IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Massapog

OSD

Series Extent

Local Phase: dredged

User Site ID: S2013RI009004

User Pedon ID: S2013RI009004

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - URI

Lab Pedon # - URI130904

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 83013

User Project ID: 2017 ES, done

Project Name: MLRA 144A - Assessing Dynamic Soil Properties within an Ecological Site Framework - Subaerial to Subaqueous

Print Date: 11/27/2024

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: 41.3939667

Std. Longitude: -71.5077583

Datum: WGS84

Country: US—United States

State: Rhode Island

County: RI009—Washington

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: RI600—State of Rhode Island: Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, and Washington Counties

PEDON

Describers Name: Andrew Paolucci

Current Taxonomic Class: Sandy over loamy, mixed, superactive, nonacid, mesic Haplic Sulfiwassents

Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct

Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description

Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site

Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Massapog

PSC - 25 to 100 cm.

Classificaton Date - 7/31/2013

Classifier - Andrew Paolucci

Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition

Moisture Class - peraquic

Moisture Subclass - typic

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Massapog

Taxonomic Class - Mixed, mesic Fluventic Psammowassents

Taxon Kind - series

PSC - 25 to 100 cm.

Classificaton Date - 7/31/2013

Classifier - Andrew Paolucci

Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition

Moisture Class - peraquic

Moisture SUBClass - typic

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

Certification Status: certified

QC Status: level 1

Subaqueous Soils Information:

SAS Core Storage Site - URI Stolt freezer

SITE

Parent Material: sandy marine deposits

Landform: flood-tidal delta

Drainage Class: subaqueous

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 4/13/2015 (entry creation date)

Data Collector: Andrew Paolucci

Surface Cover Properties:

Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - water 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 Cg1 Cg2 Cg3 Cg4 Aseb Cse C'g1 C'g2 C'se1 C'se2 C'se3	0 6 27 49 58 65 74 114 146 165 172 180	6 27 49 58 65 74 114 146 165 172 180 —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	Andrew Paolucci Andrew Paolucci Andrew Paolucci Andrew Paolucci Andrew Paolucci Andrew Paolucci Andrew Paolucci Andrew Paolucci Andrew Paolucci Andrew Paolucci Andrew Paolucci Andrew Paolucci	2 1 0.4 1 1.9 3 3 3 1 1.5 1 2	— — — — — — — — — — — —	10 10 5.3 8 14.6 34 42 46 12 27.8 14 30	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	88 89 94.3 91 83.5 63 55 51 87 70.7 85 68	sieves sieves sieves sieves sieves sieves sieves sieves sieves sieves sieves sieves	0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0	2 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0	12 11 15 19 11 8 5 1 1 0 1 1	57 62 65 56 44 21 11 7 30 16 12 9	17 14 13 13 28 33 38 43 55 53 72 58	— — — — — — — — — — — —	fs fs fs fs lfs vfsl vfsl vfsl vfs vfsl lvfs vfsl	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	7.6 7.9 7.8 8.2 8 7.8 7.8 7.6 7.6 7.5 7.6 7.7

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 Cg1 Cg2 Cg3 Cg4 Aseb Cse C'g1 C'g2 C'se1 C'se2 C'se3	0 6 27 49 58 65 74 114 146 165 172 180	6 27 49 58 65 74 114 146 165 172 180 —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —		— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —

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 Cg1 Cg2 Cg3 Cg4 Aseb Cse C'g1 C'g2 C'se1 C'se2 C'se3	0 6 27 49 58 65 74 114 146 165 172 180	6 27 49 58 65 74 114 146 165 172 180 —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	3.7 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.5 4.4 4.2 3.6 2.6 2.6 2.4 2.9	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
aquic conditions ochric epipedon sulfidic materials sulfidic materials	0—180 0—6 65—114 165—180	—180— —6— —49— —15—

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 6 centimeters (0.0 to 2.4 inches); black (N 2.5/), mucky fine sand; moderately fluid; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, pH meter. Lab sample # RI1309041; saturation when described; observed in vibracore tube. Color chage with 3% hydrogen peroxide; Data from URI Pedology Lab- Bulk Density: 1.16 g/cm^3 SOM: 2.39% SOC: 1.19% CaCO3: 8.27% Initial pH: 7.6 Incubation pH (16 weeks): 7.88 Change in pH: +0.25

Cg1—6 to 27 centimeters (2.4 to 10.6 inches); very dark gray (N 3/), fine sand; nonfluid; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9, pH meter. Lab sample # RI1309042; saturation when described; observed in vibracore tube. Color chage with 3% hydrogen peroxide; Data from URI Pedology Lab- Bulk Density: 1.42 g/cm^3 SOM: 1.24% SOC: 0.62% CaCO3: 4.31% Initial pH: 7.88 Incubation pH (16 weeks): 8.15 Change in pH: +0.27

Cg2—27 to 49 centimeters (10.6 to 19.3 inches); dark gray (N 4/), fine sand; nonfluid; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, pH meter. Lab sample # RI1309043; saturation when described; observed in vibracore tube. Color chage with 3% hydrogen peroxide; Data from URI Pedology Lab- Bulk Density: 1.37 g/cm^3 SOM: 0.92% SOC: 0.46% CaCO3: 4.65% Initial pH: 7.82 Incubation pH (16 weeks): 8.60 Change in pH: +0.78

Cg3—49 to 58 centimeters (19.3 to 22.8 inches); dark gray (N 4/), shaly fine sand; nonfluid; 30 percent by volume 2-38-75 millimeter shell fragments fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, pH meter. Lab sample # RI1309044; saturation when described; observed in vibracore tube. Color chage with 3% hydrogen peroxide; Data from URI Pedology Lab- Bulk Density: 1.27 g/cm^3 SOM: 1.14% SOC: 0.57% CaCO3: 8.49% Initial pH: 8.19 Incubation pH (16 weeks): 8.60 Change in pH: +0.41

Cg4—58 to 65 centimeters (22.8 to 25.6 inches); dark greenish gray (10Y 3/1) loamy fine sand; nonfluid; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, pH meter. Lab sample # RI1309045; saturation when described; observed in vibracore tube. Color chage with 3% hydrogen peroxide; Data from URI Pedology Lab- Bulk Density: 1.23 g/cm^3 SOM: 2.01% SOC: 1.01% CaCO3: 8.30% Initial pH: 7.97 Incubation pH (16 weeks): 7.99 Change in pH: +0.02

Aseb—65 to 74 centimeters (25.6 to 29.1 inches); very dark gray (2.5Y 3/1) very fine sandy loam; nonfluid; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, pH meter. Lab sample # RI1309046; saturation when described; observed in vibracore tube. Data from URI Pedology Lab- Bulk Density: 0.69 g/cm^3 SOM: 6.27% SOC: 3.13% CaCO3: 14.63% Initial pH: 7.80 Incubation pH (16 weeks): 2.68 Change in pH: -5.12

Cse—74 to 114 centimeters (29.1 to 44.9 inches); dark greenish gray (10Y 3/1) very fine sandy loam; nonfluid; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, pH meter. Lab sample # RI1309047; saturation when described; observed in vibracore tube. Data from URI Pedology Lab- Bulk Density: 0.87 g/cm^3 SOM: 4.51% SOC: 2.26% CaCO3: 14.04% Initial pH: 7.79 Incubation pH (16 weeks): 2.72 Change in pH: -5.07

C'g1—114 to 146 centimeters (44.9 to 57.5 inches); dark gray (5Y 4/1) very fine sandy loam; nonfluid; fragments; slight sulfurous odor; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, pH meter. Lab sample # RI1309048; saturation when described; observed in vibracore tube. Data from URI Pedology Lab- Bulk Density: 0.74 g/cm^3 SOM: 3.03% SOC: 1.52% CaCO3: 10.53% Initial pH: 7.62 Incubation pH (16 weeks): 6.84 Change in pH: -0.78

C'g2—146 to 165 centimeters (57.5 to 65.0 inches); N 4/1 (N 4/1) very fine sand; nonfluid; fragments; slight sulfurous odor; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, pH meter. Lab sample # RI1309049; saturation when described; observed in vibracore tube. Data from URI Pedology Lab- Bulk Density: 1.09 g/cm^3 SOM: 0.83% SOC: 0.41% CaCO3: 3.91% Initial pH: 7.59 Incubation pH (16 weeks): 7.18 Change in pH: -0.41

C'se1—165 to 172 centimeters (65.0 to 67.7 inches); dark greenish gray (10Y 3/1) very fine sandy loam; slightly fluid; fragments; slight sulfurous odor; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, pH meter. Lab sample # RI13090410; saturation when described; observed in vibracore tube. Data from URI Pedology Lab- Bulk Density: 0.86 g/cm^3 SOM: 2.19% SOC: 1.09% CaCO3: 6.31% Initial pH: 7.54 Incubation pH (16 weeks): 3.00 Change in pH: -4.54

C'se2—172 to 180 centimeters (67.7 to 70.9 inches); dark gray (N 4/), loamy very fine sand; nonfluid; fragments; slight sulfurous odor; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, pH meter. Lab sample # RI13090411; saturation when described; observed in vibracore tube. Data from URI Pedology Lab- Bulk Density: 1.19 g/cm^3 SOM: 1.21% SOC: 0.61% CaCO3: 4.16% Initial pH: 7.63 Incubation pH (16 weeks): 3.59 Change in pH: -4.04

C'se3—180 to 185 centimeters (70.9 to 72.8 inches); dark greenish gray (10Y 3/1) very fine sandy loam; slightly fluid; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.7, pH meter. Lab sample # RI13090412; saturation when described; observed in vibracore tube. Data from URI Pedology Lab- Bulk Density: 0.98 g/cm^3 SOM: 1.87% SOC: 0.94% CaCO3: 5.88% Initial pH: 7.67 Incubation pH (16 weeks): 2.92 Change in pH: -4.75