IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Massapog
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2007RI009010-PJ
  • User Pedon ID: S2007RI009010-PJ
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - URI
  • Lab Pedon # - URI0710PJ
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 82973
  • 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: 41.3838750
  • Std. Longitude: -71.5201167
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Relict channel near Sucotash Marsh, Point Judith Pond, South Kingstown, RI
  • 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
  • Regional Office: NE—Northeast
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: RI600—State of Rhode Island: Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, and Washington Counties
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 41071-C5—Kingston OE S, Rhode Island

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Jim Turenne
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Sandy, mixed, mesic Typic Fluviwassents
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Pedon #: 10
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Massapog
  • Taxonomic Class - Sandy, mixed, mesic Typic Fluviwassents
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/16/2007
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture SUBClass - typic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 1


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: marine deposits
  • Landform: relict channel flood-tidal delta flat
  • Drainage Class: subaqueous
  • Wet Soil Moisture Duration: 365
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/16/2007 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID:
  • Surface Water Kind: flooded
  • 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 - sunny
    • 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 % % % % % % % % % % % % %

    CA

    Cg1

    Cg2

    Ab

    Cg

    CA'

    C'g

    CA''

    C''g

    CAse

    C''g

    AC

    C''g

    0

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    46

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    63

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    95

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    256

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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

    CA

    Cg1

    Cg2

    Ab

    Cg

    CA'

    C'g

    CA''

    C''g

    CAse

    C''g

    AC

    C''g

    0

    36

    46

    56

    63

    72

    95

    105

    122

    138

    174

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    256

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    8.1

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    7.6

    4.3

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    6.9

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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 %

    CA

    Cg1

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    Ab

    Cg

    CA'

    C'g

    CA''

    C''g

    CAse

    C''g

    AC

    C''g

    0

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

    reduced matrix

    aquic conditions

    ochric epipedon

    sulfidic materials

    0—278

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    0—36

    138—174

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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
    CA—0 to 36 centimeters (0.0 to 14.2 inches); 90 percent dark gray (N 4/), and 10 percent black (N 2.5/), fine sand; structureless massive; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; fragments; none of Odor (Exists in NASIS Horizon); none odor; positive to alpha-alpha dipyridyl; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, pH meter; clear boundary. Lab sample # RI0710PJ1; moist when described; observed in vibracore tube
    Cg1—36 to 46 centimeters (14.2 to 18.1 inches); dark gray (N 4/), fine sand; structureless massive; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; 1 percent by volume flat subangular 2-40-75 millimeter shell fragments fragments; none of Odor (Exists in NASIS Horizon); none odor; negative to alpha-alpha dipyridyl; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, pH meter; very abrupt boundary. Lab sample # RI0710PJ2; moist when described; observed in vibracore tube
    Cg2—46 to 56 centimeters (18.1 to 22.0 inches); gray (N 5/), fine sand; structureless massive; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; fragments; none of Odor (Exists in NASIS Horizon); none odor; negative to alpha-alpha dipyridyl; slightly alkaline, pH 7.7, pH meter; very abrupt boundary. Lab sample # RI0710PJ3; moist when described; observed in vibracore tube
    Ab—56 to 63 centimeters (22.0 to 24.8 inches); very dark gray (5Y 3/1) silt loam; structureless massive; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; fragments; none of Odor (Exists in NASIS Horizon); none odor; negative to alpha-alpha dipyridyl; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, pH meter; very abrupt boundary. Lab sample # RI0710PJ4; moist when described; observed in vibracore tube
    Cg—63 to 72 centimeters (24.8 to 28.3 inches); gray (5Y 5/1) fine sand; structureless massive; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; fragments; none of Odor (Exists in NASIS Horizon); none odor; negative to alpha-alpha dipyridyl; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9, pH meter; clear boundary. Lab sample # RI0710PJ5; moist when described; observed in vibracore tube
    CA'—72 to 95 centimeters (28.3 to 37.4 inches); dark gray (5Y 4/1) fine sand; structureless massive; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; 1 percent by volume flat 2-3-75 millimeter shell fragments fragments; none of Odor (Exists in NASIS Horizon); none odor; negative to alpha-alpha dipyridyl; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9, pH meter; clear boundary. Lab sample # RI0710PJ6; moist when described; observed in vibracore tube
    C'g—95 to 105 centimeters (37.4 to 41.3 inches); gray (N 5/), fine sand; structureless massive; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; fragments; none of Odor (Exists in NASIS Horizon); none odor; negative to alpha-alpha dipyridyl; slightly alkaline, pH 7.7, pH meter; clear boundary. Lab sample # RI0710PJ7; moist when described; observed in vibracore tube
    CA''—105 to 122 centimeters (41.3 to 48.0 inches); 50 percent very dark gray (5Y 3/1) and 50 percent dark gray (5Y 4/1) loamy fine sand; structureless massive; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; fragments; none of Odor (Exists in NASIS Horizon); none odor; negative to alpha-alpha dipyridyl; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, pH meter; clear boundary. Lab sample # RI0710PJ8; moist when described; observed in vibracore tube
    C''g—122 to 138 centimeters (48.0 to 54.3 inches); N 4/1 (N 4/1) fine sand; structureless massive; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; fragments; none of Odor (Exists in NASIS Horizon); none odor; negative to alpha-alpha dipyridyl; neutral, pH 7.2, pH meter; clear boundary. Lab sample # RI0710PJ9; moist when described; observed in vibracore tube
    CAse—138 to 174 centimeters (54.3 to 68.5 inches); dark gray (5Y 4/1) fine sand; structureless massive; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; fragments; none of Odor (Exists in NASIS Horizon); none odor; negative to alpha-alpha dipyridyl; neutral, pH 7.0, pH meter; clear boundary. Lab sample # RI0710PJ10; moist when described; observed in vibracore tube
    C''g—174 to 238 centimeters (68.5 to 93.7 inches); N 4/1 (N 4/1) fine sand; structureless massive; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; 5 percent by volume flat 2-2-75 millimeter shell fragments fragments; none of Odor (Exists in NASIS Horizon); none odor; negative to alpha-alpha dipyridyl; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, pH meter; clear boundary. Lab sample # RI0710PJ11; moist when described; observed in vibracore tube
    AC—238 to 256 centimeters (93.7 to 100.8 inches); very dark gray (2.5Y 3/1) fine sand; structureless massive; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; fragments; sulfurous of Odor (Exists in NASIS Horizon); none odor; negative to alpha-alpha dipyridyl; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, pH meter; clear boundary. Lab sample # RI0710PJ12; moist when described; observed in vibracore tube
    C''g—256 to 278 centimeters (100.8 to 109.4 inches); dark gray (N 4/), fine sand; structureless massive; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; fragments; none of Odor (Exists in NASIS Horizon); none odor; negative to alpha-alpha dipyridyl; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, pH meter; clear boundary. Lab sample # RI0710PJ13; moist when described; observed in vibracore tube