IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Rion
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1988NC157001
  • User Pedon ID: 88NC157001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 88P0477
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 60595
  • 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: 36.3783340
  • Std. Longitude: -79.6905594
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 3.4 mi W of Reidsville NC at upper piedmont agricultural research station. .3 mi E of Sta. Off. on SR1997.
  • State: North Carolina
  • County: NC157—Rockingham
  • MLRA: 136—Southern Piedmont

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: E.N. Hayhurst and R.B. Grossman
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Rion
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed Typic Hapludults
  • PSC - 28 to 79 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/1/1988
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: piedmont
  • Landform: hillside or mountainside
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: shoulder
  • Slope Position: upper third
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/1/1988 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • 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—28

    28—110

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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

    4

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    —

    250

    —

    135

    112

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    14

    23

    3

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    1Ap1—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) exterior, very pale brown (10YR 7/3) interior, dry; sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 fine roots throughout; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P02461; moist when described;. common fine roots throughout
    1Ap2—15 to 28 centimeters (5.9 to 11.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) exterior sandy clay loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 fine roots throughout; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P02462; moist when described;. common fine roots throughout
    1Bt1—28 to 46 centimeters (11.0 to 18.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 15 percent faint brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P02463; moist when described;. few clay films surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots throughout; patchy - phpvsfiid 223149; patchy - phpvsfiid 223149
    1Bt2—46 to 62 centimeters (18.1 to 24.4 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/8) interior clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots between peds; 15 percent faint brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P02464; moist when described;. few clay films surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots between peds; patchy - phpvsfiid 223150; patchy - phpvsfiid 223150
    1Bt3—62 to 110 centimeters (24.4 to 43.3 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/8) interior clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots in cracks; 37 percent prominent brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P02465; moist when described;. common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots in cracks; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 223151; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 223151
    1BC1—110 to 132 centimeters (43.3 to 52.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior sandy clay loam; 11 percent light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) coarse prominent mottles; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P02466; moist when described;. common coarse prominent 2.5Y63 mottles
    1BC2—132 to 166 centimeters (52.0 to 65.4 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior sandy clay loam; 1 percent light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) coarse prominent mottles; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P02467; moist when described;. few coarse prominent 2.5Y63 mottles
    1C1—166 to 193 centimeters (65.4 to 76.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) sandy loam; 11 percent brown (10YR 5/3) medium prominent mottles; 15 percent distinct 7.5YR 2/0 (7.5YR 2/0), moist, black stains throughout; 1 percent medium platy iron-manganese masses; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P02468; moist when described;. few medium soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; few black stains surface features throughout; common medium prominent 10YR53 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 223152; patchy - phpvsfiid 223152
    1C2—193 to 220 centimeters (76.0 to 86.6 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) loam; 11 percent brown (10YR 5/3) medium prominent mottles; 37 percent prominent 7.5YR 2/0 (7.5YR 2/0), moist, black stains throughout; 11 percent medium platy iron-manganese masses; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P02469; moist when described;. common medium soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; common black stains surface features throughout; common medium prominent 10YR53 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 223153; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 223153
    1C3—220 to 247 centimeters (86.6 to 97.2 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) loam; 11 percent brown (7.5YR 5/4) fine distinct mottles; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P02470; moist when described;. common fine distinct 7.5YR54 mottles
    1C4—247 to 272 centimeters (97.2 to 107.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) loam; 11 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) fine prominent and 11 percent very pale brown (10YR 7/4) fine distinct mottles; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P02471; moist when described;. common fine prominent 5YR56 mottles; common fine distinct 10YR74 mottles
    1C5—272 to 310 centimeters (107.1 to 122.0 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6) loam; 11 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) fine prominent and 11 percent light gray (10YR 7/2) fine prominent mottles; fragments. Lab sample # 88P02472; moist when described;. common fine prominent 5YR56 mottles; common fine prominent 10YR72 mottles