IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Gauley
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1995WV093007
User Pedon ID:
95WV093007
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
SSL
Lab Pedon # -
96P0089
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
68170
Print Date:
11/23/2024
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:
38.9938889
Std. Longitude:
-79.4297256
Datum:
WGS84
Location Description:
Weiss Knob about .5 miles southeast of Canaan Ski Resort upper lift stations.
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:
Jenkins, Jim Gorman
Current Taxonomic Class:
Loamy-skeletal, siliceous Typic Haplorthods
Pedon Type:
classifies to current taxon name, full description
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
Converted from PDP 3.x
Pedon #:
7
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Gauley
Taxonomic Class -
Loamy-skeletal, siliceous Typic Haplorthods
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:
knoll
Geomorphic Component Hills:
head slope
Hill Slope Profile:
summit
Slope Position:
upper third
Slope Shape Across:
linear
Slope Shape Down:
convex
Runoff:
low
Drainage Class:
well
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
11/17/1995 (actual site observation date)
Air Photo ID:
3216-99
Microrelief Kind:
microdepression
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
albic horizon
spodic horizon
cambic horizon
0—15
15—50
50—67
67—93
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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
3
50
75
1355
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L—0 to 1 centimeters (0.0 to 0.4 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 96P00881. Rock transects = 51.5%.
Oi—1 to 5 centimeters (0.4 to 2.0 inches); fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P00882
Oe—5 to 7 centimeters (2.0 to 2.8 inches); 6.0 very fine to coarse roots throughout; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P00883
Oa/A—7 to 13 centimeters (2.8 to 5.1 inches); black (N 2/0) broken face extremely channery muck, extremely channery sandy loam; weak 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 20 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone-shale fragments and 50 percent by volume subangular 2-76-150 millimeter sandstone-shale fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P00884
AE—13 to 16 centimeters (5.1 to 6.3 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) broken face extremely channery loamy sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 5.5 very fine to coarse roots around fragments; 5 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone-shale fragments and 20 percent by volume subangular 150-265-380 millimeter sandstone-shale fragments and 50 percent by volume subangular 2-76-150 millimeter sandstone-shale fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P00885
E—16 to 51 centimeters (6.3 to 20.1 inches); 60 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) broken face and 20 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) broken face and 20 percent gray (10YR 5/1) broken face extremely channery loamy fine sand; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 4.0 fine and medium roots around fragments; 5 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone-shale fragments and 20 percent by volume subangular 150-265-380 millimeter sandstone-shale fragments and 50 percent by volume subangular 2-76-150 millimeter sandstone-shale fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P00886
Bh/Bhs—51 to 68 centimeters (20.1 to 26.8 inches); 70 percent black (5YR 2/1) broken face and 20 percent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) broken face and 10 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) broken face very channery loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 4.0 very fine to coarse roots throughout; 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 30 percent by volume subangular 2-76-150 millimeter sandstone-shale fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P00887
Bw—68 to 94 centimeters (26.8 to 37.0 inches); 90 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) broken face and 10 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) broken face extremely channery fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.8 fine and medium roots throughout; 5 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone-shale fragments and 20 percent by volume subangular 150-265-380 millimeter sandstone-shale fragments and 50 percent by volume subangular 2-76-150 millimeter sandstone-shale fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P00888
C—94 to 114 centimeters (37.0 to 44.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) broken face extremely channery fine sandy loam; massive; very friable; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 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 35 percent by volume subangular 2-76-150 millimeter sandstone-shale fragments; abrupt broken boundary. Lab sample # 96P00889
R/C—114 to 114 centimeters (44.9 to 44.9 inches); fragments. Fractured sandstone bedrock with sandy loam soil in the voids (<10%).