IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Nipmuck

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S2004CT013001

User Pedon ID: S2004CT013001

Vegetation Plot ID: CT04013001

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes

Lab Source ID - KSSL

Lab Pedon # - 04N1033

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 16877

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: 41.8886681

Std. Longitude: -72.2836075

Datum: WGS84

Location Description: About 720 ft North of Trask Rd and 500 ft East of large utility lines in town of Willington, CT.

Map Unit: 71E—Brookfield-Brimfield-Rock outcrop complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes

Country: US—United States

State: Connecticut

County: CT013—Tolland

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

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CT600—State of Connecticut

PEDON

Describers Name: Shawn McVey, Donald Parizek

Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy-skeletal, parasesquic, mesic Typic Dystrudepts

Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct

Pedon Type: within range of map unit

Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site

Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS

Pedon #: 1

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Nipmuck

PSC - 25 to 86 cm.

Classificaton Date - 2/8/2008

Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition

Moisture Class - udic

Moisture Subclass - udic

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Chatfield

Classificaton Date - 6/9/2004

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

Certification Status: certified

QC Status: level 1

SITE

Parent Material: ablation till

Landscape: upland

Landform: hill

Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope

Hill Slope Profile: backslope

Slope Position: middle third

Slope Complexity: simple

Slope Shape Across: linear

Slope Shape Down: convex

Runoff: very low

Drainage Class: well

Flooding: none flooding

Ponding: none ponding

Bedrock: strongly coherent moderate weathered schist, unspecified at 86cm with 10 to <45

Geology: Brimfield Schist formation.

Surface Fragments: 4.00 percent nonflat subangular very strongly coherent cemented 180- to 500-millimeter

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 8/30/2004 (actual site observation date)

Surface Cover Properties:

Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover

Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - intermixed conifers and hardwoods

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Drained? - no

Bedded Soil? - no

Forest Plantation? - no

Current Weather - sunny

Current Air Temp - 35

Vegetation Plot Plants
Plant Symbol	Scientific Name	National Vernacular Name	Plant Type Group	Canopy Cover %	Vegetation Stata Level
ACRU BEAL2 CAPE6 CHIMA DEPU2 MACA4 MIRE PIST QUAL QURU RUFL VAAN VIAC	Acer rubrum Betula alleghaniensis Carex pensylvanica Chimaphila Dennstaedtia punctilobula Maianthemum canadense Mitchella repens Pinus strobus Quercus alba Quercus rubra Rubus flagellaris Vaccinium angustifolium Viburnum acerifolium	red maple yellow birch Pennsylvania sedge prince's pine eastern hayscented fern Canada mayflower partridgeberry eastern white pine white oak northern red oak northern dewberry lowbush blueberry mapleleaf viburnum	— — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — —

Pedon Restrictions
Kind	Hardness	Restriction Depth L-H	Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
		cm
bedrock, lithic	very strongly coherent	86 - 200	—

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
ochric epipedon cambic horizon	4—6 6—76	—- —-

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
5	—	—	242	—	135	1250	—	160	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Oe—0 to 4 centimeters (0.0 to 1.6 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) crushed, brown (7.5YR 4/2) crushed, dry; moderately decomposed plant material; massive; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; very rapid permeability; low excavation difficulty; 15.0 very fine roots throughout and 15.0 fine roots throughout; 50.0 very fine high-continuity irregular and 50.0 fine high-continuity irregular pores; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 04N05542; dry when described; observed in pit, small

A—4 to 6 centimeters (1.6 to 2.4 inches); black (7.5YR 2.5/1) crushed, brown (7.5YR 4/2) crushed, dry; highly organic loam; weak fine granular, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderate permeability; low excavation difficulty; 25.0 very fine roots throughout and 25.0 medium roots throughout and 25.0 fine roots throughout; 25.0 very fine moderate-continuity tubular and 25.0 fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular very strongly coherent cemented 180-250-500 millimeter unspecified fragments and 2 percent by volume nonflat subangular very strongly coherent cemented 78-120-175 millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume nonflat subangular very strongly coherent cemented 2-15-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, bromcresol green; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 04N05543; dry when described; observed in pit, small

BA—6 to 12 centimeters (2.4 to 4.7 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) crushed, brown (7.5YR 4/4) crushed, dry; gravelly fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; moderate excavation difficulty; 25.0 very fine roots throughout and 20.0 very coarse roots throughout and 20.0 medium roots throughout and 25.0 fine roots throughout and 20.0 coarse roots throughout; 25.0 very fine moderate-continuity tubular and 25.0 fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular very strongly coherent cemented 180-250-500 millimeter unspecified fragments and 8 percent by volume nonflat subangular very strongly coherent cemented 78-120-175 millimeter unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume nonflat subangular very strongly coherent cemented 2-15-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, bromcresol green; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 04N05544; dry when described; observed in pit, small

Bw1—12 to 38 centimeters (4.7 to 15.0 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) crushed, reddish brown (2.5YR 5/4) crushed, dry; very stony fine sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; moderate excavation difficulty; 15.0 very fine roots throughout and 5.0 very coarse roots throughout and 10.0 medium roots throughout and 15.0 fine roots throughout and 5.0 coarse roots throughout; 10.0 very fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 10 percent by volume nonflat subangular very strongly coherent cemented 78-120-175 millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume nonflat subangular very strongly coherent cemented 2-15-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume nonflat subangular very strongly coherent cemented 180-250-500 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, bromcresol green; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 04N05545; dry when described; observed in pit, small

Bw2—38 to 76 centimeters (15.0 to 29.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) crushed, brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) crushed, dry; very stony sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; moderate excavation difficulty; 10.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 very coarse roots throughout and 10.0 medium roots throughout and 10.0 fine roots throughout and 1.0 coarse roots throughout; 2.0 very fine low-continuity tubular pores; 10 percent by volume nonflat subangular very strongly coherent cemented 78-120-175 millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume nonflat subangular very strongly coherent cemented 2-15-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume nonflat subangular very strongly coherent cemented 180-250-500 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; strongly acid, pH 5.4, bromcresol green; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 04N05546; dry when described; observed in pit, small

C—76 to 86 centimeters (29.9 to 33.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) crushed, brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) crushed, dry; very stony loamy sand; massive; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; low excavation difficulty; 2.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 medium roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; 2.0 very fine low-continuity tubular pores; 10 percent by volume nonflat subangular very strongly coherent cemented 180-250-500 millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume nonflat subangular very strongly coherent cemented 78-120-175 millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume nonflat subangular very strongly coherent cemented 2-15-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; strongly acid, pH 5.2, bromcresol green; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 04N05547; dry when described; observed in pit, small

2Rj—86 to 100 centimeters (33.9 to 39.4 inches); bedrock; very slow permeability; extremely high excavation difficulty; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified.; dry when described; observed in pit, small