IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Merrimac
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2013RI009015
  • User Pedon ID: S2013RI009015
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - URI
  • Lab Pedon # - URI130915
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 83024
  • User Project ID: 2017 ES, done
  • Project Name: MLRA 144A - Assessing Dynamic Soil Properties within an Ecological Site Framework - Subaerial to Subaqueous
  • Print Date: 2/2/2025

    • 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: 41.5379351
  • Std. Longitude: -71.4429132
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Off Gilbert Stuart Rd
  • State: Rhode Island
  • County: RI009—Washington
  • MLRA: 144A—New England and Eastern New York Upland, Southern Part

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Andrew Paolucci
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Sandy, mixed, mesic Typic Dystrudepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: ecological site data
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Merrimac
  • PSC - 28 to 103 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 5/22/2017
  • Classifier - Jacob Isleib
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Merrimac
  • Taxonomic Class - Sandy, mixed, mesic Typic Dystrudepts
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 28 to 103 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/20/2015
  • Classifier - Andrew Paolucci
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - typic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 1


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: glaciofluvial deposits
  • Landform: outwash plain
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Slope Position: upper third
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: somewhat excessively
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/20/2015 (entry creation date)
  • Data Collector: Andrew Paolucci
  • 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
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    0—18

    30—57

    —18—

    —27—
    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

    —

    —

    13

    —

    1231

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    —

    10.4

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    Oe—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); black (5YR 2.5/1) moderately decomposed plant material; many very fine roots throughout and many fine roots throughout; fragments; ultra acid, pH 3.3, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # RI1309151; observed in pit, small
    Ap—3 to 30 centimeters (1.2 to 11.8 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) fine sandy loam; 56 percent sand; 42 percent silt; 2 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; many very fine roots throughout and many fine roots throughout and few coarse roots throughout; 2 percent by volume , 0 percent by weight nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by weighed method; extremely acid, pH 4.0, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # RI1309152; observed in pit, small
    Bw1—30 to 45 centimeters (11.8 to 17.7 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) sandy loam; 67 percent sand; 32 percent silt; 1 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; many fine roots throughout; 2 percent by volume , 1 percent by weight nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by weighed method; extremely acid, pH 3.9, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # RI1309153; observed in pit, small
    Bw2—45 to 57 centimeters (17.7 to 22.4 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) sandy loam; 71 percent sand; 28 percent silt; 1 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; common fine roots throughout and few coarse roots throughout; 5 percent by volume , 5 percent by weight nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by weighed method; extremely acid, pH 4.1, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # RI1309154; observed in pit, small
    BC—57 to 70 centimeters (22.4 to 27.6 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) gravelly loamy coarse sand; weak medium subangular blocky structure; 16 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method; clear smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small
    C—70 to 200 centimeters (27.6 to 78.7 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) gravelly coarse sand; structureless single grain; 20 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments.; observed in pit, small