IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Fort Mott
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984MD019003
  • User Pedon ID: S1984MD019003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0013
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 55733
  • Print Date: 5/30/2024

    • 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: 38.5033340
  • Std. Longitude: -75.8083344
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 1.3 mi SE of Rerds Grove, just S off Chicone Rd.; Nicolas Farm.
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Maryland
  • County: MD019—Dorchester
  • MLRA: 153D—Northern Tidewater Area
  • Regional Office: SE—Southeast
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-HAM—Hammonton, New Jersey
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MD019—Dorchester County, Maryland

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy, mixed, semiactive, mesic Arenic Hapludults
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Fort Mott
  • PSC - 79 to 129 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 10/30/2014
  • Classifier - Susan Demas
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Downer V
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/1984
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 1


    • SITE

  • Landscape: coastal plain
  • Landform: flat, knoll, fluviomarine terrace
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/1/1984 (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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    7

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    270

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    1A—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); very dark gray (5YR 3/1) interior loamy sand; weak fine granular structure; hard, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial and 0.5 fine interstitial pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P00085. many very fine and fine roots; common medium roots
    1O a—5 to 0 centimeters (2.0 to 0.0 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) interior partially decomposed organic matter; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P00086. Highly decomposed leaves and twigs.
    1E 1—5 to 25 centimeters (2.0 to 9.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior loamy sand; 5 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine and medium roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial and 2.5 fine interstitial pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P00086. many very fine roots; common fine and medium roots
    1O i—20 to 5 centimeters (7.9 to 2.0 inches); partially decomposed organic matter; 5.5 very fine and fine roots; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. many very fine and fine roots
    1E 2—25 to 36 centimeters (9.8 to 14.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior loamy sand; 5 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; 5.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine and medium interstitial pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P00087. many very fine roots; few fine and medium roots
    1EB—48 to 79 centimeters (18.9 to 31.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior loamy sand; 7 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 5.5 very fine and fine interstitial and 5.5 fine interstitial pores; 15 percent , moist, clay films between sand grains; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P00088. few clay films surface features between sand grains; common very fine roots; few fine roots
    1B t1—79 to 104 centimeters (31.1 to 40.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) interior sandy clay loam; 21 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; 5.5 very fine tubular and 1.0 fine and medium tubular pores; 37 percent prominent , moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P00089. common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common very fine roots; few fine and medium roots
    1B t2—104 to 147 centimeters (40.9 to 57.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) interior sandy clay loam; 16 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 2.5 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; 37 percent distinct , moist, clay films on faces of peds and 37 percent distinct , moist, clay films between sand grains; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P00090. common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common clay films surface features between sand grains; common very fine roots; few fine roots
    1CB—147 to 165 centimeters (57.9 to 65.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior sand; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; 15 percent , moist, clay films between sand grains; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P00091. few clay films surface features between sand grains; few very fine roots
    1C—165 to 191 centimeters (65.0 to 75.2 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) interior sand; 11 percent very pale brown (10YR 7/3) fine faint and 11 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) coarse prominent mottles; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 85P00092. common fine faint 10YR73 mottles; common coarse prominent 7.5YR44 mottles