IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Monmouth
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1994MD003017
User Pedon ID:
94MD003017
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
SSL
Lab Pedon # -
95P0267
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
67285
Print Date:
12/5/2025
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:
38.9787028
Std. Longitude:
-76.6370194
Datum:
WGS84
Location Description:
Staples Corner
Map Unit:
AsB—Annapolis fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes
State:
Maryland
County:
MD003—Anne Arundel
MLRA:
149A—Northern Coastal Plain
Regional Office:
SE—Southeast
MLRA Soil Survey Area:
NE-HAM—Hammonton, New Jersey
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
MD003—Anne Arundel County, Maryland
PEDON
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Type:
OSD pedon
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
Converted from PDP 3.x
Pedon #:
17
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Monmouth
Classificaton Date -
9/14/1994
Moisture Class -
udic
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Landscape:
coastal plain
Slope Shape Across:
linear
Slope Shape Down:
linear
Drainage Class:
well
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
9/14/1994 (actual site observation date)
Air Photo ID:
22
Surface Cover Properties:
Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 -
grass/herbaceous cover
Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 -
hayland
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
%
m
degrees
mm
mm
C
mm
3
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33
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113
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Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) fine sandy loam; moderate medium platy parts to weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 medium roots and 21.0 fine roots; 3.0 fine and medium tubular and 3.0 fine vesicular pores; 1 percent by volume subrounded 2-76-150 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P01751
Bt1—20 to 38 centimeters (7.9 to 15.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) sandy clay loam; 1 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) fine prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 21.0 fine roots; 21.0 fine to coarse vesicular and 3.0 fine and medium tubular pores; 10 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 4/3) clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 5 percent by volume subrounded 2-76-150 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P01752
Bt2—38 to 69 centimeters (15.0 to 27.2 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 fine roots; 3.0 fine and medium tubular and 21.0 fine and medium vesicular and 0.5 coarse vesicular pores; 5 percent by volume 150-265-380 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume 2-76-150 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P01753
BC—69 to 84 centimeters (27.2 to 33.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) sandy loam; 21 percent black (N 2/0) fine prominent and 21 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 fine roots; 1 percent by volume 2-76-150 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P01754
C/Bt3—84 to 155 centimeters (33.1 to 61.0 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 4/3) loamy sand; massive; very friable; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 95P01755, 95P01763, 95P01764
C/Bt3—84 to 155 centimeters (33.1 to 61.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/3) loamy sand; weak medium platy structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 10 percent distinct olive (5Y 4/3) clay bridges between sand grains; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 95P01755
Bt3—84 to 155 centimeters (33.1 to 61.0 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 95P01763
C1—84 to 155 centimeters (33.1 to 61.0 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 95P01764
C2—155 to 206 centimeters (61.0 to 81.1 inches); dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/3) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) and dusky red (10R 3/3) loamy fine sand, fine sand; moderate coarse platy structure; very firm, weakly cemented; brittle; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, hellige-truog; abrupt broken boundary. Lab sample # 95P01756
C3—206 to 294 centimeters (81.1 to 115.7 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) loamy fine sand; massive; friable; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P01757
C4—294 to 323 centimeters (115.7 to 127.2 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) sandy clay loam; massive; friable; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P01758
C5—323 to 373 centimeters (127.2 to 146.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine sandy loam; 21 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine distinct mottles; massive; friable; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P01759
C6—373 to 389 centimeters (146.9 to 153.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) loamy fine sand; massive; friable; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P01760
C7—389 to 452 centimeters (153.1 to 178.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine sandy loam; massive; friable; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P01761
C8—452 to 467 centimeters (178.0 to 183.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) sandy clay loam; massive; friable; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 95P01762