IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): WILCOX
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1958AL091001
  • User Pedon ID: S1958AL091001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1958AL091001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A5039
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 41728
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • 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: 32.2780571
  • Std. Longitude: -87.7430573
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 15N
  • Range: 3E
  • Section: 12
  • PLSS Details: 3.2 miles southwest of the junction of U. S Highway 43 and Alabama Highway 79 (Linden to Myrtlewood Road) in SW 1/4 SW 1/4
  • Location Description: in front of the Cates School, 300 feet north along fence, 210 feet west from the fence.
  • State: Alabama
  • County: AL091—Marengo
  • Regional Office: 7—Auburn, AL
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: AL091—Marengo County, Alabama

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: M. E. Stephens and Y. H. Havens
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - WILCOX
  • Classificaton Date - 5/26/1958
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: hill
  • Microfeature: gilgai
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/26/1958 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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

    PIPA2

    Pinus palustris

    longleaf pine

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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

    1

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    46

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    1422

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    18.3

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    O2—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 40A38088. Partly decomposed leaves and pine straw.
    A11—3 to 6 centimeters (1.2 to 2.4 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) and dark gray (10YR 4/1) silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A38089
    A12—6 to 18 centimeters (2.4 to 7.1 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) and brown (7.5YR 4/4) and yellowish red (5YR 4/6) silty clay; 21 percent fine faint mottles; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 fine roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 21.0 fine pores; 1 percent brown (10YR 4/3) dark concretions and 1 percent black (10YR 2/1) dark concretions; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A38090
    A13—18 to 39 centimeters (7.1 to 15.4 inches); red (2.5YR 4/8) and brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) and gray (10YR 6/1) and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) clay; 21 percent fine and medium prominent and 21 percent fine and medium distinct mottles; moderate fine and medium angular blocky, and subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 fine roots and 0.5 coarse roots; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A38091
    AC1—39 to 74 centimeters (15.4 to 29.1 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) and gray (5Y 6/1) clay; 21 percent gray (5Y 6/1) fine prominent and 21 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) fine prominent mottles; moderate very fine and fine angular blocky, and subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 fine roots; 75 percent slickensides (pedogenic); fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A38092
    AC2—74 to 110 centimeters (29.1 to 43.3 inches); gray (5Y 6/1) clay; 21 percent fine and medium prominent mottles; moderate fine and medium angular blocky, and subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 75 percent slickensides (pedogenic); 1 percent iron concretions; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A38093
    C1—110 to 133 centimeters (43.3 to 52.4 inches); gray (5Y 6/1) and reddish gray (2.5YR 6/1) and brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) and greenish gray (5G 5/1) clay; 21 percent fine and medium distinct mottles; moderate fine and medium angular blocky, and subangular blocky structure; firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 75 percent slickensides (pedogenic); 1 percent dark concretions; fragments; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A38094
    C2—133 to 160 centimeters (52.4 to 63.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and gray (10YR 6/1) clay; moderate fine angular blocky structure; friable, very sticky, very plastic; 10 percent slickensides (pedogenic); fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A38095
    160 to 186 centimeters (63.0 to 73.2 inches); shale, unspecified fragments. Lab sample # 40A38096. Shale - no sample collected.