IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): MURRILL
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1997VA167024
  • User Pedon ID: 97VA167024
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1997VA167024
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 98P0317
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 10588
  • Print Date: 11/11/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: Puckett Farm
  • State: Virginia
  • County: VA167—Russell
  • MLRA: 128—Southern Appalachian Ridges and Valleys
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: VA167—Russell County, Virginia
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 36082-G1—Brumley, Virginia

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: TDA, JT, JVWE
  • 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 #: 24
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - MURRILL
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, nonacid Typic Hapludults
  • Classificaton Date - 1/7/1997
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountains
  • Landform: valley
  • Anthropogenic Feature: leveled land
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: nose slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: toeslope
  • Slope Position: lower third
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Bedrock: s moderate weathered limestone, unspecified
  • Surface Fragments: 3.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 1/7/1997 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 41
  • Microrelief Elevation: 0
  • 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
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    THUJA

    TILIA

    Thuja

    Tilia

    arborvitae

    basswood

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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
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    701

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    A—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1) silt loam; moderate medium granular, and moderate fine granular structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 3.0 medium and coarse roots throughout; 21.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity dendritic tubular and 0.5 medium high-continuity dendritic tubular pores; 10 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 98P01913
    BA—10 to 38 centimeters (3.9 to 15.0 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky parts to moderate fine granular structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium and coarse roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity dendritic tubular and 0.5 medium and coarse high-continuity dendritic tubular pores; 15 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P01914
    Bt1—38 to 64 centimeters (15.0 to 25.2 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3) cobbly silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 0.5 fine and medium high-continuity dendritic tubular pores; 30 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 23 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 98P01915. patchy - phpvsfiid 202887; patchy - phpvsfiid 202887
    Bt2—64 to 104 centimeters (25.2 to 40.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) very cobbly silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 0.5 fine moderate-continuity dendritic tubular pores; 30 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 40 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # 98P01916. patchy - phpvsfiid 202888; patchy - phpvsfiid 202888
    Bt3—104 to 137 centimeters (40.9 to 53.9 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3) cobbly silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 0.5 very fine moderate-continuity dendritic tubular pores; 30 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 30 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 98P01917. patchy - phpvsfiid 202889; patchy - phpvsfiid 202889
    Bt4—137 to 152 centimeters (53.9 to 59.8 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3) very cobbly silt loam; 3 percent yellow (10YR 7/6) medium prominent and 3 percent dusky red (5R 3/3) medium prominent mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 1.0 very fine moderate-continuity vesicular and tubular pores; 40 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments. Lab sample # 98P01918