IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Elkton
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1994MD033003
  • User Pedon ID: S1994MD033003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 95P0271
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 67289
  • 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: 39.0080566
  • Std. Longitude: -76.8486099
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: Maryland
  • County: MD033—Prince George's
  • MLRA: 149A—Northern Coastal Plain
  • Regional Office: SE—Southeast
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-HAM—Hammonton, New Jersey
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MD033—Prince George's County, Maryland
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 39076-A7—Laurel, Maryland

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Carl Robinette and Dave Verdone
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, active, mesic Typic Endoaquults
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Elkton
  • PSC - 20 to 71 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/5/2013
  • Classifier - Susan Demas
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Elkton
  • Classificaton Date - 9/16/1994
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: yes
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 1


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/16/1994 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hardwoods
  • 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

    argillic horizon

    0—20

    20—97

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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

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    Oe—0 to 0 centimeters (0.0 to 0.0 inches); mucky peat; fragments.
    Oa—0 to 0 centimeters (0.0 to 0.0 inches); muck; fragments. Lab sample # 95P01808
    L—0 to 0 centimeters (0.0 to 0.0 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 95P01807
    Oi—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); peat; fragments. Lab sample # 95P01809
    A—8 to 13 centimeters (3.1 to 5.1 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) silt loam; weak medium granular structure; friable; 21.0 fine and medium roots; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P01810
    E—13 to 20 centimeters (5.1 to 7.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 medium roots and 21.0 fine roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 3 percent fine yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) iron-manganese masses; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P01811
    Btg1—20 to 56 centimeters (7.9 to 22.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 medium and coarse roots and 3.0 fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 30 percent clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 3 percent medium strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) iron-manganese masses and 21 percent medium yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) iron-manganese masses; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P01812
    Btg2—56 to 97 centimeters (22.0 to 38.2 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) silty clay; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 0.5 medium tubular pores; 75 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 3 percent medium strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) iron-manganese masses and 21 percent medium yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) iron-manganese masses; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P01813
    BC—97 to 107 centimeters (38.2 to 42.1 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) loam; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 0.5 medium tubular pores; 10 percent clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 3 percent medium yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) iron-manganese masses and 3 percent coarse strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) iron-manganese masses; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P01814
    2C—107 to 117 centimeters (42.1 to 46.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) sandy loam; 3 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) medium distinct mottles; weak very coarse prismatic parts to weak thin platy structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; abrupt broken boundary. Lab sample # 95P01815
    3BC1—117 to 152 centimeters (46.1 to 59.8 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic parts to weak thin platy parts to moderate fine angular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 fine roots between peds; 30 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 21 percent fine yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) iron-manganese masses; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P01816
    3BC2—152 to 183 centimeters (59.8 to 72.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) loam; moderate coarse prismatic parts to weak thin platy parts to moderate fine angular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 fine roots between peds; 30 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 3 percent coarse red (2.5YR 4/6) iron-manganese masses; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P01817
    4C1—183 to 236 centimeters (72.0 to 92.9 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) loam; 3 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) medium prominent mottles; moderate coarse prismatic parts to strong medium platy parts to moderate fine angular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 fine roots; 3 percent coarse yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) iron-manganese masses; fragments; clear wavy boundary.
    4C2—236 to 246 centimeters (92.9 to 96.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) sandy clay loam; massive; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 3 percent coarse brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) iron-manganese masses; fragments.