IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Whitman
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1977MA005005
User Pedon ID:
S1977MA005005
Vegetation Plot ID:
S1977MA005005
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
yes
Lab Source ID -
SSL
Lab Pedon # -
40A4187
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
40377
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:
41.6166458
Std. Longitude:
-71.0775223
Datum:
WGS84
Location Description:
Town of Westport. 200 feet west of Route 88, 0.4 mile south of Old County Road.
Map Unit:
73A—Whitman fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes, extremely stony
Country:
US—United States
State:
Massachusetts
County:
MA005—Bristol
MLRA:
144A—New England and Eastern New York Upland, Southern Part
Regional Office:
NE—Northeast
MLRA Soil Survey Area:
NE-TOL—Tolland, Connecticut
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
MA603—Bristol County, Massachusetts, Southern Part
PEDON
Describers Name:
R. J. Roffinoli
Current Taxonomic Class:
Loamy, mixed, superactive, nonacid, mesic, shallow Typic Humaquepts
Current Taxon Kind:
taxadjunct
Pedon Type:
classifies to current taxon name, full description
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
Converted from PDP 3.x
Pedon #:
5
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Whitman
PSC -
25 to 41 cm.
Classificaton Date -
12/19/2012
Classifier -
Marissa Theve
Soil Taxonomic Edition -
eleventh edition
Moisture Class -
aquic
Moisture Subclass -
aquic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Whitman
Classificaton Date -
5/25/1977
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
yes
Certification Status:
certified
QC Status:
level 1
SITE
Landform:
moraine
Drainage Class:
very poorly
Ponding:
frequent ponding for long periods
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
yes
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
5/25/1977 (actual site observation date)
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
QUAL
Quercus alba
white oak
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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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34
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312
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Oe—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); mucky peat; fragments. Lab sample # 40A31961. Layer of loose leaves over matted and partially decomposed organic matter.
Oa—8 to 26 centimeters (3.1 to 10.2 inches); black (N 2/0) extremely stony muck; moderate fine granular structure; very friable; 21.0 roots; 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular very strongly coherent cemented 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 30 percent by volume nonflat 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 40 percent by volume nonflat 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A31962
Bg—26 to 41 centimeters (10.2 to 16.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) gravelly silt loam; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 roots; 5 percent by volume nonflat 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 20 percent by volume nonflat subangular very strongly coherent cemented 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A31963
Cdg1—41 to 74 centimeters (16.1 to 29.1 inches); light olive gray (5Y 6/2) gravelly fine sandy loam; 21 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) medium prominent and 21 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; massive; very firm; 20 percent by volume nonflat subangular very strongly coherent cemented 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A31964
Cdg2—74 to 107 centimeters (29.1 to 42.1 inches); gray (5Y 6/1) gravelly fine sandy loam; 21 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium prominent and 21 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) medium prominent mottles; massive; very firm; 20 percent by volume nonflat subangular very strongly coherent cemented 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A31965
Cdg3—107 to 143 centimeters (42.1 to 56.3 inches); gray (5Y 6/1) gravelly sandy loam; 21 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium prominent and 21 percent brown (10YR 5/3) medium prominent mottles; massive; extremely firm*; 30 percent by volume nonflat subangular very strongly coherent cemented 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A31966
Cd4—143 to 173 centimeters (56.3 to 68.1 inches); pale olive (5Y 6/3) gravelly fine sandy loam; 21 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium prominent and 21 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) medium prominent mottles; 25 percent by volume nonflat subangular very strongly coherent cemented 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A31967
2C—173 to 206 centimeters (68.1 to 81.1 inches); olive (5Y 5/3) gravelly sandy loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine faint mottles; massive; friable; 5 percent by volume nonflat 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 25 percent by volume nonflat subangular very strongly coherent cemented 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 40A31968