IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Bedford
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2006KY199010
  • User Pedon ID: 2006KY199010S
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 07N0281
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 18488
  • Print Date: 2/17/2025

    • 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: 37.0825005
  • Std. Longitude: -84.9023361
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: Kentucky
  • County: KY199—Pulaski
  • MLRA: 122—Highland Rim and Pennyroyal

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Laura Weingartner and Harry Evans
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, active, mesic Oxyaquic Fragiudalfs
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 10
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Bedford
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed, active, mesic Oxyaquic Fragiudalfs
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 11/2/2006
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/2/2006 (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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —
    Ap1—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) silt loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 3.0 very fine roots throughout; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 07N01539
    Ap2—8 to 20 centimeters (3.1 to 7.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots throughout; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 07N01540
    Bt1—20 to 38 centimeters (7.9 to 15.0 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 10 percent faint clay films on faces of peds; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; clear smooth boundary.
    Bt2—38 to 61 centimeters (15.0 to 24.0 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) silty clay loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 10 percent faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent fine distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) iron depletions in matrix and 10 percent fine prominent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) masses of oxidized iron in matrix; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 07N01541
    Btx1—61 to 91 centimeters (24.0 to 35.8 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) silt loam; weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; very firm; brittle; 0.1 fine roots between peds; 30 percent distinct clay films on vertical faces of peds; 10 percent fine prominent black (10YR 2/1) manganese coatings on faces of peds and 75 percent distinct irregular gray (10YR 6/1) iron depletions in matrix surrounding redox concentrations and 75 percent distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) masses of oxidized iron in matrix surrounding redox depletions; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 07N01542
    Btx2—91 to 216 centimeters (35.8 to 85.0 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) silty clay loam; weak very coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; very firm; brittle; 30 percent distinct gray (10YR 5/1) clay films on vertical faces of peds; 30 percent medium prominent black (10YR 2/1) manganese coatings on faces of peds and 75 percent distinct irregular gray (10YR 6/1) iron depletions in matrix surrounding redox concentrations and 75 percent distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) masses of oxidized iron in matrix surrounding redox depletions; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 07N01543
    2Bt3—91 to 216 centimeters (35.8 to 85.0 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) clay loam; 5 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) coarse prominent and 15 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) coarse prominent mottles; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very firm; 30 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 30 percent medium prominent black (10YR 2/1) manganese coatings on faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5. Lab sample # 07N01544