IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Buchanan
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1979WV067008
User Pedon ID:
S1979wv067008
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
SSL
Lab Pedon # -
79P0246
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
46979
Print Date:
12/17/2024
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:
38.3033333
Std. Longitude:
-80.6333313
Datum:
WGS84
Location Description:
Along secondary Rt. 94/4 1.8 km NE of W. Va. Rt. 20 and the confluence of Cherry River with Gauly River.
State:
West Virginia
County:
WV067—Nicholas
MLRA:
127—Eastern Allegheny Plateau and Mountains
PEDON
Describers Name:
Paul Amick and Charles Delp
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine-loamy, mixed, semiactive, mesic Aquic Fragiudults
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Type:
TUD pedon
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
updated version of KSSL pedon description
Pedon #:
8
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Buchanan
Classificaton Date -
7/11/2007
Moisture Class -
udic
Moisture Subclass -
aquic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Buchanan
Taxonomic Class -
Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Aquic Fragiudult
Taxon Kind -
series
Classificaton Date -
6/1/1979
Moisture Class -
udic
Moisture SUBClass -
aquic
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Geomorphic Component Hills:
side slope
Hill Slope Profile:
backslope
Drainage Class:
moderately well
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
6/1/1979 (actual site observation date)
Surface Cover Properties:
Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 -
tree cover
Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 -
hardwoods
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Drained? -
no
Bedded Soil? -
no
Forest Plantation? -
no
Site Erosion Accelerated:
water erosion
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
20
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—
702
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0
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Oi—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments. Not sampled. Hardwood leaf litter.
Oe—8 to 10 centimeters (3.1 to 3.9 inches); moderately decomposed plant material; fragments. Not sampled. Decomposed organic materials mainly leaves.
A—10 to 18 centimeters (3.9 to 7.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, brown (10YR 5/3) interior, dry; gravelly sandy loam; moderate fine and medium granular structure; very friable; 5.5 roots; 20 percent by volume nonflat subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P01291. many roots
E—18 to 28 centimeters (7.1 to 11.0 inches);, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, dry; gravelly fine sandy loam; moderate fine and medium granular structure; very friable; 5.5 roots; 20 percent by volume nonflat subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P01292. many roots
Bt1—28 to 41 centimeters (11.0 to 16.1 inches);, yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior, dry; gravelly loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 5.5 roots; 20 percent by volume nonflat subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P01293. many roots
Bt2—41 to 61 centimeters (16.1 to 24.0 inches);, yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior, dry; gravelly loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 5.5 roots; 15 percent , dry, clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent medium distinct light gray (10YR 7/2) iron depletions throughout and 5 percent medium distinct yellowish red (5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron in matrix surrounding redox depletions; 25 percent by volume nonflat subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P01294. few clay films surface features on faces of peds; many roots; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1329712; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1329712
Btx1—61 to 81 centimeters (24.0 to 31.9 inches);, yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior, dry; gravelly fine sandy loam; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 5 percent clay films on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent fine distinct light gray (10YR 7/2) iron depletions on vertical faces of peds and 1 percent fine distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron in matrix; 30 percent by volume nonflat subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P01295. few fine 10YR62 mottles; few fine 7.5YR56 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1329713; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1329713
Btx2—81 to 163 centimeters (31.9 to 64.2 inches);, yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior, dry; very gravelly fine sandy loam; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 15 percent clay films on vertical faces of peds; 25 percent coarse distinct light gray (10YR 7/2) iron depletions on vertical faces of peds; 40 percent by volume nonflat subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P01296. many coarse 2.5Y62 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1329714; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1329714
C—163 to 178 centimeters (64.2 to 70.1 inches); very gravelly fine sandy loam; massive; firm; 5 percent medium distinct reddish yellow (5YR 6/8) masses of oxidized iron in matrix; 40 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3.