IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Snowdog
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1995WV093008
User Pedon ID:
95WV093008
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
SSL
Lab Pedon # -
96P0090
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
68171
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:
38.9922218
Std. Longitude:
-79.3986130
Datum:
WGS84
Location Description:
Little Stonecoal Run of Red Creek, in Dolly Sods Wilderness Area.
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:
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 #:
8
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:
hillside
Microfeature:
tree-tip mound
Geomorphic Component Hills:
side slope
Hill Slope Profile:
backslope
Slope Position:
on a slope
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
Microrelief Elevation:
25
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—32
32—55
55—100
—-
—-
—-
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
22
140
60
1196
—
358
—
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—
—
—
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—
—
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—
—
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L—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 96P00890. Rock transect = 21%.
Oi—2 to 5 centimeters (0.8 to 2.0 inches); 4.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P00891
Oe—5 to 8 centimeters (2.0 to 3.1 inches); 7.0 fine and medium roots; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P00892
A—8 to 16 centimeters (3.1 to 6.3 inches); 80 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) broken face and 20 percent black (10YR 2/1) broken face channery silt loam; weak medium 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 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 # 96P00893
A/E—16 to 34 centimeters (6.3 to 13.4 inches); 60 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) broken face and 30 percent brown (10YR 5/3) broken face and 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) broken face channery silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 4.0 very fine to medium 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 # 96P00894
Bw—34 to 57 centimeters (13.4 to 22.4 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) broken face channery loam; 1 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine distinct and 1 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) fine distinct and 2 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium distinct mottles; weak 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 15 percent by volume subangular 2-76-150 millimeter sandstone-shale fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P00895
Bx—57 to 102 centimeters (22.4 to 40.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) broken face channery sandy loam; 1 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine and medium distinct and 1 percent 7.5YR (7.5YR fine and medium distinct mottles; weak very coarse prismatic structure; very firm; 0.0 roots; 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; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P00896
2BC—102 to 133 centimeters (40.2 to 52.4 inches); 60 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) broken face and 40 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) broken face extremely channery sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 25 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone-siltstone fragments and 40 percent by volume subangular 2-76-150 millimeter sandstone-siltstone fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P00897
2C—133 to 167 centimeters (52.4 to 65.7 inches); 60 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) broken face and 40 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) broken face extremely channery sandy loam; massive; friable; 10 percent by volume subangular 150-265-380 millimeter sandstone-siltstone fragments and 25 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone-siltstone fragments and 40 percent by volume subangular 2-76-150 millimeter sandstone-siltstone fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P00898
R—167 to 202 centimeters (65.7 to 79.5 inches); fragments. Siltstone shale bedrock.