IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Shrewsbury
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1994MD003015
User Pedon ID:
S1994MD003015
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
yes
Lab Source ID -
SSL
Lab Pedon # -
95P0265
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
67283
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:
39.0432250
Std. Longitude:
-76.6664167
Datum:
WGS84
Location Description:
South of Gambrills, north of Crofton.
State:
Maryland
County:
MD003—Anne Arundel
MLRA:
149A—Northern Coastal Plain
Regional Office:
SE—Southeast
MLRA Soil Survey Area:
NE-HAM—Hammonton, New Jersey
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
MD003—Anne Arundel County, Maryland
PEDON
Describers Name:
Carl Robinette, David Verdone, Joe Kraft
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Typic Endoaquults
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Type:
classifies to current taxon name, full description
Pedon Purpose:
laboratory sampling site
Pedon Record Orgin:
Converted from PDP 3.x
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Shrewsbury
Classificaton Date -
2/25/2013
Classifier -
Susan Demas
Soil Taxonomic Edition -
eleventh edition
Moisture Class -
aquic
Moisture Subclass -
typic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Shrewsbury
Classificaton Date -
9/13/1994
Moisture Class -
udic
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
yes
Certification Status:
certified
QC Status:
level 1
Field Measured Properties:
157.48 cm of Depth of solum and 17.78 cm of Depth to mottles and 30 percent of Percent clay in the control section
SITE
Landscape:
coastal plain
Landform:
drainageway
Geomorphic Component Hills:
interfluve
Hill Slope Profile:
footslope
Slope Shape Across:
concave
Slope Shape Down:
linear
Drainage Class:
poorly
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
9/13/1994 (actual site observation date)
Air Photo ID:
17
Surface Cover Properties:
Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 -
grass/herbaceous cover
Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 -
other grass/herbaceous cover
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
aquic conditions
argillic horizon
0—23
0—508
23—71
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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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Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) loam; moderate fine granular structure; very friable; 6.0 fine roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P01726
BE—18 to 23 centimeters (7.1 to 9.1 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) loam; 23 percent clay; weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium platy structure; friable; 6.0 very fine and fine roots; 5 percent medium yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) iron-manganese masses and 5 percent fine strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) iron-manganese masses; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P01727
Bt1—23 to 51 centimeters (9.1 to 20.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) sandy clay loam; 35 percent clay; weak very coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky, and weak medium platy structure; firm; 3.0 fine roots; faint clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 25 percent medium yellowish red (5YR 5/8) iron-manganese masses and 25 percent fine red (2.5YR 5/8) iron-manganese masses; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P01728. patchy - phpvsfiid 120164; patchy - phpvsfiid 120164
Bt2—51 to 71 centimeters (20.1 to 28.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) sandy clay loam; 25 percent clay; weak coarse subangular blocky parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 10 percent medium red (2.5YR 5/6) iron-manganese masses and 25 percent medium brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) iron-manganese masses; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P01729
BC1—71 to 102 centimeters (28.0 to 40.2 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) sandy clay loam; 23 percent clay; weak coarse subangular blocky parts to weak thin platy structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine vesicular and tubular pores; 1 percent fine brown (7.5YR 5/3) iron-manganese masses and 10 percent fine brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) iron-manganese masses; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P01730
BC2—102 to 157 centimeters (40.2 to 61.8 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) sandy clay loam; weak very coarse prismatic parts to moderate and strong medium platy structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 25 percent coarse yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) iron-manganese masses; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P01731
C1—157 to 208 centimeters (61.8 to 81.9 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) sandy clay loam; 16 percent clay; strong medium platy structure; friable; 10 percent fine olive gray (5Y 4/2) iron depletions and 25 percent medium brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) iron-manganese masses and 25 percent medium light brown (7.5YR 6/3) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; extremely acid, pH 3.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P01732
C2—208 to 264 centimeters (81.9 to 103.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) sandy clay loam; 17 percent clay; massive; friable; 10 percent coarse light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) iron-manganese masses and 10 percent medium grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) iron depletions and 25 percent medium yellowish red (5YR 5/8) iron-manganese masses; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P01733
C3—264 to 318 centimeters (103.9 to 125.2 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) sandy clay loam; 16 percent clay; massive; friable; 25 percent coarse yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) iron-manganese masses and 25 percent fine and medium olive (5Y 5/3) iron depletions; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P01734
C4—318 to 330 centimeters (125.2 to 129.9 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) sandy clay loam; 19 percent clay; massive; friable; 25 percent coarse yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) iron-manganese masses and 25 percent coarse light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) iron-manganese masses; fragments; extremely acid, pH 3.9, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P01735
C5—330 to 366 centimeters (129.9 to 144.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) fine sandy loam; massive; friable; 1 percent fine olive gray (5Y 5/2) iron depletions and 10 percent fine light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) iron depletions and 25 percent coarse yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) iron-manganese masses; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.1, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P01736
C6—366 to 401 centimeters (144.1 to 157.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/3) sandy clay loam; massive; friable; 10 percent coarse reddish brown (5YR 4/3) iron-manganese masses and 25 percent medium strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) iron-manganese masses; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.1, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P01737
C7—401 to 447 centimeters (157.9 to 176.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) sandy clay loam; 10 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) medium prominent and 25 percent black (5Y 2/1) fine prominent mottles; massive; friable; 10 percent medium dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) iron-manganese masses and 25 percent fine and medium yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) iron-manganese masses; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P01738
C8—447 to 508 centimeters (176.0 to 200.0 inches); black (N 2/), fine sandy loam; massive; friable; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 95P01739