IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Grenada
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1949KY035001
  • User Pedon ID: 1949KY035001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A4870
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 41559
  • Print Date: 12/4/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: Northwest corner of T. K. Murdock farm, about 2 miles south of highway 94 on first road west of William Chapel which is about 1-1/4 miles west of Lynn Grove.
  • State: Kentucky
  • County: KY035—Calloway
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: KY610—Calloway and Marshall Counties, Kentucky

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, active, thermic Oxyaquic Fraglossudalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Grenada
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed, active, thermic Oxyaquic Fraglossudalfs
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/1949
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 2/1/1949 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • 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
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    O2—0 to 1 centimeters (0.0 to 0.4 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/2); fragments. Lab sample # 40A36933. Mineral soil and partially to well decomposed organic matter. Not sampled.
    Oi—1 to 2 centimeters (0.4 to 0.8 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 40A36932. Oak-hickory leaf, twig, and acorn litter, mostly undecomposed. Not sampled.
    A1—2 to 6 centimeters (0.8 to 2.4 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) silt loam; moderate coarse granular structure; 2.0 fine roots; fragments; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # 40A36934
    A3—6 to 18 centimeters (2.4 to 7.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) silt loam; moderate coarse granular structure; friable; fine and medium roots; 1 percent fine noncoherent cemented black (10YR 2/1) dark concretions; fragments; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A36935
    Bw1—18 to 38 centimeters (7.1 to 15.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) silty clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 fine and medium roots; fragments; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A36936
    Bw2—38 to 56 centimeters (15.0 to 22.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 medium roots; 1 percent fine noncoherent cemented black (10YR 2/1) dark concretions; fragments; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A36937
    Bw3—56 to 69 centimeters (22.0 to 27.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silty clay loam; 21 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) fine and medium distinct and 21 percent yellow (10YR 7/6) fine and medium distinct mottles; strong medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 1 percent medium noncoherent cemented brown (10YR 4/3) dark concretions; fragments; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A36938
    Pan1—69 to 84 centimeters (27.2 to 33.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) and pale brown (10YR 6/3) and light gray (10YR 7/2) silty clay loam; 21 percent coarse prominent mottles; strong medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, firm; 3 percent medium noncoherent cemented black (10YR 2/1) dark concretions and 3 percent medium noncoherent cemented dark brown (10YR 3/3) dark concretions; fragments; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A36939; dry when described;. This layer is dry. Transition 1 inch.
    Pan2—84 to 99 centimeters (33.1 to 39.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) and brown (10YR 5/3) and reddish yellow (7.5YR 7/6) and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silty clay loam; 21 percent coarse prominent mottles; strong medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, firm; 0.5 roots; fragments. Lab sample # 40A36940; dry when described;. This layer is dry. Transition indistinct.
    Pan3—99 to 109 centimeters (39.0 to 42.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) and brown (10YR 5/3) and reddish yellow (7.5YR 7/6) and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silt; 21 percent coarse prominent mottles; strong coarse angular blocky structure; hard when dry, firm; 0.5 roots; fragments; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A36941; dry when described;
    Pan4—109 to 142 centimeters (42.9 to 55.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) silt loam, silty clay loam; 3 percent fine and medium distinct mottles; massive; very hard; fragments; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A36942; dry when described;
    C—142 to 0 centimeters (55.9 to 0.0 inches); yellow (10YR 7/6) silt loam; 3 percent fine faint mottles; massive; very hard; brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist, clay films; fragments. Lab sample # 40A36943; dry when described;. This material is very dry.