IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Downer
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1985NJ033006
  • User Pedon ID: S1985NJ033006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0766
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 57032
  • 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: 39.5499992
  • Std. Longitude: -75.2972260
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Salem County, NJ: 1 mi W of Friesburg on Friesburg-Remsterville Rd. 200 feet W of field 100 feet S of road.
  • State: New Jersey
  • County: NJ033—Salem

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Chris Smith, Carl Eby
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, siliceous, semiactive, mesic Typic Hapludults
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 6
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Downer
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Sassafras
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, siliceous, mesic Typic Hapludult
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1985
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 1


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1985 (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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    A—0 to 7 centimeters (0.0 to 2.8 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior loam; strong medium granular structure; friable; 5.5 roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. many roots
    E—7 to 27 centimeters (2.8 to 10.6 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 5.5 roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P04036. Fibrous and conductor roots.; many roots
    BE—27 to 36 centimeters (10.6 to 14.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior loam; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 5.5 roots; 2 percent faint , moist, clay films between sand grains and 2 percent faint , moist, clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P04037. Roots are fibours and conductor.; very few clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; very few clay films surface features between sand grains; many roots
    Bt1—36 to 45 centimeters (14.2 to 17.7 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior loam; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 5.5 roots; 2 percent faint , moist, clay films between sand grains and 15 percent faint , moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P04037. Roots are fibrous and conductor.; few clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; very few clay films surface features between sand grains; many roots
    2Bt2—45 to 75 centimeters (17.7 to 29.5 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) interior loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 5.5 roots; 2 percent faint , moist, clay films between sand grains and 15 percent faint , moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P04038. few clay films surface features on faces of peds; very few clay films surface features between sand grains; many roots
    2Bt3—75 to 95 centimeters (29.5 to 37.4 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) interior loamy sand; massive; friable; 0.5 roots; 15 percent faint , moist, clay films between sand grains; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P04039. few clay films surface features between sand grains; few roots
    2E/B—95 to 170 centimeters (37.4 to 66.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior and yellowish red (5YR 5/8) interior sandy loam; single grain; friable; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 85P04040. Multiple bands of yellowish red colore coated grains in yellowish brown matrix, bands range from 5 mm to 3 cm thick.
    2B/E—170 to 193 centimeters (66.9 to 76.0 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) interior loamy sand; massive; friable; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P04041. Multiple bands range from 2 mm to 7 mm thick and are not of contrasting colors.
    2C1—193 to 212 centimeters (76.0 to 83.5 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) interior loamy sand; single grain; friable; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P04042
    2C2—212 to 292 centimeters (83.5 to 115.0 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior sand; friable; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 85P04043. Auger sample.
    3C3—292 to 322 centimeters (115.0 to 126.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior gravelly loamy coarse sand; friable; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 85P04044. Transition horizon to underlying Bridgeton formation. Auger sample.
    4C4—322 to 392 centimeters (126.8 to 154.3 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6) interior gravelly sandy clay loam; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 85P04045. Bridgeton formation. Many weathered chalky pebbles and quartz pebbles. Auger sample.
    5C5—392 to 402 centimeters (154.3 to 158.3 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/8) interior clay; slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 85P04046
    6C6—402 centimeters (158.3 inches); reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) interior fine sandy loam; fragments. Lab sample # 85P04047. Texture either varies or strata of clay. Some 1 mm to 3 mm thick cemented zones broken through and brought up in the auer. Probably iron-stone banding but not hard. Detected while boring with auger but easily penetrated.