IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Green Level
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2000NC037001
  • User Pedon ID: S2000NC037001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 00P1186
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 12682
  • 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: 35.7465553
  • Std. Longitude: -79.0410538
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: from Pittsboro, East on US64 6 miles, left into Parker's Creek Campground.
  • State: North Carolina
  • County: NC037—Chatham
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NC037—Chatham County, North Carolina
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 35079-F1—Merry Oaks, North Carolina

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Green Level
  • Classificaton Date - 7/12/2000
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/12/2000 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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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    A—0 to 4 centimeters (0.0 to 1.6 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) loamy sand; 30 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 fine roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P06831
    E—4 to 24 centimeters (1.6 to 9.4 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) sandy loam; 31 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 fine roots; 1.0 fine pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P06832
    Bt1—24 to 35 centimeters (9.4 to 13.8 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) loam; 32 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 fine roots; 2.0 very fine and fine pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P06833. Fe concentrations 20% 2D 5YR 5/6; pores are in peds.
    Bt2—35 to 54 centimeters (13.8 to 21.3 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay; 33 percent clay; strong medium prismatic parts to strong fine subangular blocky structure; very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 3.0 fine roots; 1.0 fine and medium pores; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P06834. Fe concentrations 10% 2P 2.5YR 5/6, 20% 2D 10YR 6/8, clay depletions on ped surfaces 10YR 6/6; clay depletions on ped surfaces; pores in cracks.
    Btss—54 to 81 centimeters (21.3 to 31.9 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) clay; 34 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 3.0 fine roots; 1.0 fine pores; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P06835. Fe concentrations 20% 2D 10YR 6/8, 15% 1P 2.5YR 5/6, Fe depletion 2% 1P 10YR 7/2; pores in cracks; slickensides on horz. ped surfaces.
    BCtgss—81 to 92 centimeters (31.9 to 36.2 inches); light gray (2.5Y 7/2) clay loam; 35 percent clay; weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 fine roots; 3.0 very fine and fine pores; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P06836. Fe concentrations 5% 2P 10YR 6/8, 10% 2P 5YR 5/6, 10% 2P 2.5YR 4/6; pores in peds.
    C1—92 to 124 centimeters (36.2 to 48.8 inches); dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/3) sandy loam; 36 percent clay; friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 3.0 fine roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P06837. 5% sandstone pararock plates in thin disc. layers; 40% 3P 10YR 5/2 lithochromic; common fine flakes muscovite mica; structure stratified with platy tendency; structure: m, fi rock controlled.
    C2—124 to 138 centimeters (48.8 to 54.3 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) sandy loam; 37 percent clay; friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P06838. 10% sandstone pararock plates in thin disc. layers; 10% 2P 2.5YR 3/2 lithochromic; structure: m, rock controlled; common fine flakes muscovite mica; structure stratified with platy tendency.
    C2—138 to 176 centimeters (54.3 to 69.3 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) sandy loam; 37 percent clay; friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P06839. 10% sandstone pararock plates in thin disc. layers; 10% 2P 2.5YR 3/2 lithochromic; structure: m, rock controlled; common fine flakes muscovite mica; structure stratified with platy tendency.
    C3—176 to 192 centimeters (69.3 to 75.6 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) loam; 38 percent clay; friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P06840. 10% sandstone pararock plates in thin disc. layers; structure: rock controlled; common v.f. flakes muscovite mica.
    C4—192 to 228 centimeters (75.6 to 89.8 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3) silt loam; friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; fragments. Lab sample # 00P06841. redox: 5GY 8/1 15%; 20% sandstone para rock plates in thin discont. layers; structure: rock controlled.
    Cr—228 centimeters (89.8 inches); fragments.