IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Skerry

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S2016NY031001

User Pedon ID: S2016NY031001

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - KSSL

Lab Pedon # - 17N0049

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 87660

Print Date: 12/4/2024

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: 44.2443611

Std. Longitude: -73.9983333

Datum: WGS84

Map Unit: SkB—Skerry fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes

State: New York

County: NY031—Essex

MLRA: 143—Northeastern Mountains

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NY031—Essex County, New York

7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 44073-B8—North Elba, New York

PEDON

Describers Name: J I Cruz, R C Fox, G W Smith

Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, isotic, frigid Aquic Haplorthods

Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct

Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series

Pedon Purpose: soil survey inventory

Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Skerry

Taxonomic Class - Sandy, isotic, frigid Aquic Haplorthods

Taxon Kind - taxadjunct

Classificaton Date - 7/7/2016

Classifier - J I Cruz, R C Fox, G W Smith

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Parent Material: loamy lodgment till derived from gneiss

Landscape: till plain

Landform: hillslope

Slope Complexity: simple

Slope Shape Across: linear

Slope Shape Down: convex

Drainage Class: moderately well

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: yes

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 7/7/2016 (actual site observation date)

Data Collector: J I Cruz, R C Fox, G W Smith

Surface Cover Properties:

Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover

Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - intermixed conifers and hardwoods

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Drained? - no

Bedded Soil? - no

Forest Plantation? - no

Pedon Restrictions
Kind	Hardness	Restriction Depth L-H	Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
		cm
densic material	noncoherent	94 - 150	- 56 -

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
albic horizon spodic horizon densic contact	15—20 20—48 94—150	—- —- —-

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
6	—	—	622	—	346	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Oe—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); moderately decomposed plant material; weak fine granular structure; very friable; low excavation difficulty; many very fine roots and common medium roots and many fine roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, pH indicator solutions; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 17N00260; observed in trench

Oa—2 to 15 centimeters (0.8 to 5.9 inches); highly decomposed plant material; weak fine subangular blocky parts to weak fine granular structure; very friable; low excavation difficulty; many very fine roots and common medium roots and many fine roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, pH indicator solutions; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 17N00261; observed in trench

E—15 to 20 centimeters (5.9 to 7.9 inches); loamy fine sand; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; low excavation difficulty; few very fine roots and few medium roots and few fine roots; 5 percent by volume subrounded 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, pH indicator solutions; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 17N00262; observed in trench

Bhs—20 to 26 centimeters (7.9 to 10.2 inches); fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; low excavation difficulty; common very fine roots and few medium roots and common fine roots; 10 percent by volume subrounded 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, pH indicator solutions; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 17N00263; observed in trench

Bs—26 to 48 centimeters (10.2 to 18.9 inches); sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; moderate excavation difficulty; few very fine roots and few medium roots and common fine roots and few coarse roots; 10 percent by volume subrounded 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, pH indicator solutions; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 17N00264; observed in trench

BC—48 to 94 centimeters (18.9 to 37.0 inches); gravelly loamy sand; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; moderate excavation difficulty; few very fine roots and few medium roots and few fine roots; 1 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron and 1 percent medium distinct dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) iron depletions; 2 percent by volume subrounded 76-?-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume subrounded 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, pH indicator solutions; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 17N00265; observed in trench. redox begin at 60cm depth

Cd—94 to 150 centimeters (37.0 to 59.1 inches); gravelly loamy sand; massive parts to weak medium platy; very firm; brittle; very high excavation difficulty; 1 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron and 1 percent medium distinct dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) iron depletions; 1 percent by volume subrounded 76-?-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume subrounded 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, pH indicator solutions. Lab sample # 17N00266; observed in trench. very slow seep on top of Cd; redox only in upper 25cm of Cd