IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Clifton
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1987NC199002
  • User Pedon ID: 87NC199002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 87P0824
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 60119
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 35.9208336
  • Std. Longitude: -82.4291687
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: East of Bald Creek School on HWY 19E, .9 mi to Private Rd. between 2 frame houses N of 19E up Hollow approx .3 mi
  • State: North Carolina
  • County: NC199—Yancey
  • MLRA: 130—Blue Ridge

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Robert Ranson, Ernest Hayhurst, Benny Brasher
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, semiactive, mesic Typic Hapludults
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Clifton
  • PSC - 25 to 75 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • 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 - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: intermontane basin
  • Landform: hillside or mountainside
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Slope Position: lower third
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: high
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1987 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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—25

    25—94

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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

    16

    —

    —

    830

    —

    270

    147

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    10

    19

    1

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    1A—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) interior loam; moderate medium granular structure; 5.5 very fine roots and 5.5 fine roots; 5.5 very fine tubular and 5.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P04538. many very fine roots; many fine roots
    1BA—10 to 22 centimeters (3.9 to 8.7 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior clay loam; weak coarse subangular blocky, and weak medium granular structure; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 5.5 very fine tubular and 5.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P04539. common very fine roots; few coarse roots
    1Bt1—22 to 37 centimeters (8.7 to 14.6 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6) interior clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 2.5 very fine tubular and 2.5 fine tubular pores; 37 percent faint yellowish red (5YR 5/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P04540. common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots; few fine roots; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 232343; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 232343
    1Bt2—37 to 60 centimeters (14.6 to 23.6 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/8) interior clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; 0.5 medium roots and 0.5 fine roots; 2.5 very fine tubular pores; 37 percent faint yellowish red (5YR 5/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese masses; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P04541. few fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots; few medium roots; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 232344; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 232344
    1Bt3—60 to 95 centimeters (23.6 to 37.4 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/8) interior clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; 0.5 medium roots and 0.5 fine roots; 2.5 very fine tubular and 2.5 fine tubular pores; 37 percent faint yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent fine spherical iron-manganese masses and 11 percent medium spherical iron-manganese masses; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P04542. common fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; common medium soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots; few medium roots
    1Bt4—95 to 127 centimeters (37.4 to 50.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) interior clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; 0.5 medium roots and 0.5 fine roots; 2.5 very fine tubular pores; 37 percent distinct yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent fine spherical iron-manganese masses and 11 percent medium spherical iron-manganese masses; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P04543. common fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; common medium soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots; few medium roots; continuous - phpvsfiid 232346; continuous - phpvsfiid 232346
    1BC—127 to 171 centimeters (50.0 to 67.3 inches); 60 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) interior and 40 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) interior clay loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; 0.5 fine roots; 2.5 very fine tubular pores; 15 percent distinct yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent fine spherical iron-manganese masses and 30 percent medium spherical iron-manganese masses; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P04544. common fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; many medium soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 232347; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 232347
    1C1—171 to 231 centimeters (67.3 to 90.9 inches); 60 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) interior and 40 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) interior loam; massive; 0.5 fine roots; 2.5 very fine tubular pores; 30 percent medium spherical iron-manganese masses; fragments. Lab sample # 87P04545. many medium soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; few fine roots
    1C2—231 to 281 centimeters (90.9 to 110.6 inches); 60 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) interior and 40 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) interior loam; massive; 30 percent medium spherical iron-manganese masses; fragments. Lab sample # 87P04546. many medium soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations