IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Issue
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2001MD017018
  • User Pedon ID: 01MD017018
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 02N0514
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 14813
  • Print Date: 5/19/2024

    • 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: 38.5449181
  • Std. Longitude: -77.0188904
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Map Unit: Ik—IUKA FINE SANDY LOAM
  • State: Maryland
  • County: MD017—Charles
  • MLRA: 149A—Northern Coastal Plain
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MD017—Charles County, Maryland
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 38077-E1—Port Tobacco, Maryland

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: EHE
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Fluvaquentic Dystrudepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 18
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Issue
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/4/2013
  • Classifier - Susan Demas
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Issue
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, active, acid, mesic Fluvaquentic Dystrudepts
  • Classificaton Date - 10/10/2001
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 1


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loamy alluvial sediments and/or coarse alluvial fluviomarine deposits
  • Landscape: coastal plain
  • Landform: flood plain
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Flooding: occasional flooding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/10/2001 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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

    aquic conditions

    0—8

    30—165

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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
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    Ap—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 02N02616
    Bw1—8 to 30 centimeters (3.1 to 11.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) loam; moderate medium prismatic structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 02N02617
    Bw2—30 to 58 centimeters (11.8 to 22.8 inches); 60 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and 40 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 21.0 fine vesicular and 21.0 fine tubular pores; 30 percent medium and coarse prominent irregular strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) iron-manganese masses in matrix and 30 percent medium distinct spherical black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese masses in matrix and 30 percent coarse prominent spherical light gray (2.5Y 7/2) iron depletions; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 02N02618
    Bw3—58 to 74 centimeters (22.8 to 29.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) loam; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate very coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 30 percent medium and coarse prominent spherical black (5YR 2.5/1) iron-manganese masses in matrix and 30 percent coarse distinct irregular light gray (10YR 7/2) iron depletions and 30 percent medium and coarse faint spherical reddish brown (5YR 4/4) iron-manganese masses in matrix; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 02N02619
    Bw4—74 to 86 centimeters (29.1 to 33.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loam; weak coarse prismatic structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 30 percent medium prominent irregular strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) iron-manganese masses and 30 percent medium and coarse prominent spherical black (5YR 2.5/1) manganese masses in matrix and 30 percent coarse prominent irregular gray (2.5Y 6/1) iron depletions and 30 percent medium and coarse prominent spherical yellowish red (5YR 4/6) iron-manganese masses in matrix; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 02N02620
    Bg—86 to 107 centimeters (33.9 to 42.1 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) very fine sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 30 percent medium and coarse prominent spherical dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) iron-manganese masses in matrix and 30 percent coarse prominent spherical strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) iron-manganese masses and 30 percent coarse faint spherical brown (10YR 5/3) iron-manganese masses; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 02N02621
    Cg—107 to 165 centimeters (42.1 to 65.0 inches); 70 percent light olive gray (5Y 6/2) and 15 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) sandy loam; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 30 percent extremely coarse prominent platy strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) iron-manganese masses; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0. Lab sample # 02N02622