IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Wilbraham
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2012CT009007
  • User Pedon ID: S2012CT009007
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S2012CT009007
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 12N8263
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 55328
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 41.4395556
  • Std. Longitude: -72.7850833
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: New Haven County, Connecticut in the town of Wallingford; approximately 1800 feet east from the intersection of Interstate 91 and East Center Street and 200 feet south of East Center Street in Veterans Memorial Park.
  • Map Unit: 5—Wilbraham silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Connecticut
  • County: CT009—New Haven
  • MLRA: 145—Connecticut Valley
  • Regional Office: NE—Northeast
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-TOL—Tolland, Connecticut
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CT009—New Haven County, ConnecticutCT600—State of Connecticut
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 41072-D7—Wallingford, Connecticut

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Donald Parizek, Eric Ford
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, active, nonacid, mesic Aeric Epiaquepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Wilbraham
  • PSC - 25 to 70 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/3/2016
  • Classifier - Donald Parizek
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Subclass - aeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Wilbraham
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, active, nonacid, mesic Aeric Endoaquepts
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 25 to 70 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/20/2012
  • Classifier - Donald Parizek
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture SUBClass - aeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: yes
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 1


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: red coarse-loamy lodgment till derived from sedimentary rock
  • Landscape: glaciated upland
  • Landform: hill
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: base slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: footslope
  • Slope Position: lower third
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: concave
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Geology: New Haven Arkose formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: yes

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/24/2012 (actual site observation date)
  • Data Collector: D. Parizek, E. Ford, A. Brown, C. Martin, G. Herdman
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - other grass/herbaceous cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • 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 % % % % % % % % % % % % %

    A

    Ap

    Bw1

    Bw2

    Cd1

    Cd2

    0

    19

    32

    53

    70

    120

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    32

    53

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    120

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    5.9

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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

    A

    Ap

    Bw1

    Bw2

    Cd1

    Cd2

    0

    19

    32

    53

    70

    120

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    5.4

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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 %

    A

    Ap

    Bw1

    Bw2

    Cd1

    Cd2

    0

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    32

    53

    70

    120

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    Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    COAM2

    ONSE

    PHAR3

    POSA5

    SOLID

    VEGA

    VERBE

    Cornus amomum

    Onoclea sensibilis

    Phalaris arundinacea

    Polygonum sagittatum

    Solidago

    Vernonia galamensis

    Verbena

    silky dogwood

    sensitive fern

    reed canarygrass

    arrowleaf tearthumb

    goldenrod

    ironweed

    vervain

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    Pedon Restrictions
    Kind Hardness Restriction Depth L-H Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    densic material

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    70 - 155

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

    ochric epipedon

    aquic conditions

    cambic horizon

    densic contact

    densic materials

    0—32

    0—155

    32—70

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    70—155

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    Site Iris Tube Data
    Site Obs. Date Tube ID Top Depth Evaluated Bottom Depth Evaluated Date Installed Date Removed Iron % Removed Soil Reduced ? Scan Image File Name
    cm %

    7/24/2012

    7/24/2012

    7/24/2012

    7/24/2012

    7/24/2012

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    11.5

    8.5

    12

    15

    9.5

    26.5

    23.5

    27

    30

    24.5

    4/5/2012

    4/5/2012

    4/5/2012

    4/5/2012

    4/5/2012

    5/18/2012

    5/18/2012

    5/18/2012

    5/18/2012

    5/18/2012

    48

    81

    61

    49

    57

    yes

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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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

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    A—0 to 19 centimeters (0.0 to 7.5 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3), pinkish gray (5YR 6/2), dry; loam; moderate fine granular structure; very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; many very fine roots throughout and many fine roots throughout; 2 percent fine distinct irregular noncoherent cemented yellowish red (5YR 4/6), dry, masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries lining pores; 2 percent by volume nonflat subangular 2-50-75 millimeter arkose fragments observed by visual inspection method; alpha-alpha dipyridyl reaction measured in matrix; moderately acid, pH 6.0, pH indicator solutions; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 12N04585; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Ap—19 to 32 centimeters (7.5 to 12.6 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4), light reddish brown (5YR 6/3), dry; loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; many very fine roots throughout and many fine roots throughout; 6 percent medium distinct irregular noncoherent cemented yellowish red (5YR 4/6), dry, masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries lining pores; 2 percent by volume nonflat subangular 2-50-75 millimeter arkose fragments observed by visual inspection method; positive to alpha-alpha dipyridyl measured in matrix; slightly acid, pH 6.4, pH indicator solutions; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 12N04586; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bw1—32 to 53 centimeters (12.6 to 20.9 inches); 15 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/3), 85 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4), dry; loam; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; many very fine roots throughout and many fine roots throughout; 15 percent coarse distinct irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), dry, masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries in matrix; 3 percent by volume nonflat subangular 2-50-75 millimeter arkose fragments observed by visual inspection method; positive to alpha-alpha dipyridyl measured in matrix; slightly acid, pH 6.4, pH indicator solutions; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 12N04587; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bw2—53 to 70 centimeters (20.9 to 27.6 inches);, reddish brown (5YR 4/4), dry; loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; few very fine roots throughout and few fine roots throughout and ; 20 percent coarse distinct irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), dry, masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries in matrix; 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular 75-200-250 millimeter arkose fragments observed by visual inspection method and 3 percent by volume nonflat subangular 2-50-75 millimeter arkose fragments observed by visual inspection method; positive to alpha-alpha dipyridyl measured in matrix; slightly acid, pH 6.4, pH indicator solutions; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 12N04588; wet when described; observed in pit, small
    Cd1—70 to 120 centimeters (27.6 to 47.2 inches);, reddish brown (5YR 4/4), dry; loam; massive; firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; few very fine roots between peds; 1 percent fine prominent irregular noncoherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese masses with clear boundaries in matrix and 5 percent coarse distinct irregular noncoherent cemented weak red (7.5R 5/2), dry, iron depletions with diffuse boundaries in matrix and 20 percent coarse distinct irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), dry, masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries in matrix; 2 percent by volume nonflat subangular 75-200-250 millimeter arkose fragments observed by visual inspection method and 3 percent by volume nonflat subangular 2-50-75 millimeter arkose fragments observed by visual inspection method; positive to alpha-alpha dipyridyl measured in matrix; slightly acid, pH 6.4, pH indicator solutions; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 12N04589; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Cd2—120 to 155 centimeters (47.2 to 61.0 inches);, reddish brown (5YR 4/4), dry; silt loam; massive; firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular 75-200-250 millimeter arkose fragments observed by visual inspection method and 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular 2-50-75 millimeter arkose fragments observed by visual inspection method; positive to alpha-alpha dipyridyl measured in matrix; slightly acid, pH 6.4, pH indicator solutions. Lab sample # 12N04590; moist when described; observed in auger, bucket