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: 9/24/2024
  • 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: 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