IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Philo
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1999MD001003
  • User Pedon ID: 99MD001003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 00P0550
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 12054
  • Print Date: 11/13/2024

    • 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: 39.5233345
  • Std. Longitude: -78.5644455
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: Maryland
  • County: MD001—Allegany
  • MLRA: 147—Northern Appalachian Ridges and Valleys
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MD001—Allegany County, Maryland
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 39078-E5—Oldtown, Maryland

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: AKF, SB
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Philo
  • Classificaton Date - 11/9/1999
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: river valley
  • Landform: flood plain
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Flooding: occasional flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/9/1999 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 50
  • 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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    Ap—0 to 28 centimeters (0.0 to 11.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) rubbed, dry; silt loam; moderate fine and medium granular structure; friable; 3.0 very fine and 3.0 medium and 3.0 fine and medium pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P03599. observation method: tr.
    AB—28 to 66 centimeters (11.0 to 26.0 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky parts to moderate fine granular structure; friable; 2.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P03600. observation method: tr.
    BA—66 to 81 centimeters (26.0 to 31.9 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) exterior and dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) interior silt loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; organic stains on faces of peds; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P03601. observation method: tr; ped. surface feature: OSF.; continuous - phpvsfiid 199206; continuous - phpvsfiid 199206
    Btg1—81 to 122 centimeters (31.9 to 48.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/2) silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 1.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 1 percent clay films; 2 percent dendritic dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) calcite crystals; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P03602. observation method: tr; ped. surface feature: CLF; few fine FeMn.
    Btg2—122 to 165 centimeters (48.0 to 65.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/2) silt loam; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 1.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 10 percent clay films; 3 percent dendritic dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) iron-manganese masses; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P03603. observation method: tr; few fine FeMn; ped. surface feature: CLF.
    BCtg—165 to 183 centimeters (65.0 to 72.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/2) very fine sandy loam; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 1.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 10 percent clay films; 3 percent dendritic dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) iron-manganese masses; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P03604. observation method: tr; few fine FeMn; ped. surface feature: CLF.