IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): ASHE
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 74DC001003
  • User Pedon ID: S1974DC001003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A1316
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 34925
  • Print Date: 6/1/2024

    • 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: 38.9614220
  • Std. Longitude: -77.0588455
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Little Forest Park; about 280 feet (85 meters) north of Military Road and 300 feet (91 meters) east of 30th St. N.W.; 900 feet (274 meters) east of St. John's College High School
  • State: District of Columbia

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Smith, Wright, Meyer, and Haagen
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - ASHE
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 11/7/1974
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: somewhat excessively
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/7/1974 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 10-11
  • 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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    A1—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable; 21.0 roots; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A10027
    B1—15 to 23 centimeters (5.9 to 9.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; brittle; 21.0 roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A10028
    B2—23 to 46 centimeters (9.1 to 18.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 21.0 roots; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, hellige-truog; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A10029
    B3—46 to 58 centimeters (18.1 to 22.8 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) loam; weak coarse angular blocky, and weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; brittle; 21.0 roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A10030
    C1—58 to 91 centimeters (22.8 to 35.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and yellowish red (5YR 5/6) and black (10YR 2/1) and very pale brown (10YR 8/3) sandy loam; massive; fragments. Lab sample # 40A10031
    C2—91 to 160 centimeters (35.8 to 63.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and yellowish red (5YR 5/6) and black (10YR 2/1) and very pale brown (10YR 8/3) loamy sand; massive; very hard; brittle; 3.0 roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 40A10032