IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Sunapee
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2001NH009003
  • User Pedon ID: S2001NH009003
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S2001NH009003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 01N0885
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 13520
  • Print Date: 6/1/2024
  • LOCATION

  • State: New Hampshire
  • County: NH009—Grafton
  • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Joe Homer, Steve Hundley
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Typic Borosaprists
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Sunapee
  • Taxonomic Class - Typic Borosaprists
  • Classificaton Date - 5/31/2001
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


  • SITE

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

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/31/2001 (actual site observation date)
  • 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

    ABBA

    ACRU

    BEAL2

    PIMA

    Abies balsamea

    Acer rubrum

    Betula alleghaniensis

    Picea mariana

    balsam fir

    red maple

    yellow birch

    black spruce

    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

    428.9

    338

    Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); very dark brown (7.5YR 2.5/2) rubbed and very dark brown (7.5YR 2.5/2); 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; fragments.
    Oa—3 to 23 centimeters (1.2 to 9.1 inches); black (7.5YR 2.5/1) and black (N 2.5/), rubbed fine sand; coarse platy parts to weak fine granular structure; 3.0 very fine and fine roots; fragments. Lab sample # 01N04813