IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): North Meadow

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S2011NY085001

User Pedon ID: S2011NY085001

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 11N8653

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 58675

Print Date: 2/16/2025

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: 40.5582778

Std. Longitude: -74.1934444

Datum: WGS84

Map Unit: NoA—North Meadow sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes

State: New York

County: NY085—Richmond

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

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

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NY085—Richmond County, New York

7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 40074-E2—Arthur Kill, New York

PEDON

Describers Name: Richard Shaw, Jacob Isleib

Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, active, mesic Aquic Hapludalfs

Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct

Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - North Meadow

PSC - 74 to 124 cm.

Classificaton Date - 2/8/2012

Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition

Moisture Class - udic

Moisture Subclass - aquic

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - North Meadow

Classificaton Date - 5/12/2011

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

QC Status: level 1

SITE

Parent Material: coarse-loamy human transported material over coarse-loamy till

Landform: terminal moraine

Anthropogenic Feature: fill

Drainage Class: moderately well

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 5/12/2011 (actual site observation date)

Surface Cover Properties:

Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Drained? - no

Bedded Soil? - no

Forest Plantation? - no

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
ochric epipedon cambic horizon redox concentrations aquic conditions redox depletions with chroma 2 or less argillic horizon	0—6 6—70 46—175 62—175 62—175 74—130	—3— —67— —77— —67— —67— —36—

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
1	—	—	12.8	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); black (10YR 2/1) slightly decomposed plant material; 3.0 fine roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 11N09198; observed in pit, small

Oa—3 to 6 centimeters (1.2 to 2.4 inches); black (7.5YR 2.5/1) highly decomposed plant material; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 4 percent by volume , 8 percent by weight nonflat 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 3.8, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 11N09199; observed in pit, small

^Bw1—6 to 28 centimeters (2.4 to 11.0 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) gravelly sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 medium roots and 0.5 fine roots; 3 percent faint dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 15 percent prominent black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on all faces of peds; 7 percent by volume nonflat 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 24 percent by volume , 30 percent by weight nonflat 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, pH meter; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 11N09200; observed in pit, small

^Bw2—28 to 46 centimeters (11.0 to 18.1 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) very gravelly loamy coarse sand; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 medium roots and 0.5 fine roots; 3 percent faint dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 15 percent prominent black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on all faces of peds; 5 percent medium prominent brown (7.5YR 4/3), moist, iron depletions; 5 percent by volume nonflat 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume nonflat 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume nonflat 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, pH meter; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 11N09201; observed in pit, small

^Bw3—46 to 62 centimeters (18.1 to 24.4 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) gravelly loam; moderate coarse platy structure; firm; 0.5 medium roots and 0.1 fine roots; 15 percent prominent black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on all faces of peds and 15 percent distinct dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent fine distinct yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 25 percent medium distinct brown (7.5YR 4/3), moist, iron depletions; 5 percent by volume nonflat 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume , 27 percent by weight nonflat 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 11N09202; observed in pit, small

^Bw4—62 to 70 centimeters (24.4 to 27.6 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) gravelly loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.1 fine roots; 15 percent prominent black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on all faces of peds and 25 percent distinct dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent fine distinct yellowish red (5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent medium prominent brown (7.5YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions and 20 percent medium distinct reddish brown (5YR 5/3), moist, iron depletions; 2 percent by volume nonflat 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 18 percent by volume , 26 percent by weight nonflat 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, pH meter; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 11N09203; observed in pit, small

2Ab—70 to 74 centimeters (27.6 to 29.1 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 medium roots and 0.5 fine roots; 10 percent fine prominent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, chlorophenol red; clear broken boundary.; observed in pit, small

2BAtgb—74 to 94 centimeters (29.1 to 37.0 inches); 50 percent gray (10YR 5/1) and 50 percent very dark gray (7.5YR 3/1) silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 4 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent fine prominent yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 15 percent coarse prominent iron depletions; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 11N09204; observed in pit, small

2Btb—94 to 130 centimeters (37.0 to 51.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 10 percent prominent clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent medium prominent light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, iron depletions and 10 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 20 percent medium prominent gray (10YR 5/1), moist, iron depletions; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, pH meter. Lab sample # 11N09205; observed in pit, small

2BC—130 to 175 centimeters (51.2 to 68.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 15 percent coarse distinct strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 20 percent coarse prominent light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, iron depletions; 1 percent by volume , 3 percent by weight nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, pH meter. Lab sample # 11N09206; observed in auger, bucket