IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Matapeake
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1992MD035028
  • User Pedon ID: 92MD035028
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 93P0457
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 65800
  • 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: 39.0671387
  • Std. Longitude: -76.0330811
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Approximately 1.0 mile east along White Marsh Road from Route 213, 0.3 mile south of White Marsh Road along woods lane, approximately 20 feet west of lane.
  • State: Maryland
  • County: MD035—Queen Anne's
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MD035—Queen Anne's County, Maryland

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: D. Shields
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, semiactive, mesic Typic Fragiudults
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 28
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Matapeake
  • PSC - 38 to 88 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/8/2013
  • Classifier - Susan Demas
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Butlertown
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Typic Fragiudults
  • Classificaton Date - 9/16/1992
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 1


    • SITE

  • Landscape: coastal plain
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/16/1992 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - intermixed conifers and hardwoods
  • 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

    argillic horizon

    fragipan

    0—43

    43—98

    98—150

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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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    18

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    Oi—0 to 4 centimeters (0.0 to 1.6 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments. No sample.
    Oe—4 to 5 centimeters (1.6 to 2.0 inches); moderately decomposed plant material; fragments. No sample.
    A—5 to 18 centimeters (2.0 to 7.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silt loam; weak medium granular structure; very friable, slightly sticky; 3.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P03436
    E—18 to 30 centimeters (7.1 to 11.8 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium and coarse roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine interstitial and 0.5 medium tubular pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P03438
    BE—30 to 43 centimeters (11.8 to 16.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots throughout and 3.0 medium roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P03438
    Bt1—43 to 83 centimeters (16.9 to 32.7 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silty clay loam; 3 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 medium roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine tubular and 0.5 medium tubular pores; 30 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) clay films on faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P03439. 15 to 31 inches on sample tag.
    Bt2—83 to 98 centimeters (32.7 to 38.6 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silt loam; 1 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) fine distinct and 3 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots in cracks; 0.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 30 percent prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) clay films on faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P03440. 31 to 37 inches on sample tag.
    Bx—98 to 120 centimeters (38.6 to 47.2 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) silt loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; weak very coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium platy structure; extremely firm*, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 0.5 fine and medium roots in cracks; 3.0 very fine and fine tubular and 0.5 medium tubular pores; 30 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P03441. 37 to 46 on sample tag.
    BCx—120 to 150 centimeters (47.2 to 59.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silt loam; yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) and 1 percent very pale brown (10YR 7/3) medium distinct mottles; weak very coarse prismatic structure; extremely firm*, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; brittle; 0.5 fine and medium roots in cracks; 3.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 30 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) clay films on faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P03442. 46 to 58 inches on sample tag.
    2C—150 to 185 centimeters (59.1 to 72.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) sandy loam; 3 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) fine distinct mottles; massive; very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine tubular and 0.5 medium tubular pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 93P03443. 58 to 72 inches on sample tag.