IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Meggett
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1988NC169003
  • User Pedon ID: 88NC169003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 88P0670
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 60788
  • 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: 36.2850838
  • Std. Longitude: -80.1975632
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Stokes County, NC; Grid (C.7, 4.2); 0.6 mi W of intersection on SR 1941 and SR 2022; 100 feet N of SR 1941.
  • State: North Carolina
  • County: NC169—Stokes
  • MLRA: 136—Southern Piedmont
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NC169—Stokes County, North Carolina

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Roger J. Leab and David C. Clapp
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, active, thermic Typic Albaqualfs
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Meggett
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, mixed, active, thermic Typic Albaqualfs
  • PSC - 25 to 75 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 5/1/1988
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: piedmont
  • Landform: terrace—outwash or marine
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: toeslope
  • Slope Position: depression
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/1/1988 (actual site observation date)
  • Microrelief Elevation: 10
  • 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—0

    25—137

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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

    0

    —

    —

    200

    —

    119

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    A—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); friable; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P03545; moist when described;
    E—8 to 18 centimeters (3.1 to 7.1 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) loam; weak medium granular structure; friable; 0.5 medium roots between peds and 5.5 fine roots top of horizon; 0.5 fine discontinuous tubular pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P03546; moist when described;. few medium roots between peds; many fine roots in mat at top of horizon
    E2—18 to 25 centimeters (7.1 to 9.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) loam; weak medium granular structure; friable; 5.5 medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots between peds; 0.5 fine and medium continuous tubular pores; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary.; moist when described;. few coarse roots between peds; many medium roots
    Btg1—25 to 41 centimeters (9.8 to 16.1 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) clay; 30 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) coarse distinct mottles; moderate medium columnar, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; 5.5 medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots between peds; 0.5 fine continuous tubular pores; 15 percent faint , moist, clay films on horizontal faces of peds and 15 percent faint , moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P03547; moist when described;. few clay films surface features on horizontal faces of peds; few clay films surface features on vertical faces of peds; few coarse roots between peds; many medium roots; many coarse distinct 7.5YR68 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 232738; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 232739; continuous - phpvsfiid 232738; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 232739
    Btg2—41 to 61 centimeters (16.1 to 24.0 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) clay; 30 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) coarse distinct mottles; moderate medium columnar, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; 5.5 medium roots between peds; 0.5 fine continuous tubular pores; 2 percent faint , moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds and 15 percent , moist, slickensides (pedogenic); fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P03552; moist when described;. very few clay films surface features on vertical faces of peds; few intersecting slickensides surface features; many medium roots between peds; many coarse distinct 10YR68 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 232740; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 232740
    Btk—61 to 76 centimeters (24.0 to 29.9 inches); reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) clay; 30 percent gray (10YR 5/1) coarse distinct mottles; weak medium columnar, and weak medium angular blocky structure; friable; 5.5 medium roots and 0.5 fine roots between peds; 0.5 fine continuous tubular pores; 2 percent faint , moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds and 15 percent , moist, slickensides (pedogenic); 11 percent coarse spherical carbonate concretions and 11 percent very coarse spherical carbonate concretions; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P03548; moist when described;. common coarse carbonate concretions concentrations; common very coarse carbonate concretions concentrations; very few clay films surface features on vertical faces of peds; few intersecting slickensides surface features; few fine roots between peds; many medium roots; many coarse distinct 10YR51 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 232742; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 232742
    2Btk1—76 to 97 centimeters (29.9 to 38.2 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) clay; 1 percent gray (10YR 5/1) coarse distinct and 1 percent pale green (5G 6/2) coarse distinct and 11 percent light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) coarse faint mottles; moderate coarse columnar, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; 0.5 fine and medium roots between peds; 0.5 fine continuous tubular pores; 2 percent distinct , moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 11 percent coarse spherical carbonate concretions and 11 percent very coarse spherical carbonate concretions; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P03549; moist when described;. common coarse carbonate concretions concentrations; common very coarse carbonate concretions concentrations; very few clay films surface features on vertical faces of peds; few fine and medium roots between peds; few coarse distinct 10YR51 mottles; few coarse distinct 5G62 mottles; common coarse faint 2.5Y64 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 232744; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 232744
    2Bt—97 to 135 centimeters (38.2 to 53.1 inches); pale olive (5Y 6/4) clay loam; 1 percent pale green (5G 6/2) coarse distinct and 11 percent gray (10YR 5/1) medium distinct mottles; moderate coarse columnar, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine and medium roots between peds; 0.5 fine continuous tubular pores; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P03550; moist when described;. few fine and medium roots between peds; few coarse distinct 5G62 mottles; common medium distinct 10YR51 mottles
    2BCg—135 to 201 centimeters (53.1 to 79.1 inches); light olive gray (5Y 6/2) sandy clay loam; 11 percent gray (10YR 5/1) medium distinct and 11 percent grayish green (5G 5/2) coarse distinct and 30 percent pale olive (5Y 6/4) medium distinct mottles; weak coarse angular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots between peds; 0.5 fine continuous tubular pores; 1 percent fine mica flakes, unspecified; fragments. Lab sample # 88P03551; moist when described;. few fine mica flakes concentrations; few fine roots between peds; common medium distinct 10YR51 mottles; common coarse distinct 5G52 mottles; many medium distinct 5Y64 mottles