IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Huntdale
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1988NC121008A
  • User Pedon ID: 88NC121008A
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 88P0883
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 61001
  • Print Date: 12/4/2024

    • 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: 36.1297226
  • Std. Longitude: -82.1866684
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: From intersection of NC 226 and SR 1330, northeast on SR 1330 0.6 miles to SR 1331, north on SR 1331 0.75 miles to farm path on left (squirrel hollow), 0.3 miles on path to road cut on left.
  • State: North Carolina
  • County: NC121—Mitchell
  • MLRA: 130—Blue Ridge

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: John B. Allison, Fred Kaisaki, Andy Goodwin
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 8
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Huntdale
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed Humic Hapludults
  • PSC - 25 to 74 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1988
  • 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
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.05 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1988 (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—25

    25—145

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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

    43

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    1139

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    45

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    Oi—0 to 7 centimeters (0.0 to 2.8 inches); fragments.
    Oe—7 to 15 centimeters (2.8 to 5.9 inches); fragments.
    A1—15 to 18 centimeters (5.9 to 7.1 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 2.5 fine and medium tubular and 0.5 coarse tubular pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary.; moist when described;. few coarse roots; common medium roots
    A2—18 to 40 centimeters (7.1 to 15.7 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) loam; weak medium granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular and 0.5 coarse tubular pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P04782; moist when described;. few coarse roots; common very fine and fine roots
    Bt1—40 to 66 centimeters (15.7 to 26.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) loam; 25 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular and 0.5 medium tubular pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P04783; moist when described;. few very fine and fine roots; few medium and coarse roots
    Bt2—66 to 104 centimeters (26.0 to 40.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) loam; 30 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 medium and coarse roots and 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P04784; moist when described;. few fine roots; few medium and coarse roots
    Bt3—104 to 160 centimeters (40.9 to 63.0 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) loam; 22 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P04785; moist when described;. few very fine and fine roots; few medium roots
    C—160 to 216 centimeters (63.0 to 85.0 inches); sandy loam; massive; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 88P04786; moist when described;. multicolored; few fine roots