IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Dothan
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2006SC061002
  • User Pedon ID: S2006SC061002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 06N0831
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 18491
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • 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: 34.3341675
  • Std. Longitude: -80.3327789
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Lucknow 7.5 minute topographic quadrangle; Shady Grove Road; Lee County, SC
  • Map Unit: DoB—Dothan loamy sand, 2 to 6 percent slopes
  • State: South Carolina
  • County: SC061—Lee
  • MLRA: 137—Carolina and Georgia Sand Hills
  • Regional Office: SE—Southeast
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: SE-LAU—Laurens, South Carolina
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: SC061—Lee County, South Carolina

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: John Kelley, Mike Wilson, Charlie Ogg, Caleb Gulley, Jackie Reed
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, kaolinitic, thermic Plinthic Kandiudults
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: research site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Dothan
  • PSC - 38 to 88 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/29/2016
  • Classifier - Mark Van Lear
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Dothan
  • Classificaton Date - 5/15/2006
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: fine-loamy fluviomarine deposits
  • Landscape: upper coastal plain
  • Landform: marine terrace
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Position: middle third
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/15/2006 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 1
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    kandic horizon

    fragipan

    plinthite

    0—38

    38—210

    38—210

    98—185

    98—185

    —38—

    —172—

    —172—

    —87—

    —87—
    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

    —

    —

    90

    —

    1150

    —

    213

    16.5

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —
    Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) rubbed slightly decomposed plant material; very friable; 2 percent by volume , 3 percent by weight nonflat subrounded indurated 2-8-75 millimeter ironstone nodules fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 06N03472; moist when described; observed in trench
    A—3 to 29 centimeters (1.2 to 11.4 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) broken face loamy sand; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 2.0 very coarse roots throughout and 5.0 medium roots throughout and 2.0 coarse roots throughout; 2 percent by volume , 4 percent by weight nonflat subrounded indurated 2-8-75 millimeter ironstone nodules fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 06N03473; moist when described; observed in trench
    E—29 to 38 centimeters (11.4 to 15.0 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) broken face loamy sand; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 2.0 very coarse roots throughout and 5.0 medium roots throughout and 4.0 coarse roots throughout; 10 percent by volume , 16 percent by weight nonflat rounded indurated 2-8-75 millimeter ironstone nodules fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 06N03474; moist when described; observed in trench
    Bt—38 to 61 centimeters (15.0 to 24.0 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) broken face gravelly sandy clay loam; 26 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 4.0 fine roots; 20 percent clay films on surfaces along root channels and 80 percent clay bridges between sand grains; 1 percent prominent irregular noncoherent cemented yellowish red (5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries in matrix; 16 percent by volume , 25 percent by weight nonflat rounded indurated 2-8-75 millimeter ironstone nodules fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 06N03475; moist when described; observed in trench
    Btv—61 to 98 centimeters (24.0 to 38.6 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) broken face sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 1.0 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 20 percent clay films on surfaces along root channels and 80 percent clay bridges between sand grains; 3 percent coarse irregular noncoherent cemented ironstone nodules with clear boundaries throughout and 5 percent prominent irregular noncoherent cemented yellowish red (5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries in matrix and 6 percent medium prominent irregular weakly coherent cemented plinthite nodules with clear boundaries throughout and 6 percent coarse prominent irregular weakly coherent cemented plinthite nodules with clear boundaries throughout; 5 percent by volume , 9 percent by weight nonflat rounded indurated 2-8-75 millimeter ironstone nodules fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 06N03476; moist when described; observed in trench
    Btvx1—98 to 142 centimeters (38.6 to 55.9 inches); sandy clay loam; platy parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; brittle; 1.0 very coarse roots and 1.0 medium roots and 1.0 fine roots; prominent olive yellow (2.5Y 6/6), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/6), moist, clay bridges between sand grains; 2 percent medium irregular noncoherent cemented masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries throughout and 2 percent medium prominent irregular weakly coherent cemented plinthite nodules with clear boundaries throughout and 6 percent prominent irregular noncoherent cemented olive yellow (2.5Y 6/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries in matrix and 10 percent coarse prominent irregular weakly coherent cemented plinthite nodules with clear boundaries throughout and 12 percent prominent irregular noncoherent cemented light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix and 20 percent very coarse prominent irregular weakly coherent cemented plinthite nodules with clear boundaries throughout and 24 percent coarse prominent irregular noncoherent cemented 2.5Y 4/8 (2.5Y 4/8), moist, and 2.5Y 5/8 (2.5Y 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries in matrix; 12 percent fine mica flakes, unspecified throughout; 1 percent by volume , 1 percent by weight nonflat rounded indurated 2-8-75 millimeter ironstone nodules fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 06N03480, 06N03481, 06N03477; moist when described; observed in trench
    Btvx2—142 to 185 centimeters (55.9 to 72.8 inches); 60 percent 2.5Y 5/8 (2.5Y 5/8) broken face sandy clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; brittle; 1.0 coarse roots; 10 percent prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/8), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 70 percent prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8), moist, clay bridges between sand grains; 6 percent medium prominent irregular noncoherent cemented plinthite nodules with clear boundaries throughout and 6 percent coarse prominent irregular noncoherent cemented plinthite nodules with clear boundaries throughout and 12 percent very coarse prominent irregular noncoherent cemented plinthite nodules with clear boundaries throughout and 15 percent very coarse prominent irregular noncoherent cemented yellow (10YR 7/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries in matrix; 12 percent fine mica flakes, unspecified throughout; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 06N03483, 06N03482, 06N03478; moist when described; observed in trench
    BC—185 to 210 centimeters (72.8 to 82.7 inches); clay; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; brittle; 10 percent prominent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 40 percent clay bridges between sand grains; 4 percent medium prominent irregular noncoherent cemented plinthite nodules with clear boundaries throughout and 5 percent coarse prominent irregular noncoherent cemented plinthite nodules with clear boundaries throughout and 12 percent very coarse prominent irregular noncoherent cemented plinthite nodules with clear boundaries throughout and 15 percent very coarse prominent irregular noncoherent cemented yellow (10YR 7/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron in matrix and 30 percent very coarse prominent irregular noncoherent cemented light gray (2.5Y 7/1), moist, iron depletions in matrix; 12 percent fine mica flakes, unspecified throughout; fragments. Lab sample # 06N03479; moist when described; observed in trench