IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Wayah
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1988NC121010
  • User Pedon ID: 88NC121010
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1988NC121010
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 88P0955
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 61073
  • Print Date: 2/17/2025

    • 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: 36.0988884
  • Std. Longitude: -82.1061096
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: From Carver's Gap, S. on NC261 to Valley of Roan Development Road, 0.4 miles NW on Dev. Road to ridge top; take extreme right fork to second switchback then 0.1 miles to road cut on right. Carver's Gap, NC 7.5 feet quad, VTM zone 17, 3995310mN, 400480mE
  • State: North Carolina
  • County: NC121—Mitchell
  • MLRA: 130—Blue Ridge

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: W. Lynn, J. Allison, R. Ranson, E. Hayhurst, A. Go
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Medial over loamy, frigid Alic Hapludands
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 10
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Wayah
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Wayah-Like
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1988
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1988 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    ACSA

    Acacia saligna

    orange wattle

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    paralithic contact

    paralithic contact

    0—114

    165—330

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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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    1561

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    135

    201

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    13

    11

    16

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    A1—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) loam; moderate very fine granular, and moderate fine granular structure; very friable; 5.5 very fine roots and 5.5 fine roots; 1 percent mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P05190; moist when described;. few mica flakes concentrations; many fine roots; many very fine roots
    A2—10 to 20 centimeters (3.9 to 7.9 inches); 7.5YR 2/0 (7.5YR 2/0) loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak medium granular structure; friable; 5.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine roots; 5.5 very fine tubular and 5.5 fine tubular pores; 1 percent mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P05191; moist when described;. few mica flakes concentrations; common fine roots; many very fine roots
    A3—20 to 46 centimeters (7.9 to 18.1 inches); 7.5YR 2/0 (7.5YR 2/0) loam; weak coarse subangular blocky, and weak medium granular structure; friable; 2.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine roots; 5.5 very fine tubular and 5.5 fine tubular pores; 1 percent mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P05192; moist when described;. few mica flakes concentrations; common fine roots; common very fine roots
    BA—46 to 64 centimeters (18.1 to 25.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 2.5 very fine tubular and 2.5 fine tubular pores; 11 percent mica flakes, unspecified; 1 percent by volume 20-48-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P05193; moist when described;. common mica flakes concentrations; few fine roots; common very fine roots
    Bw1—64 to 84 centimeters (25.2 to 33.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 2.5 very fine tubular and 2.5 fine tubular pores; 11 percent mica flakes, unspecified; 15 percent by volume 20-48-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P05194; moist when described;. common mica flakes concentrations; few fine roots; few very fine roots
    Bw2—84 to 104 centimeters (33.1 to 40.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) loam; 1 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) fine mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 2.5 very fine and 2.5 fine pores; 11 percent mica flakes, unspecified; 10 percent by volume 20-48-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P05195; moist when described;. common mica flakes concentrations; few fine roots; few very fine roots; few fine 10YR68 mottles
    Bw3—104 to 130 centimeters (40.9 to 51.2 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) loam; 11 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) medium distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 11 percent mica flakes, unspecified; 1 percent by volume 20-48-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P05196; moist when described;. common mica flakes concentrations; common medium distinct 5YR58 mottles
    BC—130 to 160 centimeters (51.2 to 63.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) loam; 1 percent very pale brown (10YR 7/4) fine distinct and 11 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) medium distinct mottles; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 2.5 very fine tubular and 2.5 fine tubular pores; 11 percent medium irregular iron-manganese masses; 11 percent mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P05197; moist when described;. common medium soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; common mica flakes concentrations; few fine roots; few very fine roots; few fine distinct 10YR74 mottles; common medium distinct 5YR58 mottles
    C—160 to 221 centimeters (63.0 to 87.0 inches); 10 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) and 25 percent very pale brown (10YR 8/4) and 50 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) loam; massive; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 15 percent prominent black (5YR 2/1), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains; 11 percent medium irregular iron-manganese masses; 11 percent mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 88P05198; moist when described;. Black manganese stains are along fracture planes; common medium soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; common mica flakes concentrations; few manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features; continuous - phpvsfiid 223616; continuous - phpvsfiid 223616