IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Siloam
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1996NC171006
  • User Pedon ID: 96NC171006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 97P0389
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 10072
  • Print Date: 12/4/2024

    • 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: 36.2927780
  • Std. Longitude: -80.6397247
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: About 12.5 miles southeast of Dobson; 1.1 miles south of intersection of secondary roads 2230 and 2209 on SR 2230; 75 feet west of SR 2230 in power line right of way.
  • Map Unit: FrC2—Fairview-Siloam complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes, moderately eroded
  • State: North Carolina
  • County: NC171—Surry
  • MLRA: 136—Southern Piedmont
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NC171—Surry County, North Carolina
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 36080-C6—Copeland, North Carolina

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: RJL, DCC
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic, shallow Typic Hapludalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 6
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Siloam
  • PSC - 25 to 46 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 11/24/2003
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Wilkes
  • Taxonomic Class - Loamy, mixed, subactive, mesic Typic Hapludalf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 3/22/1996
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: piedmont
  • Landform: ridge
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Slope Position: lower third
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: high
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Bedrock: gneiss-basic
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 3/22/1996 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: F-7
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - other
  • 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

    argillic horizon

    paralithic contact

    lithic contact

    0—25

    25—46

    46—79

    79—0

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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

    12

    61

    42.7

    283

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    180

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    A—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) fine sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 21.0 fine to coarse roots throughout; 1 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified throughout; 10 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter gneiss-basic fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P02347
    E—5 to 15 centimeters (2.0 to 5.9 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) fine sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 21.0 fine to coarse roots throughout; 0.5 fine low-continuity tubular pores; 1 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified throughout; 10 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter gneiss-basic fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P02348
    BE—15 to 25 centimeters (5.9 to 9.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) loam; 25 percent olive (5Y 4/3) fine prominent irregular mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 0.5 fine low-continuity tubular pores; 1 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified throughout; 10 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter gneiss-basic fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P02349
    Bt1—25 to 41 centimeters (9.8 to 16.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) sandy clay loam; 15 percent olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) medium prominent irregular mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 3.0 fine low-continuity tubular pores; 10 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified throughout; 10 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter gneiss-basic fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P02350. continuous - phpvsfiid 195079; continuous - phpvsfiid 195079
    Bt2—41 to 46 centimeters (16.1 to 18.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) clay; 15 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium faint irregular and 15 percent olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) medium prominent irregular mottles; strong medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 3.0 fine low-continuity tubular pores; 10 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified throughout; 10 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter gneiss-basic fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P02351. continuous - phpvsfiid 195080; continuous - phpvsfiid 195080
    Cr—46 to 79 centimeters (18.1 to 31.1 inches); fragments.
    R—79 centimeters (31.1 inches); fragments.