IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Elkton
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984MD019010
  • User Pedon ID: S1984MD019010
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0020
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 55740
  • Print Date: 11/22/2024

    • 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: 38.4666672
  • Std. Longitude: -75.9611130
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 4.25 mi NW of Drawbridge; .5 mi N of the Junction. of Fork Neck Rd. & Decoursey Bridge Rd.; 15 yards. E into field.
  • State: Maryland
  • County: MD019—Dorchester

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, active, mesic Aeric Endoaquults
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 10
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Elkton
  • PSC - 38 to 64 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 5/12/2015
  • Classifier - Susan Demas
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - aeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Bertie
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy over sandy or sandy-skeletal, mixed, mesic Typic Ochraquults
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1984
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: yes
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 1


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1984 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

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    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

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    0—38

    38—64

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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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    2

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    180

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    Ap—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior silt loam; 11 percent clay; weak fine platy, and moderate fine granular structure; very friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 5.0 very fine and fine roots; 5.5 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular and 2.5 medium interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P00125; dry when described;. common to many very fine and fine roots
    BE—23 to 38 centimeters (9.1 to 15.0 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) interior silt loam; 17 percent clay; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium prominent and 30 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) medium faint mottles; moderate medium prismatic structure; very friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 5.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; organic stains on faces of peds and 15 percent faint clay films on faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P00126; dry when described;. Possible Bt.; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; common very fine roots; few fine roots; many medium faint 2.5Y62 mottles; common medium prominent 7.5YR58 mottles
    Btg—38 to 64 centimeters (15.0 to 25.2 inches); gray (5Y 6/1) interior silty clay loam; 25 percent clay; 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium prominent and 30 percent brown (7.5YR 5/4) medium distinct mottles; strong medium prismatic structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 5.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; 55 percent clay films on faces of peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P00127; dry when described;. Mottling looks like pithide picture in too many.; many clay films surface features on faces of peds; many very fine roots; few fine roots; many medium prominent 7.5YR56 mottles; many medium distinct 7.5YR54 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 1060675; patchy - phpvsfiid 1060675
    2BC—64 to 91 centimeters (25.2 to 35.8 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) interior fine sandy loam; 12 percent clay; 11 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) medium prominent and 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) coarse prominent mottles; weak medium prismatic, and structureless massive; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 2.5 very fine interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # 85P00128; moist when described;. few very fine roots; many coarse prominent 7.5YR56 mottles; common medium prominent 5YR58 mottles
    2Cg—91 to 119 centimeters (35.8 to 46.9 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior fine sand; 2 percent clay; 1 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) medium prominent and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) coarse distinct and 30 percent light gray (10YR 7/2) coarse faint mottles; massive; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 fine interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 85P00129; moist when described;. few very fine roots; many coarse faint 10YR72 mottles; few medium prominent 5YR56 mottles; common coarse distinct 10YR54 mottles
    2C—119 to 142 centimeters (46.9 to 55.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, light gray (10YR 7/2) interior, dry; sand; 4 percent clay; massive; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 85P00130; moist when described;. 5% gravel