IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Trussum
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1992DE005012
  • User Pedon ID: 92DE005012
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 93P0286
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 65629
  • 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: 38.4738884
  • Std. Longitude: -75.5505524
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: In woodland about 60 feet S of powerline row., and about 1650 feet W and 1700 feet S of the junction of Rts. 68 and 454A, NE of Delmar.
  • State: Delaware
  • County: DE005—Sussex
  • MLRA: 153C—Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: DE005—Sussex County, Delaware

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 12
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Trussum
  • Taxonomic Class - Clayey, mixed Typic Paleaquults
  • PSC - 18 to 68 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/20/1993
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 1/20/1993 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • 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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    Oi—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); fragments.
    A—2 to 10 centimeters (0.8 to 3.9 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) silt loam; moderate fine and medium granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots and 0.5 coarse roots; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary.
    E—10 to 20 centimeters (3.9 to 7.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silt loam; 1 percent olive yellow (2.5Y 6/6) medium distinct mottles; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine roots and 3.0 fine and medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P02288
    Btg1—20 to 40 centimeters (7.9 to 15.7 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) silty clay loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine roots; distinct clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P02289. continuous - phpvsfiid 174688; continuous - phpvsfiid 174688
    Btg2—40 to 71 centimeters (15.7 to 28.0 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2) and white (10YR 8/1) silty clay; moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; distinct clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P02290. continuous - phpvsfiid 174689; continuous - phpvsfiid 174689
    Btg3—71 to 106 centimeters (28.0 to 41.7 inches); light gray (10YR 7/1) and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) silty clay; 1 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) distinct and 3 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) medium prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 10 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P02291. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 191452; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 191452
    Btg4—106 to 144 centimeters (41.7 to 56.7 inches); light gray (5Y 7/2) silty clay loam; 1 percent light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) medium faint and 3 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) medium prominent mottles; weak coarse platy parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots; distinct clay films on faces of peds and in pores and 10 percent distinct skeletans on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.2, hellige-truog; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P02292. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 191453; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 191454; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 191453; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 191454
    Btg5—144 to 205 centimeters (56.7 to 80.7 inches); light gray (2.5Y 7/2) silty clay loam; light olive gray (5Y 6/2) medium faint and 1 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) fine prominent and 3 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine prominent mottles; massive; firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots; faint clay films in root channels and/or pores and distinct skeletans in root channels and/or pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 93P02293. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 191455; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 191456; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 191455; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 191456