IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Toast
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1996NC171008
  • User Pedon ID: 96NC171008
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 97P0391
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 10074
  • Print Date: 4/19/2025

    • 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: 36.4602776
  • Std. Longitude: -80.6583328
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 4 miles southwest of Mount Airy; about one mile west of the intersection of the new I-77—US52 connector and US601 on the connector; in the right of way south of the connector; (750 feet southwest of intersection of SR's 1429 & 1361).
  • Map Unit: ToB—Toast coarse sandy loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes, rocky
  • 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-D6—Dobson, North Carolina

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: RJL, DCC
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, kaolinitic, mesic Typic Hapludults
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 8
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Toast
  • PSC - 20 to 74 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/27/2010
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Wedowee
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, kaolinitic, mesic Typic Hapludult
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 2/3/1996
  • 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: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Bedrock: granite
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 2/3/1996 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: F-4
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - other grass/herbaceous cover
  • 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

    0—20

    20—58

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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

    4

    46

    30.5

    341

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    Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) sandy loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent irregular mottles; weak coarse granular structure; very friable; 21.0 fine roots throughout; 3.0 fine low-continuity tubular pores; 10 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified throughout; 5 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter granite fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P02358
    Bt1—20 to 36 centimeters (7.9 to 14.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay; 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium prominent irregular and 10 percent red (2.5YR 5/8) medium prominent irregular mottles; strong coarse angular blocky parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 fine roots throughout; 3.0 fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 5 percent distinct , moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores and 25 percent distinct , moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 10 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified throughout; 5 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter granite fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P02359. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 183394; continuous - phpvsfiid 183393; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 183394; continuous - phpvsfiid 183393
    Bt2—36 to 58 centimeters (14.2 to 22.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay; 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium prominent irregular and 10 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) medium prominent irregular mottles; strong coarse angular blocky parts to moderate medium platy structure; friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 fine roots throughout; 3.0 fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 5 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and in pores and 25 percent distinct clay films on vertical faces of peds; 10 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified throughout; 5 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter granite fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P02360. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 183396; continuous - phpvsfiid 183395; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 183396; continuous - phpvsfiid 183395
    BC—58 to 74 centimeters (22.8 to 29.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) sandy clay loam; 25 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) coarse distinct irregular and 25 percent light red (2.5YR 6/8) coarse prominent irregular mottles; moderate medium platy structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine low-continuity tubular pores; 25 percent faint clay films on horizontal faces of peds; 25 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified throughout and 10 percent medium platy mica flakes, unspecified throughout; 5 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter granite fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P02361. continuous - phpvsfiid 183397; continuous - phpvsfiid 183397
    C—74 to 152 centimeters (29.1 to 59.8 inches); reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) sandy loam; 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct irregular and 10 percent very pale brown (10YR 8/3) coarse prominent irregular and 25 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) medium distinct irregular mottles; massive; friable; 25 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified throughout and 25 percent medium platy mica flakes, unspecified throughout; 5 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter granite fragments. Lab sample # 97P02362
    147 centimeters (57.9 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 97P02363. Sampled at 58" for base saturation.