IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Clifton
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1987NC121003A
User Pedon ID:
87NC121003A
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
SSL
Lab Pedon # -
88P0172
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
60295
Print Date:
11/12/2024
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:
36.0366669
Std. Longitude:
-82.2655563
Datum:
WGS84
Location Description:
From intersection of NC 197 and SR1312, .4 mi N on SR1312 to gravel driveway, .15 mi S on driveway.
State:
North Carolina
County:
NC121—Mitchell
MLRA:
130—Blue Ridge
PEDON
Describers Name:
Robert Ranson and John B. Allison
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 #:
3
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Clifton
PSC -
15 to 65 cm.
Classificaton Date -
2/1/2010
Moisture Class -
udic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Clifton
Taxonomic Class -
Clayey, mixed, mesic Typic Hapludult
Taxon Kind -
series
Classificaton Date -
9/1/1987
Moisture Class -
udic
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Erosion Class -
2
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Landscape:
mountains or deeply dissected plateaus
Landform:
upland slope
Hill Slope Profile:
summit
Slope Position:
upper third
Slope Shape Down:
convex
Runoff:
medium
Drainage Class:
well
Surface Fragments:
0.05 percent
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
9/1/1987 (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
argillic horizon
0—15
15—85
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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
9
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800
—
315
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1Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) clay loam; weak coarse granular structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium and coarse roots throughout; 5.5 very fine and fine vesicular and tubular and 2.5 medium and coarse vesicular and tubular pores; 11 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P00907. common fine mica flakes concentrations; many very fine and fine roots; common medium and coarse roots throughout
1Bt1—15 to 52 centimeters (5.9 to 20.5 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/8) clay; moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 5.5 very fine vesicular and tubular and 2.5 fine and medium vesicular and tubular pores; 55 percent faint yellowish red (5YR 5/8), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; 11 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P00908. few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common fine mica flakes concentrations; many clay films surface features on faces of peds; many very fine roots; common fine and medium roots throughout; continuous - phpvsfiid 222756; continuous - phpvsfiid 222756
1Bt2—52 to 85 centimeters (20.5 to 33.5 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) clay; moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots throughout; 2.5 very fine vesicular and tubular and 0.5 fine and medium vesicular and tubular pores; 55 percent faint yellowish red (5YR 5/8), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; 11 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P00909. few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common fine mica flakes concentrations; many clay films surface features on faces of peds; few very fine and fine roots; few medium roots throughout; continuous - phpvsfiid 222757; continuous - phpvsfiid 222757
1BC—85 to 105 centimeters (33.5 to 41.3 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/8) loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots throughout; 2.5 very fine vesicular and tubular and 0.5 fine and medium vesicular and tubular pores; 15 percent faint yellowish red (5YR 5/8), moist, clay films in root channels and/or pores; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; 30 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P00910. few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; many fine mica flakes concentrations; few clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; few very fine and fine roots; few medium roots throughout; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222758; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222758
1C1—105 to 151 centimeters (41.3 to 59.4 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior and red (2.5YR 5/8) interior very fine sandy loam; massive; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine and fine vesicular and tubular pores; 1 percent fine and medium spherical iron-manganese concretions; 30 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # 88P00911. few fine and medium iron-manganese concretions concentrations; many fine mica flakes concentrations; few very fine and fine roots throughout
1C2—150 to 240 centimeters (59.1 to 94.5 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) and strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior very fine sandy loam; massive; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine and fine vesicular and tubular pores; 11 percent fine and medium spherical iron-manganese concretions; 30 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 88P00912. common fine and medium iron-manganese concretions concentrations; many fine mica flakes concentrations; few very fine roots throughout