IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Johnsburg
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1989KY061019
  • User Pedon ID: 1989KY061019
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1989KY061019
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 90P0417
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 62350
  • 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: 37.1347237
  • Std. Longitude: -86.2133331
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Edmonson County, Kentucky (Rhoda Quadrangle). 1.9 mi S of Rhoda, KY on Rhoda School Road, located on Roy Renfro farm. 770 feet NNE of farm corner at bend in road.
  • State: Kentucky
  • County: KY061—Edmonson
  • MLRA: 120—Kentucky and Indiana Sandstone and Shale Hills and Valleys

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Michael Wilson, Edward Campbell
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Aquic Fragiudults
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 19
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Johnsburg
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Aquic Fragiudults
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 18 to 69 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 11/1/1989
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Anthropogenic Feature: leveled land
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/1/1989 (actual site observation date)
  • Microrelief Elevation: 1
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    TRIFO

    Trifolium

    clover

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    fragipan

    0—18

    18—137

    53—137

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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

    1

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    200

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    117

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    14

    24

    3

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    Ap—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) exterior silt loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 5.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P02271. many very fine and fine roots throughout
    AB—5 to 18 centimeters (2.0 to 7.1 inches); 30 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) exterior and 70 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) exterior silt loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 fine roots throughout; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P02272. red mottles along root channels; common fine roots throughout; few fine distinct 10YR56 mottles
    Bt1—18 to 36 centimeters (7.1 to 14.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) exterior silt loam; 1 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine faint mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 15 percent , moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P02273. few clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine and medium roots throughout; few fine faint 10YR62 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1169978; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1169978
    Bt2—36 to 53 centimeters (14.2 to 20.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) exterior silt loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium distinct and 11 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) medium faint mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 37 percent , moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P02274. common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few medium distinct 10YR58 mottles; common medium faint 10YR62 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 1169979; continuous - phpvsfiid 1169979
    Btx1—53 to 86 centimeters (20.9 to 33.9 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) exterior silt loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct and 30 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) medium distinct mottles; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 37 percent , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P02275. common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common medium distinct 10YR56 mottles; many medium distinct 10YR62 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 1169980; continuous - phpvsfiid 1169980
    Btx2—86 to 137 centimeters (33.9 to 53.9 inches); 30 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) exterior and 70 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) exterior silt loam; 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct and 30 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) medium distinct mottles; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 37 percent , moist, clay films on faces of peds and 37 percent , moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains throughout; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P02276. vertical prisms with grey colors (10YR 6/2) on faces; horizon selected to send to Lincoln pedon number S89KY-061-019-6; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features throughout; many medium distinct 10YR56 mottles; many medium distinct 10YR62 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 1169981; continuous - phpvsfiid 1169982; continuous - phpvsfiid 1169981; continuous - phpvsfiid 1169982
    2C—137 centimeters (53.9 inches); loam; massive; firm; 37 percent manganese or iron-manganese stains throughout; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 90P02277. common manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features throughout; continuous - phpvsfiid 1169983; continuous - phpvsfiid 1169983