IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Wildell

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S12WV075002

User Pedon ID: S12WV075002

Vegetation Plot ID: S12WV075002

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - KSSL

Lab Pedon # - 12N8058

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 73143

Print Date: 12/6/2025

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: 38.4732111

Std. Longitude: -79.7015417

Datum: WGS84

Location Description: Site is located at the headwaters of Little River near Camp Allegheny on the border of West Virginia and Virginia off of Co Rt. 3 (Old Pike Rd.).

Map Unit: MfF—Mandy channery silt loam, 35 to 55 percent slopes, very stony

Country: US—United States

State: West Virginia

County: WV075—Pocahontas

MLRA: 127—Eastern Allegheny Plateau and Mountains

Regional Office: 6—Morgantown, WV

MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-MOR—Morgantown, West Virginia

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: WV075—Pocahontas County, West Virginia

7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 38079-D6—Hightown, Virginia

PEDON

Describers Name: Bell, Heltzel, Jones, Turk, Waltman

Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Typic Haplorthods

Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct

Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series

Pedon Purpose: research site

Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Wildell

PSC - 35 to 100 cm.

Classificaton Date - 6/12/2012

Classifier - J Bell

Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition

Moisture Class - perudic

Moisture Subclass - udic

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Parent Material: colluvium derived from sandstone over reddish brown residuum weathered from shale

Landscape: mountains

Landform: mountain slope

Hill Slope Profile: backslope

Slope Position: upper third

Drainage Class: well

Flooding: none flooding

Ponding: none ponding

Bedrock: shale, unspecified at 117cm

Geology: Pocono Over Hampshire formation.

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 6/12/2012 (actual site observation date)

Surface Water Kind: none observed

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

Current Weather - overcast

Vegetation Plot Plants
Plant Symbol	Scientific Name	National Vernacular Name	Plant Type Group	Canopy Cover %	Vegetation Stata Level
BEAL2 BELE PIRU PRSE2 TSCA	Betula alleghaniensis Betula lenta Picea rubens Prunus serotina Tsuga canadensis	yellow birch sweet birch red spruce black cherry eastern hemlock	— — — — —	— — — — —	— — — — —

Pedon Restrictions
Kind	Hardness	Restriction Depth L-H	Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
		cm
bedrock, lithic	—	117 -	—

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
fibric soil materials hemic soil materials sapric soil materials spodic horizon cambic horizon lithologic discontinuity lithic contact	0—2 2—5 5—10 18—46 46—68 68—117 117—	—- —- —- —- —- —- —-

Pedon Horizon Bulk Density
Horizon	Depth to Top	Depth to Bottom	Method	Data Collector	Field Moist Volume	Field Moist Sample Wt.	Air Dry Sample Wt.	Field Moist Co. Fragment Wt.	Air Dry Fragment Wt.	Fragment Density	Coarse Fragment Volume	Air Dry Subsample Wt.	Oven Dry Subsample Wt.	Grav Soil Moist % Whole Soil	Grav Soil Moist % Fine Earth	Bulk Density FM Fine Soil	Bulk Density FM Whole Soill	Bulk Density OD fINE Earth	Bulk Density OD Fine Earth	Bulk Density Satiated
	cm				cm3	g				g/cm3	cm3	g		%		g/cm3
E Bhs	10 18	18 26	compliant cavity compliant cavity	— —	— —	— —	— —	— —	— —	— —	— —	— —	— —	— —	— —	— —	— —	— —	— —	— —

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
30	—	—	1292	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Oi—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 12N03167; observed in pit, large or quarry. Field pH is a 1:1 H2O KSSL value

Oe—2 to 5 centimeters (0.8 to 2.0 inches); black (5YR 2.5/1) moderately decomposed plant material; fragments; extremely acid, pH 3.8, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 12N03168; observed in pit, large or quarry. Field pH is a 1:1 H2O KSSL value

Oa—5 to 10 centimeters (2.0 to 3.9 inches); black (N 2.5/), highly decomposed plant material; fragments; ultra acid, pH 3.1, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 12N03169; observed in pit, large or quarry. Field pH is a 1:1 H2O KSSL value

E—10 to 18 centimeters (3.9 to 7.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/2) very gravelly fine sandy loam; 64 percent sand; 28 percent silt; 8 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky parts to moderate fine granular structure; very friable; 50 percent by volume nonflat subrounded strongly coherent cemented 2-?-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 3.6, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 12N03170; observed in pit, large or quarry. Field pH is a 1:1 H2O KSSL value; Estimated clay, silt, and sand percentages are not field estimated. They are KSSL particle size analysis values.

Bhs—18 to 26 centimeters (7.1 to 10.2 inches); 50 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) and 45 percent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) and 5 percent very dark brown (7.5YR 2.5/2) very gravelly clay loam; 42 percent sand; 30 percent silt; 28 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; weakly smeary; 40 percent by volume nonflat subrounded strongly coherent cemented 2-?-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.2, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 12N03171; observed in pit, large or quarry. fine-earth texture edited to reflect laboratory data. fine-earth field texture = fine sandy loam fine-earth lab texture = clay loam ; Estimated clay, silt, and sand percentages are not field estimated. They are KSSL particle size analysis values. ; Field pH is a 1:1 H2O KSSL value

Bs—26 to 46 centimeters (10.2 to 18.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) gravelly loam; 40 percent sand; 38 percent silt; 22 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 25 percent by volume nonflat subrounded strongly coherent cemented 2-?-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 12N03172; observed in pit, large or quarry. Estimated clay, silt, and sand percentages are not field estimated. They are KSSL particle size analysis values. ; Field pH is a 1:1 H2O KSSL value

Bw—46 to 68 centimeters (18.1 to 26.8 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/3) very gravelly loam; 41 percent sand; 46 percent silt; 13 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 37 percent by volume flat subrounded strongly coherent cemented 2-?-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 12N03173; observed in pit, large or quarry. Estimated clay, silt, and sand percentages are not field estimated. They are KSSL particle size analysis values. ; Field pH is a 1:1 H2O KSSL value; Fine-grain sandstone gravel

2BC—68 to 91 centimeters (26.8 to 35.8 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3) silty clay loam; 13 percent sand; 56 percent silt; 31 percent clay; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 10 percent by volume flat subangular weakly coherent cemented 2-?-20 millimeter shale, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 12N03174; observed in pit, large or quarry. Estimated clay, silt, and sand percentages are not field estimated. They are KSSL particle size analysis values. ; Field pH is a 1:1 H2O KSSL value

2C—91 to 117 centimeters (35.8 to 46.1 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3) parachannery silty clay loam; 12 percent sand; 56 percent silt; 33 percent clay; structureless massive; firm; 25 percent by volume nonflat subangular weakly coherent cemented 2-?-20 millimeter shale, unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, pH meter. Lab sample # 12N03175; observed in auger, bucket. Estimated clay, silt, and sand percentages are not field estimated. They are KSSL particle size analysis values. ; Field pH is a 1:1 H2O KSSL value

2R—117 centimeters (46.1 inches); bedrock; fragments.; observed in pit, small