IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Mantachie
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 88AL131002-pgm
  • User Pedon ID: 88AL131002-pgm
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - AU
  • Lab Pedon # - S88AL-131-2
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 24432
  • 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: 31.8355556
  • Std. Longitude: -87.4375000
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 10 N
  • Range: 6 E
  • Section: 14
  • PLSS Details: SW1/4, SE1/4
  • Location Description: Coy area, Wilcox Co., AL; 300 feet west and 600 feet south of the northeast corner of the SW1/4, SE1/4, sec. 14, T. 10 N., R. 6 E.; USGS Hybart, AL topographic quadrangle.
  • State: Alabama
  • County: AL131—Wilcox
  • Regional Office: 7—Auburn, AL
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: AL131—Wilcox County, Alabama

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, siliceous, active, acid, thermic Fluventic endoaquepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: within range of map unit
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Mantachie
  • PSC - 18 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 3/4/2009
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - aeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Mantachie
  • Classificaton Date - 4/6/1988
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: moderately weathered, loamy alluvium derived from sedimentary, unspecified
  • Landscape: alluvial plain
  • Landform: natural levee
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Runoff: negligible
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Flooding: frequent flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/6/1988 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID:
  • Surface Water Kind: none observed
  • 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
  • Yield Study ID -
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    cambic horizon

    18—152

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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
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    18

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    A—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) ; 37 percent sand; 37 percent silt; 26 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 4.0 medium roots and 6.0 fine roots and 4.0 coarse roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 8831-2-1
    AB—8 to 18 centimeters (3.1 to 7.1 inches); variegated yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and pale brown (10YR 6/3) and light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) ; 55 percent sand; 29 percent silt; 16 percent clay; moderate medium granular structure; very friable; 4.0 medium roots and 6.0 fine roots and 4.0 coarse roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 8831-2-2
    Bw—18 to 33 centimeters (7.1 to 13.0 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) ; 60 percent sand; 27 percent silt; 13 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 4.0 medium roots and 4.0 coarse roots; 10 percent medium distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) iron depletions and 10 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 8831-2-3
    Bg1—33 to 51 centimeters (13.0 to 20.1 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) ; 55 percent sand; 28 percent silt; 17 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.0 medium roots and 2.0 coarse roots; 1 percent fine distinct reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) masses of oxidized iron and 30 percent medium distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 8831-2-4
    Bg2—51 to 86 centimeters (20.1 to 33.9 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) ; 54 percent sand; 28 percent silt; 18 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 1 percent fine distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron and 35 percent medium distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 8831-2-5
    Bg3—86 to 130 centimeters (33.9 to 51.2 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) ; 55 percent sand; 28 percent silt; 17 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 20 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 8831-2-6
    Bg4—130 to 152 centimeters (51.2 to 59.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) ; 54 percent sand; 28 percent silt; 18 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 1 percent fine distinct reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) masses of oxidized iron and 20 percent medium prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron and 30 percent coarse distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 8831-2-7
    Cg—152 to 173 centimeters (59.8 to 68.1 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) ; 56 percent sand; 31 percent silt; 13 percent clay; massive; firm; 1 percent fine distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent medium distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent medium prominent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6. Lab sample # 8831-2-8