IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Spriggs

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: 04NC097022-Spriggs, TYP

User Pedon ID: 04NC097022

Vegetation Plot ID: 04NC097022-Spriggs, TYP

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 04N1088

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 17505

Print Date: 11/23/2024

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: 35.8921928

Std. Longitude: -80.7787247

Datum: WGS84

Country: US—United States

State: North Carolina

County: NC097—Iredell

MLRA: 136—Southern Piedmont

Regional Office: SE—Southeast

7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 35080-H7—Harmony, North Carolina

PEDON

Describers Name: Roger Leab, Robert Ranson

Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Ultic Hapludalfs

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Type: TUD pedon

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS

Pedon #: 22

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Spriggs

Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Ultic Hapludalfs

PSC - 21 to 69 cm.

Classificaton Date - 8/3/2004

Soil Taxonomic Edition - ninth edition

Moisture Class - udic

Moisture SUBClass - udic

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Erosion Class - 1

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Landscape: piedmont

Landform: upland slope

Microfeature: minor scarp

Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope

Hill Slope Profile: backslope

Slope Position: middle third

Slope Complexity: complex

Slope Shape Across: linear

Slope Shape Down: convex

Runoff: high

Drainage Class: well

Flooding: none flooding

Bedrock: moderately coherent slight weathered soapstone at 81cm with 45 to <100

Surface Fragments: 5.00 percent flat angular strongly coherent cemented 10- to 75-millimeter soapstone,

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 8/3/2004 (actual site observation date)

Air Photo ID: F-6

Surface Water Kind: none observed

Surface Cover Properties:

Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Drained? - no

Bedded Soil? - no

Forest Plantation? - no

Current Weather - partly cloudy

Current Air Temp - 25

Vegetation Plot Plants
Plant Symbol	Scientific Name	National Vernacular Name	Plant Type Group	Canopy Cover %	Vegetation Stata Level
QUAL FAGR CARYA FRCA3 ULAM	Quercus alba Fagus grandifolia Carya Fraxinus caroliniana Ulmus americana	white oak American beech hybrid hickory Carolina ash American elm	— — — — —	— — — — —	— — — — —

Pedon Restrictions
Kind	Hardness	Restriction Depth L-H	Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
		cm
bedrock, paralithic	strongly coherent	81 - 200	—

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
ochric epipedon argillic horizon	0—21 21—69	—21— —48—

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
48	—	—	229	—	230	118	—	—	14	—	—	14	—	—	—	—	318778	Turnersburg, North Carolina	—

A—0 to 6 centimeters (0.0 to 2.4 inches); 80 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) broken face gravelly loam; 12 percent clay; moderate medium granular structure; very friable; moderate permeability; moderate excavation difficulty; 9.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 7.0 very coarse roots throughout; 4.0 very fine and fine high-continuity dendritic tubular pores; 5 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified throughout; 20 percent by volume nonflat subangular moderately coherent cemented 2-25-100 millimeter soapstone fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry

AB—6 to 21 centimeters (2.4 to 8.3 inches); 60 percent brown (10YR 5/3) broken face gravelly loam; 14 percent clay; moderate medium and coarse granular structure; very friable; moderate permeability; moderate excavation difficulty; 4.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 3.0 medium and coarse roots throughout; 3.0 fine and medium high-continuity dendritic tubular pores; 10 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified throughout; 10 percent by volume flat angular moderately coherent cemented 75-150-300 millimeter soapstone fragments and 30 percent by volume nonflat subangular moderately coherent cemented 2-35-75 millimeter soapstone fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry

Bt1—21 to 39 centimeters (8.3 to 15.4 inches); 90 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior sandy clay loam; 25 percent clay; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; moderate permeability; low excavation difficulty; 3.0 fine and medium roots throughout and 1.0 coarse roots throughout; 1.0 very fine moderate-continuity vesicular pores; 80 percent prominent brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 2 percent fine prominent irregular noncoherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese coatings with clear boundaries on faces of peds and 3 percent fine and medium prominent spherical noncoherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese masses with clear boundaries in matrix; 15 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified throughout; 2 percent by volume flat angular strongly coherent cemented 2-10-30 millimeter schist, unspecified fragments and 3 percent by volume flat subangular moderately coherent cemented 2-20-50 millimeter soapstone fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry. continuous - phpvsfiid 268486; continuous - phpvsfiid 268486

Bt2—39 to 54 centimeters (15.4 to 21.3 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/4) interior clay loam; 32 percent clay; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; moderate permeability; low excavation difficulty; 2.0 fine and medium roots throughout and 0.8 coarse roots throughout; 1.0 fine moderate-continuity vesicular pores; 95 percent prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 25 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified throughout; 2 percent by volume flat subangular very weakly coherent cemented 2-5-15 millimeter schist, unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry. continuous - phpvsfiid 268487; continuous - phpvsfiid 268487

BCt—54 to 69 centimeters (21.3 to 27.2 inches); 95 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) interior sandy clay loam; 25 percent clay; 15 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) coarse distinct irregular mottles; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; moderate permeability; low excavation difficulty; 0.8 fine and medium roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 0.5 fine moderate-continuity vesicular pores; 90 percent prominent brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent fine and medium prominent irregular noncoherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese coatings with clear boundaries in matrix; 30 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified throughout; 10 percent by volume flat subangular very weakly coherent cemented 2-20-50 millimeter schist, unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry. continuous - phpvsfiid 268488; continuous - phpvsfiid 268488

C—69 to 81 centimeters (27.2 to 31.9 inches); 55 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) broken face parachannery sandy loam; 18 percent clay; very friable; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 2 percent fine prominent irregular noncoherent cemented manganese coatings with clear boundaries around rock fragments; 70 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified throughout; 10 percent by volume flat angular strongly coherent cemented 2-20-60 millimeter schist, unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume flat subangular extremely weakly coherent cemented 2-30-90 millimeter schist, unspecified fragments; abrupt wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry

Cr—81 to 200 centimeters (31.9 to 78.7 inches); high excavation difficulty; fragments.; observed in pit, large or quarry