Base Sat. - Meh 2	CEC-7	CEC-8.2
	cm	cm						%	%	%		cm/cm	meq/100g	cmol(+)/kg	cmol(+)/kg	mmol(+)/l	cmol(+)/kg	%	cmol(+)/kg	cmol(+)/kg
C1 C1 C2 C2 C3 C3 C4 C4	0 0 9 9 33 33 53 53	— 9 — 33 — 53 — 66	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— 6.8 — 7.5 — 7.9 — 7.8	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —		— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —

Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 3
Horizon	Top Depth	Bottom Depth	Sample ID	ECEC	Phosphate P	NO3-N	EC	EC Method	EC 1:5 by volume	CaCO3 Equiv.	Equiv. Gypsum	Na	SAR	Gypsum Req.	Humic Color	Fulvic Color	Humic + Fulvic Color	Al	PI	Pyro. Hue	PyrO. Value	Pyro. Chroma
	cm	cm		cmol(+)/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg	dS/m		dS/m	%	%	mmol(+)/l	%	L-pcu/g	L-pcu/g	L-pcu/g	%
C1 C1 C2 C2 C3 C3 C4 C4	0 0 9 9 33 33 53 53	— 9 — 33 — 53 — 66	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	0 — 0 — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
aquic conditions	0—66	—-

Setting and Climate
Slope	Slope Length USLE	Upslope Length	Elev.	Corr. Elev	Aspect	MAP	REAP	FFD	MAAT	MSAT	MWAT	MAST	MSST	MWST	MFFP	PE Index	Climate Station ID	Climate Station Name	Climate Station Type
%	m				degrees	mm	mm		C						mm
—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RI4266	Kingston	WETS

C1—0 to 9 centimeters (0.0 to 3.5 inches); olive gray (5Y 4/2) and dark gray (5Y 4/1) sand; 97 percent sand; 2 percent silt; 1 percent clay; nonfluid; fragments; 0.03 % of Total Nitrogen ; 0.19 % of Organic Carbon; 4 ug/g of AVS; 10 ug/g of CRS; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9, pH meter; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # RI0001NP1; moist when described; observed in vibracore tube

C2—9 to 33 centimeters (3.5 to 13.0 inches); very dark gray (5Y 3/1) sand; 96 percent sand; 3 percent silt; 1 percent clay; nonfluid; 10 percent by volume flat 2-40-75 millimeter shell fragments fragments; 0.02 % of Total Nitrogen; 0.19 % of Organic Carbon; 0 ug/g of AVS; 31.5 ug/g of CRS; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1, pH meter; clear boundary. Lab sample # RI0001NP2; moist when described; observed in vibracore tube

C3—33 to 53 centimeters (13.0 to 20.9 inches); very dark gray (N 3/0) and gray (N 5/0) sand; 95 percent sand; 4 percent silt; 1 percent clay; nonfluid; 1 percent by volume flat 2-40-75 millimeter shell fragments fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1, pH meter; clear boundary. Lab sample # RI0001NP3; moist when described; observed in vibracore tube

C4—53 to 66 centimeters (20.9 to 26.0 inches); black (N 2.5/0) and dark gray (N 4/0) sand; 95 percent sand; 4 percent silt; 1 percent clay; nonfluid; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1, pH meter. Lab sample # RI0001NP4; moist when described; observed in vibracore tube