IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Barger

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: 84TN007 Barger-OSD

User Pedon ID: 84TN007 Barger-OSD

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 85P0427

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 56143

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: 35.5050000

Std. Longitude: -85.2736389

Datum: WGS84

Location Description: 0.4 mile south of College Station Crossroad on Ridge Road, 0.1 mile east on field road and 100 feet southeast of road in woods

Map Unit: BaC—Barger silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes

Country: US—United States

State: Tennessee

County: TN007—Bledsoe

MLRA: 128—Southern Appalachian Ridges and Valleys

Regional Office: 18obsolete—Lexington, KY

MLRA Soil Survey Area: SE-CLI—Clinton, Tennessee

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: TN007—Bledsoe County, Tennessee

7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 35085-E3—Brockdell, Tennessee

PEDON

Describers Name: Harry Davis

Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Typic Fragiudults

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Type: OSD pedon

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Barger

PSC - 18 to 53 cm.

Classificaton Date - 2/26/2010

Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition

Moisture Class - udic

Moisture Subclass - oxyaquic

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Barger

Classificaton Date - 5/1/1984

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Erosion Class - 1

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Parent Material: fine-loamy noncalcareous loess over fine-loamy residuum weathered from cherty limestone

Landscape: upland

Landform: ridge

Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope

Hill Slope Profile: backslope

Runoff: medium

Drainage Class: moderately well

Flooding: none flooding

Ponding: none ponding

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 5/1/1984 (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

Pedon Restrictions
Kind	Hardness	Restriction Depth L-H	Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
		cm
fragipan	noncoherent	79 - 160	- 81 -

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
ochric epipedon argillic horizon fragic soil properties fragipan	0—18 18—160 53—79 79—160	—18— —142— —26— —81—

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
8	—	—	304.8	—		1386	—	181	14.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	TN7184	Pikeville	coop

A—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) silt loam; weak medium granular structure; friable; 6.0 fine and medium roots; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-3-5 millimeter chert fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary.; moist when described;

Oi—3 to 0 centimeters (1.2 to 0.0 inches); moderately decomposed plant material; fragments.; moist when described;

E—3 to 18 centimeters (1.2 to 7.1 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) silt loam; weak medium granular structure; very friable; 6.0 medium roots and 3.0 coarse roots; 6.0 fine and medium tubular pores; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-3-5 millimeter chert fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02115; moist when described;

Bt1—18 to 28 centimeters (7.1 to 11.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silt loam; moderate medium granular, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 medium roots and 3.0 coarse roots; 6.0 fine and medium tubular pores; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-3-5 millimeter chert fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02116; moist when described;

Bt2—28 to 53 centimeters (11.0 to 20.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 3.0 fine and medium tubular pores; 15 percent clay films on surfaces along pores; 10 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-12-25 millimeter chert fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P02117; moist when described;

2Bx/E—53 to 79 centimeters (20.9 to 31.1 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2) loam; 5 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) medium distinct and 5 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) medium distinct mottles; weak coarse prismatic structure; very firm; 15 percent clay films on rock fragments; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P02118; moist when described;

2Bx/E—53 to 79 centimeters (20.9 to 31.1 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) very gravelly loam; 5 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) medium distinct and 5 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) medium distinct mottles; weak coarse prismatic structure; very firm; 15 percent clay films on rock fragments; 35 percent by volume nonflat angular indurated 2-12-25 millimeter chert fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P02118; moist when described;

2Bx1—79 to 109 centimeters (31.1 to 42.9 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) very gravelly clay loam; 8 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) medium distinct and 25 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) medium distinct mottles; weak very coarse prismatic structure; extremely firm; brittle; 45 percent by volume nonflat angular indurated 2-38-75 millimeter chert fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P02119; moist when described;

2Bx2—109 to 160 centimeters (42.9 to 63.0 inches); variegated light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) and yellowish red (5YR 5/8) very gravelly clay loam; weak very coarse prismatic structure; extremely firm; brittle; 60 percent by volume nonflat angular indurated 2-50-75 millimeter chert fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 85P02120; moist when described;