IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Dickson
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2001AL051001
  • User Pedon ID: S2001AL051001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 02N0197
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 13831
  • Print Date: 11/24/2024

    • 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: 34.8486176
  • Std. Longitude: -86.8849335
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Northeast of Tallassee on Hwy 14
  • State: Alabama
  • County: AL051—Elmore
  • Regional Office: 6—Morgantown, WV

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: P.G. Martin, W. Lynn, B.F. Hajek, G. Brannon, J. Koptis, J. Beck, S. Anderson, J. Mason, J.N. Shaw
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Glossic Fragiudults
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Dickson
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Glossic Fragiudults
  • Classificaton Date - 11/26/2001
  • 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: 11/26/2001 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - pastureland, tame
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Setting and Climate
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    A—0 to 7 centimeters (0.0 to 2.8 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) sandy loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable; 21.0 fine and medium roots; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N00902
    AE—7 to 25 centimeters (2.8 to 9.8 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) loamy sand; weak fine granular structure; friable; 21.0 fine and medium roots; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N00903
    Bt1—25 to 35 centimeters (9.8 to 13.8 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 fine and medium roots; 10 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N00904
    Bt2—35 to 49 centimeters (13.8 to 19.3 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) clay loam, sandy clay; moderate very coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 fine and medium roots; 10 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N00905
    Bt3—49 to 82 centimeters (19.3 to 32.3 inches); red (2.5YR 4/8) clay; moderate very coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 fine and medium roots; 30 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent medium prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) iron-manganese masses; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N00906
    Bt4—82 to 116 centimeters (32.3 to 45.7 inches); red (2.5YR 4/8) clay; moderate very coarse prismatic parts to thick platy structure; firm; 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 10 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N00907
    Bt5—116 to 139 centimeters (45.7 to 54.7 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) sandy clay; moderate very coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 medium and coarse roots between peds; 30 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N00908
    Bt6—139 to 176 centimeters (54.7 to 69.3 inches); red (2.5YR 4/8) sandy clay; moderate very coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 medium and coarse roots between peds; 30 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; 30 percent medium prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) iron-manganese masses; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N00909
    Bt7—176 to 219 centimeters (69.3 to 86.2 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) gravelly sandy clay; moderate very coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 medium and coarse roots between peds; 30 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; 75 percent medium prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) iron-manganese masses; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N00910
    Bt8—219 to 248 centimeters (86.2 to 97.6 inches); red (2.5YR 4/8) gravelly sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 medium and coarse roots between peds; 30 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; 75 percent medium and coarse prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) iron-manganese masses; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N00911
    Bt9—248 to 278 centimeters (97.6 to 109.4 inches); red (2.5YR 5/6) very gravelly sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 medium and coarse roots between peds; 30 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; 75 percent medium and coarse prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) iron-manganese masses; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N00912