IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Rohrersville
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984MD021006
  • User Pedon ID: S1984MD021006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 84P0724
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 54967
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 39.6216250
  • Std. Longitude: -77.4729000
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 125 feet below road, 700 feet above camp registration gate.
  • State: Maryland
  • County: MD021—Frederick
  • MLRA: 130A—Northern Blue Ridge

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Carl Robiette, Ron Yeck, Carolyn Olson
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy-skeletal, mixed, superactive, mesic Aquic Argiudolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 6
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Rohrersville
  • PSC - 25 to 74 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/25/2013
  • Classifier - A. Friend
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Snd
  • Taxonomic Class - Loamy-skeletal, mixed Typic Fragiochrepts
  • PSC - 23 to 45 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1984
  • Classifier - Soil Survey Staff
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - first edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - typic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 1
  • QA Status: level 1


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountains or deeply dissected plateaus
  • Landform: hillside or mountainside
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1984 (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 Restrictions
    Kind Hardness Restriction Depth L-H Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    fragipan

    noncoherent

    74 - 188

    - 114 -

    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    cambic horizon

    reduced matrix

    aquic conditions

    redox concentrations

    fragipan

    redox depletions with chroma 2 or less

    lithologic discontinuity

    0—23

    45—74

    45—74

    45—188

    45—188

    74—188

    74—188

    74—220

    —23—

    —29—

    —29—

    —143—

    —143—

    —114—

    —114—

    —146—
    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

    7

    —

    —

    412

    —

    90

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

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    A—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior extremely channery silty clay loam; moderate fine granular structure; very friable; 5.5 fine and medium roots; 40 percent by volume flat subangular indurated 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method and 41 percent by volume flat subangular indurated 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P4006; observed in trench. many fine and medium roots
    BEt—23 to 45 centimeters (9.1 to 17.7 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) interior extremely channery silt loam; 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 medium roots; 2.5 fine tubular pores; faint , moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 30 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; 31 percent by volume flat subangular indurated 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method and 48 percent by volume flat subangular indurated 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P4007; observed in trench. many fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common medium roots; common fine distinct 10YR46 mottles
    Bg—45 to 74 centimeters (17.7 to 29.1 inches); 65 percent pinkish gray (5YR 6/2) interior and 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior and 5 percent reddish yellow (5YR 6/6) interior very channery silt loam; weak coarse prismatic, and weak medium platy structure; friable; 2.5 medium roots; 0.5 very fine vesicular pores; faint , moist, clay films and 15 percent , moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains; 5 percent by volume flat subangular indurated 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method and 25 percent by volume flat subangular indurated 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P4008; observed in trench. few manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features; common medium roots; patchy - phpvsfiid 1080902; patchy - phpvsfiid 1080902
    2Bx1—74 to 108 centimeters (29.1 to 42.5 inches); 35 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior and 50 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior and 15 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) interior very channery silt loam; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate medium platy structure; firm; 2.5 medium roots; 0.5 fine vesicular pores; faint , moist, clay films on faces of peds and 37 percent faint , moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains; 5 percent by volume flat subangular indurated 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method and 33 percent by volume flat subangular indurated 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P4009; observed in trench. common manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features; common medium roots; patchy - phpvsfiid 1080904; patchy - phpvsfiid 1080904
    2Bx2—108 to 155 centimeters (42.5 to 61.0 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6) interior channery silt loam; 30 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) medium prominent mottles; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate fine platy structure; very firm; 0.1 medium roots; 0.5 very fine vesicular pores; faint , moist, clay films on faces of peds and 55 percent , moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains; 5 percent by volume flat subangular indurated 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method and 23 percent by volume flat subangular indurated 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P4010; observed in trench. (10YR 5/1) on polygon faces.; many manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features; very few medium roots; many medium prominent 2.5Y62 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 1080906; patchy - phpvsfiid 1080906
    2Bx3—155 to 188 centimeters (61.0 to 74.0 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6) interior very channery silt loam; 30 percent pale red (2.5YR 6/2) coarse prominent mottles; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate fine platy structure; very firm; 0.1 medium roots; 0.5 very fine vesicular pores; faint , moist, clay films and 37 percent distinct , moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains; 15 percent by volume flat subangular indurated 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method and 34 percent by volume flat subangular indurated 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P4011; observed in trench. (10YR 5/1) on polygon faces.; common manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features; very few medium roots; many coarse prominent 2.5YR62 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 1080909; patchy - phpvsfiid 1080909
    2BC—188 to 220 centimeters (74.0 to 86.6 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior channery silt loam; weak coarse prismatic, and weak coarse platy structure; firm; 0.1 fine roots; 0.5 fine discontinuous tubular pores; faint , moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 2 percent by volume flat subangular indurated 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method and 32 percent by volume flat subangular indurated 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method. Lab sample # 84P4012; observed in trench. (10YR 5/1) on polygon faces; weathered channers surrounded by (2.5Y 5/4).; very few fine roots; patchy - phpvsfiid 1080910; patchy - phpvsfiid 1080910