IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Woodbridge
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2020CT013003
  • User Pedon ID: S2020CT013003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 21N0043
  • User Project ID: 2021-12TOL003_done
  • Project Name: DSP CT 2021 Science of Soil Health UCONN
  • Print Date: 4/17/2026

    • 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: 41.7973889
  • Std. Longitude: -72.2300556
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Map Unit: 45B—Woodbridge fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes
  • State: Connecticut
  • County: CT013—Tolland
  • MLRA: 144A—New England and Eastern New York Upland, Southern Part
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-TOL—Tolland, Connecticut
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CT600—State of Connecticut

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: JTI, DAS
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Aquic Dystrudepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Woodbridge
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Aquic Dystrudepts
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 25 to 68 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/25/2020
  • Classifier - G. Vega
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • QC Status: level 3


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: lodgment till
  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: drumlin
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Position: upper third
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: yes
  • RaCA Information:
  • DSP Plot ID - PaT1-2

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/25/2020 (actual site observation date)
  • Data Collector: JTI, DAS
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - row crop
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Current Weather - sunny
  • Current Air Temp - 28
    • Pedon Restrictions
    Kind Hardness Restriction Depth L-H Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    densic material

    noncoherent

    68 - 110

    - 42 -

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

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    redox concentrations

    aquic conditions

    redox depletions with chroma 2 or less

    densic contact

    densic materials

    0—24

    24—68

    24—110

    24—110

    45—110

    68—

    68—110

    —24—

    —44—

    —86—

    —86—

    —65—

    —-

    —42—
    Pedon Horizon Bulk Density
    Horizon Depth to Top Depth to Bottom Method Data Collector Field Moist Volume Field Moist Sample Wt. Air Dry Sample Wt. Field Moist Co. Fragment Wt. Air Dry Fragment Wt. Fragment Density Coarse Fragment Volume Air Dry Subsample Wt. Oven Dry Subsample Wt. Grav Soil Moist % Whole Soil Grav Soil Moist % Fine Earth Bulk Density FM Fine Soil Bulk Density FM Whole Soill Bulk Density OD Whole Soil Bulk Density OD Fine Earth Bulk Density Satiated
    cm cm3 g g/cm3 cm3 g % g/cm3

    Ap1

    Ap1

    Ap2

    Bw1

    Bw2

    Cd1

    Cd2

    5

    0

    15

    24

    45

    68

    92

    10

    5

    24

    45

    68

    92

    110

    core, constant volume

    core, constant volume

    core, constant volume

    core, constant volume

    core, constant volume

    core, constant volume

    core, constant volume

    KSSL

    KSSL

    KSSL

    KSSL

    KSSL

    KSSL

    KSSL

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    1.38

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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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    Ap1—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) broken face, light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) broken face, dry; very fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak medium granular structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; common (3.0) very fine roots throughout and common (3.0) medium roots throughout and common (3.0) fine roots throughout; 10 percent by volume nonflat subangular strongly coherent cemented 2-50-76 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 21N00157, 21N00158; slightly moist when described; observed in trench
    Ap2—15 to 24 centimeters (5.9 to 9.4 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) broken face, light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) broken face, dry; very fine sandy loam; moderate coarse granular structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately few (0.5) very fine roots throughout and moderately few (0.5) fine roots throughout; 10 percent by volume nonflat subangular strongly coherent cemented 2-50-76 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 21N00159; slightly moist when described; observed in trench
    Bw1—24 to 45 centimeters (9.4 to 17.7 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) broken face very fine sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately few (0.5) very fine roots throughout and moderately few (0.5) fine roots throughout; 5 percent fine faint strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout; 1 percent by volume charcoal fragments observed by visual inspection method and 10 percent by volume nonflat subangular strongly coherent cemented 2-50-76 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 21N00160; slightly moist when described; observed in trench
    Bw2—45 to 68 centimeters (17.7 to 26.8 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) broken face sandy loam; weak very coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; very few (0.1) very fine roots throughout and very few (0.1) fine roots throughout; 5 percent fine faint grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, iron depletions throughout and 15 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout; 12 percent by volume nonflat subangular strongly coherent cemented 2-50-76 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 21N00161; slightly moist when described; observed in trench
    Cd1—68 to 92 centimeters (26.8 to 36.2 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) broken face gravelly sandy loam; structureless massive; firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5 percent fine faint grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) iron depletions throughout and 10 percent fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout; 7 percent by volume nonflat subrounded strongly coherent cemented 76-150-250 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method and 15 percent by volume nonflat subangular strongly coherent cemented 2-50-76 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 21N00162; slightly moist when described; observed in trench
    Cd2—92 to 110 centimeters (36.2 to 43.3 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) broken face gravelly sandy loam; structureless massive; very firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 15 percent very fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout and 30 percent coarse faint grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, iron depletions throughout; 7 percent by volume nonflat subrounded strongly coherent cemented 76-150-250 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method and 15 percent by volume nonflat subangular strongly coherent cemented 2-50-76 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method. Lab sample # 21N00163; slightly moist when described; observed in trench