IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Occaquon Inclusion
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1999MD510003
  • User Pedon ID: 99MD510003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 00P0095
  • Print Date: 4/3/2025

    • 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: 39.3028583
  • Std. Longitude: -76.6912111
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: Maryland
  • County: MD510—Baltimore City
  • MLRA: 148—Northern Piedmont
  • Regional Office: SE—Southeast
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-FRE—Frederick, Maryland
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MD510—City of Baltimore, Maryland

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Occaquon Inclusion
  • Taxonomic Class - Loamy-skeletal, mixed, subactive Typic Dystrudept
  • Classificaton Date - 9/29/1999
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • 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
    • 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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    Duff—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 00P00590
    A—2 to 10 centimeters (0.8 to 3.9 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) mucky loam; 6 percent clay; strong fine granular structure; very friable; 0.5 medium roots throughout and 21.0 fine roots throughout; 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter gneiss fragments. Lab sample # 00P00591. observation method: pit.
    EA—10 to 26 centimeters (3.9 to 10.2 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 5/3) very gravelly loam; 6 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 3.0 medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 3.0 medium tubular and 3.0 fine vesicular pores; 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter gneiss fragments. Lab sample # 00P00592. observation method: pit; gravel is mostly quartzite; 10% intru. of A.
    Bw1—26 to 38 centimeters (10.2 to 15.0 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) gravelly loam; 9 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 21.0 fine and medium roots; 3.0 medium tubular and 21.0 fine vesicular pores; 16 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter gneiss fragments. Lab sample # 00P00593. observation method: pit.
    Bw2—38 to 53 centimeters (15.0 to 20.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) gravelly loam; 11 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 21.0 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 21.0 medium tubular and 0.5 coarse tubular pores; 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter gneiss fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 00P00594. observation method: pit.
    Crt1—53 to 81 centimeters (20.9 to 31.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) extremely channery loam; firm; 21.0 medium roots and 21.0 fine roots; fragments. Lab sample # 00P00595. observation method: pit; rock frag.: 90% para ch gneiss; para ch. 7.5YR 6/4.
    Crt2—81 to 154 centimeters (31.9 to 60.6 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) extremely channery loam; very firm; 3.0 fine roots; fragments. Lab sample # 00P00596. observation method: pit; rock fragment: 10% para; dominantly quartz.
    2BCt—154 to 181 centimeters (60.6 to 71.3 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) and yellowish red (5YR 4/6) loam; 13 percent clay; moderate thin platy structure; friable; 3.0 medium roots and 0.5 fine roots; fragments. Lab sample # 00P00597. observation method: pit; rock frag.: 5% para cn; ped surface features: 5% N 2/0 Mn .
    2C—181 to 190 centimeters (71.3 to 74.8 inches); dark olive gray (5Y 3/2) loamy fine sand; 3 percent clay; strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) and yellowish red (5YR 4/6) mottles; massive; very friable; 0.1 fine roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 00P00598. observation method: pit; concentrations: FeMn stains.