IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Shelocta
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1983KY195008
  • User Pedon ID: 83KY195008
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 83P0671
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 53458
  • Print Date: 1/31/2025

    • LOCATION

  • State: Kentucky
  • County: KY195—Pike

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed Typic Hapludults
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 8
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Shelocta
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed Typic Hapludults
  • Classificaton Date - 12/1/1983
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountain valleys or canyons
  • Landform: drumlin
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 12/1/1983 (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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

    15

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    1A—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior silt loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable; 10 percent by volume 2-76-150 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Not sampled.
    1BA—15 to 26 centimeters (5.9 to 10.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior channery silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 17 percent by volume 2-76-150 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P03299
    1Bt1—26 to 60 centimeters (10.2 to 23.6 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior channery silty clay loam; weak fine angular blocky, and moderate fine angular blocky structure; firm; , moist, clay films; 20 percent by volume 2-76-150 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P03300. continuous - phpvsfiid 216217; continuous - phpvsfiid 216217
    1Bt2—60 to 85 centimeters (23.6 to 33.5 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior channery silty clay loam; 1 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; , moist, clay films; 25 percent by volume 2-76-150 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P03301. few fine distinct 10YR64 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 216218; continuous - phpvsfiid 216218
    1BC—85 to 120 centimeters (33.5 to 47.2 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior channery silty clay loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) coarse prominent and 11 percent light gray (10YR 7/1) coarse prominent mottles; moderate medium angular blocky structure; very firm; , moist, clay films; 20 percent by volume 2-76-150 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Not sampled.; common coarse prominent 10YR56 mottles; common coarse prominent 10YR71 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 216219; continuous - phpvsfiid 216219
    1C—120 to 145 centimeters (47.2 to 57.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior channery silty clay loam; 11 percent light gray (10YR 7/1) coarse prominent and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) coarse prominent mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 20 percent by volume 2-76-150 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 83P03302. common coarse prominent 10YR71 mottles; common coarse prominent 10YR56 mottles
    1R—145 to 155 centimeters (57.1 to 61.0 inches); unweathered bedrock; fragments. Not sampled. Shale and siltstone.