IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Marshyhope
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984MD019002
  • User Pedon ID: 84MD019002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0012
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 55732
  • Print Date: 11/24/2024

    • 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: 38.5000000
  • Std. Longitude: -76.1083298
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 5 mi S of Cambridge; 2 mi NW of Between the Dams; just E of Maple Dam Rd. Young and Appleworth owners;
  • State: Maryland
  • County: MD019—Dorchester

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Typic Paleaquults
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Marshyhope
  • PSC - 25 to 75 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 10/23/2012
  • Classifier - Susan Demas
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Keyport
  • Taxonomic Class - Clayey, mixed, mesic Aquic Hapludults
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/1984
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 1


    • SITE

  • Landscape: coastal plain
  • Landform: upland slope
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/1/1984 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—25

    25—135

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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
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    Ap1—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior silt loam; 13 percent clay; moderate medium granular structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 2.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P0079. common very fine roots; few fine roots
    Ap2—18 to 25 centimeters (7.1 to 9.8 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior silt loam; 13 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; 2.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P0080. common very fine roots; few fine and medium roots
    Bt—25 to 46 centimeters (9.8 to 18.1 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior silt loam; 17 percent clay; 1 percent light gray (10YR 7/1) medium distinct and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium prominent and 11 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) medium distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine to coarse roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 15 percent distinct , moist, clay films on faces of peds and 15 percent distinct , moist, clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, bromcresol green; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # 85P0081. few clay films surface features on faces of peds; few clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; many very fine roots; few fine to coarse roots; common medium prominent 7.5YR56 mottles; common medium distinct 2.5Y62 mottles; few medium distinct 10YR71 mottles
    Btg1—46 to 71 centimeters (18.1 to 28.0 inches); gray (5Y 5/1) interior silt loam; 37 percent clay; 1 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) fine prominent and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; moderate medium prismatic structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 1.0 fine and medium roots; 5.5 very fine tubular and 2.5 fine tubular pores; 55 percent prominent , moist, clay films on faces of peds and 55 percent prominent , moist, clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P0082. many clay films surface features on faces of peds; many clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; many very fine roots; few to common fine and medium roots; few fine prominent 5YR46 mottles; common medium prominent 7.5YR56 mottles
    2Btg2—71 to 109 centimeters (28.0 to 42.9 inches); gray (N 5/0) interior clay loam; 35 percent clay; 11 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) medium and coarse prominent and 11 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) fine prominent mottles; moderate medium prismatic structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 5.5 very fine and fine tubular and 0.5 medium tubular pores; 55 percent prominent , moist, clay films on faces of peds and 55 percent prominent , moist, clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P0083. many clay films surface features on faces of peds; many clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; many very fine and fine roots; few medium roots; common medium and coarse prominent 7.5YR68 mottles; common fine prominent 5YR46 mottles
    2Btg3—109 to 135 centimeters (42.9 to 53.1 inches); gray (N 5/0) interior loam; 33 percent clay; 1 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) medium prominent and 1 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; moderate medium prismatic structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 5.5 very fine tubular and 2.5 fine tubular pores; 37 percent prominent , moist, clay films on faces of peds and 37 percent prominent , moist, clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P0084. common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; few very fine and fine roots; few medium prominent 7.5YR68 mottles; few fine prominent 5YR56 mottles
    2Cg1—135 to 152 centimeters (53.1 to 59.8 inches); gray (5Y 6/1) interior silt loam; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium mottles; massive; very friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; fragments. 24% very fine sand. Not sampled. Under water and augered.; common medium 7.5YR56 mottles
    2Cg2—152 to 229 centimeters (59.8 to 90.2 inches); gray (5Y 6/1) interior sandy clay loam; massive; very friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; fragments.