IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Keener
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1988NC199010
  • User Pedon ID: 88NC199010
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 88P0958
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 61076
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • 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: 36.0488892
  • Std. Longitude: -82.4269409
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: From Spivey Gap on Hwy 19W, turn north on improved USFS road, proceed approx. 1 mile to Twin Gated Rds., turn left go approx. 0.6 miles. Site is 200 feet above right side of rd in dense forest. Chest UTM zone 17, 3990790mN, 371460mE.
  • State: North Carolina
  • County: NC199—Yancey
  • MLRA: 130—Blue Ridge

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: R.H. Ranson, E. Hayhurst, W. Lynn, R. Goodwin
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, siliceous, semiactive, mesic Typic Haplohumults
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 10
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Keener
  • PSC - 23 to 71 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Lonon Yellow
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1988
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountains or deeply dissected plateaus
  • Landform: hillside or mountainside
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: footslope
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • 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 - 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—8

    23—76

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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

    25

    —

    —

    1109

    —

    315

    147

    —

    —

    13

    8

    18

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    Oe—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 88P05214
    A—3 to 11 centimeters (1.2 to 4.3 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) loam; weak medium granular structure; very friable; 5.5 very fine roots top of horizon and 5.5 medium roots throughout; 5.5 very fine tubular and 5.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 88P05215. many medium roots throughout; many very fine roots in mat at top of horizon
    BA—11 to 26 centimeters (4.3 to 10.2 inches); 40 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) and 60 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak medium granular structure; very friable; 2.5 medium roots and 2.5 fine roots; 5.5 medium tubular and 5.5 fine tubular pores; 15 percent faint , moist, clay bridges between sand grains and 15 percent distinct , moist, organic stains on faces of peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 88P05216. few clay bridging surface features between sand grains; few organic coats surface features on faces of peds; common fine roots; common medium roots; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 223619; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 223620; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 223619; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 223620
    Bt1—26 to 51 centimeters (10.2 to 20.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 fine roots and 2.5 coarse roots; 5.5 fine tubular and 2.5 coarse tubular pores; 2 percent distinct , moist, organic stains in root channels and/or pores and 15 percent faint , moist, clay films on faces of peds and 15 percent distinct , moist, clay bridges between sand grains; 1 percent by volume 20-48-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 88P05217. few clay films surface features on faces of peds; few clay bridging surface features between sand grains; very few organic coats surface features in root channels and/or pores; common fine roots; common coarse roots; continuous - phpvsfiid 223621; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 223623; continuous - phpvsfiid 223622; continuous - phpvsfiid 223621; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 223623; continuous - phpvsfiid 223622
    Bt2—51 to 79 centimeters (20.1 to 31.1 inches); 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and 70 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 medium roots and 2.5 fine roots; 2.5 fine tubular and 2.5 coarse tubular pores; 2 percent distinct , moist, organic stains in root channels and/or pores and 15 percent faint , moist, clay films on faces of peds and 15 percent distinct , moist, clay bridges between sand grains; 1 percent by volume 20-48-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 88P05218. Possible recementation of matrix, need thin section; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; few clay bridging surface features between sand grains; very few organic coats surface features in root channels and/or pores; few medium roots; common fine roots; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 223626; continuous - phpvsfiid 223624; continuous - phpvsfiid 223625; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 223626; continuous - phpvsfiid 223624; continuous - phpvsfiid 223625
    2BC1—79 to 120 centimeters (31.1 to 47.2 inches); 20 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and 35 percent very pale brown (10YR 7/3) and 45 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) very cobbly sandy clay loam; massive; firm; 2.5 very fine tubular and 2.5 fine tubular pores; 15 percent distinct , moist, clay bridges between sand grains; 15 percent by volume 20-48-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 88P05219. Possible recementation of matrix, need thin section; few clay bridging surface features between sand grains; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 223627; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 223627
    2BC2—120 to 173 centimeters (47.2 to 68.1 inches); 20 percent very pale brown (10YR 7/3) and 35 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) and 40 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) cobbly sandy clay loam; 30 percent clay; 11 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) fine prominent mottles; massive, and weak coarse subangular blocky; firm; 2.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; 15 percent distinct , moist, clay bridges between sand grains and 15 percent distinct , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent by volume 20-48-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments and 3 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 88P05220. Possible recementation of matrix; few clay bridging surface features between sand grains; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; common fine prominent 5YR46 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 223628; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 223629; continuous - phpvsfiid 223628; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 223629
    2BC3—173 to 204 centimeters (68.1 to 80.3 inches); 10 percent very pale brown (10YR 7/3) and 35 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and 40 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) extremely cobbly sandy clay loam; massive; friable; 15 percent distinct , moist, clay bridges between sand grains; 30 percent by volume 20-48-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments and 40 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 88P05221. few clay bridging surface features between sand grains; continuous - phpvsfiid 223630; continuous - phpvsfiid 223630