IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Legore
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1999MD510002
  • User Pedon ID: 99MD510002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 00P0094
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 11602
  • Print Date: 11/12/2024

    • 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: 39.3007500
  • Std. Longitude: -76.6935139
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: Maryland
  • County: MD510—Baltimore City
  • MLRA: 148—Northern Piedmont
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MD510—City of Baltimore, Maryland

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Joe Kraft
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, isotic, superactive, mesic Typic Hapludalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: research site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Legore
  • PSC - 23 to 73 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/23/2013
  • Classifier - David Verdone
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Legore
  • Classificaton Date - 9/29/1999
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 1
  • QA Status: level 1


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/29/1999 (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
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    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

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    0—23

    23—106

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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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    A—0 to 12 centimeters (0.0 to 4.7 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) silt loam; 12 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky parts to moderate fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 9 percent by volume nonflat subangular very strongly coherent cemented 2-50-75 millimeter gneiss fragments observed by weighed method; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P00579. observation method: pit; roots >5 f t, >1 c t, 1-5 m t; pores: 1-5 vf ve, <1 m tu.
    Oi—2 to 0 centimeters (0.8 to 0.0 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 00P00578. 0bservation method: pit; leaf & twig; roots: >5 f t, >5 m t.
    EA—12 to 21 centimeters (4.7 to 8.3 inches); 60 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) and 40 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) silt loam; 13 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 4 percent by volume nonflat subangular strongly coherent cemented 2-50-75 millimeter gneiss fragments observed by weighed method; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P00580. roots: >5, f, t, >1, c, t, 1-5, m, t; pores: 1-5vf ve, <1, m, tu.
    BE—21 to 33 centimeters (8.3 to 13.0 inches); 80 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) and 20 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) silt loam; 16 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 4 percent by volume nonflat subangular very strongly coherent cemented 2-50-75 millimeter gneiss fragments observed by weighed method; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P00581. roots: >5, f, t, 1-5, m, t; pores: 1-5, c, tu, 1-5, f, ve, 1-5, f, ve, 1-5, f, tu; krotovinas are filling pores 10YR 3/2.
    Bt1—33 to 53 centimeters (13.0 to 20.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) loam; 19 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 15 percent faint clay films; 2 percent by volume nonflat subangular strongly coherent cemented 2-50-75 millimeter gneiss fragments observed by weighed method; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P00582. observation method: pit; roots: >5, f, t; pores: >5, m, tu, 1-5, f, vs.; patchy - phpvsfiid 1053180; patchy - phpvsfiid 1053180
    Bt2—53 to 86 centimeters (20.9 to 33.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) coarse sandy loam; 22 percent clay; moderate thick platy parts to moderate fine granular structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 30 percent faint brown (7.5YR 4/4) clay films; 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular very strongly coherent cemented 2-50-75 millimeter gneiss fragments observed by weighed method; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P00583. concentrations: mnm 5% n2; roots: 1-5, m, t, <1, f, t; pores: 1-5, f, ve, >5, m, ve, <1, c, tu, 1-5, f, tu.; patchy - phpvsfiid 1053181; patchy - phpvsfiid 1053181
    Bt3—86 to 104 centimeters (33.9 to 40.9 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) loam; 21 percent clay; weak thick platy parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 20 percent faint reddish brown (5YR 4/4) clay films; 3 percent by volume nonflat subangular very strongly coherent cemented 2-50-75 millimeter gneiss fragments observed by weighed method; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P00584. observation method: pit; concentrations: mnm 5% n2; roots: 1-5 m t, <1 f t, pores: >5 f ve, <1 f tu.; patchy - phpvsfiid 1053182; patchy - phpvsfiid 1053182
    CBt1—104 to 132 centimeters (40.9 to 52.0 inches); dark olive gray (5Y 3/2) loam; 9 percent clay; moderate very thick platy structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 10 percent faint reddish brown (5YR 4/4) clay films; 11 percent by volume nonflat subangular very strongly coherent cemented 2-50-75 millimeter gneiss fragments observed by weighed method; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P00585. observation method: pit; roots: 1-5 m t, <1 c t, <1 f t; pores: 1-5 m ve, >5 f ve; some roots follow horizontal ped faces.; patchy - phpvsfiid 1053183; patchy - phpvsfiid 1053183
    CBt2—132 to 174 centimeters (52.0 to 68.5 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) and 10 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) very fine sandy loam; 7 percent clay; moderate thick platy structure; friable; 20 percent faint reddish brown (5YR 4/4) clay films; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P00586. observation method: pit; concentrations: mnm2% n2 associated with CLF; ped surface features: sp; roots: <1 m t, <1 f t; pores: 1-5 f tu, 1-5 f ve, <1 m tu; some clay flows are very fine.; patchy - phpvsfiid 1053184; patchy - phpvsfiid 1053184
    C1—174 to 210 centimeters (68.5 to 82.7 inches); 40 percent yellow (10YR 7/6) and 60 percent dark greenish gray (5GY 3/1) very fine sandy loam; 8 percent clay; massive; reddish brown (5YR 4/4) clay films; 3 percent by volume nonflat subangular very strongly coherent cemented 2-50-75 millimeter gneiss fragments observed by weighed method. Lab sample # 00P00587. rock frag: pch 20; difficult to see pcn with out deeper pit; concentrations: feldspar 5% 7.5YR 5/6 filling cracks; roots: <1 f t; CLF following fractures in rock (isolated).
    C2—210 to 300 centimeters (82.7 to 118.1 inches); very fine sandy loam; fragments. Lab sample # 00P00588
    C3—300 to 340 centimeters (118.1 to 133.9 inches); very fine sandy loam; fragments. Lab sample # 00P00589