IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Madison
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1992AL123003
  • User Pedon ID: S1992AL123003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - AU
  • Lab Pedon # - S92AL-123-3
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 24406
  • 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: 33.0444444
  • Std. Longitude: -85.7197222
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 24 N
  • Range: 23 E
  • Section: 26
  • PLSS Details: NW1/4
  • Location Description: Tallapoosa County, Alabama; about 1.2 miles north of Zana; 1,700 feet west and 1,100 feet south of the northwest corner of sec. 26, T. 24 N., R. 23 E.; about 0.9 miles south of the intersection of Bill Price road on Chapel road; about 700 feet west of road in woods; USGS Daviston, AL topographic quadrangle.
  • Map Unit: MdE2—Madison-Louisa complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes, moderately eroded
  • State: Alabama
  • County: AL123—Tallapoosa
  • MLRA: 136—Southern Piedmont
  • Regional Office: SE—Southeast
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: SE-GRI—Griffin, Georgia
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: AL123—Tallapoosa County, Alabama
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 33085-A6—Daviston, Alabama

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, kaolinitic, thermic Typic kanhapludults
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: representative pedon for component
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Madison
  • PSC - 25 to 71 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/5/2015
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Madison
  • Classificaton Date - 4/13/1992
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: strongly weathered, clayey residuum weathered from schist, mica
  • Landscape: upland on piedmont
  • Landform: hillslope
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Position: middle third
  • Slope Complexity: complex
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: high
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/13/1992 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID:
  • Surface Water Kind: none observed
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - intermixed conifers and hardwoods
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Yield Study ID -
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    kandic horizon

    argillic horizon

    0—25

    25—71

    25—71

    —25—

    —46—

    —46—
    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

    22

    —

    —

    247

    —

    1333

    —

    208

    17.7

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    —

    —

    —

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    Ap—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine sandy loam; 64 percent sand; 23 percent silt; 13 percent clay; weak medium granular structure; very friable; 6.0 medium roots and 6.0 fine roots and 6.0 coarse roots; 1 percent fine mica flakes, unspecified; 5 percent by volume angular quartzite fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 9223-3-1
    BE—10 to 25 centimeters (3.9 to 9.8 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6) sandy clay loam; 47 percent sand; 24 percent silt; 29 percent clay; 2 percent brown (7.5YR 5/4) medium distinct mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 4.0 medium roots and 4.0 fine roots; 10 percent fine mica flakes, unspecified; 4 percent by volume angular quartzite fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 9223-3-2
    Bt1—25 to 58 centimeters (9.8 to 22.8 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) clay; 41 percent sand; 15 percent silt; 44 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 4.0 medium roots and 4.0 fine roots; 20 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; 15 percent fine mica flakes, unspecified; 4 percent by volume angular quartzite fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 9223-3-3. patchy - phpvsfiid 1136970; patchy - phpvsfiid 1136970
    Bt2—58 to 71 centimeters (22.8 to 28.0 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) sandy clay loam; 51 percent sand; 14 percent silt; 35 percent clay; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 30 percent fine mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 9223-3-4
    C/B—71 to 102 centimeters (28.0 to 40.2 inches); variegated 25 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) and 25 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) and 25 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) and 25 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) sandy clay loam; 58 percent sand; 15 percent silt; 27 percent clay; massive; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 40 percent fine mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; 40 - 60 - 80 percent of the total horizon; strongly acid, pH 5.5; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 9223-3-5
    C—102 to 203 centimeters (40.2 to 79.9 inches); variegated 25 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) and 25 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) and 25 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) and 25 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) sandy loam; 71 percent sand; 12 percent silt; 17 percent clay; massive; friable; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4. Lab sample # 9223-3-6