IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Kenduskeag

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S11ME003010.Kenduskeag

User Pedon ID: S11ME003010.Kenduskeag

Vegetation Plot ID: S11ME003010.Kenduskeag

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - NSSL

Lab Pedon # - 12N7796

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 50889

Print Date: 5/31/2024

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: 46.7148611

Std. Longitude: -67.9826389

Datum: WGS84

Location Description: Reach road

Country: US—United States

State: Maine

County: ME003—Aroostook

MLRA: 146—Aroostook Area

Regional Office: NE—Northeast

MLRA Soil Survey Area: 12-7—Presque Isle, Maine

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: ME607—Aroostook County, Maine, Northeastern Part

7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 46067-F8—Easton, Maine

PEDON

Describers Name: Matt Dorman, Mary Jo Kimble, Greg Granger, Tony Jenkins

Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, frigid Aquic Dystrudepts

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Kenduskeag

Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, frigid Aquic Dystrudepts

PSC - 25 to 100 cm.

Classificaton Date - 10/26/2011

Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition

Moisture Class - aquic

Moisture SUBClass - aquic

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Parent Material: fine-loamy lodgment till derived from limestone and sandstone

Landscape: till plain

Landform: ridge

Geomorphic Component Hills: base slope

Hill Slope Profile: footslope

Slope Position: on a slope

Slope Complexity: simple

Slope Shape Across: linear

Slope Shape Down: linear

Drainage Class: somewhat poorly

Surface Fragments: 10.00 percent nonflat subrounded indurated 2- to 75-millimeter igneous, unspecified, 10.00 percent nonflat subrounded indurated 2- to 75-millimeter igneous, unspecified,

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 10/26/2011 (actual site observation date)

Microrelief Kind: microlow

Surface Cover Properties:

Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover

Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - row crop

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Drained? - no

Bedded Soil? - no

Forest Plantation? - no

Current Weather - overcast

Current Air Temp - 10

Vegetation Plot Plants
Plant Symbol	Scientific Name	National Vernacular Name	Plant Type Group	Canopy Cover %	Vegetation Stata Level
2BARE	—	Bare Ground	—	—	—

Pedon Restrictions
Kind	Hardness	Restriction Depth L-H	Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
		cm
densic material	—	140 - 200	- 60 -

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
ochric epipedon cambic horizon redox concentrations redox depletions with chroma 2 or less densic contact densic materials	0—32 32—140 42—140 42—140 140—200 140—200	—32— —108— —98— —98— —60— —60—

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
3	—	—	196	—	35	979	—	125	4.3	17.4	-9.9	—	—	—	—	—	171175	NWS Caribou	US Official

Ap1—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) broken face, light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) broken face, dry; cobbly loam; 18 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; low vertical penetration resistance; low excavation difficulty; 10 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-30-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-125-250 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small

Ap2—18 to 32 centimeters (7.1 to 12.6 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) broken face, light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) broken face, dry; cobbly loam; 18 percent clay; weak thin platy structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; low vertical penetration resistance; low excavation difficulty; 10 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-30-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-125-250 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; abrupt smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small

Bw1—32 to 42 centimeters (12.6 to 16.5 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior cobbly loam; 18 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate vertical penetration resistance; moderate excavation difficulty; 2 percent fine and medium faint irregular masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries throughout and 5 percent fine distinct irregular iron depletions with clear boundaries throughout; 10 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-30-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-125-250 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small

Bw2—42 to 90 centimeters (16.5 to 35.4 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) exterior gravelly loam; 19 percent clay; 5 percent black (10YR 2/1) prominent irregular mottles; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate vertical penetration resistance; moderate excavation difficulty; 2 percent fine and medium faint irregular brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries throughout and 5 percent fine distinct irregular light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries throughout; 10 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-125-250 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-30-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small

BC—90 to 140 centimeters (35.4 to 55.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior very gravelly loam; 22 percent clay; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; high vertical penetration resistance; high excavation difficulty; 5 percent fine and medium faint irregular brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist, masses of reduced iron with clear boundaries throughout and 10 percent fine distinct irregular light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, masses of reduced iron with clear boundaries throughout; 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 250-425-600 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume flat angular very strongly coherent cemented 150-250-380 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-125-250 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-30-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small

Cd—140 to 200 centimeters (55.1 to 78.7 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior very gravelly loam; 24 percent clay; structureless massive; very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; very high vertical penetration resistance; very high excavation difficulty; 5 percent fine faint cubic brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries throughout and 5 percent fine faint cubic light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), moist, masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries throughout; 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 250-425-600 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume flat angular very strongly coherent cemented 150-250-380 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-125-250 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-30-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments.; moist when described; observed in pit, small