IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Fripp
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2000NC055001
  • User Pedon ID: S2000NC055001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S2000NC055001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 00P0857
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 12355
  • Print Date: 4/23/2025

    • 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: 35.9903908
  • Std. Longitude: -75.6655807
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: North Carolina
  • County: NC055—Dare
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NC055—Dare County, North Carolina

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Thermic, uncoated Typic Quartzipsamments
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Fripp
  • Taxonomic Class - Thermic, uncoated Typic Quartzipsamments
  • Classificaton Date - 5/1/2000
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/1/2000 (actual site observation date)
  • 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
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    PEBO

    PITA

    QUFA

    Persea borbonia

    Pinus taeda

    Quercus falcata

    redbay

    loblolly pine

    southern red oak

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    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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    Oa—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) rubbed and very dark brown (10YR 2/2) broken face muck; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very coarse roots and medium roots and 21.0 fine roots and coarse roots; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P05273. 10% uncoated sand grains.
    A—5 to 13 centimeters (2.0 to 5.1 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) loamy fine sand; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very coarse roots and medium roots and 3.0 fine roots and coarse roots; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P05274
    Bw—13 to 26 centimeters (5.1 to 10.2 inches); 40 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) and 60 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/6) fine sand; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; medium roots and 0.5 fine roots; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P05275
    C1—26 to 45 centimeters (10.2 to 17.7 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine sand; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.1 medium roots; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P05276
    C2—45 to 69 centimeters (17.7 to 27.2 inches); red (2.5YR 5/8) fine sand; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.1 medium roots; fragments; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # 00P05277
    C3—69 to 103 centimeters (27.2 to 40.6 inches); olive yellow (2.5Y 6/6) fine sand; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.1 medium roots; fragments; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # 00P05278
    C3—103 to 130 centimeters (40.6 to 51.2 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), dry; fine sand; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # 00P05279. split for sampling at 130; free water at 19%.
    C4—130 to 170 centimeters (51.2 to 66.9 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), yellowish red (5YR 5/6), dry; fine sand; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # 00P05280. split for sampling at 130; free water at 19%.
    Cg—170 to 211 centimeters (66.9 to 83.1 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), dry; fine sand; nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments. Lab sample # 00P05281