IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Millsite
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2001CT005004
  • User Pedon ID: S2001CT005004
  • Vegetation Plot ID: CT01005004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 01N0950
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 14404
  • User Project ID: 2018
  • Project Name: MLRA 144A 149B- Archive soil climate and water monitoring data
  • Print Date: 9/24/2024

    • 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: 41.9707069
  • Std. Longitude: -73.2169800
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: Connecticut
  • County: CT005—Litchfield
  • MLRA: 144B—New England and Eastern New York Upland, Northern Part

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: D. Parizek, D. Frigon, S. McVey
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Typic Dystrudepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Millsite
  • PSC - 25 to 66 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/9/2008
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Millsite
  • Classificaton Date - 7/30/2001
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: coarse-loamy ablation till derived from schist
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Slope Position: upper third
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Bedrock: very strongly coherent slight weathered schist, unspecified at 66cm
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/30/2001 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - conifers
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Current Weather - sunny
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    ACRU

    BEAL2

    BETUL

    FAGR

    PIST

    TSCA

    Acer rubrum

    Betula alleghaniensis

    Betula

    Fagus grandifolia

    Pinus strobus

    Tsuga canadensis

    red maple

    yellow birch

    birch

    American beech

    eastern white pine

    eastern hemlock

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    —

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    Pedon Restrictions
    Kind Hardness Restriction Depth L-H Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    bedrock, lithic

    very strongly coherent

    66 - 100

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    lithic contact

    0—13

    13—66

    66—100

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    Site Soil Temperature
    Site Obs. Date Depth Sensor Kind Temperature
    cm C

    7/30/2001

    7/30/2001

    10

    50

    hobo pendant ua-001

    hobo pendant ua-001

    10

    11
    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

    18

    —

    —

    472

    —

    2

    1200

    —

    110

    6.6

    17

    -5

    7.9

    12.8

    2.9

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    Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; platy structure; very rapid permeability; fragments; noneffervescent; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 01N05008; observed in pit, small
    Oe—3 to 10 centimeters (1.2 to 3.9 inches); very dark brown (7.5YR 2.5/3) rubbed moderately decomposed plant material; platy structure; very rapid permeability; fragments; noneffervescent; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 01N05009; observed in pit, small
    Oa—10 to 12 centimeters (3.9 to 4.7 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 2.5/2) rubbed highly decomposed plant material; platy structure; very rapid permeability; fragments; noneffervescent; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 01N05010; observed in pit, small
    A—12 to 13 centimeters (4.7 to 5.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1) crushed loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 25.0 medium roots throughout and 30.0 fine roots throughout and 10.0 coarse roots throughout; 30.0 medium moderate-continuity irregular and 30.0 fine moderate-continuity irregular pores; 2 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 01N05011; observed in pit, small
    Bw1—13 to 38 centimeters (5.1 to 15.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) crushed cobbly fine sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately rapid permeability; 25.0 medium roots throughout and 30.0 fine roots throughout and 10.0 coarse roots throughout; 15.0 very fine moderate-continuity irregular and 10.0 fine moderate-continuity irregular pores; 3 percent by volume subangular 250-450-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 12 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume subangular 75-165-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 01N05012; observed in pit, small
    Bw2—38 to 66 centimeters (15.0 to 26.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/6) crushed stony fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately rapid permeability; 25.0 medium roots throughout and 30.0 fine roots throughout and 10.0 coarse roots throughout; 10.0 very fine moderate-continuity irregular and 5.0 fine moderate-continuity irregular pores; 5 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume subangular 75-165-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume subangular 250-450-600 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, unspecified; very abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 01N05013; observed in pit, small
    2R—66 to 100 centimeters (26.0 to 39.4 inches); bedrock; very slow permeability; fragments.; observed in pit, small