IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Hemphill
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1986NC099002
  • User Pedon ID: 86NC099002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 86P0935
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 59229
  • Print Date: 3/2/2025

    • 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: 35.4249992
  • Std. Longitude: -83.2030563
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 0.75 mi S of Whittier on SR1397; 0.5 mi N of road on William Shelton farm.
  • State: North Carolina
  • County: NC099—Jackson
  • MLRA: 130—Blue Ridge

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: M. Sherrill, D. Thomas, W. Lynn, A. Goodwin
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, active, mesic Mollic Endoaqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Hemphill
  • PSC - 33 to 83 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Chatuge Variant
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1986
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: alluvium derived from mixed
  • Landscape: river valley
  • Landform: terrace—stream or lake
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1986 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • 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

    umbric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—33

    33—112

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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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    647

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    500

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    312200

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    1Ap—0 to 33 centimeters (0.0 to 13.0 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior loam; weak fine and medium granular structure; friable; 5.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 5.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 11 percent fine and medium platy mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P05634. common fine and medium mica flakes concentrations; many fine and medium roots throughout
    1Btg1—33 to 52 centimeters (13.0 to 20.5 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior clay loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky, and moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 fine and medium roots between peds; 2.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 11 percent fine and medium platy mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P05635. common fine and medium mica flakes concentrations; common fine and medium roots between peds
    1Btg2—52 to 66 centimeters (20.5 to 26.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky, and moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots between peds; 0.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 11 percent fine and medium platy mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P05636. (10YR 6/2) coatings on pressure faces -roots are massed along pressure faces of prism 15 to 20 cm in diameter.; common fine and medium mica flakes concentrations; few fine and medium roots between peds; common fine distinct 10YR56 mottles
    1Btg3—66 to 96 centimeters (26.0 to 37.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium distinct mottles; moderate coarse and very coarse angular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots between peds; 0.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 11 percent fine and medium platy mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P05637. common fine and medium mica flakes concentrations; few fine and medium roots between peds; common medium distinct 7.5YR58 mottles
    1Btg4—96 to 112 centimeters (37.8 to 44.1 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior silty clay loam; 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; moderate coarse and very coarse angular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots between peds; 0.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 11 percent fine and medium platy mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P05638. common fine and medium mica flakes concentrations; few fine and medium roots between peds; many medium distinct 7.5YR56 mottles
    1BCg—112 to 162 centimeters (44.1 to 63.8 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior loam; 30 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) medium distinct mottles; weak fine and medium platy structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 30 percent fine and medium platy mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P05639. many fine and medium mica flakes concentrations; few coarse roots throughout; many medium distinct 10YR44 mottles
    1Cg—162 to 220 centimeters (63.8 to 86.6 inches); dark gray (N 4/0) interior sandy loam; massive; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 30 percent fine and medium platy mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P05640. many fine and medium mica flakes concentrations; few coarse roots throughout
    1C—220 to 235 centimeters (86.6 to 92.5 inches); 70 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior and 25 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) interior and 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior sandy loam; massive; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 30 percent fine and medium platy mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 86P05641. many fine and medium mica flakes concentrations