IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Zekiah
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1993MD047067
  • User Pedon ID: 93MD047067
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 94P0259
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 66437
  • Print Date: 12/17/2024

    • LOCATION

  • State: Maryland
  • County: MD047—Worcester
  • MLRA: 153D—Northern Tidewater Area
  • Regional Office: SE—Southeast
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-HAM—Hammonton, New Jersey
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MD047—Worcester County, Maryland

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: George Demas, John Burn
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, siliceous, active, acid, mesic Typic Fluvaquents
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: not classified to current taxon name
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 67
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Zekiah
  • Classificaton Date - 5/25/2012
  • Classifier - Susan Demas
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Zekiah
  • Classificaton Date - 10/10/1993
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: yes


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/10/1993 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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

    aquic conditions

    0—183

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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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    A1—0 to 36 centimeters (0.0 to 14.2 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) loam; 1 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) medium distinct and 3 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; massive parts to weak coarse platy; friable, slightly sticky; 3.0 very fine and fine roots and 21.0 medium roots; 3.0 very fine and fine pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P01557
    A2—36 to 91 centimeters (14.2 to 35.8 inches); black (N 2/0) mucky* sandy loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky; 3.0 fine roots; 3.0 fine pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P01558
    Cg—91 to 114 centimeters (35.8 to 44.9 inches); gray (2.5Y 5/1) sandy loam; massive; friable, slightly sticky; 3.0 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P01559
    2C1—114 to 142 centimeters (44.9 to 55.9 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) coarse sand; 1 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) coarse distinct and 3 percent dark gray (5Y 4/1) medium distinct mottles; single grain; loose; 0.5 very fine pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P01560
    3C2—142 to 183 centimeters (55.9 to 72.0 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) sand; single grain; loose; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog. No sample received.