IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Sherando
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S2004VA165001
User Pedon ID:
S2004VA165001
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
SSL
Lab Pedon # -
04N1177
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
17319
Print Date:
12/17/2024
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:
38.3464737
Std. Longitude:
-78.6837769
Datum:
WGS84
State:
Virginia
County:
VA165—Rockingham
MLRA:
128—Southern Appalachian Ridges and Valleys
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
VA165—Rockingham County, Virginia
PEDON
Describers Name:
Sarah Murray and John Galbraith
Current Taxonomic Class:
Loamy-skeletal, siliceous, active, mesic Typic Dystrudepts
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Record Orgin:
NASIS
Pedon #:
1
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Sherando
Taxonomic Class -
Loamy-skeletal, siliceous, active, mesic Typic Dystrudepts
PSC -
20 to 70 cm.
Classificaton Date -
9/15/2004
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Parent Material:
alluvium
Landform:
stream terrace
Slope Shape Across:
convex
Slope Shape Down:
linear
Drainage Class:
somewhat excessively
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
9/15/2004 (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
%
m
degrees
mm
mm
C
mm
3
10
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327
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280
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A—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) very gravelly loamy sand; weak medium granular structure; loose; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 21.0 medium roots; 5 percent by volume 76-?-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 50 percent by volume 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 04N06869
BA—5 to 20 centimeters (2.0 to 7.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) very gravelly sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 3.0 very fine and fine roots and 3.0 medium roots; 21.0 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; 5 percent by volume 76-?-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 50 percent by volume 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 04N06870
Bt1—20 to 45 centimeters (7.9 to 17.7 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) extremely gravelly coarse sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; 10 percent clay films on surfaces along pores and 30 percent clay bridges between sand grains; 1 percent by volume 250-?-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume 76-?-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 60 percent by volume 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 04N06871
Bt2—45 to 73 centimeters (17.7 to 28.7 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) extremely gravelly coarse sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 0.5 very fine roots; 3.0 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; 10 percent clay films on surfaces along pores and 30 percent clay bridges between sand grains; 1 percent by volume 250-?-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume 76-?-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 60 percent by volume 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 04N06872
2Bt3—73 to 99 centimeters (28.7 to 39.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) extremely gravelly coarse sandy loam; single grain, and massive; very friable; 0.5 very fine roots; 3.0 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; clay bridges between sand grains and clay films on rock fragments; 1 percent by volume 250-?-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume 76-?-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 70 percent by volume 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 04N06873. continuous - phpvsfiid 328997; continuous - phpvsfiid 328997
2Bt4—99 to 132 centimeters (39.0 to 52.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) extremely gravelly coarse sandy loam; massive; very friable; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; clay bridges between sand grains and clay films on rock fragments; 3 percent by volume 250-?-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume 76-?-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 60 percent by volume 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 04N06874. continuous - phpvsfiid 328999; continuous - phpvsfiid 328999
2Bt5—132 to 169 centimeters (52.0 to 66.5 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) extremely gravelly coarse sandy loam; massive; very friable; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; clay bridges between sand grains and clay films on rock fragments; 3 percent by volume 250-?-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume 76-?-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 60 percent by volume 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 04N06874. continuous - phpvsfiid 329001; continuous - phpvsfiid 329001
2Bt6—169 to 201 centimeters (66.5 to 79.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) extremely gravelly coarse sandy loam; massive; very friable; 0.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; clay bridges between sand grains and clay films on rock fragments; 3 percent by volume 250-?-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume 76-?-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 60 percent by volume 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments. Lab sample # 04N06875. continuous - phpvsfiid 329003; continuous - phpvsfiid 329003
3C—201 centimeters (79.1 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) sandy clay loam; massive; very friable; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 5 percent by volume 76-?-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments. Lab sample # 04N06876