IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Skerry
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2000MA011003
  • User Pedon ID: 00MA011003
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S2000MA011003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 00P0744
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 12242
  • Print Date: 5/20/2024

    • 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: 42.5472221
  • Std. Longitude: -72.4300003
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Wandell State Forest; Town: Wandell
  • State: Massachusetts
  • County: MA011—Franklin
  • MLRA: 144A—New England and Eastern New York Upland, Southern Part
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MA011—Franklin County, Massachusetts

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, frigid Aquic Haplorthods
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Skerry
  • PSC - 32 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/8/2013
  • Classifier - Marissa Theve
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Skerry
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, nonacid, frigid Aquic Dystrop
  • Taxon Kind - variant
  • Classificaton Date - 7/16/2000
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: not reviewed


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/16/2000 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 487
  • 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
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    ACER

    KALA

    QUERC

    Acer

    Kalmia latifolia

    Quercus

    maple

    mountain laurel

    oak

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

    hemic soil materials

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    densic contact

    densic materials

    0—7

    0—15

    15—60

    60—

    60—163

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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

    5

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    270

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    Oe—0 to 7 centimeters (0.0 to 2.8 inches); moderately decomposed plant material; 0 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 3 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P04613. roots: mo+1, C2+3
    A1—7 to 12 centimeters (2.8 to 4.7 inches); black (10YR 2/1) fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and moderate fine granular structure; friable; 0 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 3 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P04614. roots: mo+1, C2+3
    A2—12 to 15 centimeters (4.7 to 5.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and moderate fine granular structure; friable; 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 2 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P04615. roots: Co 3
    Bw1—15 to 33 centimeters (5.9 to 13.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 1 percent fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 2 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P04616. roots: Co 3
    Bw2—33 to 60 centimeters (13.0 to 23.6 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) gravelly fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 1 percent fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 1 percent fine faint light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; 2 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P04617. roots: Co+1, F2+3
    Cd1—60 to 88 centimeters (23.6 to 34.6 inches); gray (2.5Y 6/1) gravelly fine sandy loam; massive; very firm; 1 percent fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P04618. pores: F Foes
    C—69 to 86 centimeters (27.2 to 33.9 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) very gravelly fine sandy loam; single grain; loose; 3 percent coarse yellowish red (5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; 45 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. not included in sampling; occurs in about 50% of pit between Bw2 & Cd1.
    Cd2—88 to 100 centimeters (34.6 to 39.4 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) gravelly fine sandy loam; weak medium platy structure; very firm; 3 percent fine prominent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 5 percent by volume unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P04619. pores: FFoes
    Cd3—100 to 128 centimeters (39.4 to 50.4 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) extremely gravelly sand; massive; firm; 3 percent fine prominent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 60 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 00P04620
    Cd4—128 to 163 centimeters (50.4 to 64.2 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) gravelly fine sandy loam; 1 percent light gray (2.5Y 7/1) fine faint and 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine faint mottles; weak thin platy structure; firm; 1 percent fine faint pale yellow (2.5Y 7/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 1 percent fine faint light gray (2.5Y 7/1), moist, masses of reduced iron and 1 percent fine faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 3 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 00P04621. friable in hand