IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Dillsboro
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1987NC121004
  • User Pedon ID: 87NC121004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 87P0820
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 60115
  • 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: 36.0252762
  • Std. Longitude: -82.2200012
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: From intersection of NC197 & NC226i, .7 mi E on NC226 to gravel driveway, 500 feet N on driveway, 20 feet E in pasture.
  • State: North Carolina
  • County: NC121—Mitchell
  • MLRA: 130—Blue Ridge

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J. Allison, E. Hayhurst, and B. Brasher
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, sesquic, mesic Typic Paleudults
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Dillsboro
  • PSC - 20 to 70 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Unison V
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1987
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountains or deeply dissected plateaus
  • Landform: terrace—outwash or marine
  • Hill Slope Profile: toeslope
  • Slope Position: lower third
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • 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 - 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

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—20

    20—336

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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

    11

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    775

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    225

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    1Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 5.5 fine roots throughout; 5.5 very fine vesicular and tubular and 5.5 fine vesicular and tubular pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P04505. Many common roots; common medium pores.; many very fine roots; many fine roots throughout
    1Bt1—20 to 37 centimeters (7.9 to 14.6 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) clay; strong coarse angular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine roots throughout; 2.5 very fine vesicular and tubular and 2.5 fine vesicular and tubular pores; 15 percent faint yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P04506. Common medium roots; common medium pores.; few clay films surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; common very fine roots; common fine roots throughout; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222486; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222486
    1Bt2—37 to 53 centimeters (14.6 to 20.9 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) clay; strong medium angular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 2.5 very fine vesicular and tubular and 2.5 fine vesicular and tubular pores; 37 percent faint yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical masses of oxidized iron and 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P04507. Common medium roots; common medium pores.; few fine soft masses of iron concentrations; few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common clay films surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; few very fine roots; few fine roots throughout; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222487; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222487
    1Bt3—53 to 91 centimeters (20.9 to 35.8 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) clay; strong medium angular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine vesicular and tubular and 0.5 fine vesicular and tubular pores; 55 percent faint yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical masses of oxidized iron and 11 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P04508. Few common roots; few common pores.; common fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few fine soft masses of iron concentrations; many clay films surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots; few fine roots throughout; continuous - phpvsfiid 222488; continuous - phpvsfiid 222488
    1Bt4—91 to 120 centimeters (35.8 to 47.2 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6) clay; strong medium angular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine vesicular and tubular and 0.5 fine vesicular and tubular pores; 55 percent faint yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions and 11 percent fine spherical masses of oxidized iron; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P04509. Few common roots; few common pores.; common fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common fine soft masses of iron concentrations; many clay films surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots; few fine roots throughout; continuous - phpvsfiid 222489; continuous - phpvsfiid 222489
    1Bt5—120 to 152 centimeters (47.2 to 59.8 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6) clay; strong medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine vesicular and tubular and 0.5 fine vesicular and tubular pores; 55 percent faint yellowish red (5YR 5/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent fine spherical masses of oxidized iron and 30 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P04510. many fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common fine soft masses of iron concentrations; many clay films surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots; few fine roots throughout; continuous - phpvsfiid 222490; continuous - phpvsfiid 222490
    1Bt6—152 to 190 centimeters (59.8 to 74.8 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6) clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 very fine vesicular and tubular and 0.5 fine vesicular and tubular pores; 30 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions and 30 percent fine spherical masses of oxidized iron; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P04511. many fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; many fine soft masses of iron concentrations; few fine roots; few very fine roots throughout
    1Bt7—190 to 246 centimeters (74.8 to 96.9 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6) clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine vesicular and tubular and 0.5 fine vesicular and tubular pores; 37 percent faint yellowish red (5YR 5/6), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 30 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions and 30 percent fine spherical masses of oxidized iron; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P04512. many fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; many fine soft masses of iron concentrations; common clay films surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; few very fine roots throughout; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222491; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222491
    2Bt—246 to 336 centimeters (96.9 to 132.3 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and yellowish red (5YR 5/6) interior and reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) interior clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine vesicular and tubular pores; 15 percent faint yellowish red (5YR 5/6), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 30 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions and 30 percent fine spherical masses of oxidized iron; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 87P04513. many fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; many fine soft masses of iron concentrations; few clay films surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; few very fine roots throughout; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222492; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222492