IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ellijay
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1985NC099004
  • User Pedon ID: 85NC099004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0635
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 56901
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 35.3461113
  • Std. Longitude: -83.2161102
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 3.5 mi SE of Sylva on NC 107; 1.9 mi SW on NC 116; 0.2 mi SE of Webster on SR 1346; 50 feet W of road in woods.
  • State: North Carolina
  • County: NC099—Jackson
  • MLRA: 130—Blue Ridge

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: W.Lynn, A.Goodwin, B.Hudson, D.Thomas, M.Sherrill
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Ellijay
  • Taxonomic Class - Clayey, oxidic Typic Rhodudalfs
  • PSC - 10 to 86 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/1/1985
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountains or deeply dissected plateaus
  • Landform: hillside or mountainside
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: shoulder
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.05 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/1/1985 (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

    argillic horizon

    0—10

    10—86

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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

    12

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    655

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    90

    140

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    312200

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    1A—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); dusky red (10R 3/4) interior loam; moderate fine granular structure; very friable; 5.5 fine roots throughout and 5.5 coarse roots throughout; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P03275. many fine roots throughout; many coarse roots throughout
    1Bt1—10 to 38 centimeters (3.9 to 15.0 inches); dark red (10R 3/6) interior clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 5.5 fine roots throughout and 5.5 coarse roots throughout; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P03276. Line of cobbles and stones at base of horizon.; many fine roots throughout; many coarse roots throughout
    1Bt2—38 to 86 centimeters (15.0 to 33.9 inches); dark red (10R 3/6) interior clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 fine roots throughout and 2.5 coarse roots throughout; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P03277. common fine roots throughout; common coarse roots throughout
    1BC—86 to 132 centimeters (33.9 to 52.0 inches); dark red (2.5YR 3/6) interior loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 0.5 medium roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P03278. few fine roots throughout; few medium roots throughout
    1C1—132 to 150 centimeters (52.0 to 59.1 inches); 50 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) interior and 25 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) interior and 15 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) interior loam; massive; very friable; 0.5 fine roots throughout; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P03279. Black concretions.; few fine roots throughout
    1C2—150 to 179 centimeters (59.1 to 70.5 inches); 60 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) interior and 20 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) interior and 15 percent very pale brown (10YR 7/4) interior loam; massive; very friable; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 85P03280. Black concretions.