IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Millsite
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2001MA011001
  • User Pedon ID: S2001MA011001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S2001MA011001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 01P0089
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 12980
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 42.5494461
  • Std. Longitude: -72.8311081
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Bear Swamp Reservation, 675 feet west of Hawley road from 790 feet south of int. w/Tatro road.
  • State: Massachusetts
  • County: MA011—Franklin
  • MLRA: 143—Northeastern Mountains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MA011—Franklin County, Massachusetts
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 42072-E7—Ashfield, Massachusetts

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Al Averill
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Millsite
  • Classificaton Date - 6/20/2001
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/20/2001 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    FRAXI

    Fraxinus

    ash

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    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

    24

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    488

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    140

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    Oi—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 01P00597. slightly decomposed Maple & Ash leaves.
    Oe—5 to 7 centimeters (2.0 to 2.8 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 01P00598
    A1—7 to 12 centimeters (2.8 to 4.7 inches); black (10YR 2/1) very fine sandy loam; moderate medium granular structure; very friable; 2.0 very fine and fine roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 01P00599. gravel <5.
    A2—12 to 19 centimeters (4.7 to 7.5 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) very fine sandy loam; weak medium granular structure; very friable; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 01P00600. gravel <5.
    Bw—19 to 35 centimeters (7.5 to 13.8 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) very fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 3.0 fine and medium roots; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 01P00601. Bw horizon includes pockets of 10YR 4/4 in upper part.
    Bc—35 to 56 centimeters (13.8 to 22.0 inches); dark olive brown (2.5Y 3/3) fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 3.0 fine and medium roots; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 01P00602
    C—56 to 86 centimeters (22.0 to 33.9 inches); dark olive gray (5Y 3/2) fine sandy loam; massive; very friable; 3.0 very fine and fine roots; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 01P00603. F3 roots above rock.
    R—86 centimeters (33.9 inches); fragments. Hard Schist Bedrock.