IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Keyport
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984MD019001
  • User Pedon ID: 84MD019001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0011
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 55731
  • Print Date: 5/20/2024

    • 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: 38.5922203
  • Std. Longitude: -76.2108307
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 200 feet SW of RT 343, 30 yards S of Bar Neek Rd. At the town of Cornersville, Arthur Wheatly's Farm.
  • State: Maryland
  • County: MD019—Dorchester

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, semiactive, mesic Aquic Hapludalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Keyport
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Keyport
  • Taxonomic Class - Clayey, mixed, mesic Aquic Hapludult
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1984
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: coastal plain
  • Landform: upland slope
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1984 (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
    • 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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    1Ap1—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior silt loam; 15 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine granular structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine roots; 5.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P00071. many very fine roots; common fine roots
    1Ap2—18 to 25 centimeters (7.1 to 9.8 inches); olive (5Y 5/3) interior silt loam; moderate fine platy structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; 5.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P00072. common very fine roots; few fine and medium roots
    1E/A—25 to 38 centimeters (9.8 to 15.0 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior silt loam; 17 percent clay; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; weak medium platy, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 5.5 very fine tubular and 2.5 fine tubular pores; olive (5Y 5/3), moist, coats on faces of peds; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P00073. 15% krotivinas.; common very fine roots; few fine roots; few fine prominent 7.5YR56 mottles
    1Bt1—38 to 64 centimeters (15.0 to 25.2 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior silty clay loam; 29 percent clay; 1 percent gray (10YR 5/1) fine distinct and 1 percent gray (5Y 6/1) medium distinct and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic structure; very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots between peds; 5.5 very fine to medium tubular and 2.5 fine tubular pores; 55 percent , moist, clay films on faces of peds and 55 percent , moist, clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 85P00074. many clay films surface features on faces of peds; many clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; many very fine roots; few fine roots between peds; common medium distinct 7.5YR56 mottles; few fine distinct 10YR51 mottles; few medium distinct 5Y61 mottles
    1Btg—64 to 91 centimeters (25.2 to 35.8 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior silty clay; 40 percent clay; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium prominent and 11 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) medium faint mottles; moderate medium prismatic structure; very firm, very sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine roots; 2.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; 55 percent , moist, clay films on faces of peds and 55 percent , moist, clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P00075. many clay films surface features on faces of peds; many clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; common very fine roots; common medium prominent 7.5YR56 mottles; common medium faint 2.5Y54 mottles
    1Bt2—91 to 109 centimeters (35.8 to 42.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior silty clay; 40 percent clay; 11 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) fine and medium prominent and 30 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) coarse prominent mottles; weak medium prismatic structure; firm, very sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; 55 percent , moist, iron stains on faces of peds and 55 percent , moist, clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 85P00076. many iron stains surface features on faces of peds; many clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; common very fine roots; many coarse prominent 5YR56 mottles; common fine and medium prominent 2.5Y62 mottles
    1Bt3—109 to 122 centimeters (42.9 to 48.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) coarse prominent and 11 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) fine and medium prominent mottles; weak medium prismatic structure; firm, very sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 fine roots; 5.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; 55 percent , moist, clay films on faces of peds and 55 percent , moist, clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P00077. many clay films surface features on faces of peds; many clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; common fine roots; common coarse prominent 5YR56 mottles; common fine and medium prominent 2.5Y62 mottles
    2Cg—122 to 178 centimeters (48.0 to 70.1 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) interior silt loam; 24 percent clay; 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) medium distinct and 30 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) coarse faint mottles; massive; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 2.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; 15 percent prominent , moist, clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 85P00078. few clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; few fine roots; many coarse faint 10YR62 mottles; common medium distinct 10YR46 mottles
    2Cg—178 to 224 centimeters (70.1 to 88.2 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) interior very fine sandy loam; 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct and 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium distinct mottles; massive; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments. many medium distinct 10YR56 mottles; many medium distinct 10YR58 mottles
    2Cg—224 to 239 centimeters (88.2 to 94.1 inches); fine sand; fragments.