IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Galestown
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1983MD019004
  • User Pedon ID: 83MD019004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 84P0011
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 53705
  • 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: 38.5463889
  • Std. Longitude: -75.7577778
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Dorchester County, MD; Nanticoke Boy Scout Camp, 180 feet E of swimming pool and 150 feet S of main road.
  • Map Unit: GaB—Galestown loamy sand, 2 to 5 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: 38075-E7—Rhodesdale, Maryland

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J. Brewer
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Siliceous, mesic Psammentic Hapludults
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Galestown
  • PSC - 41 to 91 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/22/2015
  • Classifier - Susan Demas
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Galestown
  • Taxonomic Class - Sandy, mixed, mesic Psammentic Hapludult
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1983
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 1


    • SITE

  • Landscape: coastal plain
  • Landform: upland slope
  • Geomorphic Component Flats: rise
  • Drainage Class: somewhat excessively
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1983 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—36

    41—129

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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

    1

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    1.9

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    270

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    Oi1—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments. Lab sample # 84P00060. Undecomposed pine needles, leaves and twigs.
    Oi2—3 to 5 centimeters (1.2 to 2.0 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments. Lab sample # 84P00061. Partially decomposed needles, twigs and leaves.
    A—5 to 10 centimeters (2.0 to 3.9 inches); very dark gray (7.5YR 3/1) interior sand; moderate fine granular structure; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 medium and coarse roots and 5.5 fine roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P00062. many fine roots; few to common medium and coarse roots
    E—10 to 20 centimeters (3.9 to 7.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior sand; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium and coarse roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial and 0.5 fine interstitial pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P00063. few to common very fine and fine roots; common medium and coarse roots
    BE—20 to 41 centimeters (7.9 to 16.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior sand; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial and tubular and 0.5 fine interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P00064. common very fine roots; few fine and medium roots
    Bt1—41 to 89 centimeters (16.1 to 35.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior sand; 4 percent clay; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 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; 15 percent , moist, clay films between sand grains; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # 84P00065. few clay films surface features between sand grains; common very fine roots; few fine and medium roots
    Bt2—89 to 129 centimeters (35.0 to 50.8 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior sand; 8 percent clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial and tubular and 0.5 fine interstitial and tubular pores; 37 percent , moist, clay films between sand grains; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P00066. common clay films surface features between sand grains; few to common very fine and fine roots; few medium and coarse roots
    BC—129 to 162 centimeters (50.8 to 63.8 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) interior sand; massive; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 37 percent , moist, clay films between sand grains; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 84P00067. Layer of brownish yellow 10YR 6/6.; common clay films surface features between sand grains; few to common very fine and fine roots; few medium and coarse roots