IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Bernardston
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1977NH019001
  • User Pedon ID: S1977NH019001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1977NH019001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A1246
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 34855
  • Print Date: 5/19/2024

    • 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: 43.3686104
  • Std. Longitude: -72.2866669
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: City of Claremont; in woods on south side of East Green Mountain Road, 1.2 miles north of junction of East Green Mountain Road and old Claremont-Newport Road
  • State: New Hampshire
  • County: NH019—Sullivan
  • MLRA: 145—Connecticut Valley
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NH019—Sullivan County, New Hampshire

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: R. Shook
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Typic Dystrudepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Bernardston
  • PSC - 25 to 90 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/26/2013
  • Classifier - Marissa Theve
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - oxyaquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Bernardston
  • Classificaton Date - 7/19/1977
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/19/1977 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: DVA1M-136
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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

    CARYA

    FRAXI

    Carya

    Fraxinus

    hybrid hickory

    ash

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

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    aquic conditions

    episaturation

    densic contact

    densic materials

    0—18

    18—72

    72—90

    72—90

    90—186

    90—186

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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

    9

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    341

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    Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments. Lab sample # 40A09471
    Ap1—3 to 6 centimeters (1.2 to 2.4 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) highly organic sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 3.0 medium roots and 21.0 fine roots; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A09472
    Ap2—6 to 18 centimeters (2.4 to 7.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) highly organic sandy loam; weak fine and medium granular structure; very friable; 3.0 fine and medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A09473
    Bw1—18 to 46 centimeters (7.1 to 18.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) gravelly fine sandy loam; weak fine and medium granular structure; friable; 3.0 fine and medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A09474, 40A09475
    Bw2—46 to 59 centimeters (18.1 to 23.2 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) gravelly silt loam; weak medium granular, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 5 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; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A09476
    Bw3—59 to 72 centimeters (23.2 to 28.3 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) gravelly fine sandy loam; weak medium granular, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 5 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 5.3, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A09477
    C—72 to 90 centimeters (28.3 to 35.4 inches); olive gray (5Y 4/2) and olive (5Y 4/3) gravelly fine sandy loam; massive; firm; 0.1 fine and medium roots; 5 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A09478
    Cd—90 to 186 centimeters (35.4 to 73.2 inches); olive gray (5Y 4/2) and olive (5Y 4/3) gravelly fine sandy loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct and 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; weak very coarse prismatic structure; firm; 0.1 fine roots in cracks; 3 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, unspecified. Lab sample # 40A09479, 40A09480, 40A09481