IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Gilpin
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1979WV067004
  • User Pedon ID: 79WV067004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 79P0242
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 46975
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 38.4311104
  • Std. Longitude: -80.8249969
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: In road cut on Spruce Run Road about .48 km due S of lake at old Widen recreation area. Nicholas County.
  • State: West Virginia
  • County: WV067—Nicholas
  • MLRA: 127—Eastern Allegheny Plateau and Mountains

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Paul Amick and Charles Delp
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, semiactive, mesic Typic Hapludults
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Gilpin
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Gilpin
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Typic Hapludult
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1979
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: upland slope
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1979 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • 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
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    O1—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); undecomposed organic matter; fragments. Lab sample # 79P01264. Not sampled. Mixed hardwood leaf litter.
    O2—5 to 8 centimeters (2.0 to 3.1 inches); partially decomposed organic matter; fragments. Lab sample # 79P01263. Not sampled.
    A1—8 to 11 centimeters (3.1 to 4.3 inches);, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, dry; silt loam; moderate fine granular structure; very friable; 5.5 roots; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P01262. many roots
    A2—11 to 16 centimeters (4.3 to 6.3 inches);, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, dry; silt loam; moderate fine granular structure; very friable; 5.5 roots; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P01263. many roots
    B1—16 to 23 centimeters (6.3 to 9.1 inches);, dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior, dry; silt loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 5.5 roots; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P01264. many roots
    B21t—23 to 36 centimeters (9.1 to 14.2 inches);, yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior, dry; silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 5.5 roots; 15 percent , dry, clay films; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P01265. few clay films surface features; many roots; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 214128; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 214128
    B22t—36 to 56 centimeters (14.2 to 22.0 inches);, yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior, dry; silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 5.5 roots; 37 percent , dry, clay films; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P01266. common clay films surface features; many roots; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 228714; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 228714
    B3t—56 to 71 centimeters (22.0 to 28.0 inches);, brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) interior, dry; silty clay loam; weak and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 roots; 37 percent , dry, clay films; 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P01267. common clay films surface features; common roots; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 228715; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 228715
    C—71 to 89 centimeters (28.0 to 35.0 inches);, brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) interior, dry; shaly silty clay loam; massive; friable; 0.5 roots; 40 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P01268. Strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) streaks.; few roots
    R—89 to 100 centimeters (35.0 to 39.4 inches); weathered bedrock; fragments. Not sampled. Siltstone.