Soil Data Explorer - BERNARDSTON

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the BERNARDSTON soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of BERNARDSTON, and applied along 1-cm thick depth slices. Solid lines are the slice-wise median, bounded on either side by the interval defined by the slice-wise 5th and 95th percentiles. The median is the value that splits the data in half. Five percent of the data are less than the 5th percentile, and five percent of the data are greater than the 95th percentile. Values along the right hand side y-axis describe the proportion of pedon data that contribute to aggregate values at this depth. For example, a value of "90%" at 25cm means that 90% of the pedons correlated to BERNARDSTON were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2020-03-13). Methods used to assemble the KSSL snapshot used by SoilWeb / SDE

Pedons used in the lab summary:

MLRA	Lab ID	Pedon ID	Taxonname	CI	NSSL / NASIS Reports	Link To SoilWeb GMap
144A	40A0521	1968VT003002	Bernardston	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	43.2397232,-73.2513885
144A	40A0517	1968VT021005	Bernardston	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	43.4905548,-73.2413864
144A	80P0414	1980VT021007	Bernardston	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	43.5530548,-73.1011124
144A	81P0746	S1981VT021002	Bernardston	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	43.5866661,-73.003891
144B	78P0569	1978NH005024	Bernardston	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	42.893055,-72.4888916
145	40A1246	S1977NH019001	Bernardston	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	43.3686104,-72.2866669
145	93P0700	S1993MA011002	Bernardston	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	42.5877762,-72.5363922
n/a	40A1177	S1969NY115006	Bernardston	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	n/a

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the BERNARDSTON soil series. Monthly precipitation (PPT) and potential evapotranspiration (PET) have been estimated from the 50th percentile of gridded values (PRISM 1981-2010) overlapping with the extent of SSURGO map units containing each series as a major component. Monthly PET values were estimated using the method of Thornthwaite (1948). These (and other) climatic parameters are calculated with each SSURGO refresh and provided by the fetchOSD function of the soilDB package. Representative water storage values (“AWC” in the figures) were derived from SSURGO by taking the 50th percentile of profile-total water storage (sum[awc_r * horizon thickness]) for each soil series. Note that this representation of “water storage” is based on the average ability of most plants to extract soil water between 15 bar (“permanent wilting point”) and 1/3 bar (“field capacity”) matric potential. Soil moisture state can be roughly interpreted as “dry” when storage is depleted, “moist” when storage is between 0mm and AWC, and “wet” when there is a surplus. Clearly there are a lot of assumptions baked into this kind of monthly water balance. This is still a work in progress.

Sibling Summary

Siblings are those soil series that occur together in map units, in this case with the BERNARDSTON series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot (updated 2024-02-21), parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-02) and snapshot of SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Select annual climate data summaries for the BERNARDSTON series and siblings. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of median values. Source: SSURGO map unit geometry and 1981-2010, 800m PRISM data (updated 2023-10-09).

Geomorphic description summaries for the BERNARDSTON series and siblings. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of proportions and relative hydrologic position within an idealized landform (e.g. top to bottom). Most soil series (SSURGO components) are associated with a hillslope position and one or more landform-specific positions: hills, mountain slopes, terraces, and/or flats. Proportions can be interpreted as an aggregate representation of geomorphic membership. The values printed to the left (number of component records) and right (Shannon entropy) of stacked bars can be used to judge the reliability of trends. Small Shannon entropy values suggest relatively consistent geomorphic association, while larger values suggest lack thereof. Source: SSURGO component records (updated 2023-10-04).

Competing Series

Soil series competing with BERNARDSTON share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-02) and snapshot of the SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Select annual climate data summaries for the BERNARDSTON series and competing. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of median values. Source: SSURGO map unit geometry and 1981-2010, 800m PRISM data (updated 2023-10-09).

Geomorphic description summaries for the BERNARDSTON series and competing. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of proportions and relative hydrologic position within an idealized landform (e.g. top to bottom). Proportions can be interpreted as an aggregate representation of geomorphic membership. Most soil series (SSURGO components) are associated with a hillslope position and one or more landform-specific positions: hills, mountain slopes, terraces, and/or flats. The values printed to the left (number of component records) and right (Shannon entropy) of stacked bars can be used to judge the reliability of trends. Shannon entropy values close to 0 represent soil series with relatively consistent geomorphic association, while values close to 1 suggest lack thereof. Source: SSURGO component records (updated 2023-10-04).

There are insufficient data to create the 3D mountains figure.

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with BERNARDSTON, arranged according to family differentiae. Hovering over a series name will print full classification and a small sketch from the OSD. Source: snapshot of SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Block Diagrams

Click a link below to display the diagram. Note that these diagrams may be from multiple survey areas.

1. MA-2010-09-10-01 | Middlesex County - 2009

   A typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Bernardston-Pittstown general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Middlesex County, Massachusetts; 2009).

2. MA-2012-02-02-25 | Plymouth County - 1969

   Relationship of soils to topography and underlying material in association 2 (Soil Survey of Plymouth County, Massachusetts; 1969).

3. NH-2012-02-14-04 | Cheshire County - June 1989

   Typical landscape pattern of soils and underlying material in the Bernardston-Cardigan-Kearsarge-Dutchess general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Cheshire County, New Hampshire; June 1989).

4. NH-2012-02-14-09 | Grafton County Area - 1999

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Bernardston-Cardigan-Pittstown unit (Soil Survey of Grafton County Area, New Hampshire; 1999).

5. NY-2012-02-15-15 | Columbia County - June 1989

   Typical pattern of Pittstown, Bernardston, Nassau, and Manlius soils on uplands and Hoosic soils on outwash plains (Soil Survey of Columbia County, New York; June 1989).

6. NY-2012-02-15-39 | Rensselaer County - January 1988

   Typical relationship of soils and underlying material in the Bernardston-Pittstown-Nassau general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Rensselaer County, New York; January 1988).

Map Units

Map units containing BERNARDSTON as a major component. Limited to 250 records.

Map Unit Name	Symbol	Map Unit Area (ac)	Map Unit Key	National Map Unit Symbol	Soil Survey Area	Publication Date	Map Scale
Bernardston silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	80C	544	3395825	9lr0	ct601	2003	1:12000
Bernardston silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, extremely stony	81D	501	3395827	9lr2	ct601	2003	1:12000
Bernardston silt loam, 3 to 15 percent slopes, extremely stony	81C	444	3395826	9lr1	ct601	2003	1:12000
Bernardston silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	80B	438	3395824	9lqz	ct601	2003	1:12000
Bernardston silt loam, 25 to 45 percent slopes, very stony	331F	749	278849	9c54	ma011	2012	1:12000
Bernardston silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	330C	645	278844	9c4z	ma011	2012	1:12000
Bernardston silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	330D	450	278845	9c50	ma011	2012	1:12000
Bernardston silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, very stony	331D	336	278848	9c53	ma011	2012	1:12000
Bernardston silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	330B	249	278843	9c4y	ma011	2012	1:12000
Bernardston silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes, very stony	331B	236	278846	9c51	ma011	2012	1:12000
Bernardston silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	331C	173	278847	9c52	ma011	2012	1:12000
Bernardston very fine sandy loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	330D	1395	796426	vqr5	ma017	1991	1:24000
Bernardston very fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	330B	1141	796424	vqr3	ma017	1991	1:24000
Bernardston very fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	330C	819	276859	992y	ma017	1991	1:24000
Bernardston very fine sandy loam, 25 to 35 percent slopes	330E	636	796427	vqr6	ma017	1991	1:24000
Bernardston silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, very stony	331D	4748	279641	9czp	nh005	1985	1:20000
Bernardston silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	330C	3759	279638	9czl	nh005	1985	1:20000
Bernardston silt loam, 25 to 50 percent slopes, very stony	331E	3692	279642	9czq	nh005	1985	1:20000
Bernardston silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	330D	3670	279639	9czm	nh005	1985	1:20000
Bernardston silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	330B	1286	279637	9czk	nh005	1985	1:20000
Bernardston silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	331C	1272	279640	9czn	nh005	1985	1:20000
Bernardston silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, very stony	331D	4508	281095	9fhl	nh009	1986	1:24000
Bernardston silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	331C	3714	281094	9fhk	nh009	1986	1:24000
Bernardston silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	330C	2010	281091	9fhg	nh009	1986	1:24000
Bernardston silt loam, 25 to 35 percent slopes, very stony	331E	1724	281096	9fhm	nh009	1986	1:24000
Bernardston silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	330D	1059	281092	9fhh	nh009	1986	1:24000
Bernardston silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	330B	826	281090	9fhf	nh009	1986	1:24000
Bernardston silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes, very stony	331B	349	281093	9fhj	nh009	1986	1:24000
Bernardston silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	BdC	2794	279738	9d2t	nh019	1981	1:20000
Bernardston stony silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	BeD	2645	279742	9d2y	nh019	1981	1:20000
Bernardston stony silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	BeC	2032	279741	9d2x	nh019	1981	1:20000
Bernardston silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	BdB	1906	279737	9d2s	nh019	1981	1:20000
Bernardston silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	BdD	1468	279739	9d2v	nh019	1981	1:20000
Bernardston stony silt loam, 25 to 50 percent slopes	BeE	1214	279743	9d2z	nh019	1981	1:20000
Bernardston stony silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	BeB	366	279740	9d2w	nh019	1981	1:20000
Bernardston silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	BeC	4993	290306	9r2q	ny021	1985	1:15840
Bernardston silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	BeD	2479	290307	9r2r	ny021	1985	1:15840
Bernardston silt loam, 25 to 35 percent slopes	BeE	1271	290308	9r2s	ny021	1985	1:15840
Bernardston silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	BeB	928	290305	9r2p	ny021	1985	1:15840
Bernardston silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	BeC	8172	290614	9rdn	ny027	1992	1:24000
Bernardston silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	BeD	4819	290615	9rdp	ny027	1992	1:24000
Bernardston silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	BeB	2328	290613	9rdm	ny027	1992	1:24000
Bernardston-Urban land complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes	BgB	628	290617	9rdr	ny027	1992	1:24000
Bernardston silt loam, 25 to 45 percent slopes	BeE	248	290616	9rdq	ny027	1992	1:24000
Bernardston gravelly silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	BeD	24588	293142	9v16	ny083	1980	1:15840
Bernardston-Nassau complex, rolling	BnC	14068	293147	9v1c	ny083	1980	1:15840
Bernardston gravelly silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	BeC	9596	293141	9v15	ny083	1980	1:15840
Bernardston-Nassau complex, hilly	BnD	8259	293148	9v1d	ny083	1980	1:15840
Bernardston-Nassau complex, undulating	BnB	7555	293146	9v1b	ny083	1980	1:15840
Bernardston very stony silt loam, 15 to 40 percent slopes	BfD	5846	293145	9v19	ny083	1980	1:15840
Bernardston very stony silt loam, 3 to 15 percent slopes	BfC	5574	293144	9v18	ny083	1980	1:15840
Bernardston gravelly silt loam, 25 to 35 percent slopes	BeE	4498	293143	9v17	ny083	1980	1:15840
Bernardston-Pittstown association, moderately steep	BoD	2480	293149	9v1f	ny083	1980	1:15840
Bernardston gravelly silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	BeB	2346	293140	9v14	ny083	1980	1:15840
Pittstown-Bernardston association, sloping	PuC	1728	293193	9v2v	ny083	1980	1:15840
Bernardston-Manlius-Nassau complex, undulating	BnB	3266	294346	9w91	ny091	1993	1:24000
Bernardston-Manlius-Nassau complex, rolling	BnC	2946	294347	9w92	ny091	1993	1:24000
Bernardston silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	BmB	1578	294343	9w8y	ny091	1993	1:24000
Bernardston silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	BmC	1455	294344	9w8z	ny091	1993	1:24000
Bernardston silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	BmD	890	294345	9w90	ny091	1993	1:24000
Bernardston-Manlius-Nassau complex, hilly	BnD	693	294348	9w93	ny091	1993	1:24000
Bernardston gravelly silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	BnC	17656	295948	9xyq	ny115	1972	1:20000
Bernardston gravelly silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	BnD	13121	295949	9xyr	ny115	1972	1:20000
Bernardston gravelly silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	BnB	11442	295947	9xyp	ny115	1972	1:20000
Bernardston soils, steep and very steep	BUF	11048	295944	9xyl	ny115	1972	1:20000
Bernardston-Nassau shaly silt loams, 8 to 15 percent slopes	BrC	10975	295951	9xyt	ny115	1972	1:20000
Bernardston-Nassau shaly silt loams, rolling and hilly	BSCK	9277	295942	9xyj	ny115	1972	1:20000
Bernardston-Nassau shaly silt loams, 3 to 8 percent slopes	BrB	5290	295950	9xys	ny115	1972	1:20000
Bernardston very stony soils, gently sloping through moderately steep	BTC	4168	295943	9xyk	ny115	1972	1:20000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the BERNARDSTON soil series. To learn more about how this distribution was mapped, or to compare this soil series extent to others, use the Series Extent Explorer (SEE) application. Source: generalization of SSURGO geometry (updated 2023-10-04).