IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Cullowhee
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1986NC099003
  • User Pedon ID: 86NC099003
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1986NC099003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 86P0936
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 59230
  • Print Date: 1/10/2025

    • 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: 35.2888870
  • Std. Longitude: -83.1800003
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 0.36 mi S of NC 107 on SR 1001; 200 feet N of road in hay field.
  • State: North Carolina
  • County: NC099—Jackson
  • MLRA: 130—Blue Ridge

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: M. Sherrill, D. Thomas, W. Lynn, H. Smith
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Cullowhee
  • Taxonomic Class - Sandy, mixed Fluvaquentic Humaquepts
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1986
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountain valleys or canyons
  • Landform: flood plain
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Flooding: frequent flooding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1986 (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

    TRIFO

    Trifolium

    clover

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

    umbric epipedon

    0—30

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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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    606

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    125

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    312200

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    1Ap1—0 to 4 centimeters (0.0 to 1.6 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, dry; fine sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; 2.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 11 percent fine and medium platy mica flakes, unspecified; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P05642. common fine and medium mica flakes concentrations; common fine and medium roots throughout
    1Ap2—4 to 16 centimeters (1.6 to 6.3 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, brown (10YR 5/3) interior, dry; fine sandy loam; weak medium granular structure; 0.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 11 percent fine and medium platy mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P05643. common fine and medium mica flakes concentrations; few fine and medium roots throughout
    1Ap3—16 to 30 centimeters (6.3 to 11.8 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, brown (10YR 5/3) interior, dry; loam; 11 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) medium distinct and 11 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) medium distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; 2.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 11 percent fine and medium platy mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P05644. common fine and medium mica flakes concentrations; common fine and medium roots throughout; common medium distinct 10YR42 mottles; common medium distinct 5YR46 mottles
    1C—30 to 49 centimeters (11.8 to 19.3 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior loamy sand; massive; 2.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 11 percent fine and medium platy mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P05645. Thin leaves of (10YR 4/4) sand.; common fine and medium mica flakes concentrations
    1Cg—49 to 63 centimeters (19.3 to 24.8 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior loamy sand; 1 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) medium distinct and 30 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) medium distinct mottles; massive; 0.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P05646. few medium distinct 5YR46 mottles; many medium distinct 10YR32 mottles
    1C1—63 to 91 centimeters (24.8 to 35.8 inches); 60 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior and 40 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior gravelly sand; single grain; 5.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 1 percent fine and medium platy mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P05647. Layers with black MnO2 at top and red FeO2 at bottom in seq. Common fine and medium grains of dark minerals.; few fine and medium mica flakes concentrations
    1C2—91 to 108 centimeters (35.8 to 42.5 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) interior extremely gravelly sand; single grain; 5.5 coarse interstitial pores; 37 percent distinct black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on sand and gravel; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P05648. common manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features on sand and gravel; continuous - phpvsfiid 221169; continuous - phpvsfiid 221169
    1C3—108 to 120 centimeters (42.5 to 47.2 inches); 60 percent brown (10YR 4/3) interior and 40 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior extremely gravelly sand; single grain; 5.5 coarse interstitial pores; 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 86P05649. Aquifer saturated with H2O.