IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Pikeville
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1981AL131004
  • User Pedon ID: 81AL131004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 81P0365
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 49209
  • Print Date: 9/24/2024

    • 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: 31.8902779
  • Std. Longitude: -87.2763901
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 11N
  • Range: 8E
  • Section: 28
  • PLSS Details: 3.5 miles W of fire tower on AL Hwy 265 near Gravel Hill Church, in SW1/4SW1/4SE1/4
  • State: Alabama
  • County: AL131—Wilcox
  • MLRA: 133A—Southern Coastal Plain
  • Regional Office: 7—Auburn, AL

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Brown and Meetze
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, siliceous, subactive, thermic Typic Paleudults
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Pikeville
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Pikeville
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, siliceous, thermic Typic Paleudult
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 3/1/1981
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: terrace—stream or lake
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 3/1/1981 (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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    1A1—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior gravelly fine sandy loam; weak medium granular structure; very friable; 5.5 fine and medium roots; 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 15 percent by volume 20-48-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 81P01939. Volume of rounded and angular quartz pebbles are 2 to 6 cm in diameter.; many fine and medium roots
    1B1—10 to 26 centimeters (3.9 to 10.2 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) interior fine sandy loam; 1 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine prominent mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 5.5 medium roots and 2.5 fine roots; 37 percent , moist, organic stains; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 5 percent by volume 20-48-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 81P01940. Volume of quartz pebbles are 2 to 6 cm in diameter.; common organic coats surface features; many medium roots; common fine roots; few fine prominent 7.5YR44 mottles
    1B21t—26 to 53 centimeters (10.2 to 20.9 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) interior sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 fine and medium roots; distinct , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 3 percent by volume 20-48-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 81P01941. Few abandoned root channels containing yellowish red 5YR 4/6 material from above; volume of pebbles are 2 to 6 cm in diameter.; common fine and medium roots; patchy - phpvsfiid 214941; patchy - phpvsfiid 214941
    1B22t—53 to 74 centimeters (20.9 to 29.1 inches); red (2.5YR 4/8) interior loam; 30 percent dark red (2.5YR 3/6) medium distinct mottles; weak coarse angular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 medium roots; 2.5 fine tubular pores; distinct , moist, clay films on faces of peds and 15 percent , moist, organic stains; 8 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 8 percent by volume 20-48-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 81P01942. few organic coats surface features; few medium roots; many medium distinct 2.5YR36 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 214942; patchy - phpvsfiid 214942
    1B23t—74 to 120 centimeters (29.1 to 47.2 inches); dark red (2.5YR 3/6) interior very gravelly sandy clay loam; weak coarse angular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 medium roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; distinct , moist, clay films on faces of peds and 55 percent , moist, clay bridges; 40 percent by volume 20-48-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 45 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # 81P01943. Slightly compact.; many clay bridging surface features; few medium roots; patchy - phpvsfiid 214944; patchy - phpvsfiid 214944
    1B24t—120 to 168 centimeters (47.2 to 66.1 inches); dark red (2.5YR 3/6) interior very gravelly sandy clay loam; weak coarse angular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 medium roots; distinct , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 60 percent by volume 20-48-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 60 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 81P01944. few medium roots; patchy - phpvsfiid 214946; patchy - phpvsfiid 214946
    1B25t—168 to 190 centimeters (66.1 to 74.8 inches); dark red (2.5YR 3/6) interior very gravelly sandy clay loam; weak coarse angular blocky, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 medium roots; distinct , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 30 percent by volume 20-48-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 70 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 81P01945. Few pockets of brownish yellow 10YR 6/8 and yellowish red 5YR 4/8 decomposed quartzite.; few medium roots; patchy - phpvsfiid 214947; patchy - phpvsfiid 214947
    2B26t—190 to 234 centimeters (74.8 to 92.1 inches); red (2.5YR 4/8) interior gravelly sandy loam; 1 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) medium prominent mottles; weak medium subangular blocky, and moderate medium granular structure; friable; 0.5 medium roots; distinct , moist, clay films on sand and gravel; 15 percent by volume 20-48-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 81P01946. few medium roots; few medium prominent 10YR62 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 214948; patchy - phpvsfiid 214948
    2B27t—234 to 267 centimeters (92.1 to 105.1 inches); red (2.5YR 4/8) interior sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and moderate medium granular structure; friable; 37 percent , moist, clay bridges between sand grains; 10 percent by volume 20-48-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 81P01947. common clay bridging surface features between sand grains
    2B28t—267 to 330 centimeters (105.1 to 129.9 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) interior sandy loam; 11 percent red (2.5YR 5/8) medium faint mottles; moderate medium granular structure; friable; 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 81P01948. common medium faint 2.5YR58 mottles