IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Greenville
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1993SC017012
User Pedon ID:
S1993SC017012
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
Clemson
Lab Pedon # -
S89SC017-1
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
82726
Print Date:
11/12/2024
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:
33.7103856
Std. Longitude:
-80.6654823
Datum:
WGS84
Location Description:
TUD taken from Calhoun County SC; Typical pedon of Greenville fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes; about 2.5 miles southeast of Fort Motte, 600 feet northeast on U.S. Highway 601 from Wiles Crossroads at S.C. Highway 419, about 28 feet west of the road.
Map Unit:
GrA—Greenville fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes
State:
South Carolina
County:
SC017—Calhoun
MLRA:
133A—Southern Coastal Plain
Regional Office:
SE—Southeast
MLRA Soil Survey Area:
SE-LAU—Laurens, South Carolina
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
SC017—Calhoun County, South Carolina
7.5 Minute USGS Quad:
33080-F6—Fort Motte, South Carolina
PEDON
Describers Name:
Dennis J. DeFrancesco
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine, kaolinitic, thermic Rhodic Kandiudults
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Type:
TUD pedon
Pedon Purpose:
laboratory sampling site
Pedon Record Orgin:
NASIS
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Greenville
Classificaton Date -
7/30/2015
Classifier -
Jonathan Doss
Soil Taxonomic Edition -
twelfth edition
Moisture Class -
udic
Moisture Subclass -
typic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Greenville
Classificaton Date -
1/1/1989
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Parent Material:
clayey marine deposits
Landscape:
coastal plain
Landform:
ridge
Geomorphic Component Hills:
interfluve
Hill Slope Profile:
summit
Slope Complexity:
simple
Slope Shape Across:
linear
Slope Shape Down:
convex
Drainage Class:
well
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
7/30/2015 (entry creation date)
Data Collector:
Dennis J. DeFrancesco
Surface Cover Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Drained? -
no
Bedded Soil? -
no
Forest Plantation? -
no
Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind
Feature Depth L-H
Feature Thickness L-RV-H
cm
ochric epipedon
argillic horizon
0—18
18—173
—18—
—155—
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
1
—
—
29
—
1360
—
255
18
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6) fine sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; common fine roots throughout; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, pH indicator solutions; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # CL0567; moist when described;
Bt1—18 to 31 centimeters (7.1 to 12.2 inches); dark red (2.5YR 3/6) sandy clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; common fine roots throughout; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, pH indicator solutions; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # CL0568; moist when described;
Bt2—31 to 79 centimeters (12.2 to 31.1 inches); dark red (2.5YR 3/6) clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, pH indicator solutions; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # CL0569; moist when described;
Bt3—79 to 173 centimeters (31.1 to 68.1 inches); dark red (10R 3/6) clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, pH indicator solutions. Lab sample # CL0570; moist when described;