IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Kimper
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1983KY195019
  • User Pedon ID: 83KY195019
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 83P0651
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 52888
  • Print Date: 12/17/2024

    • 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: 37.4777794
  • Std. Longitude: -82.4011078
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Pike County, KY Morris BR Raccoon CR
  • State: Kentucky
  • County: KY195—Pike
  • MLRA: 125—Cumberland Plateau and Mountains

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J A Kelley and M Horvath
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed Umbric Dystrochrepts
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 19
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Kimper
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed Umbric Dystrochrepts
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1983
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountains or deeply dissected plateaus
  • Landform: upland slope
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Position: lower third
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments: 1.45 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1983 (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
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    0—19

    19—97

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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

    52

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    415

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    45

    114

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    Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); undecomposed organic matter; fragments. Loose leaf litter
    A—3 to 22 centimeters (1.2 to 8.7 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior channery loam; friable; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P03215
    BA—22 to 35 centimeters (8.7 to 13.8 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior channery loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P03216
    Bw1—35 to 84 centimeters (13.8 to 33.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior channery loam; strong medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P03217. Water molded pore system some with silt coats
    Bw2—84 to 100 centimeters (33.1 to 39.4 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior channery loam; moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; 15 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P03218. Few fine distinct and thin silt coats
    BC—100 to 113 centimeters (39.4 to 44.5 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior channery loam; 1 percent light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) medium distinct mottles; weak medium angular blocky structure; firm; 35 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P03219. few medium distinct 2.5Y64 mottles
    C1—113 to 147 centimeters (44.5 to 57.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior very channery loam; 11 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) medium distinct and 11 percent light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) medium distinct mottles; very firm; 45 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P03220. 2 pct to 3 pct coal at 110 cm.; common medium distinct 2.5Y62 mottles; common medium distinct 2.5Y64 mottles
    C2—147 to 183 centimeters (57.9 to 72.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior channery loam; 30 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) medium distinct and 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) medium distinct mottles; very firm; 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments. Lab sample # 83P03221. many medium distinct 2.5Y52 mottles; many medium distinct 7.5YR46 mottles