IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): MAYHEW
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1958AL091003
  • User Pedon ID: S1958AL091003
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1958AL091003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A5034
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 41723
  • 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: 32.2555542
  • Std. Longitude: -87.8444443
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 15N
  • Range: 2E
  • Section: 24
  • PLSS Details: SW 1/4 NE 1/4
  • Location Description: 2.5 miles west of the junction of US Highway 43 and Alabama Highway 79 (Linden to Myrtlewood), turn left on gravel road, proceed 1.7 miles. Sample collected 210 feet east of the road across the road from cattlepen.
  • 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 #: 3
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - MAYHEW
  • Classificaton Date - 5/26/1958
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Microfeature: gilgai
  • Drainage Class: 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

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    38

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    O2—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 40A38051. Partly decomposed leaves and pine straw.
    A11—3 to 8 centimeters (1.2 to 3.1 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) silty clay loam; moderate fine granular, and weak subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately plastic; 0.5 medium roots and 21.0 fine roots; 21 percent worm casts; fragments; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # 40A38052
    A12—8 to 16 centimeters (3.1 to 6.3 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silty clay; 21 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine prominent and 21 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 fine roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 0.5 fine pores; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A38053
    A13—16 to 28 centimeters (6.3 to 11.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) clay; 21 percent gray (10YR 6/1) fine distinct and 21 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) fine prominent mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; very sticky, very plastic; 21.0 fine roots and 0.5 coarse roots; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A38054
    A3—28 to 49 centimeters (11.0 to 19.3 inches); light olive gray (5Y 6/2) clay; 21 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine distinct and 21 percent olive yellow (5Y 6/6) fine prominent and 21 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) fine prominent mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very sticky, very plastic; 21.0 fine roots and 0.5 coarse roots; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A38055
    AC1—49 to 74 centimeters (19.3 to 29.1 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) clay; 21 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine distinct and 21 percent red (10R 4/8) fine prominent mottles; moderate very fine and fine angular blocky structure; very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 10 percent slickensides (pedogenic); fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A38056
    AC2—74 to 105 centimeters (29.1 to 41.3 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) clay; 1 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) prominent and 21 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; weak angular blocky structure; very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 10 percent slickensides (pedogenic); fragments; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A38057
    C1—105 to 138 centimeters (41.3 to 54.3 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) clay; 1 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) prominent and 21 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium angular blocky structure; very sticky, very plastic; 75 percent slickensides (pedogenic); fragments; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A38058. many well-developed slickensides; tongue about 4 inches wide of shale extended into this horizon at about 60-degree angle.
    2C2—138 to 155 centimeters (54.3 to 61.0 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 40A38059. Light olive brown and olive gray shale. No sample collected of this material.