IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Unison
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1986NC099004
  • User Pedon ID: 86NC099004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 86P0937
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 59231
  • Print Date: 11/26/2024

    • 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: 35.3344460
  • Std. Longitude: -83.2258301
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 1 mi SW of Webster on NC 116; 0.25 mi S of NC 116 in pasture.
  • State: North Carolina
  • County: NC099—Jackson
  • MLRA: 130—Blue Ridge

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: M. Sherrill, D. Thomas, W.Lynn, H.Smith, A.Goodwin
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, semiactive, mesic Typic Hapludults
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Unison
  • PSC - 26 to 76 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Unison
  • Taxonomic Class - Clayey, mixed, mesic Humic Hapludult
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1986
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountain valleys or canyons
  • Landform: terrace—stream or lake
  • Slope Shape Down: undulating
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: well
  • 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 - grass/herbaceous 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—26

    26—190

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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

    7

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    636

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    90

    125

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    312200

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    1Ap1—0 to 6 centimeters (0.0 to 2.4 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) interior loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable; 5.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; fragments; neutral, pH 6.9, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P05650. many very fine and fine roots throughout
    1Ap2—6 to 26 centimeters (2.4 to 10.2 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) interior loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 very fine and fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium roots throughout; 5.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P05651. common very fine and fine roots throughout; few medium roots throughout
    1BA—26 to 39 centimeters (10.2 to 15.4 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) interior clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine and fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium and coarse roots throughout; 5.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P05652. few very fine and fine roots throughout; few medium and coarse roots throughout
    1Bt1—39 to 62 centimeters (15.4 to 24.4 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) interior clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 4 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 4 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 7.1, hellige-truog; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P05653. few very fine and fine roots throughout
    1Bt1—62 to 83 centimeters (24.4 to 32.7 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) interior clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 4 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 4 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P05654. few very fine and fine roots throughout
    1Bt2—83 to 110 centimeters (32.7 to 43.3 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6) interior clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 8 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P05655
    2Bt3—110 to 154 centimeters (43.3 to 60.6 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior very gravelly clay loam; 11 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) fine distinct and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.1 very fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P05656. Common manganese nodules throughout.; very few very fine roots throughout; common fine distinct 5YR58 mottles; common fine distinct 7.5YR58 mottles
    2Bt4—154 to 190 centimeters (60.6 to 74.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior very gravelly clay loam; 1 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) fine and medium distinct and 11 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) medium distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 15 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P05657. common medium distinct 2.5YR48 mottles; few fine and medium distinct 10YR64 mottles