IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Rigley
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 65KY-125-070
  • User Pedon ID: 65KY-125-070
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 65KY-125-070
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - UK
  • Lab Pedon # - 65KY-125-070
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 46489
  • Print Date: 4/27/2025

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: 0.25 mile southwest of KY Hwy 192 and Craig's Creek Road intersection.
  • State: Kentucky
  • County: KY125—Laurel
  • MLRA: 125—Cumberland Plateau and Mountains
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-LON—London, Kentucky
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: KY628—Laurel and Rockcastle Counties, Kentucky

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, mesic Typic Paleudults
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Rigley
  • PSC - 48 to 98 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 11/15/2011
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Rigley
  • Classificaton Date - 3/7/1966
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 3/7/1966 (actual site observation date)
  • 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

    LITU

    PIEC2

    Liriodendron tulipifera

    Pinus echinata

    tuliptree

    shortleaf pine

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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

    25

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    A—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) sandy loam; weak medium granular structure; very friable; 10.0 roots; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # KY0907
    E1—13 to 23 centimeters (5.1 to 9.1 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) sandy loam; weak medium granular structure; very friable; 10.0 roots; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # KY0908
    E2—23 to 38 centimeters (9.1 to 15.0 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) sandy loam; weak coarse granular structure; very friable; 10.0 roots; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # KY0909
    BE—38 to 48 centimeters (15.0 to 18.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 0.5 roots; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # KY0910
    Bt1—48 to 71 centimeters (18.9 to 28.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) sandy loam; moderate fine subangular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 roots; 30 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # KY0911. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 635008; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 635008
    Bt2—71 to 84 centimeters (28.0 to 33.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 roots; 30 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # KY0912. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 635009; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 635009
    Bt3—84 to 104 centimeters (33.1 to 40.9 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) sandy loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 roots; 30 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # KY0913. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 635010; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 635010
    BC1—104 to 135 centimeters (40.9 to 53.1 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) sandy loam; 15 percent light gray (10YR 7/2) medium distinct mottles; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 roots; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # KY0914
    BC2—135 to 157 centimeters (53.1 to 61.8 inches); light gray (10YR 7/1) sandy clay loam; 30 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) coarse distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # KY0915
    2C—157 to 191 centimeters (61.8 to 75.2 inches); light gray (10YR 7/1) clay; structureless massive; firm; fragments. Lab sample # KY0916