IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Staser
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1986TN089002
  • User Pedon ID: 86TN089002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 87P0134
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 59430
  • Print Date: 4/19/2025

    • 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: 36.1197205
  • Std. Longitude: -83.6580582
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Jefferson Co; B Willocks Farm 1.1 mi N on Beaver Creek Rd from Bluff Rd 0.4 mi NE on driveway to Barn 100 meters N
  • State: Tennessee
  • County: TN089—Jefferson
  • MLRA: 128—Southern Appalachian Ridges and Valleys

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: L. Rochat, D. McKinney and S. Crownover
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, thermic Cumulic Hapludolls
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Staser
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, thermic Cumulic Hapludolls
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 11/1/1986
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: river valley
  • Landform: flood plain
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/1/1986 (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

    mollic epipedon

    cambic horizon

    0—70

    70—208

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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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    268

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    1Ap1—0 to 28 centimeters (0.0 to 11.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior sandy loam; weak medium granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 medium roots throughout and 5.5 fine roots throughout; 2.5 medium tubular and 0.5 coarse tubular pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P00764. Ph measured by Chlorophenol Red. Ap1 and Ap2 considered a surficial alluvial sediment.; many fine roots throughout; many medium roots throughout
    1Ap2—28 to 40 centimeters (11.0 to 15.7 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 2.5 medium tubular and 5.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, bromthymol blue; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P00765. many very fine and fine roots throughout
    1A—40 to 70 centimeters (15.7 to 27.6 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine roots throughout and 2.5 fine roots throughout; 2.5 medium tubular and 5.5 fine tubular pores; 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, bromthymol blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P00766. Buried mollic A horizon.; many very fine roots throughout; common fine roots throughout
    1Bw1—70 to 100 centimeters (27.6 to 39.4 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 0.5 medium tubular and 2.5 fine tubular pores; 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, bromthymol blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P00767. common very fine and fine roots throughout
    1Bw2—100 to 138 centimeters (39.4 to 54.3 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior silt loam; 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) coarse distinct and 11 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) coarse distinct and 11 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) medium distinct mottles; moderate fine prismatic structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 0.5 medium tubular and 2.5 fine tubular pores; 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, bromthymol blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P00768. Bleached ped surface up to 5 mm thick attributed to water perched above sediment break at 138 cm.; common very fine and fine roots throughout; common coarse distinct 10YR44 mottles; common coarse distinct 10YR52 mottles; common medium distinct 10YR62 mottles
    1BC—138 to 208 centimeters (54.3 to 81.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior silt loam; 11 percent brown (10YR 5/3) fine distinct and 11 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) medium distinct mottles; weak fine prismatic structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 0.5 coarse tubular pores; 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, bromthymol blue. Lab sample # 87P00769. Sampled 138 to 163 sample number 87P0769, 163to 208 not sampled; considered different alluvial sediment than above.; few very fine roots throughout; common fine distinct 10YR53 mottles; common medium distinct 10YR52 mottles