IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Dystrudepts
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: VPIFDMR11
  • User Pedon ID: 1989VA077191
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - VPI
  • Lab Pedon # - VPI0191
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 51168
  • Print Date: 1/30/2025

    • 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: 36.6391361
  • Std. Longitude: -81.5941583
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Whitetop Mountain, 1021m N88 degrees E from tower at summit
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Virginia
  • County: VA077—Grayson
  • MLRA: 130B—Southern Blue Ridge
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 36081-F5—Whitetop Mountain, Virginia

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, frigid Typic Dystrudepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxon above family
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Dystrudepts
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, frigid Typic Dystrudepts
  • Taxon Kind - taxon above family
  • PSC - 31 to 94 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/27/2009
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Bedrock: rhyolite at 91cm
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/27/2009 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID:
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Yield Study ID -
    • 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

    25

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    1469

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    Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; 21.0 fine roots; fragments.
    Oa—3 to 6 centimeters (1.2 to 2.4 inches); black (10YR 2/1) highly decomposed plant material; 21.0 fine roots; fragments.
    A—6 to 26 centimeters (2.4 to 10.2 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) loam; moderate very coarse granular structure; very friable; 21.0 fine roots; 10 percent by volume nonflat 2-?-76 millimeter rhyolite fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # VPI01911
    Bw1—26 to 64 centimeters (10.2 to 25.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) gravelly loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.9 fine roots; 20 percent by volume nonflat 2-?-76 millimeter rhyolite fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI01912
    Bw2—64 to 94 centimeters (25.2 to 37.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) very gravelly loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; 1 percent medium distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) masses of reduced iron; 35 percent by volume nonflat 2-?-76 millimeter rhyolite fragments. Lab sample # VPI01913