IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Keener
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1987TN091001
  • User Pedon ID: 87TN091001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 87P0252
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 59548
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • 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: 36.4658318
  • Std. Longitude: -81.9294434
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Johnson County, Cherokee National Forest from HWY 91 take FS Rd 53. Go 2.8 mi. Site is 75 feet W of road.
  • State: Tennessee
  • County: TN091—Johnson
  • MLRA: 130—Blue Ridge

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Harry C. Davis
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed Typic Dystrochrepts
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Keener
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed Typic Dystrochrepts
  • PSC - 23 to 73 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1987
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountains or deeply dissected plateaus
  • Landform: hillside or mountainside
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Position: middle third
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.05 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1987 (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—8

    23—86

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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

    40

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    945

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    135

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    Oe—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); partially decomposed organic matter; fragments. Lab sample # 87P01249. Partially decomposed forest litter of hardwood leaves and twigs.
    Oa—5 to 8 centimeters (2.0 to 3.1 inches); partially decomposed organic matter; fragments. Highly decomposed organic matter.
    A—8 to 16 centimeters (3.1 to 6.3 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) interior gravelly loam; moderate medium granular structure; very friable; 5.5 medium roots throughout and 5.5 fine roots; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P01248; moist when described;. Frags: 5% less than 2 cm; 5% 2 to 8 cm; and 5% greater than 8 cm.; many fine roots; many medium roots throughout
    BA—16 to 31 centimeters (6.3 to 12.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior gravelly loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 5.5 medium roots and 2.5 coarse roots throughout; 2.5 medium discontinuous tubular and 2.5 fine discontinuous tubular pores; 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P01249; moist when described;. Frags: 10% less than 2 cm; 5% 2 to 8 cm; 0% greater than 8 cm.; many medium roots; common coarse roots throughout
    Bt1—31 to 79 centimeters (12.2 to 31.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior gravelly loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 medium roots throughout and 2.5 fine roots; 2.5 medium discontinuous tubular and 2.5 fine discontinuous tubular pores; 37 percent distinct , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P01250; moist when described;. Frags: 10% less than 2 cm; 10% 2 to 8 cm; 10% greater than 8 cm.; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common fine roots; common medium roots throughout; patchy - phpvsfiid 231939; patchy - phpvsfiid 231939
    Bt2—79 to 94 centimeters (31.1 to 37.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior gravelly loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 medium roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots; 2.5 medium discontinuous tubular and 2.5 fine discontinuous tubular pores; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P01251; moist when described;. Frags: 15% less than 2 cm; 1% 2 to 8 cm; 5% greater than 8 cm.; few fine roots; few medium roots throughout
    BC—94 to 130 centimeters (37.0 to 51.2 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) interior cobbly loam; 1 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) fine faint and 11 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) medium prominent mottles; massive; friable; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 20 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 40 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P01252; moist when described;. Frags: 25% less than 2 cm; 15% 2 to 8 cm; 20% greater than 8 cm.; few fine roots throughout; common medium prominent 2.5YR48 mottles; few fine faint 10YR64 mottles
    C—130 to 168 centimeters (51.2 to 66.1 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) interior cobbly sandy loam; 1 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) fine faint and 11 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) medium prominent mottles; massive; friable; 25 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 40 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 87P01253; moist when described;. Frags: 20% less than 2 cm; 20% 2 to 8 cm; 25% greater than 8 cm.; common medium prominent 2.5YR48 mottles; few fine faint 10YR64 mottles