IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Falaya
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 2008KY105002
  • User Pedon ID: 2008KY105002
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 08KY105002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - UK
  • Lab Pedon # - 08KY-105-002
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 46403
  • Print Date: 1/29/2025

    • 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: 36.7108333
  • Std. Longitude: -88.8513889
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Hickman County, Kentucky; 4.1 miles N of Fulgham via KY 307 - east 1.0 mile along ONeal road to the end of the road terminating in the Obion Creek Flood Plain.
  • Map Unit: Ct—Convent-Mhoon silt loams, frequently flooded
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Kentucky
  • County: KY105—Hickman
  • MLRA: 134—Southern Mississippi Valley Loess
  • Regional Office: 7—Auburn, AL
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: SE-MIL—Milan, Tennessee
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: KY611—Carlisle and Hickman Counties, Kentucky
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 36088-F7—Dublin, Kentucky

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Jerry E. McIntosh
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-silty, mixed, active, acid, thermic Fluventic Endoaquepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, brief description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Falaya
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-silty, mixed, active, acid, thermic Fluventic Endoaquepts
  • Taxon Kind - taxadjunct
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/25/2008
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: coarse-silty alluvium
  • Landscape: valley
  • Landform: Obion Creek flood plain
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Flooding: frequent flooding for brief periods begining in dec
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Geology: Alluvium formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/25/2008 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - close-grown crop
  • 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

    GLMA4

    Glycine max

    soybean

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

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    0—28

    28—94

    —28—

    —66—
    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

    0

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    109.4

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    1309

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    193

    14.3

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    KY0402

    Bardwell 2 E

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    Ap1—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silt loam; moderate medium granular structure; very friable; 3.0 fine roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary.; moist when described;
    Ap2—10 to 28 centimeters (3.9 to 11.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silt loam; weak coarse granular structure; very friable; 3.0 fine roots; 1 percent prominent black (N 2.5/0), moist, manganese coatings throughout and 1 percent prominent black (N 2.5/0), moist, manganese masses throughout and 5 percent medium faint grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, iron depletions throughout and 5 percent fine faint strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary.; moist when described;
    Bw—28 to 61 centimeters (11.0 to 24.0 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 2 percent prominent black (N 2.5/0), moist, manganese coatings throughout and 3 percent prominent black (N 2.5/0), moist, manganese masses throughout and 15 percent medium faint grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, iron depletions throughout and 15 percent fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KY0343; moist when described;
    Bg—61 to 94 centimeters (24.0 to 37.0 inches); 60 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) and 40 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.1 fine roots; 1 percent prominent black (N 2.5/0), moist, manganese coatings throughout and 1 percent prominent black (N 2.5/0), moist, manganese masses throughout and 10 percent medium distinct gray (10YR 6/1), moist, iron depletions throughout and 18 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # KY0344; moist when described;
    BCg—94 to 157 centimeters (37.0 to 61.8 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) silt loam; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.1 fine roots; 10 percent fine prominent reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout and 20 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KY0345; moist when described;
    Cg—157 to 203 centimeters (61.8 to 79.9 inches); gray (2.5Y 6/1) silty clay loam; massive; firm; 10 percent fine prominent reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout and 20 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # KY0346; slightly moist when described;