IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Fannin
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1987NC199003
  • User Pedon ID: 87NC199003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 87P0826
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 60121
  • Print Date: 2/16/2025

    • 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: 35.9133339
  • Std. Longitude: -82.2669449
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: E of Burnsville 1.9 mi then S on Bill Allen Ranch Rd. .1 mi then Right on Private paved St. right at first fork..
  • State: North Carolina
  • County: NC199—Yancey
  • MLRA: 130—Blue Ridge

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Robert Ranson, Ernest Hayhurst, Benny Brasher
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, kaolinitic, mesic Typic Hapludults
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Fannin
  • PSC - 13 to 63 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Fannin
  • 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: shoulder
  • 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—13

    13—53

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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

    26

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    —

    823

    —

    135

    147

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    —

    10

    19

    1

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    1Ap—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) clay loam; moderate medium granular, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine roots; 5.5 medium tubular and 5.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P04550. Common medium mica.; many very fine roots
    1Bt1—13 to 30 centimeters (5.1 to 11.8 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 fine roots and 2.5 coarse roots; 2.5 medium tubular and 2.5 fine tubular pores; 37 percent faint red (2.5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P04551. Many fine and medium mica flakcs-muscovite.; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common fine roots; common coarse roots; patchy - phpvsfiid 222506; patchy - phpvsfiid 222506
    1Bt2—30 to 53 centimeters (11.8 to 20.9 inches); red (2.5YR 4/8) clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 medium roots and 2.5 fine roots; 2.5 fine tubular and 2.5 coarse tubular pores; 37 percent distinct red (2.5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P04552. Many fine and medium mica-muscovite.; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common medium roots; common fine roots; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222507; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222507
    1BC—53 to 84 centimeters (20.9 to 33.1 inches); red (2.5YR 4/8) loam; 11 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) medium distinct mottles; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 fine roots and 2.5 coarse roots; 0.5 medium tubular and 2.5 fine tubular pores; 15 percent faint red (2.5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P04553. Many medium mica flakes-muscovite. Common fine dark minerals-soft possible manganese.; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; common fine roots; common coarse roots; common medium distinct 7.5YR68 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 222508; patchy - phpvsfiid 222508
    1C1—84 to 124 centimeters (33.1 to 48.8 inches); red (10R 4/6) loam; 11 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) medium prominent mottles; massive; friable; 0.5 medium roots and 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P04554. Common medium dark minerals-soft-possibly manganese. Many medium mica flakes-muscovite.; few fine roots; few medium roots; common medium prominent 7.5YR68 mottles
    1C2—124 to 160 centimeters (48.8 to 63.0 inches); red (10R 5/6) loam; 11 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) medium prominent and 11 percent red (10R 4/6) fine faint mottles; massive; friable; 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 87P04555. Many medium mica flakes. Common dark minerals. This horizon sampled at 135 cm for alfisol vs ultisol determination.; common medium prominent 7.5YR68 mottles; common fine faint 10R46 mottles
    1C3—160 to 200 centimeters (63.0 to 78.7 inches); red (10R 5/6) loam; 11 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) medium prominent and 11 percent red (10R 4/6) fine faint mottles; massive; friable; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 87P04556. This horizon is only a subsample of the C2 horizon-not a different horizon.; common medium prominent 7.5YR68 mottles; common fine faint 10R46 mottles