IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ousley
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2000NC055002
  • User Pedon ID: S2000NC055002
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S2000NC055002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 00P0858
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 12356
  • Print Date: 4/28/2025

    • 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: 35.9904442
  • Std. Longitude: -75.6656113
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: outer banks, North Carolina.
  • State: North Carolina
  • County: NC055—Dare
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NC055—Dare County, North Carolina

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Ousley
  • Taxonomic Class - Uncoated Aquic Quartzipsamments
  • Classificaton Date - 5/1/2000
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/1/2000 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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

    FRPE

    PEBO

    Fraxinus pennsylvanica

    Persea borbonia

    green ash

    redbay

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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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

    14

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    A—0 to 9 centimeters (0.0 to 3.5 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) fine sand; single grain, and weak fine granular; nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very coarse roots and medium roots and 3.0 fine roots and coarse roots; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P05282
    Bw—9 to 22 centimeters (3.5 to 8.7 inches);, yellowish red (5YR 4/6), dry; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P05283. medium and fine.
    C1—22 to 59 centimeters (8.7 to 23.2 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), yellowish red (5YR 4/6), dry; fine sand; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine roots; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P05284. >1%
    C2—59 to 85 centimeters (23.2 to 33.5 inches);, light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4), dry; fine sand; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.1 very fine roots; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P05285
    C3—85 to 126 centimeters (33.5 to 49.6 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), yellowish red (5YR 4/6), dry; fine sand; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P05286. 3% pore linings; split for sampling.
    C3—126 to 179 centimeters (49.6 to 70.5 inches);, yellowish red (5YR 4/6), dry; fine sand; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P05287. split for sampling; 3% pore linings.
    Cg1—179 to 210 centimeters (70.5 to 82.7 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) fine sand; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments. Lab sample # 00P05288. opaques: c-vfine.