IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Westphalia
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1992NJ015012
  • User Pedon ID: 92NJ015012
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 93P0252
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 65596
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • 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: 39.7138901
  • Std. Longitude: -75.3002777
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: .45 mile east of the intersection of Russell Mill Road and Old Mans Creek Road. .325 mile south of Russell Mill Road in field.
  • 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
  • Pedon Type: TUD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 12
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Westphalia
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, siliceous Ochreptic Hapludults
  • PSC - 42 to 92 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/2/1992
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: coastal plain
  • Landform: marine terrace
  • Anthropogenic Feature: leveled land
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Position: middle third
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 2/2/1992 (actual site observation date)
  • Microrelief Elevation: 35
  • 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—38

    42—119

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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

    2

    70

    50

    34

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    135

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    Ap—0 to 38 centimeters (0.0 to 15.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) loamy very fine sand; weak fine and medium granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots between peds; fine and medium moderate-continuity vesicular pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P02045
    E—38 to 42 centimeters (15.0 to 16.5 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) loamy very fine sand; weak thin platy structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; fine and medium moderate-continuity vesicular pores; 1 percent by volume quartzite fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P02046
    Bt1—42 to 54 centimeters (16.5 to 21.3 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) very fine sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; fine moderate-continuity vesicular pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P02047
    Bt2—54 to 74 centimeters (21.3 to 29.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) clay loam; moderate medium and coarse angular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; fine low-continuity vesicular pores; 1 percent by volume quartzite fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 8.5, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P02048
    Bt3—74 to 105 centimeters (29.1 to 41.3 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) silty clay loam; strong medium and coarse angular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; fine low-continuity vesicular pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P02049
    Bt4—105 to 119 centimeters (41.3 to 46.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) loam; 3 percent light gray (10YR 7/1) coarse prominent mottles; weak thin platy structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fine moderate-continuity vesicular pores; fragments; neutral, pH 6.9, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P02050
    C1—119 to 220 centimeters (46.9 to 86.6 inches); reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) very fine sandy loam; massive; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; fine moderate-continuity vesicular pores; fragments; neutral, pH 6.7, pH meter. Lab sample # 93P02051
    C2—220 to 330 centimeters (86.6 to 129.9 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 93P02052