IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Snowdog
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1995WV083004
  • User Pedon ID: 95WV083004
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1995WV083004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 96P0081
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 68162
  • Print Date: 11/24/2024

    • 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: 38.9511108
  • Std. Longitude: -79.3691635
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: About 300 feet north of USFS road ?? to Dolly Sods, about 3 miles east of Laneville and about .9 miles west of the Tucker County line.
  • State: West Virginia
  • County: WV083—Randolph
  • MLRA: 127—Eastern Allegheny Plateau and Mountains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: WV083—Randolph County, West Virginia
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 38079-H3—Hopeville, West Virginia

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J. Sencindiver, A. Jenkins
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed Aquic Fragiochrepts
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Snowdog
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed Aquic Fragiochrepts
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 11/17/1995
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountains
  • Landform: mountain slope
  • Microfeature: tree-tip mound
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Position: on a slope
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: high
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/17/1995 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 3216-100
  • Microrelief Elevation: 20
  • 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
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    FAGR

    Fagus grandifolia

    American beech

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

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    fragipan

    0—17

    17—67

    67—180

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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

    27

    160

    40

    1146

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    186

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    Oi—0 to 4 centimeters (0.0 to 1.6 inches); 6.0 very fine to medium roots throughout; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P00816
    L—2 to 0 centimeters (0.8 to 0.0 inches); 5 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone-shale fragments and 10 percent by volume subangular 150-265-380 millimeter sandstone-shale fragments and 15 percent by volume subangular 2-76-150 millimeter sandstone-shale fragments. Lab sample # 96P00815. Rock transects = 73%.
    A—4 to 9 centimeters (1.6 to 3.5 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) broken face very channery silt loam; weak very fine and fine granular structure; very friable; 7.0 very fine to coarse roots throughout; 5 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone-shale fragments and 30 percent by volume subangular 2-76-150 millimeter sandstone-shale fragments; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 96P00817
    AB—9 to 17 centimeters (3.5 to 6.7 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) broken face channery silt loam; weak fine and medium granular structure; very friable; 7.0 very fine to coarse roots throughout; fragments; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 96P00818
    Bw1—17 to 43 centimeters (6.7 to 16.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) broken face channery silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 5.5 fine to coarse roots throughout; 5 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone-shale fragments and 5 percent by volume subangular 150-265-380 millimeter sandstone-shale fragments and 15 percent by volume subangular 2-76-150 millimeter sandstone-shale fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P00819
    Bw2—43 to 67 centimeters (16.9 to 26.4 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) broken face channery silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 4.0 fine to coarse roots throughout; 5 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone-shale fragments and 5 percent by volume subangular 150-265-380 millimeter sandstone-shale fragments and 15 percent by volume subangular 2-76-150 millimeter sandstone-shale fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P00820
    Bx1—67 to 85 centimeters (26.4 to 33.5 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) broken face very channery sandy loam; 1 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) fine prominent irregular and 5 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) fine distinct cylindrical and 10 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine and medium distinct irregular and 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine and medium distinct irregular mottles; weak very coarse prismatic structure; firm; 0.0 roots; 1 percent distinct manganese or iron-manganese stains; 10 percent by volume subangular 150-265-380 millimeter sandstone-shale fragments and 15 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone-shale fragments and 15 percent by volume subangular 2-76-150 millimeter sandstone-shale fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P00821. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 182290; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 182290
    Bx2—85 to 180 centimeters (33.5 to 70.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) broken face very channery sandy loam; 1 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) fine distinct cylindrical and 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine and medium distinct irregular and 15 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) coarse distinct irregular mottles; moderate very coarse prismatic structure; very firm; 1.0 fine roots between peds; 5 percent distinct manganese or iron-manganese stains; 5 percent by volume subangular 150-265-380 millimeter sandstone-shale fragments and 15 percent by volume subangular 2-76-150 millimeter sandstone-shale fragments and 20 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone-shale fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P00822. Few fine roots along prism faces.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 182291; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 182291
    BC—180 to 203 centimeters (70.9 to 79.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) broken face channery sandy loam; 5 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) medium and coarse prominent irregular and 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) medium distinct irregular and 10 percent gray (10YR 5/1) coarse distinct irregular mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.0 fine roots between peds; 10 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone-shale fragments and 10 percent by volume subangular 2-76-150 millimeter sandstone-shale fragments. Lab sample # 96P00823. Horizon extends below 203cm.