IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Snowdog
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1995WV093006
  • User Pedon ID: 95WV093006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 96P0088
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 68169
  • 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: 38.9963875
  • Std. Longitude: -79.4272232
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: North sideslope of Weiss Knob south of Canaan Ski Resort.
  • State: West Virginia
  • County: WV093—Tucker
  • MLRA: 127—Eastern Allegheny Plateau and Mountains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: WV093—Tucker County, West Virginia
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 38079-H4—Laneville, 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 #: 6
  • 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: lower third
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Runoff: high
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/17/1995 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 3216-99
  • 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
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    fragipan

    0—24

    24—48

    48—92

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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

    17

    200

    50

    1286

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    8

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    L—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); 5 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone-shale fragments and 15 percent by volume subangular 2-76-150 millimeter sandstone-shale fragments. Lab sample # 96P00871. Rock transects = 26.5%.
    Oi—2 to 4 centimeters (0.8 to 1.6 inches); 7.0 very fine to coarse roots throughout; fragments. Lab sample # 96P00872
    Oe—4 to 6 centimeters (1.6 to 2.4 inches); 7.0 very fine to coarse roots throughout; fragments. Lab sample # 96P00873
    A—6 to 18 centimeters (2.4 to 7.1 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) broken face channery silt loam; weak medium granular structure; very friable; 6.0 very fine to coarse roots throughout; 10 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone-shale fragments and 20 percent by volume subangular 2-76-150 millimeter sandstone-shale fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P00874
    BA—18 to 26 centimeters (7.1 to 10.2 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) broken face channery silt loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 5.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 5 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 # 96P00875
    Bw1—26 to 38 centimeters (10.2 to 15.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) broken face silt loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 fine and medium roots between peds; 5 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone-shale fragments and 10 percent by volume subangular 2-76-150 millimeter sandstone-shale fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P00876
    Bw2—38 to 50 centimeters (15.0 to 19.7 inches); 80 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) broken face and 20 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) broken face loam; 1 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine and medium distinct irregular and 1 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine distinct irregular and 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine distinct irregular mottles; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.8 fine roots between peds; 5 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone-shale fragments and 10 percent by volume subangular 2-76-150 millimeter sandstone-shale fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P00877
    Bx—50 to 94 centimeters (19.7 to 37.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) broken face channery sandy loam; 5 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) medium distinct irregular and 5 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium distinct irregular and 5 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine distinct irregular mottles; weak very coarse prismatic parts to weak fine and medium platy structure; firm, weakly coherent; brittle; 15 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone-shale fragments and 20 percent by volume subangular 2-76-150 millimeter sandstone-shale fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P00878
    BC—94 to 134 centimeters (37.0 to 52.8 inches); 50 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) broken face and 40 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) broken face and 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) broken face channery clay loam; 5 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) medium distinct irregular and 5 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) medium distinct irregular and 5 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium distinct irregular mottles; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 5 percent faint dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, silt coats on faces of peds and in pores; 10 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone-shale fragments and 30 percent by volume subangular 2-76-150 millimeter sandstone-shale fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P00879. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 182289; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 182289
    2BC—134 to 202 centimeters (52.8 to 79.5 inches); 50 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) broken face and 50 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) broken face very channery loam; 1 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) medium distinct irregular and 1 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) medium distinct irregular and 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium distinct irregular mottles; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 5 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone-shale fragments and 15 percent by volume subangular 150-265-380 millimeter sandstone-shale fragments and 25 percent by volume subangular 2-76-150 millimeter sandstone-shale fragments. Lab sample # 96P00880. Horizon extends below description depth.