IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Othello
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984MD019013
  • User Pedon ID: S1984MD019013
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0023
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 55743
  • Print Date: 11/11/2024

    • 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: -76.1166687
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 1.25 mi S of junction of Egypt Rd. & Old Bridge Rd. on Egypt Rd .6 mi SW under powerlines, 20 yards S into woods.
  • Map Unit: OkA—Othello and Kentuck soils, 0 to 2 percent slopes
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Maryland
  • County: MD019—Dorchester
  • MLRA: 153D—Northern Tidewater Area
  • Regional Office: SE—Southeast
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-HAM—Hammonton, New Jersey
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MD019—Dorchester County, Maryland
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 38076-D1—Blackwater River, Maryland

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, active, nonacid, mesic Typic Endoaquults
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 13
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Othello
  • PSC - 28 to 71 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/2/2014
  • 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 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hardwoods
  • 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

    aquic conditions

    argillic horizon

    10—175

    28—71

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    Setting and Climate
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    A—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior silt loam; 12 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine and medium roots; 5.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine and medium tubular pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P00143; dry when described;. many very fine roots; common fine and medium roots
    Oi—5 to 0 centimeters (2.0 to 0.0 inches); peat; fragments. Partially undecomposed leaves and twigs; not sampled.
    E—10 to 28 centimeters (3.9 to 11.0 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior silt loam; 14 percent clay; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine and medium prominent mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; 5.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine and medium tubular pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P00144; dry when described;. common to many very fine and fine roots; few fine and medium roots; common fine and medium prominent 7.5YR58 mottles
    Btg1—28 to 48 centimeters (11.0 to 18.9 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) interior silt loam; 20 percent clay; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium prominent mottles; moderate medium prismatic structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 5.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 5.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; 15 percent prominent clay films on faces of peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P00145; dry when described;. few clay films surface features on faces of peds; common to many very fine and fine roots; few medium and coarse roots; common medium prominent 7.5YR58 mottles
    Btg2—48 to 71 centimeters (18.9 to 28.0 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) interior silt loam; 24 percent clay; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium prominent mottles; strong medium and coarse prismatic structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 1.0 fine to coarse roots; 5.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; 37 percent , moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P00146; moist when described;. common clay films surface features on faces of peds; many very fine roots; few to common fine to coarse roots; common medium prominent 7.5YR58 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 1060941; patchy - phpvsfiid 1060941
    2BCg—71 to 91 centimeters (28.0 to 35.8 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior and white (5YR 8/1) interior fine sandy loam; 17 percent clay; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine and medium distinct mottles; massive; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 1.0 very fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial and tubular and 0.5 fine and medium interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P00147; moist when described;. few to common very fine roots; few fine and medium roots; common fine and medium distinct 7.5YR58 mottles
    3Cg1—91 to 119 centimeters (35.8 to 46.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior loamy fine sand; 5 percent clay; 30 percent dark gray (5YR 4/1) coarse faint mottles; massive; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 1.0 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 85P00148; moist when described;. From 44 to 47 layer is (5YR 4/1) loamy fine sand.; few very fine and fine roots; few medium roots; many coarse faint 5YR41 mottles
    3Cg2—119 to 165 centimeters (46.9 to 65.0 inches); light gray (2.5Y 7/2) interior loamy fine sand; 5 percent clay; 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) coarse prominent mottles; massive; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 medium roots; 1.0 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 85P00150; moist when described;. Horizon sampled separately for sampling purposes.; few medium roots; many coarse prominent 7.5YR58 mottles
    3Cg2—119 to 165 centimeters (46.9 to 65.0 inches); light gray (2.5Y 7/2) interior loamy fine sand; 5 percent clay; 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) coarse prominent mottles; massive; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 medium roots; 1.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 85P00149; moist when described;. Horizon sampled separately for sampling purposes.; few medium roots; many coarse prominent 7.5YR58 mottles
    3Cm—165 to 175 centimeters (65.0 to 68.9 inches); unknown texture; fragments. Iron cementation occurring; not sampled.