IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Flatbush

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S2011NY047001

User Pedon ID: S2011NY047001

Vegetation Plot ID: S2011NY047001

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 11N8649

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 58671

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: 40.6537778

Std. Longitude: -73.9724722

Datum: WGS84

Location Description: Prospect Park, Brooklyn NY; 60 west of West Lake Drive, on lattitude with intersection of Reeve Pl and Prospect Park SW

Map Unit: FGA—Flatbush-Greenbelt complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes

State: New York

County: NY047—Kings

MLRA: 149B—Long Island-Cape Cod Coastal Lowland

Regional Office: NE—Northeast

MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-TOL—Tolland, Connecticut

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NY047—Kings County, New York

7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 40073-F8—Brooklyn, New York

PEDON

Describers Name: Rob Tunstead, Marissa Theve, Richard Shaw, Donald Parizek, Debbie Surabian, Mike Wilson, Jacob Isleib

Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, spolic, mixed, active, mesic Anthropic Udorthents

Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct

Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Flatbush

PSC - 25 to 100 cm.

Classificaton Date - 1/15/2016

Classifier - Jacob Isleib

Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition

Moisture Class - udic

Moisture Subclass - typic

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Flatbush

Classificaton Date - 6/22/2011

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

Certification Status: certified

QC Status: level 1

SITE

Parent Material: human transported material over eolian deposits over outwash

Landscape: outwash plain

Anthropogenic Feature: fill

Geomorphic Component Flats: rise

Hill Slope Profile: shoulder

Slope Complexity: simple

Slope Shape Across: linear

Slope Shape Down: convex

Drainage Class: well

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 6/22/2011 (actual site observation date)

Surface Cover Properties:

Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover

Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hardwoods

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Drained? - no

Bedded Soil? - no

Forest Plantation? - no

Current Weather - partly cloudy

Vegetation Plot Plants
Plant Symbol	Scientific Name	National Vernacular Name	Plant Type Group	Canopy Cover %	Vegetation Stata Level
ACSA3 QUAL QURU TILIA	Acer saccharum Quercus alba Quercus rubra Tilia	sugar maple white oak northern red oak basswood	— — — —	— — — —	— — — —

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
ochric epipedon cambic horizon lithologic discontinuity lithologic discontinuity	0—18 64—98 64—141 141—152	—18— —34— —77— —11—

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
2	—	—	21	—	90	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

^A—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) loam; weak extremely coarse platy parts to weak fine granular structure; friable; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine vesicular pores; 1 percent by volume , 2 percent by weight nonflat subangular indurated 2-5-20 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 11N09168; moist when described; observed in pit, small

^BA—10 to 22 centimeters (3.9 to 8.7 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silt loam; moderate extremely coarse platy parts to weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 3.0 medium roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout and 3.0 coarse roots throughout; 0.5 very fine vesicular pores; 2 percent by volume , 5 percent by weight nonflat subrounded 2-10-75 millimeter mixed fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 11N09169; moist when described; observed in pit, small

^Bwu1—22 to 39 centimeters (8.7 to 15.4 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 3.0 medium roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout and 3.0 coarse roots throughout; 0.5 very fine vesicular and 0.5 medium tubular pores; 4 percent by volume , 8 percent by weight nonflat subangular 2-10-75 millimeter mixed fragments; 1 percent by volume cohesive persistent nonpenetrable 2-38-75 millimeter coal combustion byproducts; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 11N09170; moist when described; observed in pit, small

^Bwu2—39 to 64 centimeters (15.4 to 25.2 inches); 50 percent brown (10YR 4/3) and 50 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 3.0 medium roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine vesicular and 0.5 medium tubular pores; 2 percent by volume , 4 percent by weight nonflat subangular 2-10-75 millimeter mixed fragments; 1 percent by volume cohesive persistent nonpenetrable 2-38-75 millimeter coal combustion byproducts; strongly acid, pH 5.3, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 11N09171; moist when described; observed in pit, small

2Bwb—64 to 98 centimeters (25.2 to 38.6 inches); 60 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) and 40 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 medium roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout; 5.0 fine vesicular and 5.0 coarse tubular pores; 0 percent by volume nonflat subangular 2-3-5 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 11N09172; moist when described; observed in pit, small

2BC—98 to 112 centimeters (38.6 to 44.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 3.0 medium roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout; 5.0 very fine vesicular pores; 1 percent by volume , 1 percent by weight nonflat subangular 2-3-5 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 11N09173; moist when described; observed in pit, small

2C1—112 to 135 centimeters (44.1 to 53.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) loamy sand; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 medium roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 5.0 very fine vesicular pores; 1 percent by volume , 1 percent by weight nonflat subangular 2-3-5 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 11N09174; moist when described; observed in pit, small

2C2—135 to 141 centimeters (53.1 to 55.5 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) very fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 0.5 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine vesicular pores; 10 percent medium prominent irregular brown (7.5YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron throughout; 2 percent by volume , 4 percent by weight nonflat subangular 2-20-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, pH meter; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # 11N09175; moist when described; observed in pit, small

3C3—141 to 152 centimeters (55.5 to 59.8 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) extremely gravelly loamy coarse sand; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 10 percent by volume nonflat subangular 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 10 percent by volume nonflat subangular 2-15-20 millimeter mixed fragments and 10 percent by volume nonflat subangular 20-47-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, pH meter. Lab sample # 11N09214; moist when described; observed in pit, small