IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Massapog
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2006RI009010-QP
  • User Pedon ID: S2006RI009010-QP
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - URI
  • Lab Pedon # - URI0610QP
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 82963
  • 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: 41.3404444
  • Std. Longitude: -71.7188333
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: In Quonochontaug Pond, Charlestown, RI. Southeastern section of pond, 180 feet SW of Bills Island, 1800 feet NE of Charlestown Breachway entrance.
  • 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
  • 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: M. Bradley, J. Turenne, M. Payne
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Sandy, mixed, mesic Sulfic Fluviwassents
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: within range of map unit
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Windows Pedon
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Massapog
  • Taxonomic Class - Sandy, mixed, mesic Sulfic Fluviwassents
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 10/31/2006
  • 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 sands over till
  • Drainage Class: very poorly
  • Wet Soil Moisture Duration: 365
  • Geology: Washover Fan Flat formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/31/2006 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID:
  • Surface Water Kind: flooded
  • Surface Water Depth: 2
  • 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 -
  • Current Weather - overcast
    • 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 % % % % % % % % % % % % %

    Cg

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    Cse1

    Cse1

    Cse2

    Cse2

    Cse3

    Cse3

    CAse

    CAse

    C'se

    C'se

    C

    C

    2Cg

    2Cg

    0

    0

    15

    15

    36

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    48

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    59

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    63

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    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

    Cg

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    A/C

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    Ab

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    Cse1

    Cse1

    Cse2

    Cse2

    Cse3

    Cse3

    CAse

    CAse

    C'se

    C'se

    C

    C

    2Cg

    2Cg

    0

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    15

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    36

    36

    48

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    59

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    63

    63

    91

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    4.7

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    3.9

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    5.1

    4.08

    4

    3.94

    3.9

    7.88

    7.9

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    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 %

    Cg

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    A/C

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    Ab

    Cse1

    Cse1

    Cse2

    Cse2

    Cse3

    Cse3

    CAse

    CAse

    C'se

    C'se

    C

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    0

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    15

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    36

    36

    48

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    59

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    91

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
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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
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    RI4266

    Kingston

    WETS
    Cg—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) interior fine sand; 92 percent sand; 8 percent silt; structureless single grain; loose; nonfluid; low excavation difficulty; fragments; 0.71 % of Soil organic carbon; 27.7 ms of Salinity; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, pH meter; very abrupt boundary. Lab sample # RI0610QP1; moist when described; observed in vibracore tube
    A/C—15 to 36 centimeters (5.9 to 14.2 inches); 70 percent dark gray (5Y 4/1) interior and 30 percent gray (5Y 5/1) interior fine sand; 88 percent sand; 12 percent silt; black (5Y 2.5/1) mottles; structureless massive; friable; nonfluid; low excavation difficulty; fragments; of ; 1.11 % of Soil organic carbon; 33.06 ms of Salinity; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, pH meter; clear boundary. Lab sample # RI0610QP2; moist when described; observed in vibracore tube
    Ab—36 to 48 centimeters (14.2 to 18.9 inches); dark gray (5Y 4/1) interior very fine sandy loam; 58 percent sand; 35 percent silt; 7 percent clay; structureless massive; friable; slightly fluid; low excavation difficulty; 1 percent by volume nonflat 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; of ; 3.37 % of Soil organic carbon; 30 ms of Salinity; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, pH meter; clear boundary. Lab sample # RI0610QP3; moist when described; observed in vibracore tube
    Cse1—48 to 59 centimeters (18.9 to 23.2 inches); very dark gray (5Y 3/1) interior loamy fine sand; 79 percent sand; 21 percent silt; 1 percent clay; friable; nonfluid; 1 percent by volume nonflat 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; of ; 1.56 % of Soil organic carbon; 28.6 ms of Salinity; sulfurous odor; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, pH meter; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # RI0610QP4; moist when described; observed in vibracore tube
    Cse2—59 to 63 centimeters (23.2 to 24.8 inches); fine sand; 93 percent sand; 7 percent silt; structureless single grain; friable; nonfluid; fragments; 1.01 % of Soil organic carbon; 30.86 ms of Salinity; sulfurous odor; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, pH meter; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # RI0610QP5; moist when described; observed in vibracore tube
    Cse3—63 to 91 centimeters (24.8 to 35.8 inches); dark olive gray (5Y 3/2) interior loamy fine sand; 76 percent sand; 22 percent silt; 2 percent clay; structureless massive; very friable; slightly fluid; fragments; 2.36 % of Soil organic carbon; 28.2 ms of Salinity; sulfurous odor; strongly alkaline, pH 8.7, pH meter; clear boundary. Lab sample # RI0610QP6; moist when described; observed in vibracore tube
    CAse—91 to 110 centimeters (35.8 to 43.3 inches); dark gray (5Y 4/1) interior fine sand; 90 percent sand; 10 percent silt; structureless massive; very friable; nonfluid; fragments; 0.88 % of Soil organic carbon; 26.25 ms of Salinity; sulfurous odor; strongly alkaline, pH 8.9, pH meter; clear boundary. Lab sample # RI0610QP7; moist when described; observed in vibracore tube
    C'se—110 to 127 centimeters (43.3 to 50.0 inches); dark olive gray (5Y 3/2) interior very fine sandy loam; 59 percent sand; 38 percent silt; 3 percent clay; structureless massive; very friable; slightly fluid; fragments; 1.97 % of Soil organic carbon; 32.06 ms of Salinity; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, pH meter; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # RI0610QP8; moist when described; observed in vibracore tube
    C—127 to 134 centimeters (50.0 to 52.8 inches); dark gray (5Y 4/1) interior coarse sand; 89 percent sand; 8 percent silt; 3 percent clay; structureless single grain; loose; nonfluid; nonflat 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; 0.38 % of Soil organic carbon; 28.58 ms of Salinity; very strongly alkaline, pH 9.1, pH meter; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # RI0610QP9; moist when described; observed in vibracore tube
    2Cg—134 to 149 centimeters (52.8 to 58.7 inches); gray (5Y 5/1) interior coarse sandy loam; 74 percent sand; 23 percent silt; 4 percent clay; structureless massive; friable; nonfluid; fragments; 0.45 % of Soil organic carbon; 31.92 ms of Salinity; strongly alkaline, pH 8.9, pH meter. Lab sample # RI0610QP10; moist when described; observed in vibracore tube