IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Madison
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2009SC083004-Madison, PED
  • User Pedon ID: S09SC083004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 09N0847
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 24501
  • Print Date: 11/26/2024
  • 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: 35.1405563
  • Std. Longitude: -82.0502777
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Map Unit: CfC3—Cecil clay loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes, severely eroded
  • State: South Carolina
  • County: SC083—Spartanburg
  • MLRA: 136—Southern Piedmont
  • Regional Office: SE—Southeast
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: SE-LAU—Laurens, South Carolina
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: SC083—Spartanburg County, South Carolina
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 35082-B1—Fingerville West, South Carolina
  • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Emory Holsonback
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, kaolinitic, thermic Typic Kanhapludults
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Madison
  • Classificaton Date - 5/8/2009
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Madison
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, kaolinitic, thermic Typic Kanhapludult
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 4/18/2006
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


  • SITE

  • Parent Material: residuum weathered from mica schist
  • Landscape: southern piedmont
  • Landform: interfluve
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Position: middle third
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no
  • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/18/2006 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: D2
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hayland
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    kandic horizon

    0—5

    5—173

    20—130

    —5—

    —168—

    —110—

    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

    8

    271.3

    0

    A—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) sandy clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2 percent by volume angular quartz fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 09N02952; moist when described; observed in auger, bucket
    BA—5 to 20 centimeters (2.0 to 7.9 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) sandy clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2 percent by volume angular quartz fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 09N02953; moist when described; observed in auger, bucket
    Bt1—20 to 56 centimeters (7.9 to 22.0 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 40 percent prominent clay films on all faces of peds; 2 percent fine mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 09N02954; moist when described; observed in auger, bucket. continuous - phpvsfiid 456983; continuous - phpvsfiid 456983
    Bt2—56 to 89 centimeters (22.0 to 35.0 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) clay loam; 1 percent reddish yellow (5YR 6/8) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 40 percent prominent clay films on all faces of peds; 7 percent fine mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 09N02955; moist when described; observed in auger, bucket. continuous - phpvsfiid 456984; continuous - phpvsfiid 456984
    Bt3—89 to 130 centimeters (35.0 to 51.2 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) sandy clay loam; 1 percent reddish yellow (5YR 6/8) medium distinct mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 20 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 45 percent fine mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 09N02956; moist when described; observed in auger, bucket. continuous - phpvsfiid 456982; continuous - phpvsfiid 456982
    BCt1—130 to 147 centimeters (51.2 to 57.9 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/8) sandy clay loam; 10 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) medium distinct mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 10 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; 20 percent fine mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 09N02957; moist when described; observed in auger, bucket. patchy - phpvsfiid 456985; patchy - phpvsfiid 456985
    BCt2—147 to 173 centimeters (57.9 to 68.1 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) sandy clay loam; 10 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) medium distinct mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 10 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; 50 percent fine mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 09N02958; moist when described; observed in auger, bucket. patchy - phpvsfiid 456986; patchy - phpvsfiid 456986