IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ernest
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1980WV015008
  • User Pedon ID: 80WV015008
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 80P0354
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 48132
  • Print Date: 4/13/2025

    • 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: 38.3680573
  • Std. Longitude: -81.0483322
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: In wooded area 37 meters E of Sec. Rd. 17 along a logging rd. in Clay County.
  • State: West Virginia
  • County: WV015—Clay

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: P. Amick; C. Delp.
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed Fragiudults
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 8
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Ernest
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed Fragiudults
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1980
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: alluvial fan
  • Drainage Class: very poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1980 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hardwoods
  • 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 # 80P01838. Mixed hardwood leaf litter. Not sampled.
    O2—5 to 8 centimeters (2.0 to 3.1 inches); partially decomposed organic matter; fragments. Lab sample # 80P01837. Partially decomposed organic matter. Not sampled.
    A1—8 to 11 centimeters (3.1 to 4.3 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior channery silt loam; moderate medium granular structure; very friable; 5.5 roots; 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 80P01836. many roots
    A2—11 to 16 centimeters (4.3 to 6.3 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior channery silt loam; moderate fine and medium granular structure; very friable; 5.5 roots; 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 80P01837. many roots
    B1—16 to 26 centimeters (6.3 to 10.2 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior channery silt loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 80P01838
    B21t—26 to 44 centimeters (10.2 to 17.3 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior channery silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 5.5 roots; , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 80P01839. many roots; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 214632; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 214632
    B22t—44 to 56 centimeters (17.3 to 22.0 inches); 34 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior and 33 percent pale red (2.5YR 6/2) interior and 33 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior channery silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 roots; , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 80P01840. common roots; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 214633; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 214633
    Bx1—56 to 117 centimeters (22.0 to 46.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior channery silt loam; 11 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) and 11 percent 10YR (10YR mottles; weak very coarse prismatic, and weak coarse platy structure; very firm; 0.5 roots between peds; 11 percent iron-manganese concretions and 11 percent iron concretions; 30 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 80P01841. common iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common iron concretions concentrations; few roots between peds; common 10YR62 mottles; common 10YR5 mottles
    Bx2—117 to 160 centimeters (46.1 to 63.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior channery loam; 11 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) mottles; weak very coarse prismatic, and weak coarse platy structure; very firm; 11 percent iron concretions and 11 percent iron-manganese concretions; 40 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 80P01842. common iron concretions concentrations; common iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common 10YR62 mottles; common 7.5YR56 mottles