IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Woodbridge
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2020CT013006
  • User Pedon ID: S2020CT013006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 21N0041
  • 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: 41.7977500
  • Std. Longitude: -72.2305556
  • 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
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CT600—State of Connecticut
  • PEDON

  • Describers Name: DP, GB
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Aquic Humic Dystrudepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Woodbridge
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Aquic Humic Dystrudepts
  • Taxon Kind - taxadjunct
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/11/2020
  • 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 - PaN1-3
  • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/25/2020 (actual site observation date)
  • Data Collector: DP, GB
  • 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 - partly cloudy
  • Current Air Temp - 24
  • Pedon Restrictions
    Kind Hardness Restriction Depth L-H Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    densic material

    noncoherent

    105 - 115

    - 10 -

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

    ochric epipedon

    aquic conditions

    redox concentrations

    cambic horizon

    redox depletions with chroma 2 or less

    densic materials

    densic contact

    0—23

    15—115

    15—115

    23—105

    36—115

    105—115

    105—

    —23—

    —100—

    —100—

    —82—

    —79—

    —10—

    —-

    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

    BCd

    Cd1

    5

    0

    15

    23

    36

    60

    81

    10

    5

    23

    36

    60

    81

    105

    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

    1.42

    1.19

    1.29

    1.56

    1.88

    2.03

    2.08

    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

    6

    191

    9

    Ap1—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) broken face, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) broken face, dry; fine sandy loam; 65 percent sand; 27 percent silt; 8 percent clay; moderate medium granular structure; friable; many very fine roots throughout and many medium roots throughout and many fine roots throughout; 10 percent by volume nonflat subangular strongly coherent cemented 2-50-76 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 21N00143, 21N00144; moist when described; observed in trench
    Ap2—15 to 23 centimeters (5.9 to 9.1 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) broken face, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) broken face, dry; gravelly fine sandy loam; 65 percent sand; 27 percent silt; 8 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common very fine roots throughout and common fine roots throughout; 5 percent fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron lining pores; 25 percent by volume nonflat subangular strongly coherent cemented 2-50-76 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 21N00145; moist when described; observed in trench
    Bw1—23 to 36 centimeters (9.1 to 14.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) broken face gravelly fine sandy loam; 65 percent sand; 27 percent silt; 8 percent clay; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; few very fine roots throughout and few fine roots throughout; 2 percent fine faint strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron in matrix; 20 percent by volume nonflat subangular strongly coherent cemented 2-50-76 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method; 8 percent krotovinas (volume percent); clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 21N00146; moist when described; observed in trench. Rock frags Schist & Gneiss
    Bw2—36 to 60 centimeters (14.2 to 23.6 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) broken face fine sandy loam; 65 percent sand; 27 percent silt; 8 percent clay; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; few very fine roots throughout and few fine roots throughout; 10 percent coarse distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron in matrix and 15 percent faint grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, iron depletions; 10 percent by volume nonflat subangular strongly coherent cemented 2-50-76 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method; 2 percent krotovinas (volume percent); clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 21N00147; moist when described; observed in trench. Rock frags: Schist & Gneiss
    BCd—60 to 81 centimeters (23.6 to 31.9 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) broken face gravelly sandy loam; 65 percent sand; 27 percent silt; 8 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 10 percent coarse distinct strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron in matrix and 25 percent very coarse distinct grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, iron depletions in matrix; 20 percent by volume nonflat subangular strongly coherent cemented 2-50-76 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 21N00148; moist when described; observed in trench. Rock frags: Schist & Gneiss
    Cd1—81 to 105 centimeters (31.9 to 41.3 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) broken face sandy loam; 65 percent sand; 27 percent silt; 8 percent clay; weak fine platy structure; friable; 5 percent medium faint grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, iron depletions in matrix and 15 percent coarse distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron in matrix; 2 percent by volume nonflat moderately coherent cemented 2-50-76 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method and 8 percent by volume nonflat subangular strongly coherent cemented 2-50-76 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 21N00149; moist when described; observed in trench. Rock frags: Schist & Gneiss; Fine blocky geogenic structure
    Cd2—105 to 115 centimeters (41.3 to 45.3 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) broken face sandy loam; 65 percent sand; 27 percent silt; 8 percent clay; structureless massive; firm; 5 percent medium distinct gray (2.5Y 5/1), moist, iron depletions and 10 percent fine distinct dark brown (7.5YR 3/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 10 percent by volume nonflat subangular strongly coherent cemented 2-50-76 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method.; moist when described; observed in trench. Rock frags: Schist & Gneiss