IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Archbold
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1982FL055008
User Pedon ID:
S1982FL055008
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
UFL
Lab Pedon # -
S28_008
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
38888
Print Date:
2/17/2025
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:
27.1831665
Std. Longitude:
-81.3643417
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
T 38 S
Range:
R 30 E
Section:
7
Location Description:
about 3.65 kilometers (2.3 miles) west of the intersection of US 27 and County Road 70, and about 2.8 kilometers (1.75 miles) south; about 440 meters (1,445 feet) north and 120 meters (395 feet) east of the southwest corner
Map Unit:
28—Archbold sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes83—Archbold sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes
State:
Florida
County:
FL055—Highlands
MLRA:
154—South-Central Florida Ridge
Regional Office:
7—Auburn, AL
MLRA Soil Survey Area:
SE-FOR—Ft. Myers, Florida
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
FL055—Highlands County, Florida
7.5 Minute USGS Quad:
27081-B3—Childs, Florida
PEDON
Describers Name:
F. Sodek, E.W. Hopwood (IFAS) and L.J. Carter, D.L. Lewis, K. Wolff (SCS).
Current Taxonomic Class:
Hyperthermic, uncoated Typic Quartzipsamments
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Type:
OSD pedon
Pedon Purpose:
soil survey inventory
Pedon Record Orgin:
NASIS
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Archbold (flagged as OSD)
Classificaton Date -
3/21/2018
Classifier -
Prink
Soil Taxonomic Edition -
twelfth edition
Moisture Class -
udic
Moisture Subclass -
typic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Archbold
Taxonomic Class -
Typic Quartzipsamments, hyperthermic, uncoated.
Classificaton Date -
4/15/2011
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Parent Material:
sandy marine deposits
Landscape:
coastal plain
Landform:
knoll on marine terrace, ridge on marine terrace, hill on marine terrace
Geomorphic Component Hills:
interfluve
Geomorphic Component Terraces:
tread
Slope Complexity:
simple
Slope Shape Across:
linear
Slope Shape Down:
convex
Drainage Class:
well
Flooding:
none flooding
Ponding:
none ponding
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
Ecological State:
1 - Sand Pine Scrub
Other Vegetative Class:
R155XY001FL - Sand Pine Scrub—Florida Legacy Range Site
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
10/5/1982 (actual site observation date)
Data Collector:
Sodek
Surface Cover Properties:
Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 -
tree cover
Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 -
other tree cover
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
%
m
degrees
mm
mm
C
mm
2
—
—
45
—
1285
—
350
23
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—
—
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A—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); gray (10YR 6/1), gray (10YR 6/1), dry; sand; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; common (2.0) medium roots throughout and many (7.0) fine roots throughout; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # FL2800801
C1—10 to 86 centimeters (3.9 to 33.9 inches); white (10YR 8/1) sand; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; common (2.0) medium roots throughout and many (7.0) fine roots throughout; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # FL2800802
C2—86 to 145 centimeters (33.9 to 57.1 inches); white (10YR 8/1) sand; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; common (2.0) medium roots throughout and many (7.0) fine roots throughout; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # FL2800803
C3—145 to 203 centimeters (57.1 to 79.9 inches); white (10YR 8/1) sand; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; few (1.0) medium roots throughout and many (7.0) fine roots throughout; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9. Lab sample # FL2800804