IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Dothan
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2006SC061008
  • User Pedon ID: S2006SC061008
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 06N0837
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 18497
  • Print Date: 6/2/2024

    • 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: 34.2716675
  • Std. Longitude: -80.3602753
  • 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 #: 8
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Dothan
  • PSC - 22 to 72 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 - 5/17/2006
  • 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: summit
  • 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: 5/17/2006 (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

    plinthite

    0—22

    22—200

    22—200

    96—157

    107—200

    178—200

    —22—

    —178—

    —178—

    —61—

    —93—

    —22—
    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); dark brown (10YR 3/3) broken face slightly decomposed plant material; structureless massive; 5 percent by volume , 8 percent by weight nonflat rounded noncoherent cemented 2-8-75 millimeter ironstone nodules fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 06N03532; observed in trench
    Ap—3 to 22 centimeters (1.2 to 8.7 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) broken face loamy sand; structureless massive; very friable; 3.0 fine roots throughout and 6.0 coarse roots throughout; 5 percent by volume , 8 percent by weight nonflat rounded noncoherent cemented 2-8-75 millimeter ironstone nodules fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 06N03533; moist when described; observed in trench
    Bt1—22 to 60 centimeters (8.7 to 23.6 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) broken face sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 1.0 medium roots throughout; 4 percent by volume , 7 percent by weight nonflat rounded noncoherent cemented 2-8-75 millimeter ironstone nodules fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 06N03534; moist when described; observed in trench
    Bt2—60 to 96 centimeters (23.6 to 37.8 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) broken face sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 1.0 medium roots throughout; 5 percent by volume , 9 percent by weight nonflat rounded noncoherent cemented 2-8-75 millimeter ironstone nodules fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 06N03535; moist when described; observed in trench
    Btv—96 to 107 centimeters (37.8 to 42.1 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) broken face sandy clay; thick platy structure; firm; brittle; 2.0 medium roots throughout and 2.0 fine roots throughout and 1.0 coarse roots throughout; 7 percent medium prominent irregular very weakly coherent cemented plinthite nodules and 8 percent fine prominent irregular very weakly coherent cemented plinthite nodules and 15 percent coarse prominent irregular noncoherent cemented pale yellow (2.5Y 7/4), moist, iron depletions and 15 percent coarse prominent irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, iron-manganese masses; 5 percent by volume , 9 percent by weight nonflat rounded noncoherent cemented 2-8-75 millimeter ironstone nodules fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 06N03536, 06N03543, 06N03542; moist when described; observed in trench
    Btvx1—107 to 120 centimeters (42.1 to 47.2 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) broken face sandy clay; thick platy structure; firm; brittle; 2.0 medium roots throughout and 2.0 fine roots throughout and 1.0 coarse roots throughout; 40 percent prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/8), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent medium prominent irregular noncoherent cemented light gray (2.5Y 7/1), moist, iron depletions and 5 percent coarse prominent irregular weakly coherent cemented plinthite nodules and 6 percent very coarse prominent irregular weakly coherent cemented plinthite nodules and 7 percent fine prominent irregular weakly coherent cemented light gray (2.5Y 7/1), moist, plinthite nodules and 8 percent medium prominent irregular weakly coherent cemented plinthite nodules and 10 percent prominent irregular noncoherent cemented iron depletions and 30 percent coarse prominent irregular noncoherent cemented masses of oxidized iron; 8 percent by volume , 13 percent by weight nonflat rounded noncoherent cemented 2-8-75 millimeter ironstone nodules fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 06N03537, 06N03545, 06N03544; moist when described; observed in trench
    2Btvx2—120 to 140 centimeters (47.2 to 55.1 inches); red (2.5YR 5/8) broken face sandy clay loam; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; brittle; 1.0 fine roots throughout; 20 percent prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/8), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent very coarse prominent irregular weakly coherent cemented plinthite nodules and 5 percent coarse prominent irregular weakly coherent cemented plinthite nodules and 10 percent coarse prominent irregular noncoherent cemented white (10YR 8/1), moist, iron depletions and 10 percent medium prominent irregular weakly coherent cemented light gray (2.5Y 7/1), moist, plinthite nodules and 10 percent fine prominent irregular weakly coherent cemented light gray (2.5Y 7/1), moist, plinthite nodules and 20 percent coarse prominent irregular noncoherent cemented yellow (10YR 8/8), moist, iron depletions; 3 percent by volume , 5 percent by weight nonflat rounded noncoherent cemented 2-8-75 millimeter ironstone nodules fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 06N03538, 06N03547, 06N03546; moist when described; observed in trench
    2Btvx3—140 to 157 centimeters (55.1 to 61.8 inches); red (2.5YR 4/8) broken face sandy clay loam; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; brittle; 1.0 fine roots throughout; 20 percent prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/8), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent very coarse prominent irregular noncoherent cemented plinthite nodules and 3 percent fine prominent irregular noncoherent cemented light gray (2.5Y 7/1), moist, plinthite nodules and 6 percent medium prominent irregular noncoherent cemented light gray (2.5Y 7/1), moist, plinthite nodules and 10 percent coarse prominent irregular noncoherent cemented white (10YR 8/1), moist, iron depletions and 10 percent coarse prominent irregular noncoherent cemented plinthite nodules and 20 percent coarse prominent irregular noncoherent cemented yellow (10YR 8/8), moist, iron depletions; 1 percent by volume , 1 percent by weight nonflat rounded noncoherent cemented 2-8-75 millimeter ironstone nodules fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 06N03539, 06N03549, 06N03548; moist when described; observed in trench
    2Btx1—157 to 178 centimeters (61.8 to 70.1 inches); red (2.5YR 4/8) broken face sandy clay loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; brittle; 20 percent prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent prominent irregular noncoherent cemented yellow (10YR 8/8), moist, iron depletions and 15 percent prominent irregular noncoherent cemented white (10YR 8/1), moist, iron depletions; 1 percent by volume , 1 percent by weight nonflat rounded noncoherent cemented 2-8-75 millimeter ironstone nodules fragments; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # 06N03540; moist when described; observed in trench
    2Btx2—178 to 200 centimeters (70.1 to 78.7 inches); red (10R 4/8) broken face sandy clay loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; brittle; 20 percent prominent red (2.5YR 5/8), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent medium prominent irregular noncoherent cemented brownish yellow (10YR 6/6), moist, iron depletions and 5 percent coarse prominent irregular noncoherent cemented white (10YR 8/1), moist, iron depletions and 10 percent coarse prominent irregular noncoherent cemented yellow (10YR 8/8), moist, iron depletions; 5 percent by volume , 8 percent by weight nonflat rounded noncoherent cemented 2-8-75 millimeter ironstone nodules fragments. Lab sample # 06N03541; moist when described; observed in trench