IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Guyandotte
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S01WV081009 Guyandotte
  • User Pedon ID: S2001WV081009
  • User Site Association ID: New River and Associated Rec Areas
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - NSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 01N1145
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 15528
  • 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: 37.7713333
  • Std. Longitude: -81.3594167
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: on a very steep mountain slope about 1.1 miles southwest of the intersection of state routes 3 and 99; USGS Eccles, WV topographic quadrangle.
  • Map Unit: LeF—Layland-Dekalb-Guyandotte complex, 35 to 70 percent slopes, extremely stony
  • State: West Virginia
  • County: WV081—Raleigh
  • MLRA: 127—Eastern Allegheny Plateau and Mountains
  • Regional Office: 18obsolete—Lexington, KY
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: WV705—Fayette and Raleigh Counties Area, West Virginia
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 37081-G3—Eccles, West Virginia

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Tony Jenkins
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy-skeletal, mixed, active, mesic Typic Humudepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: TUD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Guyandotte
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/13/2012
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Guyandotte
  • Classificaton Date - 10/1/2000
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loamy-skeletal colluvium derived from interbedded sedimentary rock
  • Landscape: mountains
  • Landform: north aspect cove
  • Geomorphic Component Mountains: mountainflank
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Shape Across: concave
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Geology: New River formation of the Pottsville group.
  • Surface Fragments: 9.00 percent nonflat indurated 250- to 600-millimeter sandstone, unspecified, 9.00 percent nonflat indurated 250- to 600-millimeter sandstone, unspecified,
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/1/2000 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    umbric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    0—31

    31—140

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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

    55

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    652

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    Oi—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; nonsticky, nonplastic; rapid permeability; 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 250-425-600 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7, pH meter; very abrupt broken boundary. Lab sample # 01P5821; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    A1—2 to 8 centimeters (0.8 to 3.1 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2), dark brown (10YR 3/3), dry; very gravelly loam; 48 percent sand; 31 percent silt; 20 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 6.0 medium roots throughout and 6.0 fine roots throughout and 6.0 coarse roots throughout; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated 250-425-600 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume flat indurated 75-163-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 40 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 01P5822; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    A2—8 to 18 centimeters (3.1 to 7.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dark brown (10YR 3/3), dry; very gravelly loam; 47 percent sand; 32 percent silt; 21 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 6.0 medium roots throughout and 6.0 fine roots throughout and 6.0 coarse roots throughout; 4 percent by volume nonflat indurated 250-425-600 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 6 percent by volume flat indurated 75-163-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, pH meter; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 01P5823; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    A3—18 to 31 centimeters (7.1 to 12.2 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3), dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4), dry; very gravelly loam; 48 percent sand; 33 percent silt; 19 percent clay; moderate fine granular structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 6.0 medium roots throughout and 6.0 fine roots throughout and 6.0 coarse roots throughout; 4 percent by volume nonflat indurated 250-425-600 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 6 percent by volume flat indurated 75-163-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 01P5824; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    AB—31 to 46 centimeters (12.2 to 18.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) very gravelly loam; 50 percent sand; 31 percent silt; 18 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 6.0 medium roots throughout and 6.0 fine roots throughout and 6.0 coarse roots throughout; 4 percent by volume flat indurated 250-425-600 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 6 percent by volume flat indurated 75-163-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 45 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 01P5825; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bw1—46 to 61 centimeters (18.1 to 24.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) very gravelly loam; 42 percent sand; 41 percent silt; 17 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 3.0 medium roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout and 3.0 coarse roots throughout; 4 percent by volume flat indurated 250-425-600 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 6 percent by volume flat indurated 75-163-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 40 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 01P5826; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bw2—61 to 140 centimeters (24.0 to 55.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) very gravelly loam; 37 percent sand; 42 percent silt; 21 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 0.5 medium roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 4 percent by volume flat indurated 250-425-600 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 6 percent by volume flat indurated 75-163-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 40 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 01P5827; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    C—140 to 165 centimeters (55.1 to 65.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) very gravelly loam; 49 percent sand; 33 percent silt; 19 percent clay; structureless massive; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 0.1 fine roots around fragments; 10 percent by volume flat indurated 250-425-600 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume flat indurated 75-163-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, pH meter. Lab sample # 01P5828; moist when described; observed in pit, small