IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Whiteoak

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S1986NC087009

User Pedon ID: 86NC087009

Vegetation Plot ID: S1986NC087009

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 86P0938

Print Date: 11/24/2024

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: 35.6566658

Std. Longitude: -83.0486145

Datum: WGS84

Location Description: Exit off I-40 at Fines Creek Exit, go 5.75 mi along Whiteoak rd to metal gate, go 250 feet SW of gate in woods.

State: North Carolina

County: NC087—Haywood

MLRA: 130—Blue Ridge

PEDON

Describers Name: B. Hale, S. Evans

Pedon Type: OSD pedon

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data

Pedon #: 9

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Whiteoak

Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed Typic Haplumbrepts

PSC - 28 to 78 cm.

Classificaton Date - 8/1/1986

Moisture Class - udic

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Erosion Class - 1

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Parent Material: colluvium derived from metamorphic rock

Landscape: mountains or deeply dissected plateaus

Landform: alluvial fan

Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope

Hill Slope Profile: toeslope

Slope Position: middle third

Slope Shape Down: convex

Runoff: very low

Drainage Class: well

Flooding: frequent flooding

Ponding: none ponding

Surface Fragments: 0.05 percent

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 8/1/1986 (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

Vegetation Plot Plants
Plant Symbol	Scientific Name	National Vernacular Name	Plant Type Group	Canopy Cover %	Vegetation Stata Level
BELE LITU TSCA	Betula lenta Liriodendron tulipifera Tsuga canadensis	sweet birch tuliptree eastern hemlock	— — —	— — —	— — —

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
umbric epipedon argillic horizon	0—20 28—84	—- —-

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
14	—	—	841	—	45	1109	—	141	12.2	20.7	2.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	Canton, NC 1961-1990	—

Oe—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); partially decomposed organic matter; fragments. Lab sample # 86P05658. Note: Estimated for Ap 20% cobbles(no.2) and 2% stones(no.3). Stones range greater than 250 mm in size.

Ap—3 to 23 centimeters (1.2 to 9.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) exterior cobbly loam; weak medium granular structure; very friable; 5.5 fine and medium roots throughout and 2.5 coarse roots throughout; 5.5 fine and medium tubular and 0.5 coarse tubular pores; 1 percent by volume 150-265-380 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments and 2 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume 2-76-150 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P05659. many fine and medium roots throughout; common coarse roots throughout

BA—23 to 31 centimeters (9.1 to 12.2 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) exterior sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 very fine and fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium and coarse roots throughout; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular and 0.5 medium and coarse tubular pores; 1 percent by volume 150-265-380 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume 2-76-150 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P05660. common very fine and fine roots throughout; few medium and coarse roots throughout

Bt1—31 to 59 centimeters (12.2 to 23.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior sandy clay loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine and fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium roots throughout; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular and 0.5 medium tubular pores; 15 percent distinct , moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent by volume 150-265-380 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments and 1 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume 2-76-150 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P05661. few clay films surface features on vertical faces of peds; few very fine and fine roots throughout; few medium roots throughout; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 221170; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 221170

Bt2—59 to 87 centimeters (23.2 to 34.3 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior channery sandy clay loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine and fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium roots throughout; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular and 0.5 medium tubular pores; 2 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume 150-265-380 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume 2-76-150 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P05662. few very fine and fine roots throughout; few medium roots throughout

BC—87 to 158 centimeters (34.3 to 62.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) exterior very channery silt; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 0.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 5 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume 150-265-380 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume 2-76-150 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 86P05663. Horizon split at 100 cm for sampling.; few very fine and fine roots throughout