IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Sylva
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1986NC113026
  • User Pedon ID: 86NC113026
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 86P0746
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 59040
  • 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: 35.0988884
  • Std. Longitude: -83.1794434
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Macon County, NC: Nantanala Nat. Forest; S of Shortoff Mt., along Cullasaja River.
  • State: North Carolina
  • County: NC113—Macon
  • MLRA: 130—Blue Ridge

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: D. Thomas and S. Browning
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Sandy, mixed, mesic Humic Haplaquepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 26
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Sylva
  • Taxonomic Class - Sandy, mixed, mesic Humic Haplaquepts
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/1986
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountains or deeply dissected plateaus
  • Landform: alluvial fan
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/1/1986 (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
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    0—20

    20—87

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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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    1201

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    Oe—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 86P04514
    A—2 to 13 centimeters (0.8 to 5.1 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, brown (10YR 5/3) crushed, dry; fine sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; 5.5 fine and medium roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 11 percent fine and medium platy mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P04515. common fine and medium mica flakes concentrations; many fine and medium roots throughout; few coarse roots throughout
    AB—13 to 22 centimeters (5.1 to 8.7 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) crushed, dry; fine sandy loam; 11 percent brown (10YR 5/3) fine distinct mottles; weak medium granular structure; 2.5 fine and medium roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 11 percent fine and medium platy mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P04516. Horizontal partings with reddish OM less than 5 mm thick also in root channels.; common fine and medium mica flakes concentrations; common fine and medium roots throughout; few coarse roots throughout; common fine distinct 10YR53 mottles
    Bg1—22 to 32 centimeters (8.7 to 12.6 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior fine sandy loam; 11 percent dark brown (10YR 3/3) medium distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; 2.5 fine and medium roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 11 percent fine and medium platy mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P04517. Common (10YR 3/3) A horizon material in root channels.; common fine and medium mica flakes concentrations; common fine and medium roots throughout; few coarse roots throughout; common medium distinct 10YR33 mottles
    Bg2—32 to 48 centimeters (12.6 to 18.9 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; 0.5 fine and medium roots throughout and 2.5 coarse roots throughout; 11 percent fine and medium platy mica flakes, unspecified; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P04518. Few (10YR 3/3) A horizon material in root channels.; common fine and medium mica flakes concentrations; few fine and medium roots throughout; common coarse roots throughout
    Bg3—48 to 58 centimeters (18.9 to 22.8 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2) interior sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; 0.5 fine to coarse roots throughout; 11 percent fine and medium platy mica flakes, unspecified; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P04519. Bands of loamy sand in horizon.; common fine and medium mica flakes concentrations; few fine to coarse roots throughout
    Bg4—58 to 89 centimeters (22.8 to 35.0 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; 0.5 fine to coarse roots throughout; 11 percent fine and medium platy mica flakes, unspecified; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P04520. Bands of silt loam material in horizon. Bands of loamy sand.; common fine and medium mica flakes concentrations; few fine to coarse roots throughout
    Cg—89 to 119 centimeters (35.0 to 46.9 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2) interior loamy sand; massive; 11 percent fine and medium platy mica flakes, unspecified; 7 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P04521. (10YR 8/2) material in horizon, material is alluvial.; common fine and medium mica flakes concentrations
    2C—119 to 182 centimeters (46.9 to 71.7 inches); 60 percent very pale brown (10YR 8/2) interior and 40 percent yellow (10YR 7/6) interior weathered bedrock; massive; 11 percent mica flakes, unspecified; fragments. Lab sample # 86P04522. Mica gneiss bedrock material, common bands of mica rich material.; common fine to coarse mica flakes concentrations