IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Sherando
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2000VA163042
  • User Pedon ID: S2000VA163042
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 00P1180
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 12676
  • Print Date: 4/3/2025

    • 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: 37.8036118
  • Std. Longitude: -79.2841644
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: approximately 9550 feet North 70 degrees East of the intersection of VA-608 and VA-603 in the area of South Mountain.
  • State: Virginia
  • County: VA163—Rockbridge
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: VA163—Rockbridge County, Virginia
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 37079-G3—Cornwall, Virginia

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 42
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Sherando
  • Taxonomic Class - Loamy-skeletal, siliceous, semiactive, mesic Typic
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 5/15/2000
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/15/2000 (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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    Oe—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); fragments. partially decomposed leaf litter and pine needles.
    A—3 to 5 centimeters (1.2 to 2.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) extremely cobbly sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine to coarse roots; 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter quartzite fragments and 35 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P06790
    BE—5 to 25 centimeters (2.0 to 9.8 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) very gravelly sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky parts to weak fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine to coarse roots; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 35 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter quartzite fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P06791
    Bw1—25 to 64 centimeters (9.8 to 25.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) very gravelly sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine to coarse roots; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter quartzite fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P06792
    Bw2—64 to 91 centimeters (25.2 to 35.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) extremely gravelly sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine to coarse roots; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 50 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter quartzite fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P06793
    Bw3—91 to 117 centimeters (35.8 to 46.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) extremely gravelly sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 60 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter quartzite fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P06794
    C—117 to 178 centimeters (46.1 to 70.1 inches); yellow (10YR 7/6) extremely gravelly loamy sand; massive; loose; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 20 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 55 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter quartzite fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 00P06795. single grain.