IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Hammonton
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984MD019005
  • User Pedon ID: 84MD019005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0015
  • Print Date: 11/12/2024

    • 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: 38.5666656
  • Std. Longitude: -75.8249969
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 5000 feet SE of Rhodesdale, MD; north end of powerline right-a-way on Dennis Beid Farm, 3000 feet N of Kelly Rd.
  • State: Maryland
  • County: MD019—Dorchester

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, siliceous, semiactive, mesic Aquic Hapludults
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Hammonton
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Greensboro
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, mesic Aquic Hapludult
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1984
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1984 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - intermixed conifers and hardwoods
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • 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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    1A—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior sandy loam; 8 percent clay; moderate medium platy, and moderate fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial and 1.0 fine and medium interstitial pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P0099. many very fine and fine roots; few medium roots
    1E—10 to 28 centimeters (3.9 to 11.0 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior sandy loam; 10 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 5.5 roots between peds; 5.5 very fine interstitial and 2.5 fine interstitial pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P0100. few very fine and fine roots; many roots between peds
    1Bt—28 to 53 centimeters (11.0 to 20.9 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) interior sandy loam; 16 percent clay; 1 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) medium distinct and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium prominent and 11 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) medium faint mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 5.5 roots between peds; 5.5 very fine tubular and 2.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 37 percent distinct , moist, clay films on faces of peds and 37 percent distinct , moist, clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P0101. 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; many roots between peds; common medium prominent 7.5YR58 mottles; common medium faint 2.5Y62 mottles; few medium distinct 10YR62 mottles
    1C—53 to 76 centimeters (20.9 to 29.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) interior sand; 2 percent clay; 11 percent light gray (10YR 7/2) coarse prominent and 11 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) medium distinct and 11 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) medium distinct mottles; massive; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial and 0.5 fine interstitial pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P0102. Fourth mottle C-2-D (10YR 6/3).; few very fine and fine roots; common coarse prominent 10YR72 mottles; common medium distinct 5YR58 mottles; common medium distinct 10YR62 mottles
    2Cg—76 to 102 centimeters (29.9 to 40.2 inches); 2.5Y 7/0 (2.5Y 7/0) interior loam; 20 percent clay; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) coarse prominent mottles; massive; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial and 1.0 fine and medium interstitial pores; 15 percent distinct , moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P0103. few clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots; common coarse prominent 10YR58 mottles
    3Cg—102 to 132 centimeters (40.2 to 52.0 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior sand, coarse sand; 30 percent light gray (10YR 7/2) coarse distinct mottles; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 85P0104. few very fine roots; many coarse distinct 10YR72 mottles
    1Cr—132 to 152 centimeters (52.0 to 59.8 inches); unknown texture; fragments. Water table stratified sands; approximately 15% gravels also sandy clay loam.