IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Wildell

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S12WV075005

User Pedon ID: S12WV075005

Vegetation Plot ID: S12WV075005

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - KSSL

Lab Pedon # - 12N8061

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 73193

Print Date: 11/21/2024

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: 38.7146722

Std. Longitude: -79.7521556

Datum: WGS84

Location Description: Site was sampled during Field Week 2012 for characterization at the NSSL. Site is located off of Forest Road 35 (Snorting Lick Rd) in the Monongahela National Forest.

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

7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 38079-F7—Wildell, West Virginia

PEDON

Describers Name: Bell, Buckland, Thompson, Turk

Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy-skeletal, mixed, superactive, frigid Typic Haplorthods

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Type: OSD pedon

Pedon Purpose: research site

Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Wildell (flagged as OSD)

PSC - 48 to 98 cm.

Classificaton Date - 6/13/2012

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

Landscape: mountains

Landform: mountain slope

Geomorphic Component Mountains: mountainflank, lower third

Hill Slope Profile: backslope

Slope Position: lower third

Slope Complexity: simple

Slope Shape Across: linear

Slope Shape Down: linear

Drainage Class: well

Flooding: none flooding

Ponding: none ponding

Bedrock: siltstone, unspecified at 98cm

Geology: Chemung formation.

Surface Fragments: 0.10 percent 0.10 percent

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 6/13/2012 (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 - partly cloudy

Current Air Temp - 24

Vegetation Plot Plants
Plant Symbol	Scientific Name	National Vernacular Name	Plant Type Group	Canopy Cover %	Vegetation Stata Level
ACSA3 BELE MAAC PIRU PRSE2 TSCA	Acer saccharum Betula lenta Magnolia acuminata Picea rubens Prunus serotina Tsuga canadensis	sugar maple sweet birch cucumber tree red spruce black cherry eastern hemlock	— — — — — —	— — — — — —	— — — — — —

Pedon Restrictions
Kind	Hardness	Restriction Depth L-H	Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
		cm
bedrock, lithic	—	98 -	—

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 lithic contact	0—6 6—13 13—23 29—50 50—64 98—	—- —- —- —- —- —-

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
32	—	—	999.7	—	296	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Oi—0 to 6 centimeters (0.0 to 2.4 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) rubbed slightly decomposed plant material; 10.0 very fine roots throughout and 3.0 medium roots throughout and 4.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.1, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small. Field pH is a 1:1 H2O KSSL value

Oe—6 to 13 centimeters (2.4 to 5.1 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) moderately decomposed plant material; 2.0 very fine roots throughout and 2.0 medium roots throughout and 2.0 fine roots throughout and 1.0 coarse roots throughout; fragments; ultra acid, pH 3.0, pH meter; abrupt wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small. Field pH is a 1:1 H2O KSSL value

Oa/A—13 to 23 centimeters (5.1 to 9.1 inches); 80 percent reddish black (2.5YR 2.5/1) and 20 percent dark reddish brown (5YR 2.5/2) highly organic silt loam, highly decomposed plant material; 10 percent sand; 70 percent silt; 20 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; 3 percent by volume siltstone, unspecified fragments; ultra acid, pH 2.8, pH meter; clear wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small. 80% Oa and 20% A; 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.

E—23 to 29 centimeters (9.1 to 11.4 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/3) silty clay loam; 5 percent sand; 67 percent silt; 29 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.4 fine roots throughout; 3 percent by volume 2-3-5 millimeter siltstone, unspecified fragments; ultra acid, pH 3.4, pH meter; clear broken boundary.; observed in pit, small. fine-earth texture edited to reflect laboratory data. fine-earth field texture = silt loam fine-earth lab texture = silty clay loam ; Field pH is a 1:1 H2O KSSL value; Continuous in 80% of the sampled pedon; Estimated clay, silt, and sand percentages are not field estimated. They are KSSL particle size analysis values.

Bhs—29 to 37 centimeters (11.4 to 14.6 inches); 45 percent black (7.5YR 2.5/1) and brown (7.5YR 4/3) and dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) silty clay loam; 4 percent sand; 60 percent silt; 37 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; weakly smeary; 0.3 very fine roots throughout and 2.0 very coarse roots throughout and 1.0 medium roots throughout; 3 percent by volume siltstone, unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 3.5, pH meter; clear broken boundary.; observed in pit, small. fine-earth texture edited to reflect laboratory data. fine-earth field texture = silt loam fine-earth lab texture = silty clay loam ; Continuous in 85% of the sampled pedon; Field pH is a 1:1 H2O KSSL value; 7.5YR 2.5/1 is Bh material; Estimated clay, silt, and sand percentages are not field estimated. They are KSSL particle size analysis values.

Bs—37 to 50 centimeters (14.6 to 19.7 inches); 60 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) and 30 percent brown (7.5YR 5/4) and 10 percent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) silty clay loam; 4 percent sand; 60 percent silt; 36 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; weakly smeary; 0.5 very fine roots throughout and 3.0 medium roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 5 percent by volume siltstone, unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 3.9, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small. fine-earth texture edited to reflect laboratory data. fine-earth field texture = silt loam fine-earth lab texture = silty clay loam ; 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.

Bw—50 to 64 centimeters (19.7 to 25.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) channery silt loam; 15 percent sand; 58 percent silt; 26 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.1 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 medium roots throughout and 0.2 fine roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 5 percent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds and 5 percent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4), moist, organic stains on bottom of rock fragments; 30 percent by volume siltstone, unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, pH meter; clear wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small. fine-earth texture edited to reflect laboratory data. fine-earth field texture = loam fine-earth lab texture = silt loam ; 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.

BC—64 to 77 centimeters (25.2 to 30.3 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) very channery silt loam; 19 percent sand; 58 percent silt; 23 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.1 very fine roots throughout; 50 percent by volume siltstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, pH meter; clear wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small. fine-earth texture edited to reflect laboratory data. fine-earth field texture = loam fine-earth lab texture = silt loam ; 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.

C—77 to 98 centimeters (30.3 to 38.6 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) extremely channery silt loam; 18 percent sand; 61 percent silt; 20 percent clay; structureless massive; firm; organic stains on bottom of rock fragments; 75 percent by volume siltstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, pH meter; abrupt wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small. fine-earth texture edited to reflect laboratory data. fine-earth field texture = loam fine-earth lab texture = silt loam ; 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.

R—98 centimeters (38.6 inches); bedrock; fragments.; observed in pit, small. Fractured siltstone bedrock