IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Monongahela
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1999MD001005
  • User Pedon ID: 99MD001005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 00P0552
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 12056
  • 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: 39.5413322
  • Std. Longitude: -78.6126633
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: oldtown farm 200 yards South East of Creasps Grave 75 yards East of tree in middle of field.
  • State: Maryland
  • County: MD001—Allegany
  • MLRA: 147—Northern Appalachian Ridges and Valleys
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MD001—Allegany County, Maryland
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 39078-E5—Oldtown, Maryland

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: SB, AKF, CER, RP, JK
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Monongahela
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed Fragiaquic Paleudalfs
  • Classificaton Date - 11/10/1999
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: river valley
  • Landform: terrace
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Flooding: rare flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/10/1999 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 49
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • 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 28 centimeters (0.0 to 11.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silt loam; 15 percent clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; 3.0 fine and medium roots throughout; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 00P03612. observation method: tr.
    BE—28 to 56 centimeters (11.0 to 22.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silt loam; 19 percent clay; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; 0.5 fine roots throughout; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 00P03613. observation method: tr; Mn nodules; few worm holes in ped faces.
    Btx—56 to 86 centimeters (22.0 to 33.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silt loam; 23 percent clay; moderate coarse and very coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium platy structure; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 00P03614. observation method: tr; Mn nodules; C2P 7.5YR 6/1; C2P 7.5YR 4/4; C2P 7/5YR 4/6; roots: VF1 ped face.
    Bt1—86 to 132 centimeters (33.9 to 52.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) silty clay loam; 30 percent clay; moderate coarse and very coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium platy parts to moderate fine angular blocky structure; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 00P03615. observation method: tr; C2P 7.5YR 5/2; C3P 7.5YR 4/4; C2P 7.5YR 4/6; roots: VF1 ped face.
    Bt2—132 to 178 centimeters (52.0 to 70.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) silt loam; 26 percent clay; weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 00P03616. observation method: tr; C1P 7.5YR 5/2; C2P 7.5YR 5/6; OAF 10YR 4/2; clay films have a lot of organic.
    Bt3—178 to 234 centimeters (70.1 to 92.1 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) silt loam; 25 percent clay; moderate thick platy parts to moderate fine angular blocky structure; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 00P03617. observation method: tr; FeMn N2/0 face of peds; C2P 7.5YR 5/2; C2P 5YR 5/6, M1P 7.5YR 5/6; OAF 10YR 4/2; organoargillans p224.
    Bt4—234 to 267 centimeters (92.1 to 105.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) silty clay loam; 30 percent clay; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 00P03618. observation method: BA;C1P 7.5YR 5/2; M2P 7.5YR 5/6; C1D 7.5YR 4/4.
    Bt5—267 to 292 centimeters (105.1 to 115.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) silty clay loam; 28 percent clay; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 00P03619. observation method: BA; C1P 7.5YR 5/2; M2P 7.5YR 5/6; F1D 7.5YR 4/4.
    BC—292 to 343 centimeters (115.0 to 135.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) loam; 23 percent clay; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 00P03620. observation method: BA; F1D 7.5YR 5/2.