IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Appomattox

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S2007NC183001-Appomattox

User Pedon ID: S2007NC183001

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 07N0400

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 19117

Print Date: 2/16/2025

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: 35.9086113

Std. Longitude: -78.7288895

Datum: WGS84

Location Description: 100 feet northeast of Leesville Road, 500 feet southwest of the intersection of U.S. 540 and Leesville Road directly across from the Leesville Baptist Church.

State: North Carolina

County: NC183—Wake

MLRA: 136—Southern Piedmont

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NC183—Wake County, North Carolina

7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 35078-H6—Bayleaf, North Carolina

PEDON

Describers Name: John Kelley & Roger Leab

Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, kaolinitic, thermic Oxyaquic Kandiudults

Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct

Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS

Pedon #: 1

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Appomattox

Taxonomic Class - Fine, kaolinitic, thermic Oxyaquic Kandiudults

PSC - 15 to 65 cm.

Classificaton Date - 3/19/2007

Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition

Moisture Class - udic

Moisture SUBClass - oxyaquic

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Erosion Class - 2

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Parent Material: clayey residuum weathered from metamorphic rock

Landscape: piedmont upland

Landform: ridge

Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope

Slope Position: middle third

Slope Complexity: simple

Slope Shape Across: linear

Slope Shape Down: concave

Runoff: medium

Drainage Class: moderately well

Ponding: begining in dec

Wet Soil Moisture Duration: 120

Surface Fragments: 10.00 percent angular indurated 2- to 75-millimeter quartz,

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 3/19/2007 (actual site observation date)

Surface Cover Properties:

Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover

Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - other grass/herbaceous cover

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Drained? - no

Bedded Soil? - no

Forest Plantation? - no

Current Weather - sunny

Current Air Temp - 20

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
ochric epipedon argillic horizon kandic horizon redox depletions with chroma 2 or less endosaturation redox concentrations	0—15 15—203 15—115 57—203 57—96 57—203	—- —- —- —- —- —-

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
5	—	—	160	—	45	1093	—	200	15.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RALEIGH DURHAM WSFO AP, NC7069	—

Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/3), brown (7.5YR 5/3), dry; gravelly fine sandy loam; moderate medium granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; low excavation difficulty; 10.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 10.0 fine and medium high-continuity vesicular pores; 5 percent by volume subangular indurated 20-50-75 millimeter quartz fragments and 10 percent by volume subangular indurated 2-10-20 millimeter quartz fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 07N02052; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry

Bt1—15 to 28 centimeters (5.9 to 11.0 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) clay loam; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; moderate excavation difficulty; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 3.0 fine and medium high-continuity tubular pores; 20 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4) organoargillans on vertical faces of peds; 5 percent by volume subangular indurated 2-10-20 millimeter quartz fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 07N02053; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry. continuous - phpvsfiid 356180; continuous - phpvsfiid 356180

Bt2—28 to 57 centimeters (11.0 to 22.4 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) clay loam; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; moderate excavation difficulty; 0.3 fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine high-continuity tubular pores; 15 percent faint strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) clay films on vertical faces of peds; 5 percent medium faint dendritic brown (7.5YR 5/4) iron depletions with sharp boundaries on vertical faces of peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 07N02054; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry. continuous - phpvsfiid 356179; continuous - phpvsfiid 356179

Bt3—57 to 96 centimeters (22.4 to 37.8 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) clay; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; moderate excavation difficulty; 0.3 fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 15 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) clay films on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent medium prominent pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2) iron depletions with sharp boundaries on vertical faces of peds and 10 percent coarse prominent light brown (7.5YR 6/3) iron depletions with sharp boundaries on vertical faces of peds and 20 percent coarse distinct reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 07N02055; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry. continuous - phpvsfiid 356178; continuous - phpvsfiid 356178

Bt4—96 to 157 centimeters (37.8 to 61.8 inches); 45 percent red (10R 4/6) clay; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; high excavation difficulty; 0.3 fine roots throughout; 5.0 fine and medium moderate-continuity irregular pores; 5 percent medium prominent light gray (10YR 7/2) iron depletions with clear boundaries lining pores and 5 percent fine and medium prominent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) ferriargillans on vertical faces of peds and 20 percent coarse prominent light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) iron depletions with clear boundaries infused into matrix adjacent to pores and 30 percent coarse faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries infused into matrix adjacent to pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 07N02056; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry

BCt1—157 to 203 centimeters (61.8 to 79.9 inches); 45 percent red (10R 4/6) clay; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; high excavation difficulty; 0.1 fine roots throughout; 0.3 fine and medium low-continuity tubular pores; 5 percent fine and medium prominent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) ferriargillans on vertical faces of peds and 10 percent medium prominent light gray (10YR 7/2) iron depletions with clear boundaries lining pores and 15 percent coarse prominent light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) iron depletions with clear boundaries infused into matrix adjacent to pores and 30 percent coarse distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries infused into matrix adjacent to pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 07N02057; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry

BCt2—203 to 275 centimeters (79.9 to 108.3 inches); red (10R 4/6) clay; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; high excavation difficulty; 10 percent fine distinct light gray (5Y 7/1) iron depletions in matrix and 15 percent fine faint dusky red (10R 3/4) ferriargillans in matrix surrounding redox concentrations and 20 percent medium distinct light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) iron depletions in matrix surrounding redox depletions; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 07N02058; moist when described; observed in pit, small

BC—275 to 350 centimeters (108.3 to 137.8 inches); clay; very firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; high excavation difficulty; 15 percent fine distinct light gray (5Y 7/1) iron depletions in matrix and 25 percent medium distinct light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) iron depletions in matrix surrounding redox depletions; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog.; moist when described; observed in auger, bucket

Cg—350 to 375 centimeters (137.8 to 147.6 inches); light gray (5Y 7/1) gravelly clay; very firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; high excavation difficulty; 5 percent fine prominent dendritic red (10R 4/6) masses of oxidized iron in cracks and 15 percent medium distinct irregular olive yellow (2.5Y 6/6) masses of oxidized iron in matrix; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog.; moist when described; observed in auger, bucket