IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Sutton
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • Local Phase: glaciolacustrine substratum
  • User Site ID: S2018RI009001
  • User Pedon ID: S2018RI009001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 18N2111
  • Print Date: 4/22/2026

    • 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: 41.3650640
  • Std. Longitude: -71.7812490
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: South of high tunnels on farm at end of Pond Rd, about 10 feet north of TSCAN site
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Rhode Island
  • County: RI009—Washington
  • 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: RI600—State of Rhode Island: Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, and Washington Counties

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Jacob Isleib, Debbie Surabian, Donald Parizek, Milton Vega, Jim Turenne
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Aquic Dystrudepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: not classified to current taxon name
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Sutton
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Aquic Dystrudepts
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/2018
  • Classifier - Jacob Isleib
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loamy melt-out till over sandy and silty till and/or reworked silty glaciolacustrine deposits over silty glaciolacustrine deposits
  • Landscape: glaciated upland
  • Landform: bedrock-controlled low ridge
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: base slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: footslope
  • Slope Position: lower third
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Bedrock: indurated slight weathered granite at 186cm
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/2018 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - other grass/herbaceous cover
  • 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 % % % % % % % % % % % % %

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    Ap

    Bw1

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    BC

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    3C2

    3C3

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    16

    52

    63

    74

    129

    153

    186

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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

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    Bw1

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    BC

    2C1

    3C2

    3C3

    R

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    52

    63

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    129

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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 %

    A

    Ap

    Bw1

    Bw2

    BC

    2C1

    3C2

    3C3

    R

    0

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    52

    63

    74

    129

    153

    186

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    Pedon Restrictions
    Kind Hardness Restriction Depth L-H Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    bedrock, lithic

    indurated

    186 -

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

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    redox depletions with chroma 2 or less

    lithologic discontinuity

    lithologic discontinuity

    lithic contact

    0—16

    16—74

    52—186

    74—129

    129—186

    186—

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    —58—

    —134—

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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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    A—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) sandy loam; friable; 5.0 very fine roots and 5.0 medium roots and 5.0 fine roots and 5.0 coarse roots; 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-10-20 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, pH indicator solutions; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 18N06328; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Ap—5 to 16 centimeters (2.0 to 6.3 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.0 very fine roots and 2.0 medium roots and 2.0 fine roots and 2.0 coarse roots; 10 percent fine prominent dark red (2.5YR 3/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout; 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-10-20 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, pH indicator solutions; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 18N06329; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bw1—16 to 52 centimeters (6.3 to 20.5 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 medium roots and 0.5 fine roots; 2 percent medium faint yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron on surfaces along root channels; 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method and 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method; 10 percent krotovinas (volume percent); strongly acid, pH 5.2, pH indicator solutions; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 18N06330; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bw2—52 to 63 centimeters (20.5 to 24.8 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky, and weak very coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 5 percent coarse prominent iron depletions throughout and 10 percent coarse distinct strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout; 2 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-10-20 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method; strongly acid, pH 5.2, pH indicator solutions; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 18N06331; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    BC—63 to 74 centimeters (24.8 to 29.1 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) sandy loam; weak very coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.1 very fine roots and 0.1 fine roots; 10 percent coarse yellowish red (5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout and 10 percent coarse grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, iron depletions throughout; 2 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method; strongly acid, pH 5.4, pH indicator solutions; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 18N06332; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    2C1—74 to 129 centimeters (29.1 to 50.8 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) silt loam; structureless massive; friable; 15 percent medium faint light olive gray (5Y 6/2), moist, iron depletions throughout and 30 percent coarse prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout; 7 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method; strongly acid, pH 5.4, pH indicator solutions; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 18N06333; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    3C2—129 to 153 centimeters (50.8 to 60.2 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) silt loam; moderate fine platy structure; friable; 5 percent medium prominent dark reddish brown (5YR 2.5/2), moist, manganese masses throughout and 20 percent coarse faint light olive gray (5Y 6/2), moist, iron depletions on vertical faces of peds and 35 percent coarse prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron on vertical faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, pH indicator solutions; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 18N06334; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    3C3—153 to 186 centimeters (60.2 to 73.2 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) silt loam; moderate fine platy structure; friable; 20 percent coarse prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout and 20 percent coarse faint grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, iron depletions; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, pH indicator solutions; very abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 18N06335; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    R—186 to 201 centimeters (73.2 to 79.1 inches); bedrock; fragments.; observed in pit, small