IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Kimper
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 89KY-115-003
  • User Pedon ID: 89KY-115-003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - UK
  • Lab Pedon # - 89KY-115-003
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 46803
  • Print Date: 1/31/2025

    • 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: 37.8453222
  • Std. Longitude: -82.6793056
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: On Lick Creek, approximately 2.5 miles south of Whitehouse.
  • Map Unit: HkF—Hazleton-Fedscreek-Kimper complex, 30 to 80 percent slopes, very stony
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Kentucky
  • County: KY115—Johnson
  • MLRA: 125—Cumberland Plateau and Mountains
  • Regional Office: 6—Morgantown, WV
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-LON—London, Kentucky
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: KY639—Floyd and Johnson Counties, Kentucky
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 37082-G6—Offutt, Kentucky

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Typic Dystrudepts
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Kimper
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 11/15/2011
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Kimper
  • Classificaton Date - 6/9/1989
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Slope Position: lower third
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Bedrock: strongly coherent sandstone and siltstone at 168cm
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/9/1989 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Restrictions
    Kind Hardness Restriction Depth L-H Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    bedrock, lithic

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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
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    238.4

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    225

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    A—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 10.0 medium roots and 10.0 fine roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 5 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KY3167
    AB—15 to 28 centimeters (5.9 to 11.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) loam; weak medium subangular blocky parts to moderate coarse granular structure; very friable; 10.0 medium roots and 10.0 fine roots; 10 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # KY3168
    Bw1—28 to 48 centimeters (11.0 to 18.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 1.0 fine roots; 1.0 fine tubular pores; 10 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KY3169
    Bw2—48 to 69 centimeters (18.9 to 27.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) channery loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 medium roots and 0.5 fine roots; 1.0 fine tubular pores; 20 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # KY3170
    Bw3—69 to 112 centimeters (27.2 to 44.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) very channery loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 0.0 fine tubular pores; 50 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # KY3171
    Bw4—112 to 137 centimeters (44.1 to 53.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) very channery loam; 30 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) medium distinct and 30 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 0.0 fine tubular pores; 45 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # KY3172
    BC—137 to 160 centimeters (53.9 to 63.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) very channery loam; 15 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium distinct and 30 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) medium distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.0 fine tubular pores; 50 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # KY3173
    2C—160 to 168 centimeters (63.0 to 66.1 inches); extremely channery loam; fragments.
    2R—168 to 178 centimeters (66.1 to 70.1 inches); bedrock; fragments.