IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): AMERICUS
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1962GA193001
  • User Pedon ID: S1962GA193001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A5116
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 41805
  • Print Date: 3/14/2025

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: Approximately 300 yards east of Four Point on north side of paved county road.
  • State: Georgia
  • County: GA193—Macon
  • Regional Office: 7—Auburn, AL
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: GA634—Dooly and Macon Counties, Georgia

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: John C. Woods
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - AMERICUS
  • Classificaton Date - 4/2/1962
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/2/1962 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: KU-1M-107
  • 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
    • 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
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    AP—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) loamy sand; weak fine granular structure; loose, very friable; 21.0 fine roots; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A38550
    B21T—20 to 38 centimeters (7.9 to 15.0 inches); dark red (2.5YR 3/6) loamy sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 3.0 roots; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A38551
    B22T—38 to 53 centimeters (15.0 to 20.9 inches); dark red (2.5YR 3/6) loamy sand; massive parts to weak fine subangular blocky; very friable; 3.0 fine roots; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A38552
    B23T—53 to 81 centimeters (20.9 to 31.9 inches); dark red (2.5YR 3/6) loamy sand; massive parts to weak fine subangular blocky; very friable; 3.0 fine roots; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A38553
    B24T—81 to 109 centimeters (31.9 to 42.9 inches); dark red (2.5YR 3/6) loamy sand; massive parts to weak fine subangular blocky; very friable; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A38554
    B25T—109 to 150 centimeters (42.9 to 59.1 inches); dark red (2.5YR 3/6) loamy sand; massive parts to weak fine subangular blocky; very friable; 1 percent spherical iron concretions; fragments; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A38555
    B26T—150 to 183 centimeters (59.1 to 72.0 inches); dark red (2.5YR 3/6) loamy sand; massive parts to weak fine subangular blocky; very friable; 0.5 roots; fragments. Lab sample # 40A38556