IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Quinnipiac
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S2006CT011005
User Pedon ID:
S2006CT011005
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
yes
Lab Source ID -
SSL
Lab Pedon # -
07N0036
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
18897
Print Date:
11/23/2024
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:
41.2849426
Std. Longitude:
-72.3340530
Datum:
WGS84
Location Description:
New London County, Town of Old Lyme, approximately 1485 feet SW from the intersection of Smith Neck Road and Town Landing Road, on Great Island tidal marsh.
Map Unit:
98—Westbrook mucky peat, 0 to 2 percent slopes, very frequently flooded
Country:
US—United States
State:
Connecticut
County:
CT011—New London
MLRA:
144A—New England and Eastern New York Upland, Southern Part
Regional Office:
NE—Northeast
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
CT600—State of Connecticut
7.5 Minute USGS Quad:
41072-C3—Old Lyme, Connecticut
PEDON
Describers Name:
D. Surabian, S. McVey, C. Morgan
Current Taxonomic Class:
Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, nonacid, mesic Typic Sulfaquents
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Type:
taxadjunct to the series
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
NASIS
Pedon #:
1
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Quinnipiac
PSC -
25 to 100 cm.
Classificaton Date -
1/5/2024
Classifier -
Donald Parizek
Soil Taxonomic Edition -
thirteenth edition
Moisture Subclass -
typic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Ipswich
Classificaton Date -
8/16/2006
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Erosion Class -
0
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
yes
Certification Status:
certified
QC Status:
level 1
SITE
Parent Material:
herbaceous organic material over glaciofluvial deposits
Landscape:
coastal lowland
Landform:
tidal marsh
Geomorphic Component Flats:
talf
Slope Complexity:
complex
Slope Shape Across:
linear
Slope Shape Down:
linear
Runoff:
low
Drainage Class:
very poorly
Flooding:
very frequent flooding for very brief periods
Ponding:
none ponding
Wet Soil Moisture Duration:
365
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
yes
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
8/16/2006 (actual site observation date)
Surface Water Kind:
none observed
Surface Cover Properties:
Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 -
grass/herbaceous cover
Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 -
marshland
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Drained? -
no
Bedded Soil? -
no
Forest Plantation? -
no
Current Weather -
sunny
Current Air Temp -
32
Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind
Feature Depth L-H
Feature Thickness L-RV-H
cm
sulfidic materials
endosaturation
aquic conditions
reduced matrix
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0—166
0—166
0—166
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—-
—-
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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
0
—
—
3
—
180
1250
—
160
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A1—0 to 16 centimeters (0.0 to 6.3 inches); very dark gray (2.5Y 3/1) silt loam; massive; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; very rapid permeability; low excavation difficulty; 30.0 very fine roots throughout and 10.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, pH meter; gradual smooth boundary.; wet when described; observed in push tube
A2—16 to 38 centimeters (6.3 to 15.0 inches); very dark gray (2.5Y 3/1) mucky silt loam; massive; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; very rapid permeability; low excavation difficulty; 15.0 very fine roots throughout and 10.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, pH meter; clear smooth boundary.; wet when described; observed in push tube
A3—38 to 52 centimeters (15.0 to 20.5 inches); very dark gray (2.5Y 3/1) mucky silt loam; massive; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; very rapid permeability; low excavation difficulty; 8.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, pH meter; gradual smooth boundary.; wet when described; observed in push tube
A4—52 to 81 centimeters (20.5 to 31.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) mucky silt loam; massive; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; very rapid permeability; low excavation difficulty; 5.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, pH meter; clear smooth boundary.; wet when described; observed in push tube
A5—81 to 100 centimeters (31.9 to 39.4 inches); black (5Y 2.5/2) mucky silt loam; massive; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; very rapid permeability; low excavation difficulty; fragments; neutral, pH 6.7, pH meter; clear smooth boundary.; wet when described; observed in push tube
A6—100 to 116 centimeters (39.4 to 45.7 inches); dark olive gray (5Y 3/2) mucky silt loam; massive; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; very rapid permeability; low excavation difficulty; fragments; neutral, pH 6.7, pH meter; clear smooth boundary.; wet when described; observed in push tube
A7—116 to 134 centimeters (45.7 to 52.8 inches); dark olive gray (5Y 3/2) mucky silt loam; massive; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; very rapid permeability; low excavation difficulty; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary.; wet when described; observed in push tube
2Cg1—134 to 149 centimeters (52.8 to 58.7 inches); black (N 2.5/0) stratified stratified fine sandy loam; structureless single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; rapid permeability; very high excavation difficulty; 2.0 fine low-continuity irregular pores; fragments; neutral, pH 6.9, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary.; wet when described; observed in push tube
2Cg2—149 to 166 centimeters (58.7 to 65.4 inches); very dark gray (5Y 3/1) fine sandy loam; structureless single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; rapid permeability; very high excavation difficulty; 2.0 fine low-continuity irregular pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, pH meter.; wet when described; observed in push tube