IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Neshaminy
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2008DE003002
  • User Pedon ID: S2008DE003002_Neshaminy
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 08N0434
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 20073
  • Print Date: 11/12/2024

    • 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: 39.6416054
  • Std. Longitude: -75.7573318
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Iron Hill County Park, New Castle County, DE. USGS Newark West topographical quadrangle, lat. 39 degrees 38 minutes 29.78 seconds north and long. 75 degrees 45 minutes 26.40 seconds west. MLRA 148.
  • State: Delaware
  • County: DE003—New Castle
  • MLRA: 148—Northern Piedmont
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: DE003—New Castle County, Delaware
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 39075-F7—Newark West, Maryland

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Phil King
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Ultic Hapludalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Neshaminy
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Ultic Hapludalfs
  • Classificaton Date - 2/25/2008
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: residuum weathered from gabbro
  • Landscape: piedmont
  • Landform: hill
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Bedrock: gabbro
  • Geology: Baltimore Gabbro formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 2/25/2008 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    5—43

    43—150

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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

    3

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    Oe—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); moderately decomposed plant material; fragments.
    A—5 to 15 centimeters (2.0 to 5.9 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) silt loam; strong fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 4.0 medium roots throughout and 6.0 fine roots throughout and 4.0 coarse roots throughout; 4.0 medium tubular and 8.0 fine tubular pores; 7 percent by volume gabbro fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 08N02841
    AE—15 to 28 centimeters (5.9 to 11.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) silt loam; moderate medium granular, and moderate fine granular structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 6.0 medium roots throughout and 4.0 fine roots throughout and 4.0 coarse roots throughout; 4.0 medium tubular and 4.0 fine tubular pores; 3 percent by volume gabbro fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 08N02842
    BE—28 to 43 centimeters (11.0 to 16.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 4.0 medium roots throughout and 4.0 fine roots throughout and ; 4.0 very fine vesicular and 4.0 medium tubular and 4.0 fine tubular and 0.8 coarse tubular pores; 3 percent by volume gabbro fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 08N02843
    Bt1—43 to 81 centimeters (16.9 to 31.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) silty clay loam; strong fine subangular blocky, and strong medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 4.0 medium roots throughout and 4.0 fine roots throughout and 0.8 coarse roots throughout; 4.0 medium tubular and 4.0 medium vesicular and 4.0 fine vesicular and 4.0 fine tubular and 4.0 coarse tubular pores; 9 percent by volume gabbro fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 08N02844
    Bt2—81 to 109 centimeters (31.9 to 42.9 inches); 55 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) and 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) channery silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 4.0 medium roots and 0.8 coarse roots and ; 4.0 medium tubular and 4.0 medium vesicular and 4.0 fine tubular and 4.0 fine vesicular and 4.0 coarse tubular pores; 5 percent black (N 2/) iron-manganese masses; 17 percent by volume gabbro fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 08N02845
    Bt3—109 to 150 centimeters (42.9 to 59.1 inches); red (2.5YR 5/6) channery clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.8 medium roots throughout; 4.0 medium tubular and 4.0 fine vesicular and 4.0 fine tubular and 4.0 coarse tubular pores; 2 percent black (N 2/) iron-manganese masses; 20 percent by volume gabbro fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 08N02846
    BC—150 to 203 centimeters (59.1 to 79.9 inches); 60 percent red (2.5YR 5/6) and 40 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) very channery clay loam; weak thick platy structure; friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 10 percent black (N 2/) iron-manganese masses; 40 percent by volume gabbro fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 08N02847