IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Boothbay
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1990ME019008
  • User Pedon ID: S90ME019008
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 91P0054
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 63101
  • Print Date: 1/31/2025

    • LOCATION

  • State: Maine
  • County: ME019—Penobscot
  • Regional Office: NE—Northeast

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Ken LaFlamme, Larry Brown, and Janet Cormier
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, semiactive, frigid Andic Dystrudepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 8
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Boothbay
  • Classificaton Date - 4/12/2016
  • Classifier - SSL
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Boothbay
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed Aquic Eutrochrepts
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1990
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: plains
  • Landform: old marine or lake plain
  • Slope Shape Down: undulating
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1990 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • 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
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    Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments. loose litter of leaves, needles, twigs, cones, and seeds
    Oe—3 to 8 centimeters (1.2 to 3.1 inches); dark red (2.5YR 3/6) and dark reddish brown (5YR 2/2) moderately decomposed plant material; weak very fine granular structure; very friable; 2.5 medium roots and 2.5 fine roots; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P00341. common fine roots; common medium roots
    E—8 to 11 centimeters (3.1 to 4.3 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silt loam; weak fine platy, and weak fine granular structure; friable; 2.5 medium roots and 2.5 fine roots; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P00342. common fine roots; common medium roots
    Bs1—11 to 23 centimeters (4.3 to 9.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak very fine granular structure; very friable; 0.5 medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 2.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P00343. few medium roots; few coarse roots
    Bs2—23 to 39 centimeters (9.1 to 15.4 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and moderate fine granular structure; friable; 0.5 medium roots and 0.5 fine roots; 2.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P00344. few fine roots; few medium roots
    BC—39 to 51 centimeters (15.4 to 20.1 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) silt loam; 1 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine distinct and 11 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) coarse distinct and 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) coarse distinct mottles; moderate fine platy, and weak very fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P00345. few fine roots; few fine distinct 10YR46 mottles; common coarse distinct 2.5Y62 mottles; many coarse distinct 10YR56 mottles
    C—51 to 92 centimeters (20.1 to 36.2 inches); olive (5Y 5/3) and gray (5Y 6/1) silty clay loam; 11 percent light olive gray (5Y 6/2) fine and medium faint and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) coarse distinct mottles; strong very coarse prismatic, and moderate medium platy structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots; 2.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P00346. few very fine roots; common fine and medium faint 5Y62 mottles; common coarse distinct 10YR56 mottles
    2C—92 to 148 centimeters (36.2 to 58.3 inches); olive (5Y 4/4) and olive (5Y 5/3) very gravelly fine sandy loam, very gravelly loamy fine sand; 11 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) medium distinct mottles; massive; friable; 0.5 very fine interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments. Lab sample # 91P00347. common medium distinct 2.5Y56 mottles