IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Riverhead
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1981MA007002
  • User Pedon ID: S1981MA007002
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1981MA007002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - UMASS
  • Lab Pedon # - 1981MA007002
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 74613
  • 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: 41.3835444
  • Std. Longitude: -70.6298750
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Approximate Location: 1.7 km (1 mile) W on Edgartown-West Tisbury Road from Airport entrance, and 45 m (149ft) Sof road on gravel pit face (USGS- Vineyard Haven quadrangle); Land Use: idle in general, sampling site is source for sand and gavel; Native Vegetation: scrub forest dominated by oak, with blueberry understory;
  • State: Massachusetts
  • County: MA007—Dukes
  • MLRA: 149B—Long Island-Cape Cod Coastal Lowland
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MA007—Dukes County, Massachusetts
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 41070-D6—Vineyard Haven (digital), Massachusetts

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Sandy, mixed, acid, mesic Typic Dystrudepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Pedon PC 6.1B
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Riverhead
  • PSC - 33 to 108 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 3/10/2014
  • Classifier - Jacob Isleib
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Riverhead
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, mesic Typic Dystrochrepts
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 10/28/1981
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - typic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: sandy and gravelly outwash
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/28/1981 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - intermixed conifers and hardwoods
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 1
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID Data Collector Total Clay CaCO3 Clay Total Silt Fine Silt Co. Silt Total Sand Total Sand Method VC Sand Co. Sand Med. Sand Fine Sand VF Sand VF Sand Method Texture Class - Field Lab Rubbed Fiber Unrubbed Fiber pH H2O
    cm cm % % % % % % % % % % % % %

    Oi

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    Bw1

    Bw2

    Bw3

    Bw4

    2C1

    2C2

    2C3

    0

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    46

    59

    74

    97

    115

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    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 2
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID pH CaCl2 pH NaF pH Ox Delta pH LL PL PI Atter. Samp. Cond. COLE Pot. Acidity Ca + Mg - Meh 2 K Ca + Mg - Sat. Paste KCl Extract. Acidity Base Sat. - Meh 2 CEC-7 CEC-8.2
    cm cm % % % cm/cm meq/100g cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg mmol(+)/l cmol(+)/kg % cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg

    Oi

    Oe

    A

    E

    Bw1

    Bw2

    Bw3

    Bw4

    2C1

    2C2

    2C3

    0

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    12

    18

    46

    59

    74

    97

    115

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    18

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    59

    74

    97

    115

    173

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    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 3
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID ECEC Phosphate P NO3-N EC EC Method EC 1:5 by volume CaCO3 Equiv. Equiv. Gypsum Na SAR Gypsum Req. Humic Color Fulvic Color Humic + Fulvic Color Al PI Pyro. Hue PyrO. Value Pyro. Chroma
    cm cm cmol(+)/kg mg/kg mg/kg dS/m dS/m % % mmol(+)/l % L-pcu/g L-pcu/g L-pcu/g %

    Oi

    Oe

    A

    E

    Bw1

    Bw2

    Bw3

    Bw4

    2C1

    2C2

    2C3

    0

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    Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    QUERC

    VACCI

    Quercus

    Vaccinium

    oak

    blueberry

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

    ochric epipedon

    fibric soil materials

    hemic soil materials

    albic horizon

    albic materials

    cambic horizon

    lithologic discontinuity

    0—10

    0—7

    7—8

    10—12

    10—12

    12—59

    74—173

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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

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    Oi—0 to 7 centimeters (0.0 to 2.8 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; structureless massive; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # UMA07900. leaf twig litter of oak and blueberry
    Oe—7 to 8 centimeters (2.8 to 3.1 inches); black (5YR 2.5/1) moderately decomposed plant material; structureless massive; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # UMA81042. partially decomposed leaf litter of oak and blueberry
    A—8 to 10 centimeters (3.1 to 3.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1) sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many (5.0) very fine roots and common (3.0) medium roots and common (3.0) fine roots and few (0.5) coarse roots; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # UMA81043
    E—10 to 12 centimeters (3.9 to 4.7 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) loamy coarse sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many (5.0) very fine roots and common (3.0) medium roots and common (3.0) fine roots and few (0.5) coarse roots; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # UMA81044
    Bw1—12 to 18 centimeters (4.7 to 7.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) coarse sandy loam; weak fine granular parts to moderate fine angular blocky structure; friable; common (3.0) very fine roots and common (3.0) medium roots; 1 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; abrupt broken boundary. Lab sample # UMA81045
    Bw2—18 to 46 centimeters (7.1 to 18.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) coarse sandy loam; moderate fine angular blocky structure; friable; common (3.0) very fine roots and 1.0 very coarse roots and common (3.0) medium roots and common (3.0) fine roots and few (0.5) coarse roots; 5 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # UMA81046
    Bw3—46 to 59 centimeters (18.1 to 23.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) coarse sandy loam; fine angular blocky structure; friable; common (3.0) very fine roots and few (0.5) medium roots and common (3.0) fine roots and few (0.5) coarse roots; 15 percent silt coats on all faces of peds; 9 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # UMA81047. few silt coatings on ped faces and gravel moldings
    Bw4—59 to 74 centimeters (23.2 to 29.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) loamy coarse sand; structureless massive; friable; common (3.0) very fine roots and few (0.5) medium roots and common (3.0) fine roots; 9 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # UMA81048
    2C1—74 to 97 centimeters (29.1 to 38.2 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) stratified stratified coarse sand; structureless single grain; loose; many (5.0) very fine roots top of horizon and very few (0.1) fine roots; 11 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # UMA81049
    2C2—97 to 115 centimeters (38.2 to 45.3 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) and brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) stratified stratified very gravelly coarse sand; structureless single grain; loose; common (3.0) very fine roots; 40 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # UMA81050
    2C3—115 to 173 centimeters (45.3 to 68.1 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) and red (2.5YR 4/6) coarse sand; structureless single grain; loose; few (0.5) fine roots; 5 percent by volume nonflat 2-3-5 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method. Lab sample # UMA81051. nearly all segregated in coarse strara.; brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) coarse sand with 2.5 cm red (2.5YR 4/6) coarse sand- fine gravel strata at 8 cm intervals