IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Victory
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1991VI020001
  • User Pedon ID: 91VI020001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1991VI020001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 91P1189
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 64225
  • Print Date: 11/13/2025

    • 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: 18.3266659
  • Std. Longitude: -64.7213898
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Lameshur bay watershed, St. John USVI, approx. 3200 feet NW of Minna hill & 4800 feet SE of Bordeaux Mt. as refer. from W. St. John Quad.
  • State: Virgin Islands
  • MLRA: 27—Fallon-Lovelock Area
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: VI690—Virgin Islands of the United States

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: JD,RD,HM,BH,WL
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy-skeletal, siliceous, superactive, isohyperthermic Typic Ustropepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: within range of map unit
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Victory
  • PSC - 25 to 78 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/27/2010
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Southgate
  • Taxonomic Class - Loamy-skeletal, mixed, isohyperthermic Typic Ustro
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 9/3/1991
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountains
  • Landform: mountainside
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Position: lower third
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Bedrock: with 10 to <45
  • Surface Fragments: 45.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/3/1991 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 91052
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - intermixed conifers and hardwoods
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    ACACI

    BURSE

    Acacia

    Bursera

    acacia

    bursera

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

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    lithic contact

    0—28

    28—198

    198—198

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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

    70

    609

    518

    472

    —

    290

    1143

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    26

    27

    25

    26

    27

    25

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    4820

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    Oi—0 to 1 centimeters (0.0 to 0.4 inches); partially decomposed organic matter; fragments; abrupt broken boundary. loose leaves and twigs
    A—1 to 12 centimeters (0.4 to 4.7 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/3), light brown (7.5YR 6/4), dry; very cobbly loam; moderate fine granular structure; hard, friable; 5.0 very fine and fine roots top of horizon and 1.0 medium roots top of horizon and 1.0 coarse roots top of horizon; 21.0 very fine and fine void between rock fragments pores; 15 percent by volume angular 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, fine crystal fragments and 45 percent by volume angular 75-162-250 millimeter igneous, fine crystal fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P07937; dry when described;. extrusive volcanic origin
    Bw1—12 to 34 centimeters (4.7 to 13.4 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6), dry; very cobbly loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; 5.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 1.0 medium roots throughout and 1.0 coarse roots throughout; 21.0 very fine and fine void between rock fragments and 1.0 medium tubular pores; 1 percent medium cylindrical worm casts; 15 percent by volume angular 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, fine crystal fragments and 45 percent by volume angular 75-162-250 millimeter igneous, fine crystal fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P07938; dry when described;
    Bw2—34 to 79 centimeters (13.4 to 31.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6), dry; very cobbly loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; 5.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 1.0 medium roots throughout; 21.0 very fine and fine void between rock fragments and 1.0 medium tubular pores; 1 percent medium cylindrical worm casts; 15 percent by volume angular 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, fine crystal fragments and 45 percent by volume angular 75-162-250 millimeter igneous, fine crystal fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 91P07939; dry when described;
    R—79 to 79 centimeters (31.1 to 31.1 inches); unweathered bedrock; massive; fragments.