IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Picture
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1986NC077001
  • User Pedon ID: 86NC077001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1986NC077001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 87P0099
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 59395
  • Print Date: 11/12/2024

    • 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: 36.1277771
  • Std. Longitude: -78.7655563
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Granville County, NC; NE Durham quad., 0.2 mi NW of Butner on SR1103 0.6 mi SW on SR1111, 200 feet SE of SR1111.
  • State: North Carolina
  • County: NC077—Granville
  • MLRA: 136—Southern Piedmont

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Jon D. Vrana, Richard H. Brooks
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, thermic Vertic Argiaquolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Picture
  • PSC - 18 to 60 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 12/29/2009
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Butner
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic, thermic Abruptic Argiaquol
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1986
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: piedmont
  • Landform: plain
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Flooding: frequent flooding
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1986 (actual site observation date)
  • Microrelief Elevation: 1
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - conifers
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    PITA

    Pinus taeda

    loblolly pine

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    paralithic contact

    0—43

    18—60

    125—150

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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

    1

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    105

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    270

    120

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    15

    24

    5

    16

    25

    6

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    1A—0 to 7 centimeters (0.0 to 2.8 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior, gray (10YR 5/1) interior, dry; loam; moderate fine granular structure; very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 2.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 2.5 fine vesicular and tubular pores; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P00589. common fine and medium roots throughout
    1BA—7 to 18 centimeters (2.8 to 7.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior clay loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 fine and medium roots; 2.5 fine vesicular and tubular pores; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P00590. few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common fine and medium roots; few fine distinct 7.5YR46 mottles
    1Btg1—18 to 43 centimeters (7.1 to 16.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior clay; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine distinct mottles; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 11 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P00591. common fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few fine and medium roots; common fine distinct 7.5YR46 mottles
    1Btg2—43 to 60 centimeters (16.9 to 23.6 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior clay; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 1 percent fine and medium spherical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P00592. few fine and medium iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few fine and medium roots
    1BC—60 to 78 centimeters (23.6 to 30.7 inches); 34 percent dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior and 33 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior and 33 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) interior clay loam; massive; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 11 percent fine and medium spherical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P00593. common fine and medium iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few fine roots
    1C—78 to 125 centimeters (30.7 to 49.2 inches); 34 percent dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior and 33 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior and 33 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) interior sandy clay loam; massive; friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; fragments; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # 87P00594
    1Cr—125 to 150 centimeters (49.2 to 59.1 inches); 34 percent olive yellow (2.5Y 6/6) interior and 33 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior and 33 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) interior weathered bedrock; massive; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments.