IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Goldsboro
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2000NC147001
  • User Pedon ID: S2000NC147001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S2000NC147001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 00P0861
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 12359
  • Print Date: 12/4/2024

    • 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: 35.5682487
  • Std. Longitude: -77.4374161
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: near Greenville, North Carolina (sw of city)
  • State: North Carolina
  • County: NC147—Pitt
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NC147—Pitt County, North Carolina

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Goldsboro
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, siliceous, subactive, thermic Aquic Pa
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 5/2/2000
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/2/2000 (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

    PITA

    QUFA

    QUNI

    Pinus taeda

    Quercus falcata

    Quercus nigra

    loblolly pine

    southern red oak

    water 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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

    2

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    90

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    Oe—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) mucky peat; 21.0 very fine roots and fine and medium roots; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P05302
    A1—2 to 4 centimeters (0.8 to 1.6 inches); black (10YR 2/1) sandy loam; moderate fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine roots and fine and medium roots; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P05303. no pores visible-too loose.
    A2—4 to 14 centimeters (1.6 to 5.5 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.1 very coarse roots and 21.0 medium roots and 21.0 fine and medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 3.0 very fine and fine pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P05304. few fine brown 2/5Y 5/; few coarse organic bodies 2.5Y 3/2.
    E—14 to 31 centimeters (5.5 to 12.2 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.1 very coarse roots and 3.0 medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 0.5 very fine and fine pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P05305
    EB—31 to 41 centimeters (12.2 to 16.1 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and very coarse roots and 0.5 medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 21.0 very fine and fine pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P05306
    Bt1—41 to 66 centimeters (16.1 to 26.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) sandy clay loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots and 0.1 coarse roots; 3.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P05307. redox features: F., me & crse 5YR 4/6.
    Bt2—66 to 84 centimeters (26.0 to 33.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) sandy clay loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 medium roots; 3.0 fine tubular pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P05308. horizon split at 84cm for sampling; Depl.: M, VC 2.5Y 5/3; f.f. 2.5Y 6/2; conc. common med. crse 5YR 4/6.
    Bt2—84 to 110 centimeters (33.1 to 43.3 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) sandy clay loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 medium roots; 3.0 fine tubular pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P05309. horizon spilt at 84cm for sampling; Depl.: M, vc 2.5Y 5/3; f. f. 2.5Y 6/2; conc. common med. crse 5yr 4/6.
    Bt3—110 to 158 centimeters (43.3 to 62.2 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) sandy clay loam; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments. Lab sample # 00P05310. many coarse prom. 2.5YR 4/8, com med prom 10YR 7/1 in the middle of peds; no fine pores, no roots.
    BCg—158 to 234 centimeters (62.2 to 92.1 inches); gray (2.5Y 6/1) clay loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P05311. many medium dist. 10YR 6/8, clear 6% med. & crse 2.5YR 4/8 linear pattern; v. few v.fine opaque minerals; no pores visible, no visible roots; sticky, plastic.
    Cg1—234 to 260 centimeters (92.1 to 102.4 inches); light gray (2.5Y 7/1) sandy clay loam; massive; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P05312. common coarse 2.5YR 6/4 dist., 5% med 2.5YR 4/6 clear boundary; few v.f opaques; no pores visible.
    Cg2—260 to 273 centimeters (102.4 to 107.5 inches); light gray (2.5Y 7/1) sandy clay loam; massive; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine pores; fragments. Lab sample # 00P05313. 10% dist., med., 2.5Y 7/4, pore linings are common 5% fine, prom., 10YR 5/8 30% crs 2.5YR 4/8 masses & pores linings (all with clear boundary); few fine opaques.