IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Monteagle
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1988TN061004
  • User Pedon ID: 88TN061004
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1988TN061004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 88P0331
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 60449
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 35.2602768
  • Std. Longitude: -85.7919464
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Summerfield; .6 mi N of HWY 56 on Summerfield Rd.; 100 feet E of Rd.
  • State: Tennessee
  • County: TN061—Grundy
  • MLRA: 125—Cumberland Plateau and Mountains

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: W.C. Moffitt and B. Goins
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, siliceous Typic Hapludults
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Monteagle
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, siliceous Typic Hapludults
  • PSC - 30 to 85 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/1/1988
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: plateaus or tablelands
  • Landform: upland slope
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: shoulder
  • Slope Position: upper third
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: low
  • 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 - 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
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    CORNU

    QUAL

    QUVE

    Cornus

    Quercus alba

    Quercus velutina

    dogwood

    white oak

    black oak

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

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—30

    30—147

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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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    583

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    90

    153

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    14

    23

    4

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    Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); partially decomposed organic matter; fragments. Lab sample # 88P01715. Leaf litter.
    A—3 to 6 centimeters (1.2 to 2.4 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed loam; moderate medium granular structure; very friable; 2.5 medium roots throughout and 5.5 fine roots; 5.5 very fine and fine continuous tubular pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P01714; moist when described;. many fine roots; common medium roots throughout
    E—6 to 13 centimeters (2.4 to 5.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior loam; moderate medium granular structure; very friable; 2.5 medium roots throughout and 2.5 fine roots; 5.5 very fine continuous tubular and 2.5 fine continuous tubular pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P01715; moist when described;. common fine roots; common medium roots throughout
    BE—13 to 33 centimeters (5.1 to 13.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior clay loam; 1 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) medium mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 medium roots throughout and 2.5 fine roots; 5.5 very fine continuous tubular and 2.5 fine continuous tubular pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P01716; moist when described;. common fine roots; common medium roots throughout; few medium 10YR66 mottles
    2Bt1—33 to 56 centimeters (13.0 to 22.0 inches); 5YR 4/8 (5YR 4/8) interior clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 medium roots throughout and 2.5 fine roots; 2.5 very fine continuous tubular and 2.5 fine continuous tubular pores; 37 percent distinct , moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P01717; moist when described;. common clay films surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; common fine roots; common medium roots throughout; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 232553; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 232553
    2Bt2—56 to 84 centimeters (22.0 to 33.1 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) interior clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 medium roots throughout and 2.5 fine roots; 2.5 very fine continuous tubular and 2.5 fine continuous tubular pores; 37 percent distinct , moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P01718; moist when described;. common clay films surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; common fine roots; common medium roots throughout; continuous - phpvsfiid 232554; continuous - phpvsfiid 232554
    2Bt3—84 to 150 centimeters (33.1 to 59.1 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/8) interior clay loam; 1 percent yellow (10YR 7/8) medium mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 2.5 very fine continuous tubular and 2.5 fine continuous tubular pores; 37 percent distinct , moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P01719; moist when described;. common clay films surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; few fine roots throughout; few medium 10YR78 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 232555; continuous - phpvsfiid 232555
    2BC—150 to 186 centimeters (59.1 to 73.2 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/8) interior clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 very fine continuous tubular and 2.5 fine continuous tubular pores; 10 percent by volume 2-76-150 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P01720; moist when described;. Soft fragments: 2% 20-75 mm.
    C—186 to 203 centimeters (73.2 to 79.9 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/8) interior loam; massive; friable; 0.5 very fine continuous tubular pores; 10 percent by volume 2-76-150 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P01721; moist when described;. Soft fragments: 5% 20-75 mm.
    Cr—203 to 223 centimeters (79.9 to 87.8 inches); weathered bedrock; fragments. Soft weathered yellowish and reddish sandstone.