IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Hammonton
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2010NJ033001
  • User Pedon ID: S2010NJ033001
  • User Site Association ID: 3-HAM Benchmark Sampling MLRA Project
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 10N1321
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 43257
  • Print Date: 5/29/2024

    • 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: 39.4869944
  • Std. Longitude: -75.4084500
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Located in a wooded area in Maskells Mill Wildlife Management Area west of the intersection of Maskells Mill and Cross roads. 1,377 feet South of the intersections of Maskells Mill Road and Smick road and 1,064 feet east of Smick Road and approximately 500 feet north of a major power line.
  • Map Unit: WoeA—Woodstown sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, Northern Coastal Plain
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: New Jersey
  • County: NJ033—Salem
  • MLRA: 149A—Northern Coastal Plain
  • Regional Office: SE—Southeast
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-HAM—Hammonton, New Jersey
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NJ033—Salem County, New Jersey
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 39075-D4—Canton, New Jersey

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Fred Shoehagel
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, semiactive, mesic Aquic Hapludalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Hammonton
  • PSC - 28 to 78 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 3/19/2013
  • Classifier - Rob Tunstead
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Woodstown
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Aquic Hapludults
  • Classificaton Date - 7/14/2010
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 1
  • QA Status: level 1


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: Loamy fluviomarine sediments
  • Landscape: coastal plain
  • Landform: terrace—outwash or marine
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Position: upper third
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Geology: Cape May Formation, Unit 2 formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: yes

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/14/2010 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Water Kind: none observed
  • Hydrology Status: drier than natural
  • 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
  • Current Weather - overcast
  • Current Air Temp - 30
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    aquic conditions

    0—20

    28—137

    52—203

    —20—

    —109—

    —151—
    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

    3

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    —

    10

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    285

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    Oe—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches);, black (7.5YR 2.5/1), dry; moderately decomposed plant material; fragments. Lab sample # 10N06321; observed in pit, small
    A—2 to 11 centimeters (0.8 to 4.3 inches); sandy loam; moderate fine granular, and weak medium granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.0 very fine roots throughout and 3.0 very coarse roots throughout and 1.0 medium roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout and 1.0 coarse roots throughout; 4.0 fine irregular pores; 10 percent coarse prominent irregular strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, iron-manganese masses; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 10N06322; observed in pit, small. Horizon has 10% uncoated sand grains.
    AB—11 to 20 centimeters (4.3 to 7.9 inches); sandy loam; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.8 fine roots throughout; 4.0 fine irregular pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 10N06323; observed in pit, small. scl moist consistence is friable; weak medium subabgular blocky; moderately sticky and moderately plastic; s moist consistence is loose; nonstcky and nonplastic; structureless single grain; and fsl moist consistence is friable; stuctureless massive; slightly sticky and slightly plastic.
    BE—20 to 28 centimeters (7.9 to 11.0 inches); sandy loam; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.8 coarse roots throughout; 4.0 medium irregular and 5.0 fine irregular pores; 2 percent by volume 5-5-10 millimeter quartzite fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 10N06324; observed in pit, small
    Bt1—28 to 39 centimeters (11.0 to 15.4 inches); fine sandy loam; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.8 medium roots throughout and 0.8 fine roots throughout; 4.0 medium irregular pores; 2 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; 2 percent fine faint irregular iron-manganese masses and 3 percent medium distinct irregular iron-manganese masses; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 10N06325; observed in pit, small
    Bt2—39 to 52 centimeters (15.4 to 20.5 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.8 fine roots throughout; 4.0 very fine vesicular and 5.0 fine to coarse irregular pores; 2 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; 2 percent fine faint irregular iron-manganese masses and 3 percent medium distinct irregular iron-manganese masses and 5 percent medium ; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 10N06326; observed in pit, small
    Bt3—52 to 75 centimeters (20.5 to 29.5 inches); loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.8 fine roots throughout; 5.0 medium irregular and 4.0 fine vesicular pores; 2 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent medium prominent irregular yellowish red (5YR 5/8) iron-manganese masses and 10 percent coarse faint irregular strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) iron-manganese masses and 15 percent coarse distinct irregular light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) iron depletions; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 10N06327; observed in pit, small
    Bt4—75 to 87 centimeters (29.5 to 34.3 inches); sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.8 fine roots throughout; 5.0 medium irregular and 4.0 fine vesicular pores; 2 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent medium prominent irregular light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) iron depletions and 15 percent coarse prominent irregular yellowish red (5YR 5/8) iron-manganese masses; fragments; clear broken boundary. Lab sample # 10N06328; observed in pit, small
    Btg1—87 to 107 centimeters (34.3 to 42.1 inches); silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.8 fine roots throughout; 5.0 very fine vesicular and 2.0 fine irregular pores; 2 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent medium prominent irregular yellowish red (5YR 5/8) iron-manganese masses and 10 percent coarse prominent irregular strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, iron-manganese masses and 15 percent coarse prominent irregular reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8), moist, iron-manganese masses and 15 percent medium prominent irregular olive yellow (2.5Y 6/6) iron-manganese masses; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 10N06329; observed in pit, small
    Btg2—107 to 137 centimeters (42.1 to 53.9 inches); stratified stratified loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 0.8 fine roots throughout; 4.0 very fine vesicular and 4.0 fine vesicular pores; 2 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; 2 percent by volume 5-5-50 millimeter quartzite fragments and 2 percent by volume 2-2-5 millimeter quartzite fragments; reduced monosulfides present; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 10N06330; observed in pit, small. Stratified textures of fine sandy loam and sandy clay loam.
    BCg—137 to 203 centimeters (53.9 to 79.9 inches); stratified stratified sandy clay loam;—Error in Exists On—; 0.8 fine roots throughout; 0.8 medium irregular and 4.0 medium vesicular and 0.8 fine tubular pores; 5 percent prominent clay films on surfaces along pores; 2 percent by volume 5-5-20 millimeter quartzite fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 10N06331; observed in pit, small