IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Watauga
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1990NC121005
  • User Pedon ID: 90NC121005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 91P0218
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 63265
  • Print Date: 2/3/2025

    • 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: 35.9402771
  • Std. Longitude: -82.0975037
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: North Carolina
  • County: NC121—Mitchell
  • MLRA: 130—Blue Ridge

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Chip Smith, Henry Mount, John Kelley
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, sesquic, mesic Typic Hapludults
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Watauga
  • PSC - 91 to 142 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Watauga
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Typic Hapludult
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 11/1/1990
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • 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: backslope
  • Slope Position: middle third
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • 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

    0—91

    91—221

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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

    21

    —

    —

    836

    —

    135

    140

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    —

    25

    —

    —

    26

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    Oe—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 91P01340. 6-3 cm - oak leaf litter (oi)
    A1—3 to 6 centimeters (1.2 to 2.4 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) crushed sandy loam; moderate fine granular structure; very friable; 0.5 medium and coarse roots throughout and 0.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 2.5 fine to coarse interstitial pores; 1 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P01341. few fine mica flakes concentrations; few fine and medium roots throughout; few medium and coarse roots throughout
    A2—6 to 16 centimeters (2.4 to 6.3 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) crushed sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky, and moderate medium granular structure; friable; 0.5 medium and coarse roots throughout and 2.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 0.5 fine to coarse tubular and 2.5 fine and medium interstitial pores; 1 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P01342. few fine mica flakes concentrations; few medium and coarse roots throughout; common fine and medium roots throughout
    AE—16 to 28 centimeters (6.3 to 11.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior sandy loam; 11 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) fine faint mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 fine and medium roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 2.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 1 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P01343. few fine mica flakes concentrations; few coarse roots throughout; common fine and medium roots throughout; common fine faint 10YR64 mottles
    E—28 to 51 centimeters (11.0 to 20.1 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior sandy loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine faint mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 medium and coarse roots throughout and 0.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 2.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 1 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P01344. few fine mica flakes concentrations; few fine and medium roots throughout; common medium and coarse roots throughout; common fine faint 10YR54 mottles
    Bt1—51 to 94 centimeters (20.1 to 37.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 2.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 37 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent fine and medium platy mica flakes, unspecified; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P01345. common fine and medium mica flakes concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots throughout; few medium distinct 10YR58 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 233910; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 233910
    Bt2—94 to 150 centimeters (37.0 to 59.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior loam; 11 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 37 percent faint strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent fine and medium platy mica flakes, unspecified; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P01346. common fine and medium mica flakes concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots throughout; common medium distinct 5YR58 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 233911; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 233911
    BC—150 to 181 centimeters (59.1 to 71.3 inches); reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) interior loam; 11 percent pinkish white (7.5YR 8/2) medium distinct mottles; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine and medium interstitial pores; 37 percent faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 30 percent fine and medium platy mica flakes, unspecified; 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P01347. many fine and medium mica flakes concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common medium distinct 7.5YR82 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 233912; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 233912
    CB—181 to 224 centimeters (71.3 to 88.2 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) interior sandy loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium distinct and 11 percent very pale brown (10YR 7/3) fine and medium distinct mottles; friable; 0.5 fine and medium interstitial pores; 15 percent faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 30 percent fine and medium platy mica flakes, unspecified; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P01348. many fine and medium mica flakes concentrations; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; few medium distinct 7.5YR56 mottles; common fine and medium distinct 10YR73 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 233913; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 233913
    C—224 to 252 centimeters (88.2 to 99.2 inches); white (10YR 8/1) interior loamy sand; 11 percent very pale brown (10YR 8/3) fine and medium distinct mottles; friable; 30 percent fine and medium platy mica flakes, unspecified; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 91P01349. many fine and medium mica flakes concentrations; common fine and medium distinct 10YR83 mottles