IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Mullica
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1999MD045007
  • User Pedon ID: 99MD045007
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 00P1059
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 12552
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 38.3919444
  • Std. Longitude: -76.4700000
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Map Unit: MuA—Mullica-Berryland complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes
  • State: Maryland
  • County: MD045—Wicomico
  • MLRA: 153D—Northern Tidewater Area
  • Regional Office: SE—Southeast
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-HAM—Hammonton, New Jersey
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MD045—Wicomico County, Maryland
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 38075-D4—Pittsville, Maryland

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Susan Demas
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Sandy, mixed, superactive, mesic Typic Humaquepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 7
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Mullica
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/11/2013
  • Classifier - Susan Demas
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Berryland
  • Taxonomic Class - Sandy, mixed Typic Humaquepts
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 12/20/1999
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Moisture SUBClass - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: yes
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 1


    • SITE

  • Landscape: coastal plain
  • Drainage Class: very poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 12/20/1999 (actual site observation date)
  • 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

    umbric epipedon

    aquic conditions

    0—28

    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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

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    Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); reddish black (2.5YR 2/1) mucky loamy sand; massive; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 3.0 fine tubular and 3.0 fine vesicular pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P06247. 10% white sand grains.
    A—18 to 28 centimeters (7.1 to 11.0 inches); black (7.5YR 2/1) mucky loamy sand; massive; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 3.0 fine and medium vesicular and 3.0 fine tubular pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P06248. 30% white sand grains; this layer is darker than Ap horizon.
    Bh—28 to 48 centimeters (11.0 to 18.9 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) loamy sand; 3 percent black (10YR 2/1) medium and coarse distinct irregular mottles; massive; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 3.0 fine tubular and 3.0 fine vesicular pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P06249. Mottles are A material from above horizon.
    BC—48 to 58 centimeters (18.9 to 22.8 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) sand; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 3.0 fine tubular and 3.0 fine interstitial pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P06250
    Cg—58 to 122 centimeters (22.8 to 48.0 inches); light gray (2.5Y 7/2) sand; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 fine roots throughout; 3.0 fine interstitial pores; 10 percent prominent brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, organic stains in root channels and/or pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P06251. thin layer of sandy loam material in horizon.; continuous - phpvsfiid 1060744; continuous - phpvsfiid 1060744
    C—122 to 142 centimeters (48.0 to 55.9 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) sand; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. described by auger hole.
    2Ab—142 to 155 centimeters (55.9 to 61.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) loam; massive; friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. 3% visible pieces of organic matter.
    2C'g—155 to 183 centimeters (61.0 to 72.0 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) sand; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog.