IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Mantachie
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 02AL041001-pgm
  • User Pedon ID: 02AL041001-pgm
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - AU
  • Lab Pedon # - S02AL-041-1
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 24253
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 31.6861111
  • Std. Longitude: -86.3222222
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 8 N
  • Range: 17 E
  • Section: 12
  • PLSS Details: SE1/4
  • Location Description: About 2 miles southwest of Luverne, Crenshaw Co., AL; 2,100 feet west and 2,000 feet north of the southeast corner of sec., 12, T. 8 N., R. 17 E.; USGS Luverne, AL topographic quadrangle.
  • State: Alabama
  • County: AL041—Crenshaw
  • Regional Office: 7—Auburn, AL
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: AL041—Crenshaw County, Alabama

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, siliceous, semiactive, acid Aeric endoaquepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: representative pedon for component
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Mantachie
  • PSC - 15 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 3/5/2009
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - aeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Mantachie
  • Classificaton Date - 9/16/2002
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: slightly weathered, loamy alluvium derived from metamorphic & sedimentary
  • Landscape: alluvial plain
  • Landform: natural levee
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Runoff: negligible
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Flooding: frequent flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/16/2002 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID:
  • Surface Water Kind: none observed
  • 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
  • Yield Study ID -
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    cambic horizon

    15—157

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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

    0.5

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    87

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    A1—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) ; 48 percent sand; 24 percent silt; 28 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 6.0 medium roots and 6.0 fine roots; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 0241-1-1; observed in pit, small
    A2—5 to 15 centimeters (2.0 to 5.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) ; 60 percent sand; 18 percent silt; 22 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 6.0 medium roots and 6.0 fine roots and 4.0 coarse roots; 1 percent medium iron-manganese concretions; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 0241-1-2; observed in pit, small
    Bw—15 to 38 centimeters (5.9 to 15.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) ; 66 percent sand; 16 percent silt; 18 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 4.0 medium roots and 4.0 fine roots and 4.0 coarse roots; 1 percent medium iron-manganese concretions and 1 percent fine distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) iron depletions and 1 percent fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 0241-1-3; observed in pit, small
    Bg1—38 to 74 centimeters (15.0 to 29.1 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) ; 62 percent sand; 16 percent silt; 22 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 4.0 fine roots; 1 percent medium iron-manganese concretions and 5 percent fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) masses of oxidized iron and 5 percent medium distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 0241-1-4; observed in pit, small
    Bg2—74 to 102 centimeters (29.1 to 40.2 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) ; 61 percent sand; 16 percent silt; 22 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions and 10 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 0241-1-5; observed in pit, small
    Bg3—102 to 135 centimeters (40.2 to 53.1 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) ; 58 percent sand; 16 percent silt; 26 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 10 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 0241-1-6; observed in pit, small
    Bg4—135 to 157 centimeters (53.1 to 61.8 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) ; 63 percent sand; 15 percent silt; 22 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 1 percent medium distinct light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) masses of oxidized iron and 5 percent medium distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 0241-1-7; observed in auger, bucket
    Cg1—157 to 183 centimeters (61.8 to 72.0 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) ; 67 percent sand; 13 percent silt; 20 percent clay; massive; very friable; 10 percent medium distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 0241-1-8; observed in auger, bucket
    Cg2—183 to 203 centimeters (72.0 to 79.9 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) ; 71 percent sand; 12 percent silt; 17 percent clay; massive; friable; 10 percent medium distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4) and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4. Lab sample # 0241-1-9; observed in auger, bucket