IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Elkton
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984MD019012
  • User Pedon ID: S1984MD019012
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0022
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 55742
  • Print Date: 4/26/2025

    • 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: 38.4625015
  • Std. Longitude: -75.9333344
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 2.25 mi NW of Drawbridge at junction of Decoursey Bridge Rd. & Drawbridge Rd. 30 yards N of Decoursey Bridge Road.
  • State: Maryland
  • County: MD019—Dorchester
  • Regional Office: SE—Southeast
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-HAM—Hammonton, New Jersey
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MD019—Dorchester County, Maryland

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, semiactive, mesic Typic 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 #: 12
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Elkton
  • PSC - 20 to 61 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 5/12/2015
  • Classifier - Susan Demas
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Othello
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Typic Ochraquult
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1984
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: yes
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 1


    • SITE

  • Landscape: coastal plain
  • Drainage Class: 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
    • Setting and Climate
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    Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior silt loam; 11 percent clay; moderate fine and medium granular structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 5.5 very fine and fine tubular and 1.0 medium and coarse tubular pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P00137; dry when described;. common to many very fine and fine roots; few medium roots
    Btg1—20 to 36 centimeters (7.9 to 14.2 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior silt loam; 20 percent clay; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium prominent mottles; strong medium prismatic structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 5.0 very fine and fine tubular and 0.5 medium tubular pores; 37 percent gray (10YR 5/1) clay films on faces of peds; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P00138; dry when described;. common clay films surface features on faces of peds; many very fine roots; few fine roots; common medium prominent 7.5YR58 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1060944; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1060944
    Btg2—36 to 61 centimeters (14.2 to 24.0 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) interior silty clay loam; 26 percent clay; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium prominent mottles; strong medium prismatic structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 5.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 55 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P00139; moist when described;. many clay films surface features on faces of peds; many very fine roots; few fine roots; common medium prominent 7.5YR58 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 1060945; patchy - phpvsfiid 1060945
    2BCtg—61 to 91 centimeters (24.0 to 35.8 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior fine sandy loam; 7 percent clay; 1 percent light gray (10YR 7/2) medium distinct and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) coarse prominent and 11 percent gray (5YR 5/1) coarse distinct mottles; massive; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; 37 percent faint , moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P00140; moist when described;. Dark mottles are highly on clay.; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots; common coarse prominent 7.5YR58 mottles; common coarse distinct 5YR51 mottles; few medium distinct 10YR72 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1060943; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1060943
    3Cg1—91 to 109 centimeters (35.8 to 42.9 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2) interior sand; 1 percent clay; 11 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1) coarse faint mottles; massive; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P00141; moist when described;. common coarse faint 10YR41 mottles
    4Cg2—109 to 130 centimeters (42.9 to 51.2 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior and dark gray (5YR 4/1) interior sand; 3 percent clay; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) medium faint mottles; massive; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P00142; moist when described;. few medium faint 10YR54 mottles
    4BCm1—130 to 137 centimeters (51.2 to 53.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) interior and light gray (10YR 7/1) interior very gravelly sand; massive; nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments. High in iron; partially cemented with iron; extremely hard when dry; not sampled.
    4BCm2—137 to 147 centimeters (53.9 to 57.9 inches); unknown texture; fragments. Stopped by water table below 54 to 65 is same as 51 to 54 below 65 is old marsh surface; not sampled.