IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Dothan
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2006SC061007
  • User Pedon ID: S2006SC061007
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 06N0836
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 18496
  • 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: 34.2719154
  • Std. Longitude: -80.3601913
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Lucknow 7.5 minute topographic quadrangle (South Carolina)
  • Map Unit: NoB—Norfolk 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 Kanhapludults
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: research site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 7
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Dothan
  • PSC - 36 to 86 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 3/30/2016
  • Classifier - Mark Van Lear
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Barnwell
  • Classificaton Date - 5/12/2006
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: fine-loamy fluviomarine deposits
  • Landscape: upper coastal plain
  • Landform: fluviomarine terrace
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: shoulder
  • Slope Position: upper third
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • 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: 5/12/2006 (actual site observation date)
  • 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

    plinthite

    fragipan

    3—36

    36—200

    36—200

    113—174

    126—174

    —33—

    —164—

    —164—

    —61—

    —48—
    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

    —

    —

    85

    —

    1150

    —

    213

    16.5

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —
    Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) broken face slightly decomposed plant material; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 06N03520; moist when described; observed in trench
    Ap—3 to 20 centimeters (1.2 to 7.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) broken face loamy sand; weak medium granular structure; very friable; 2.0 medium roots throughout and 2.0 fine roots throughout and 2.0 coarse roots throughout; 5 percent by volume nonflat rounded noncoherent cemented ironstone nodules fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 06N03521; moist when described; observed in trench
    E—20 to 36 centimeters (7.9 to 14.2 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) broken face loamy sand; weak medium granular structure; very friable; 2.0 medium roots throughout and 2.0 fine roots throughout and 2.0 coarse roots throughout; 5 percent by volume nonflat rounded noncoherent cemented ironstone nodules fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 06N03522; moist when described; observed in trench
    Bt1—36 to 80 centimeters (14.2 to 31.5 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) broken face sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 1.0 medium roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; 1 percent prominent irregular red (2.5YR 5/8), moist, iron-manganese masses; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 06N03523; moist when described; observed in trench
    Bt2—80 to 113 centimeters (31.5 to 44.5 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) broken face clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 1.0 medium roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; 1 percent prominent irregular red (2.5YR 5/8), moist, iron-manganese masses; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 06N03524; moist when described; observed in trench
    Btv—113 to 126 centimeters (44.5 to 49.6 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) broken face clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 1 percent coarse irregular weakly coherent cemented plinthite nodules and 2 percent medium irregular weakly coherent cemented plinthite nodules and 3 percent prominent irregular red (2.5YR 4/8), moist, and brownish yellow (10YR 6/8), moist, iron-manganese masses and 6 percent fine irregular weakly coherent cemented plinthite nodules; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 06N03525, 06N03528, 06N03529; moist when described; observed in trench
    2Btvx—126 to 174 centimeters (49.6 to 68.5 inches); red (2.5YR 5/6) broken face sandy loam; moderate very coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; brittle; 2 percent prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/8), moist, clay films; 1 percent coarse irregular weakly coherent cemented plinthite nodules and 3 percent prominent irregular red (2.5YR 4/8), moist, and brownish yellow (10YR 6/8), moist, iron-manganese masses and 5 percent medium irregular weakly coherent cemented plinthite nodules and 8 percent fine irregular weakly coherent cemented plinthite nodules; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 06N03526, 06N03530, 06N03531; moist when described; observed in trench
    2BCt—174 to 200 centimeters (68.5 to 78.7 inches); sandy clay loam; friable; 10 percent prominent irregular brownish yellow (10YR 6/8), moist, iron depletions and 15 percent prominent irregular light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, and light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, iron depletions; fragments. Lab sample # 06N03527; moist when described; observed in trench