IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Calloway

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: 55KY-035-002

User Pedon ID: 55KY-035-002

Vegetation Plot ID: 55KY-035-002

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - UK

Lab Pedon # - 55KY-035-002

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 46452

Print Date: 11/12/2024

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: 36.6189728

Std. Longitude: -88.3639297

Datum: WGS84

Location Description: E.L. Housden farm; 3.5 miles W of Murray; S side of road.

State: Kentucky

County: KY035—Calloway

MLRA: 134—Southern Mississippi Valley Loess

MLRA Soil Survey Area: SE-MIL—Milan, Tennessee

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: KY610—Calloway and Marshall Counties, Kentucky

PEDON

Describers Name: R.V. Leighty and H.H. Bailey

Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, active, thermic Aquic Fraglossudalfs

Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Calloway

PSC - 20 to 56 cm.

Classificaton Date - 11/15/2011

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Calloway

Classificaton Date - 9/1/1955

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Landscape: upland

Hill Slope Profile: summit

Drainage Class: somewhat poorly

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 9/1/1955 (actual site observation date)

Air Photo ID: ADT2G81

Surface Cover Properties:

Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover

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
CARYA QUERC	Carya Quercus	hybrid hickory oak	— —	— —	— —

Pedon Restrictions
Kind	Hardness	Restriction Depth L-H	Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
		cm
fragipan	—	56 - 119	—

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
1.5	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

A1—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) silt loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # KY0609

A2—3 to 20 centimeters (1.2 to 7.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silt loam; 1 percent light gray (2.5Y 7/2) fine faint mottles; weak fine granular structure; friable; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KY0610

Bt1—20 to 38 centimeters (7.9 to 15.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) silt loam; weak fine angular blocky, and weak medium angular blocky structure; friable; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # KY0611

Bt2—38 to 56 centimeters (15.0 to 22.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) silty clay loam; moderate medium angular blocky structure; friable; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # KY0612

Btx1—56 to 81 centimeters (22.0 to 31.9 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) silty clay loam; 15 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine faint and 15 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine faint mottles; strong medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 30 percent silt coats on all faces of peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # KY0613

Btx2—81 to 119 centimeters (31.9 to 46.9 inches); gray (N 5/), silty clay loam; 15 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium distinct and 15 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) coarse distinct mottles; structureless massive, and weak medium angular blocky; firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # KY0614

C1—119 to 152 centimeters (46.9 to 59.8 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silty clay loam; moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3. Lab sample # KY0615

C2—152 to 183 centimeters (59.8 to 72.0 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) silty clay loam; 15 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine faint and 15 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct and 15 percent very pale brown (10YR 8/2) fine faint and 15 percent very pale brown (10YR 8/2) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4. Lab sample # KY0616

C3—183 to 213 centimeters (72.0 to 83.9 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) silty clay loam; 15 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct and 15 percent very pale brown (10YR 8/2) fine faint and 15 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine faint and 15 percent very pale brown (10YR 8/2) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments. Lab sample # KY0617

C4—213 to 244 centimeters (83.9 to 96.1 inches); gray (N 5/), silty clay loam; 15 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium distinct and 15 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) coarse distinct mottles; moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments. Lab sample # KY0618

C5—244 to 274 centimeters (96.1 to 107.9 inches); light gray (2.5Y 7/2) silt loam; 15 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium angular blocky structure; friable; fragments. Lab sample # KY0619

C6—274 to 305 centimeters (107.9 to 120.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silty clay loam; 15 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium faint and 15 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium distinct and 15 percent N 6/1 (N 6/1) medium faint and 15 percent N 6/1 (N 6/1) medium distinct mottles; weak medium angular blocky structure; firm; fragments. Lab sample # KY0620