IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Rigley
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 65KY-125-068
  • User Pedon ID: 12KY-125-001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 65KY-125-068
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - UK
  • Lab Pedon # - 65KY-125-068
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 46487
  • Print Date: 2/2/2025

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: Head of Spruce Branch, 100 yards north of Forest Service Road #119.
  • State: Kentucky
  • County: KY125—Laurel
  • MLRA: 125—Cumberland Plateau and Mountains
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-LON—London, Kentucky
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: KY628—Laurel and Rockcastle Counties, Kentucky

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, mesic Typic Hapludults
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Rigley
  • PSC - 43 to 93 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 5/29/2012
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Rigley
  • Classificaton Date - 2/18/1966
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 2/18/1966 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - intermixed conifers and hardwoods
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    PIEC2

    QUAL

    Pinus echinata

    Quercus alba

    shortleaf pine

    white oak

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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

    28

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    A1—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) sandy loam; weak fine granular, and weak medium granular structure; loose; 10.0 roots; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # KY0892
    A2—5 to 20 centimeters (2.0 to 7.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) sandy loam; weak coarse granular structure; very friable; 10.0 roots; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KY0893
    BA—20 to 43 centimeters (7.9 to 16.9 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3); weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 1.0 roots; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # KY0894
    Bt1—43 to 84 centimeters (16.9 to 33.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6); moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 roots; 30 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # KY0895. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 777707; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 777707
    Bt2—84 to 109 centimeters (33.1 to 42.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6); weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 roots; 30 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # KY0896. patchy - phpvsfiid 777708; patchy - phpvsfiid 777708
    Bt3—109 to 147 centimeters (42.9 to 57.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6); 15 percent light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) coarse faint mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 roots; 10 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # KY0897. patchy - phpvsfiid 777709; patchy - phpvsfiid 777709
    2C—147 to 178 centimeters (57.9 to 70.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8); 30 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) fine prominent and 30 percent red (2.5YR 5/8) fine prominent mottles; structureless massive; firm; fragments. Lab sample # KY0898