IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Pittstown
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1956NH017001
  • User Pedon ID: 56NH017001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A0493
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 33021
  • 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: 43.3194427
  • Std. Longitude: -70.9458313
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Samples collected on the George Pray farm on the Salmon Falls Road. Pit was dug in a hayfield directly behind the barn approximately 50 feet from eastern edge of the field above woods. Strafford County, New Hampshire.
  • State: New Hampshire
  • County: NH017—Strafford
  • MLRA: 144A—New England and Eastern New York Upland, Southern Part
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NH017—Strafford County, New Hampshire

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: R. Wheeler, A. Carmargo, E.J. Pedersen, H. Winkley, L.H. Gile, Jr., and L.E. Garland.
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, active, mesic, shallow Aquic Dystrudepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Pittstown
  • PSC - 25 to 46 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 5/20/2013
  • Classifier - Marissa Theve
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Birchwood
  • Classificaton Date - 7/23/1956
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/23/1956 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hayland
  • 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

    aquic conditions

    endosaturation

    redox concentrations

    densic materials

    densic contact

    0—18

    18—157

    18—157

    18—157

    33—61

    46—157

    46—

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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

    4

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    Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) fine sandy loam; weak medium granular structure; friable; 21.0 roots; 8 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A03682
    Bw—18 to 33 centimeters (7.1 to 13.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 roots; 8 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A03683. clods average 1-2 inches in size.
    Bg—33 to 46 centimeters (13.0 to 18.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) loamy sand; 3 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) medium distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 roots; 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A03684. clods average 1-2 inches in size.
    Bdg1—46 to 61 centimeters (18.1 to 24.0 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) sandy loam; 21 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) coarse distinct mottles; weak medium platy structure; firm; 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # 40A03685
    Bdg2—61 to 84 centimeters (24.0 to 33.1 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) sandy loam; moderate medium platy structure; firm; , moist, coats; 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # 40A03686. coats on exterior of plates.
    Bdg3—84 to 107 centimeters (33.1 to 42.1 inches); gray (2.5Y 5/1) fine sandy loam; moderate medium platy structure; firm; very dusky red (2.5YR 2/2) coats on faces of peds; 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # 40A03687
    Bdg4—107 to 140 centimeters (42.1 to 55.1 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) sandy loam; strong medium platy structure; brown (10YR 5/3) coats on faces of peds and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) coats on faces of peds; 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments. Lab sample # 40A03688
    Bdg5—140 to 157 centimeters (55.1 to 61.8 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) loamy sand; strong medium platy structure; brown (10YR 5/3) coats on faces of peds and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) coats on faces of peds; 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # 40A03689