IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Matapeake
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1985MD019006
  • User Pedon ID: 85MD019006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 86P0111
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 57916
  • Print Date: 5/29/2024

    • 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: 38.5136108
  • Std. Longitude: -75.9511108
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Approx. 2.25 mi S of Linkwood, 2000 feet E of the junction of Perey May Rd. and Drawbridge Rd.
  • State: Maryland
  • County: MD019—Dorchester

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J. Brewer
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, semiactive, mesic Ultic Hapludalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 6
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Matapeake
  • PSC - 28 to 78 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Matapeake
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Typic Hapludult
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1985
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • 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: 9/1/1985 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • 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

    argillic horizon

    ochric epipedon

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    0—0

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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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    1Ap—0 to 28 centimeters (0.0 to 11.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior silt loam; 14 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine granular structure; friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium and coarse roots; 5.5 very fine tubular and 1.0 fine and medium tubular pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P00699. many very fine and fine roots; common medium and coarse roots
    1Bt1—28 to 56 centimeters (11.0 to 22.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) interior silt loam; 24 percent clay; 11 percent brown (10YR 4/3) medium distinct mottles; weak coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; 5.5 very fine and fine tubular and 2.5 medium tubular pores; 55 percent prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P00700. many clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; common very fine roots; few fine and medium roots; common medium distinct 10YR43 mottles
    1Bt2—56 to 79 centimeters (22.0 to 31.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior silt loam; 24 percent clay; 1 percent brown (10YR 4/3) medium distinct and 1 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) fine distinct and 1 percent brown (10YR 5/3) medium prominent mottles; weak coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 5.5 very fine and fine tubular and 2.5 medium tubular pores; 15 percent prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P00701. Micromorphology: Appears as fine grained matrix with imbedded sand grains. Oriented clay as papules, argillans in channels, and coats on mineral grains occur throughout the thin section.; few clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; common very fine roots; few fine roots; few medium distinct 10YR43 mottles; few fine distinct 10YR63 mottles; few medium prominent 10YR53 mottles
    2BC1—79 to 104 centimeters (31.1 to 40.9 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) interior fine sandy loam; 14 percent clay; 11 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) medium distinct and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium prominent mottles; massive; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine tubular and 2.5 fine tubular pores; 37 percent prominent clay films on faces of peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P00702; dry when described;. common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots; common medium distinct 10YR63 mottles; common medium prominent 7.5YR58 mottles
    2BC2—104 to 137 centimeters (40.9 to 53.9 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) interior loamy fine sand; 7 percent clay; 1 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) medium distinct and 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium prominent and 11 percent very pale brown (10YR 8/2) coarse distinct mottles; massive; firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine tubular and 1.0 fine and medium tubular pores; 37 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P00703; dry when described;. common clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; few very fine roots; common coarse distinct 10YR82 mottles; few medium distinct 10YR63 mottles; few medium prominent 7.5YR56 mottles
    2C—137 to 173 centimeters (53.9 to 68.1 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) interior sand; 3 percent clay; 11 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) medium distinct and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium prominent mottles; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 86P00704. common medium distinct 10YR64 mottles; common medium prominent 7.5YR58 mottles