IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Skerry
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2005NY033004
  • User Pedon ID: S2005NY033004
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S2005NY033004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 06N0342
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 17444
  • 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: 44.6334724
  • Std. Longitude: -74.1204987
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Adirondack Mt. foothills
  • State: New York
  • County: NY033—Franklin

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Skerry
  • Classificaton Date - 10/19/2005
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: glacial till
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/19/2005 (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

    ACRU

    FAGUS

    PIGL

    RUBUS

    Acer rubrum

    Fagus

    Picea glauca

    Rubus

    red maple

    beech

    white spruce

    blackberry

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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

    8

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    586.1

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    158

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    Oe—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); black (7.5YR 2.5/1) moderately decomposed plant material; massive; very friable; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 3.0 medium roots; 3 percent by volume nonflat 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4; clear wavy boundary.
    E—8 to 25 centimeters (3.1 to 9.8 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/2) loamy fine sand, fine sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 very fine and fine roots and 3.0 medium and coarse roots; 7 percent by volume nonflat 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 06N01347
    Bhs1—25 to 30 centimeters (9.8 to 11.8 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 2.5/2) fine sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 10 percent by volume nonflat 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 19 percent by volume nonflat 75-163-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 06N01348
    Bhs2—30 to 43 centimeters (11.8 to 16.9 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) fine sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 10 percent by volume nonflat 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 06N01349
    Bs1—43 to 56 centimeters (16.9 to 22.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/3) fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 10 percent by volume nonflat 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 06N01350
    Bs2—56 to 71 centimeters (22.0 to 28.0 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 1 percent by volume nonflat 75-163-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume nonflat 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 06N01351
    BC—71 to 79 centimeters (28.0 to 31.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) loamy sand; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 30 percent medium faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) in matrix; 30 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) and brown (7.5YR 4/4) in matrix; 1 percent by volume nonflat 75-163-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 12 percent by volume nonflat 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 06N01352
    Cd—79 to 226 centimeters (31.1 to 89.0 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) gravelly loamy sand; very firm; brittle; 3 percent by volume 75-337-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume nonflat 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments. Lab sample # 06N01353