IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Enon
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1990NC021001
  • User Pedon ID: 90NC021001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 91P0223
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 63270
  • 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: 35.6972237
  • Std. Longitude: -82.6347198
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: North Carolina
  • County: NC021—Buncombe
  • MLRA: 130—Blue Ridge

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Brooks Hale, Mark Hudson
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, active, mesic Vertic Hapludalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Enon
  • PSC - 30 to 79 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Enon
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, mixed, mesic Typic Hapludalf
  • Taxon Kind - variant
  • Classificaton Date - 11/1/1990
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: hills
  • Landform: hillside or mountainside
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: head slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: shoulder
  • Slope Position: upper third
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/1/1990 (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

    paralithic contact

    0—30

    30—94

    109—130

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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

    8

    —

    —

    666

    —

    135

    94

    —

    —

    26

    —

    —

    27

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

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    Oe—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog. partially decomposed oak-pine leaf litter and twigs
    A—3 to 13 centimeters (1.2 to 5.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed loam; weak fine and medium granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 2.5 fine to coarse interstitial pores; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments and 2 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments and 6 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P01375. few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; many fine and medium roots throughout
    AB—13 to 33 centimeters (5.1 to 13.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior loam; moderate fine and medium granular structure; friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 2.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 2.5 fine to coarse interstitial and 2.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 15 percent faint very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments and 2 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments and 4 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P01376. few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features on faces of peds; common fine and medium roots throughout; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 226360; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 226360
    Bt1—33 to 51 centimeters (13.0 to 20.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) interior clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots between peds; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular and 5.5 fine and medium interstitial pores; 15 percent faint , moist, clay films and 37 percent faint very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds; 11 percent spherical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P01377. common iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few clay films surface features; common manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots between peds; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 226361; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 226362; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 226361; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 226362
    Bt2—51 to 87 centimeters (20.1 to 34.3 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior clay; strong medium subangular blocky structure; very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine roots between peds; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 37 percent faint , moist, clay films on faces of peds and 37 percent distinct very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds; 11 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P01378. common slickensides 7-10 cm wide and 5-15 cm long, grooved and polished; common fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots between peds; continuous - phpvsfiid 226363; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 226364; continuous - phpvsfiid 226363; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 226364
    Bt3—87 to 97 centimeters (34.3 to 38.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) interior clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine roots between peds; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 55 percent faint , moist, clay films on faces of peds and 55 percent distinct very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds; 11 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # 91P01379. common fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; many clay films surface features on faces of peds; many manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots between peds; continuous - phpvsfiid 226365; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 226366; continuous - phpvsfiid 226365; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 226366
    CB—97 to 112 centimeters (38.2 to 44.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior clay loam; 1 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) medium distinct mottles; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 15 percent faint , moist, clay films on faces of peds and 15 percent distinct very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 91P01380. few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; few manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features on faces of peds; few medium distinct 7.5YR68 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 226367; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 226368; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 226367; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 226368
    Cr—112 to 133 centimeters (44.1 to 52.4 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 91P01381. Cr is multicolored (amphibolite) nieta grabbro dominant colors (7.5YR 4/4), (10YR 6/4), (10YR 2/0) manganese