*** Taxonomy Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: S1984MD019008

( Dorchester, Maryland )

Print Date: Oct 1 2026 6:22AM

Sampled as on Sep 1, 1984:	Othello ; Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Typic Ochraquult
Revised to correlated on May 10, 2015:	Elkton ; Fine-silty, mixed, semiactive, mesic Typic Albaquults

				United States Department of Agriculture
SSL	-	Project	CP85MD004   DORCHESTER COUNTY	Natural Resources Conservation Service
	-	Site ID	S1984MD019008   Lat: 38° 30' 15.44" north  Long: 76° 10' 28.79" west  MLRA: 153D	National Soil Survey Center
	-	Pedon No.	85P0018	Soil Survey Laboratory
	-	General Methods 1B1A, 2A1, 2B		Lincoln, Nebraska 68508-3866

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Taxonomy Tier 1				-1-	-2-	-3-	-4-	-5-	-6-	-7-	-8-	-9-	-10-
					Fine	CaCO3	1500		.1-75	Bulk	Cole	Vol	Resist
				Clay	Clay	Clay	kPa	Clay	mm	Den	Whole	% of	Min
	Depth			<.002	<.0002	<.002	/Clay	Est	Frac	33 kPa	Soil	Whole	%
Layer	(cm)	Horz	Prep	(---------% of <2 mm-------)				(-------- % --------)		g cm-3	cm cm-1
				3A1a1a	3A1a1a		8D1			4A1d
85P00114	0-23	Ap	S	12.7	5.2		0.41		12	1.50	0.007	tr
85P00115	23-51	Btg1	S	31.0	14.1		0.42		5	1.65	0.022	--
85P00116	51-76	Btg2	S	25.4	10.9		0.41		11	1.72	0.021	--
85P00117	76-94	2BC	S	18.9	7.8		0.39		50	1.87	0.014	2
85P00118	94-132	3Cg	S	12.3			0.40		73	1.69	0.008	3

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Taxonomy Tier 2				-1-	-2-	-3-	-4-	-5-	-6-	-7-	-8-	-9-	-10-	-11-	-12-	-13-	-14-	-15-	-16-
				pH	pH	Org	Tot	Al+½ Fe		CO3 as	(--- Base Sat ---)		NZ	ECEC	CEC7	ECEC	Al
	Depth			H2O	NaF	C	C	Oxal	ODOE	CaCO3	NH4	Bases	P Ret	cmol(+)	/Clay	/Clay	Sat	E C	ESP
Layer	(cm)	Horz	Prep			(------------------------------------------ % --------------------------------------------)								kg -1			%	dS m-1	%
				4C1a2a		6A1c					5C1	5C3		5A3b	8D1		5G1		5D2
85P00114	0-23	Ap	S	6.3		1.05					100*	77			0.61				1
85P00115	23-51	Btg1	S	4.4		0.32					57	45		9.9	0.37	0.32	33		2
85P00116	51-76	Btg2	S	4.0		0.14					37	28		10.0	0.43	0.39	60		2
85P00117	76-94	2BC	S	4.0		0.12					33	24		8.7	0.44	0.46	68		1
85P00118	94-132	3Cg	S	3.8		0.08					34	25		5.2	0.43	0.42	65		2

^*Extractable Ca may contain Ca from calcium carbonate or gypsum.

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Pedon Calculations
Calculation Name	Result	Units of Measure
CEC Activity, CEC7/Clay, Weighted Average	0.39	(NA)
LE, Whole Soil, Summed to 1m	2	cm/m
Volume, >2mm, Weighted Average	0	% vol
Clay, total, Weighted Average	29	% wt
Weighted Particles, 0.1-75mm, 75 mm Base	8	% wt
Clay, carbonate free, Weighted Average	29	% wt
Weighted averages based on control section: 23-73 cm