IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Swedesboro
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1992NJ015010
User Pedon ID:
92NJ015010
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
yes
Lab Source ID -
SSL
Lab Pedon # -
93P0250
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
65594
Print Date:
11/11/2024
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:
39.7388878
Std. Longitude:
-75.3611145
Datum:
WGS84
Location Description:
.6 mile west of the intersection of Kings Highway and the New Jersey Turnpike. 1 mile north of the New Jersey Turnpike.
State:
New Jersey
County:
NJ015—Gloucester
MLRA:
149A—Northern Coastal Plain
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
NJ015—Gloucester County, New Jersey
PEDON
Describers Name:
Thornton Hole
Current Taxonomic Class:
Coarse-loamy, semiactive, mesic Typic Hapludults
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Type:
TUD pedon
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
Converted from PDP 3.x
Pedon #:
10
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Swedesboro
PSC -
43 to 93 cm.
Classificaton Date -
2/19/2013
Classifier -
Susan Demas
Soil Taxonomic Edition -
eleventh edition
Moisture Class -
udic
Moisture Subclass -
typic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Freehold
Taxonomic Class -
Coarse-loamy, mixed, mesic Typic Hapludults
Classificaton Date -
2/2/1992
Moisture Class -
udic
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
Certification Status:
certified
QC Status:
level 1
SITE
Landscape:
coastal plain
Landform:
marine terrace
Anthropogenic Feature:
leveled land
Geomorphic Component Hills:
side slope
Slope Shape Across:
convex
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
2/2/1992 (actual site observation date)
Microrelief Elevation:
10
Surface Cover Properties:
Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 -
crop cover
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Drained? -
no
Bedded Soil? -
no
Forest Plantation? -
no
Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind
Feature Depth L-H
Feature Thickness L-RV-H
cm
ochric epipedon
argillic horizon
0—30
43—134
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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
%
m
degrees
mm
mm
C
mm
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70
50
90
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225
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Ap—0 to 30 centimeters (0.0 to 11.8 inches); very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) loamy sand; 10 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.7, pH meter; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P02019. split at 15 cm for bulk density
Et—30 to 43 centimeters (11.8 to 16.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) loamy sand; 5 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable, nonplastic; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P02020
B1—43 to 58 centimeters (16.9 to 22.8 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) sandy loam; 18 percent clay; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P02021
Bt2—58 to 66 centimeters (22.8 to 26.0 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) loamy sand; 13 percent clay; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P02022
Bt3—66 to 80 centimeters (26.0 to 31.5 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) loamy sand; 18 percent clay; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, indurated, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter quartzite fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.7, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P02023
Bt4—80 to 95 centimeters (31.5 to 37.4 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6) sand; 12 percent clay; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.7, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P02024
Bt5—95 to 115 centimeters (37.4 to 45.3 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) loamy sand; 5 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P02025
Bt6—115 to 134 centimeters (45.3 to 52.8 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6) loamy sand; 10 percent clay; structureless massive; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; neutral, pH 7.3, pH meter. Lab sample # 93P02026
C1—134 to 148 centimeters (52.8 to 58.3 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) sand; 5 percent clay; 3 percent yellow (10YR 7/6) medium distinct mottles; structureless single grain; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, pH meter. Lab sample # 93P02027
C2—148 to 162 centimeters (58.3 to 63.8 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) sandy loam; 16 percent clay; fragments. Lab sample # 93P02028. auger boring
C3—162 to 190 centimeters (63.8 to 74.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) sandy loam; 20 percent clay; light gray (N 7/0) mottles; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter quartzite fragments. Lab sample # 93P02029. auger boring
C4—190 to 210 centimeters (74.8 to 82.7 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) sandy loam; 22 percent clay; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) mottles; 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter quartzite fragments. Lab sample # 93P02030. auger boring
C5—210 to 233 centimeters (82.7 to 91.7 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) sandy loam, sandy clay loam; 5 percent clay; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) mottles; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter quartzite fragments. Lab sample # 93P02031. auger boring