IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Bestpitch
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2019NJ029004
  • User Pedon ID: S2019NJ029004
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S2019NJ029004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 19N0336
  • User Project ID: 21-22-ham-CZSS
  • Project Name: MLRA 149A - 153D - CZSS - National Coastal Blue Carbon Assessment (NCBCA) Project
  • Print Date: 12/6/2025

    • 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: 39.5413360
  • Std. Longitude: -74.3287800
  • Datum: WGS84
  • GPS - PDOP: 2
  • Location Description: Located in an Appoquinimink-Transquaking-Mispillion complex mapunit in Ocean County, New Jersey. This site is located near Tuckerton, NJ off of Great Bay Boulevard. Approxiately 932 feet southeast of Cape Horn Marina, and approximately 3,679 feet northwest from the intersection and bridge on Great Bay Blvd. and Sheepshead Creek and approximately 423 feet west of Great Bay Blvd.
  • Map Unit: AptAv—Appoquinimink-Transquaking-Mispillion complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes, very frequently flooded
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: New Jersey
  • County: NJ029—Ocean
  • MLRA: 153D—Northern Tidewater Area
  • Regional Office: SE—Southeast
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-HAM—Hammonton, New Jersey
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NJ029—Ocean County, New Jersey
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 39074-E3—Tuckerton, New Jersey

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: David Steinmann and Rob Tunstead
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Clayey, mixed, euic, mesic Terric Sulfihemists
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, brief description
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Spreadsheet
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Bestpitch
  • PSC - 0 to 130 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/5/2022
  • Classifier - David Steinmann
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - peraquic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Bestpitch
  • Taxonomic Class - Clayey, mixed, euic, mesic Terric Sulfihemists
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 0 to 130 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 5/1/2019
  • Classifier - David Steinmann
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - peraquic
  • Moisture SUBClass - typic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: yes
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 1
  • Subaqueous Soils Information:
  • SAS Pipe Length External - 27
  • SAS Pipe Length Unfilled - 68
  • SAS Core Settlement - 41
  • SAS Core Length - 245
  • SAS Core Storage Site - Cape May PMC
  • SAS Exposure Begin - 5/2/2019
  • SAS Exposure End - 5/2/2019


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: herbaceous organic material and/or herbaceous organic material and/or fine-silty estuarine deposits
  • Landscape: estuary on coastal plain
  • Landform: salt marsh
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: negligible
  • Drainage Class: very poorly
  • Flooding: very frequent flooding for very brief periods
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Wet Soil Moisture Duration: 365
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

  • Vegplot Text Note(s): NASIS Site Name (MLRA03_Raleigh) and NASIS Group Name (3-HAM Hammonton, NJ MSSO) was transferred to (MLRA12_Amherst) and (NE-HAM Hammonton, NJ MSSO) respectively to align with the new USDA-NRCS SPSD Regional Office boundaries. The MLRA12-Amherst NASIS Site will eventually be renamed as the Northeast NASIS Site.

    • SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/4/2019 (actual site observation date)
  • Data Collector: David Steinmann and Rob Tunstead
  • Surface Water Kind: flooded
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - marshland
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Tidal Period - high
  • Water Properties:
  • Water Temp - Upper - 49
  • Water Salinity - Upper - 25
    • Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 1
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID Data Collector Total Clay CaCO3 Clay Total Silt Fine Silt Co. Silt Total Sand Total Sand Method VC Sand Co. Sand Med. Sand Fine Sand VF Sand VF Sand Method Texture Class - Field Lab Rubbed Fiber Unrubbed Fiber pH H2O
    cm cm % % % % % % % % % % % % %

    Oi1

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    Oese

    Cseg1

    Cseg2

    O'ese1

    O'ese2

    2Cseg1

    2Cseg2

    2Cseg3

    2Cseg4

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    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 2
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID pH CaCl2 pH NaF pH Ox Delta pH LL PL PI Atter. Samp. Cond. COLE Pot. Acidity Ca + Mg - Meh 2 K Ca + Mg - Sat. Paste KCl Extract. Acidity Base Sat. - Meh 2 CEC-7 CEC-8.2
    cm cm % % % cm/cm meq/100g cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg mmol(+)/l cmol(+)/kg % cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg

    Oi1

    Oi2

    Oese

    Cseg1

    Cseg2

    O'ese1

    O'ese2

    2Cseg1

    2Cseg2

    2Cseg3

    2Cseg4

    0

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    197

    212

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    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 3
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID ECEC Phosphate P NO3-N EC EC Method EC 1:5 by volume CaCO3 Equiv. Equiv. Gypsum Na SAR Gypsum Req. Humic Color Fulvic Color Humic + Fulvic Color Al PI Pyro. Hue PyrO. Value Pyro. Chroma
    cm cm cmol(+)/kg mg/kg mg/kg dS/m dS/m % % mmol(+)/l % L-pcu/g L-pcu/g L-pcu/g %

    Oi1

    Oi2

    Oese

    Cseg1

    Cseg2

    O'ese1

    O'ese2

    2Cseg1

    2Cseg2

    2Cseg3

    2Cseg4

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

    endosaturation

    fibric soil materials

    aquic conditions

    histic epipedon

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    sulfidic materials

    n value > 0.7

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    n value > 0.7

    0—226

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    31—97

    97—156

    156—226

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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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    NJ8899

    TUCKERTON 2 NE

    WETS
    Oi1—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) peat; structureless massive; many very fine roots throughout and common medium roots throughout and many fine roots throughout; fragments; none odor; reduced monosulfides present, by hydrogen peroxide, unspecified; neutral, pH 7.2, pH indicator solutions; clear boundary. Lab sample # 19N02488; moist when described; observed in vibracore tube
    Oi2—10 to 20 centimeters (3.9 to 7.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) peat; structureless massive; many very fine roots throughout and common medium roots throughout and many fine roots throughout; fragments; slight sulfurous odor; reduced monosulfides present, by hydrogen peroxide, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, pH indicator solutions; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # 19N02489; moist when described; observed in vibracore tube
    Oese—20 to 31 centimeters (7.9 to 12.2 inches); dark olive gray (5Y 3/2) mucky peat; structureless massive; common very fine roots throughout and common medium roots throughout and common fine roots throughout; fragments; moderate sulfurous odor; reduced monosulfides present, by hydrogen peroxide, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, pH indicator solutions; clear boundary. Lab sample # 19N02490; moist when described; observed in vibracore tube
    Cseg1—31 to 44 centimeters (12.2 to 17.3 inches); black (5Y 2.5/2) silty clay; structureless massive; common very fine roots throughout and few medium roots throughout and common fine roots throughout; fragments; strong sulfurous odor; reduced monosulfides present, by hydrogen peroxide, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, pH indicator solutions; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 19N02491; moist when described; observed in vibracore tube
    Cseg2—44 to 97 centimeters (17.3 to 38.2 inches); dark greenish gray (10Y 4/1) silty clay; structureless massive; moderately sticky, slightly plastic; very fluid; few very fine roots throughout and few fine roots throughout; fragments; strong sulfurous odor; reduced monosulfides present, by hydrogen peroxide, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, pH indicator solutions; clear boundary. Lab sample # 19N02492; moist when described; observed in vibracore tube
    O'ese1—97 to 113 centimeters (38.2 to 44.5 inches); dark olive gray (5Y 3/2) mucky peat; structureless massive; moderately sticky, slightly plastic; very fluid; fragments; strong sulfurous odor; reduced monosulfides present, by hydrogen peroxide, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, pH indicator solutions; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # 19N02493; moist when described; observed in vibracore tube
    O'ese2—113 to 156 centimeters (44.5 to 61.4 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) mucky peat; structureless massive; slightly sticky, slightly plastic; very fluid; fragments; strong sulfurous odor; reduced monosulfides present, by hydrogen peroxide, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, pH indicator solutions; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # 19N02494; moist when described; observed in vibracore tube
    2Cseg1—156 to 176 centimeters (61.4 to 69.3 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) silty clay; structureless massive; moderately sticky, slightly plastic; very fluid; fragments; strong sulfurous odor; reduced monosulfides present, by hydrogen peroxide, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, pH indicator solutions; clear boundary. Lab sample # 19N02495; moist when described; observed in vibracore tube
    2Cseg2—176 to 197 centimeters (69.3 to 77.6 inches); 50 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) and 50 percent dark gray (5Y 4/1) silty clay; structureless massive; slightly sticky, slightly plastic; very fluid; fragments; moderate sulfurous odor; reduced monosulfides present, by hydrogen peroxide, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, pH indicator solutions; clear boundary. Lab sample # 19N02496; moist when described; observed in vibracore tube
    2Cseg3—197 to 212 centimeters (77.6 to 83.5 inches); very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) silty clay; structureless massive; fragments; strong sulfurous odor; reduced monosulfides present, by hydrogen peroxide, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, pH indicator solutions; clear boundary. Lab sample # 19N02497; moist when described; observed in vibracore tube
    2Cseg4—212 to 226 centimeters (83.5 to 89.0 inches); dark gray (2.5Y 4/1) silty clay; structureless massive; moderately sticky, moderately plastic; very fluid; fragments; strong sulfurous odor; reduced monosulfides present; effervescence, by hydrogen peroxide, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, pH indicator solutions. Lab sample # 19N02498; moist when described; observed in vibracore tube. The horizon appeared to be transitioning into a very grey and reduced Cseg horizon with depth but not enough vibracore pipe / tube was taken to determine horizon transition and next horizon in the soil profile.