IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Hiwassee
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1999NC123004
  • User Pedon ID: 99NC123004
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1999NC123004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 00P0560
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 12064
  • Print Date: 2/16/2025

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: 2.5 mile W of Mount Gileadon on NC731 to SR1110, 1.1 mile N on SR1110 to SR1188, 1.4 mile W on SR1188, 130 feet E of road in woods.
  • State: North Carolina
  • County: NC123—Montgomery
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NC123—Montgomery County, North Carolina

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Hiwassee
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, kaolinitic Typic Rhodudults
  • Classificaton Date - 6/8/1999
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/8/1999 (actual site observation date)
  • 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
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    PIVI2

    QUAL

    Pinus virginiana

    Quercus alba

    Virginia pine

    white oak

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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

    7

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    180

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    Ap—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) clay loam; strong coarse granular structure; friable; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P03663. % CF: 10
    Bt—13 to 63 centimeters (5.1 to 24.8 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 00P03667
    Bt1—13 to 81 centimeters (5.1 to 31.9 inches); dark red (2.5YR 3/6) clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P03664
    Bt2—81 to 140 centimeters (31.9 to 55.1 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P03665. % C Est.: 39
    Bt&BCt—135 to 145 centimeters (53.1 to 57.1 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 00P03668
    BCt—140 to 152 centimeters (55.1 to 59.8 inches); red (2.5YR 4/8) clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P03666. % C Est.: 40