IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Downsville
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2005WV037006
  • User Pedon ID: S2005WV037006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 05N0629
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 18147
  • Print Date: 11/26/2024

    • 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: 39.4936111
  • Std. Longitude: -77.7736111
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Map Unit: DsB—Downsville gravelly loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes
  • State: West Virginia
  • County: WV037—Jefferson
  • MLRA: 147—Northern Appalachian Ridges and Valleys
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-MIL—Mill Hall, Pennsylvania
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: WV037—Jefferson County, West Virginia

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: JB, JK
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, semiactive, mesic Typic Paleudults
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: map unit inclusion
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Downsville
  • PSC - 23 to 73 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 10/24/2006
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Braddock
  • Classificaton Date - 4/27/2005
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: old loamy alluvium derived from limestone, sandstone, and shale
  • Landscape: river valley
  • Landform: stream terrace
  • Geomorphic Component Terraces: tread
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Slope Complexity: complex
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/27/2005 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID:
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hayland
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Yield Study ID -
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—23

    23—183

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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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    136

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    Ap—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silt loam; 14 percent clay; moderate medium and coarse granular structure; friable; moderate excavation difficulty; 8.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 5 percent by volume nonflat rounded 2-36-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    E—10 to 23 centimeters (3.9 to 9.1 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) silt loam; 14 percent clay; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; moderate excavation difficulty; 0.5 medium roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout; 0.5 medium tubular and 10.0 fine vesicular and 10.0 fine tubular pores; 10 percent distinct brown (10YR 4/3), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds; 13 percent by volume nonflat rounded 2-36-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; clear wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 339504; continuous - phpvsfiid 339504
    Bt1—23 to 43 centimeters (9.1 to 16.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) gravelly silt loam; 23 percent clay; weak coarse subangular blocky parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; high excavation difficulty; 3.0 fine roots throughout; 10.0 medium tubular and 10.0 fine and medium irregular and 0.5 coarse tubular pores; 15 percent distinct brown (10YR 4/3), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds and 20 percent distinct pale yellow (2.5Y 7/3), moist, sand coats on surfaces along pores and 55 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 20 percent by volume nonflat rounded 2-36-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; clear wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small. many, medium, distinct 2.5Y 7/3, striped sand grains; continuous - phpvsfiid 339505; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 339506; continuous - phpvsfiid 339589; continuous - phpvsfiid 339505; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 339506; continuous - phpvsfiid 339589
    Bt2—43 to 69 centimeters (16.9 to 27.2 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) loam; 24 percent clay; moderate thick platy structure; very firm; brittle; high excavation difficulty; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 medium and coarse tubular and 10.0 fine and medium irregular and 10.0 coarse irregular pores; 20 percent distinct pale yellow (2.5Y 7/3), moist, sand coats on surfaces along pores and 55 percent prominent reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 14 percent by volume nonflat rounded 2-36-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3; clear wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small. many, medium, distinct 2.5Y 7/3, striped sand grains; continuous - phpvsfiid 339590; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 339507; continuous - phpvsfiid 339590; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 339507
    Bt3—69 to 107 centimeters (27.2 to 42.1 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) very gravelly loam; 29 percent clay; moderate thick platy structure; firm; high excavation difficulty; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 medium and coarse tubular and 10.0 fine and medium irregular and 10.0 coarse irregular pores; 55 percent prominent reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist, and brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 36 percent by volume nonflat rounded 2-36-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0; clear wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 339508; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 339508
    2Bt4—107 to 124 centimeters (42.1 to 48.8 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) clay; 37 percent clay; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) distinct and 21 percent dusky red (10R 3/4) medium prominent mottles; moderate thick platy structure; firm; high excavation difficulty; 0.5 fine and medium irregular pores; 55 percent distinct yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 7 percent by volume nonflat rounded 2-36-75 millimeter mixed fragments; gradual wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 339509; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 339509
    2Bt5—124 to 183 centimeters (48.8 to 72.0 inches); variegated 50 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) and 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and 20 percent dusky red (10R 3/4) clay; 50 percent clay; moderate thick platy structure; friable; high excavation difficulty; 0.5 medium irregular pores; 55 percent distinct reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; gradual wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 339510; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 339510
    2C—183 to 249 centimeters (72.0 to 98.0 inches); high excavation difficulty; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5.; moist when described; observed in auger, bucket