IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Westfield

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: 04NC097028-Westfield, TYP

User Pedon ID: 04NC097028

Vegetation Plot ID: 04NC097028-Westfield, TYP

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 04N1094

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 17511

Print Date: 11/27/2024

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: 36.0277786

Std. Longitude: -80.9388885

Datum: WGS84

Location Description: Iredell County, NC; From Statesville north on NC Highway 115 approximately 10 miles; east on NC Highway 901 approximately 3400 feet; south approximately 1400 feet on private farm path across small branch past abandoned farm house to wire property fence; east along fence approximately 1900 feet to edge of white pine plantation; north approximately 300 feet in recently cleared field

PEDON

Describers Name: Roger Leab, Robert Ranson

Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, kaolinitic, mesic Typic Kanhapludults

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Type: TUD pedon

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS

Pedon #: 28

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Westfield

Taxonomic Class - Fine, kaolinitic, mesic Typic Kanhapludults

PSC - 6 to 56 cm.

Classificaton Date - 8/5/2004

Soil Taxonomic Edition - ninth edition

Moisture SUBClass - udic

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Erosion Class - 2

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Landscape: piedmont upland

Landform: summit interfluve

Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve

Hill Slope Profile: summit

Slope Position: upper third

Slope Complexity: simple

Slope Shape Across: linear

Slope Shape Down: convex

Runoff: medium

Drainage Class: well

Flooding: none flooding

Ponding: none ponding

Bedrock: gneiss at 132cm with <10

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 8/5/2004 (actual site observation date)

Air Photo ID: C-2

Surface Cover Properties:

Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover

Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - other grass/herbaceous cover

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Drained? - no

Bedded Soil? - no

Forest Plantation? - no

Current Weather - overcast

Current Air Temp - 24

Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion sheet

Vegetation Plot Plants
Plant Symbol	Scientific Name	National Vernacular Name	Plant Type Group	Canopy Cover %	Vegetation Stata Level
QUPR2 QUCO2 SAAL5 DIVI5 RUBUS RHUS VITIS	Quercus prinus Quercus coccinea Sassafras albidum Diospyros virginiana Rubus Rhus Vitis	chestnut oak scarlet oak sassafras common persimmon blackberry sumac grape	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
ochric epipedon argillic horizon	0—6 6—132	—6— —126—

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
5	—	—	357	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

A—0 to 6 centimeters (0.0 to 2.4 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) broken face very gravelly fine sandy loam; 12 percent clay; very friable, noncoherent, nonsticky, nonplastic; rapid permeability; moderate excavation difficulty; 4.0 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 very coarse roots between peds and 3.0 medium roots throughout and 4.0 fine roots throughout and 0.9 coarse roots between peds; 10 percent by volume nonflat subrounded very strongly coherent cemented 2-5-10 millimeter ironstone nodules fragments and 30 percent by volume nonflat subangular strongly coherent cemented 10-25-50 millimeter gneiss fragments, unspecified; clear wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry

BA—6 to 18 centimeters (2.4 to 7.1 inches); 90 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) very gravelly sandy clay loam; 20 percent clay; weak coarse subangular blocky parts to moderate medium granular structure; very friable, noncoherent, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; moderate excavation difficulty; 1.0 medium roots between peds and 2.0 fine roots between peds and 0.5 coarse roots between peds; 1.0 very fine dendritic tubular pores; 10 percent medium prominent irregular noncoherent cemented red (2.5YR 4/8), moist, clay bodies with sharp boundaries; 10 percent by volume nonflat subrounded very strongly coherent cemented 2-5-10 millimeter ironstone nodules fragments and 25 percent by volume nonflat subangular strongly coherent cemented 10-25-50 millimeter gneiss fragments, unspecified; clear wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry

Bt1—18 to 33 centimeters (7.1 to 13.0 inches); 95 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) broken face clay; 45 percent clay; 5 percent light brown (7.5YR 6/4) medium prominent cylindrical mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; moderately hard, firm, noncoherent, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderate permeability; moderate excavation difficulty; 0.8 very fine roots throughout and 0.7 fine roots throughout; 80 percent distinct red (2.5YR 5/8), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent by volume nonflat angular indurated 2-36-75 millimeter quartz fragments, unspecified; clear wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry. continuous - phpvsfiid 266646; continuous - phpvsfiid 266646

Bt2—33 to 62 centimeters (13.0 to 24.4 inches); red (2.5YR 4/8) broken face clay; 45 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; moderately hard, firm, noncoherent, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderate permeability; moderate excavation difficulty; 0.7 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 95 percent prominent red (10R 4/6), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent by volume nonflat angular indurated 2-36-75 millimeter quartz fragments, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry. continuous - phpvsfiid 266647; continuous - phpvsfiid 266647

Bt3—62 to 95 centimeters (24.4 to 37.4 inches); 90 percent red (10R 4/8) broken face clay; 40 percent clay; 10 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) medium prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; moderately hard, firm, noncoherent, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderate permeability; moderate excavation difficulty; 0.7 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 90 percent prominent red (10R 4/6), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent by volume nonflat angular weakly coherent cemented 2-36-75 millimeter gneiss fragments, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry. continuous - phpvsfiid 266648; continuous - phpvsfiid 266648

Bt4—95 to 132 centimeters (37.4 to 52.0 inches); 85 percent red (10R 4/8) broken face parachannery clay; 40 percent clay; 15 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) medium prominent mottles; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, noncoherent, slightly sticky, nonplastic; moderate permeability; moderate excavation difficulty; 0.7 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 80 percent prominent clay films on all faces of peds; 20 percent by volume flat angular weakly coherent cemented 2-36-75 millimeter gneiss fragments, unspecified; clear irregular boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry. continuous - phpvsfiid 266650; continuous - phpvsfiid 266650

Cr—132 to 160 centimeters (52.0 to 63.0 inches); moderately coherent; high excavation difficulty; fragments.; observed in pit, large or quarry