IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Susquehanna

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S2006MS039001

User Pedon ID: S06MS039001

Vegetation Plot ID: MS039 Susquehanna Benchma

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 06N0855

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 18176

Print Date: 11/23/2024

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: 30.9269447

Std. Longitude: -88.6721420

Datum: WGS84

Township: 1 SOUTH

Range: 7 WEST

Section: 27

PLSS Details: Southwest 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4

Location Description: 4.5 Miles southwest of Lucedale, on MS State Highway 26, 3.0 miles north on gravel road, 1.25 miles north of gravel road on first woods road north of Big Creek bridge, 50 feet north of woods road and 150 feet west of pipeline.

Map Unit: SnB—Susquehanna fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes

Country: US—United States

State: Mississippi

County: MS039—George

MLRA: 133A—Southern Coastal Plain

Regional Office: 7—Auburn, AL

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MS039—George County, Mississippi

7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 30088-H6—Merrill, Mississippi

PEDON

Describers Name: George Martin

Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, thermic Vertic Paleudalfs

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Type: OSD pedon

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Susquehanna

PSC - 15 to 74 cm.

Classificaton Date - 4/9/2010

Moisture Class - udic

Moisture Subclass - udic

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Susquehanna

Taxonomic Class - Fine, smectitic, thermic Vertic Paleudalf

Taxon Kind - series

Classificaton Date - 5/23/2006

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Erosion Class - 1

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Parent Material: clayey marine deposits derived from sedimentary rock

Landscape: coastal plain

Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope

Hill Slope Profile: summit

Slope Position: upper third

Slope Complexity: simple

Slope Shape Across: convex

Slope Shape Down: linear

Runoff: medium

Drainage Class: somewhat poorly

Flooding: none flooding

Ponding: none ponding

Geology: Pascagoula & Hattiesburg Fm. formation.

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: yes

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 5/23/2006 (actual site observation date)

Air Photo ID: #8

Surface Water Kind: none observed

Plant Association Name: Woodland

Surface Cover Properties:

Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover

Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - intermixed conifers and hardwoods

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Drained? - no

Bedded Soil? - no

Forest Plantation? - no

Current Weather - sunny

Vegetation Plot Plants
Plant Symbol	Scientific Name	National Vernacular Name	Plant Type Group	Canopy Cover %	Vegetation Stata Level
ILVO ILVO PITA PITA	Ilex vomitoria Ilex vomitoria Pinus taeda Pinus taeda	yaupon yaupon loblolly pine loblolly pine	— — — —	— — — —	— — — —

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
argillic horizon slickensides	15—203 110—203	—- —-

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	500	250	48	—	310	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); 55 percent brown (10YR 4/3) oxidized and 45 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) oxidized fine sandy loam; 39 percent sand; 54 percent silt; 7 percent clay; weak coarse granular structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderate permeability; low excavation difficulty; 15.0 very fine roots throughout and 20.0 very coarse roots throughout and 25.0 medium roots throughout and 30.0 fine roots throughout and 20.0 coarse roots throughout; fragments; noneffervescent; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 06N03673; observed in shovel slice

Bt—15 to 26 centimeters (5.9 to 10.2 inches); red (2.5YR 5/6) exterior clay; 13 percent sand; 35 percent silt; 52 percent clay; strong fine angular blocky, and strong medium angular blocky structure; firm, very sticky, very plastic; very slow permeability; moderate excavation difficulty; 15.0 very fine roots throughout and 20.0 very coarse roots throughout and 25.0 medium roots throughout and 30.0 fine roots throughout and 20.0 coarse roots throughout; 10 percent fine distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries in matrix surrounding redox concentrations and 20 percent medium distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, masses of reduced iron with clear boundaries in matrix and 20 percent fine distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, masses of reduced iron with clear boundaries in matrix; fragments; noneffervescent; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 06N03674; observed in shovel slice

Btg—26 to 74 centimeters (10.2 to 29.1 inches); light gray (2.5Y 7/2) exterior clay; 8 percent sand; 35 percent silt; 57 percent clay; strong coarse angular blocky, and strong fine angular blocky structure; firm, very sticky, very plastic; very slow permeability; high excavation difficulty; 25.0 very fine roots throughout and 25.0 medium roots throughout and 35.0 fine roots throughout and 15.0 coarse roots throughout; 10 percent medium faint light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, masses of reduced iron with diffuse boundaries in matrix and 25 percent medium prominent red (2.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries in matrix; fragments; noneffervescent; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 06N03675; observed in shovel slice

Btssg1—74 to 110 centimeters (29.1 to 43.3 inches); light gray (2.5Y 7/2) exterior clay; 1 percent sand; 17 percent silt; 82 percent clay; moderate coarse angular blocky, and moderate fine angular blocky structure; very firm, very sticky, very plastic; very slow permeability; very high excavation difficulty; 40.0 very fine roots around fragments and 25.0 medium roots throughout and 35.0 fine roots throughout; 10 percent medium prominent greenish gray (10GY 5/1), moist, reduced matrix with clear boundaries throughout and 15 percent coarse prominent greenish gray (10GY 5/1), moist, iron depletions on surfaces along root channels and 15 percent medium prominent red (2.5YR 4/6), moist, with clear boundaries in matrix and 25 percent fine prominent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8), moist,; fragments; noneffervescent; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 06N03676; observed in auger, bucket

Btssg2—110 to 163 centimeters (43.3 to 64.2 inches); light gray (5Y 7/2) exterior clay; 0 percent sand; 26 percent silt; 74 percent clay; strong coarse angular blocky, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; very firm, very sticky, very plastic; very slow permeability; very high excavation difficulty; 90.0 very fine roots between peds and 10.0 fine roots between peds; 10 percent medium prominent greenish gray (10GY 5/1), moist, iron depletions on surfaces along root channels and 15 percent medium prominent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries and 15 percent fine prominent red (2.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries and 20 percent coarse prominent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries throughout; fragments; noneffervescent; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 06N03677; observed in auger, bucket

Btssg3—163 to 203 centimeters (64.2 to 79.9 inches); light gray (5Y 7/2) exterior clay; 1 percent sand; 34 percent silt; 66 percent clay; strong coarse angular blocky, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; very firm, very sticky, very plastic; very slow permeability; very high excavation difficulty; 95.0 very fine roots throughout and 5.0 fine roots throughout; 10 percent medium prominent greenish gray (10GY 5/1), moist, reduced matrix with clear boundaries on surfaces along root channels and 15 percent fine prominent yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries infused into matrix along faces of peds and 15 percent coarse prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries infused into matrix along faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 06N03678; observed in auger, bucket