IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Chewacla
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2012NC135005
  • User Pedon ID: S2012NC135005
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S2012NC135005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 13N4950
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 72915
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 36.1632556
  • Std. Longitude: -79.1064361
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Samples from NCSU Breeze Farm location in Orange Co.
  • State: North Carolina
  • County: NC135—Orange
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: SE-GRN—Greensboro, North Carolina
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NC135—Orange County, North Carolina

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Steve Evans, James Lewis
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, active, thermic Fluvaquentic Dystrudepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: research site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Pedon PC 5.1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Chewacla
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, active, thermic Fluvaquentic Dystrudepts
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 25 to 102 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/18/2012
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: formed in loamy alluvium from slates, siltstones, sandstones, and tuffs in the Carolina Slate Belt of the Piedmont
  • Landscape: piedmont
  • Landform: flood plain
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: base slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: toeslope
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/4/2012 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    ACRU

    CARYA

    FRPE

    LIST2

    Acer rubrum

    Carya

    Fraxinus pennsylvanica

    Liquidambar styraciflua

    red maple

    hybrid hickory

    green ash

    sweetgum

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    aquic conditions

    0—16

    16—175

    16—200

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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

    1

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    198.1

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    1221

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    210

    14.5

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    A—0 to 16 centimeters (0.0 to 6.3 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) clay loam; 35 percent sand; 35 percent silt; 30 percent clay; moderate medium granular structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 1.0 very fine roots throughout and 0.2 medium roots throughout and 2.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, pH indicator solutions; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 13N03326; observed in pit, small
    Bw—16 to 39 centimeters (6.3 to 15.4 inches); olive yellow (2.5Y 6/6) loam; 35 percent sand; 40 percent silt; 25 percent clay; moderate coarse subangular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 0.1 very fine roots throughout and 0.1 medium roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 5.0 medium tubular and 5.0 fine tubular pores; 20 percent medium prominent brown (7.5YR 4/4) throughout; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, pH indicator solutions; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 13N03327; observed in pit, small
    Ab—39 to 66 centimeters (15.4 to 26.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) clay loam; 35 percent sand; 35 percent silt; 30 percent clay; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.3 very fine roots throughout and 0.1 medium roots throughout and 0.3 fine roots throughout; 6.0 medium tubular and 6.0 fine tubular pores; 15 percent coarse distinct light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) iron depletions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, pH indicator solutions; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 13N03328; observed in pit, small
    Bwb—66 to 148 centimeters (26.0 to 58.3 inches); olive yellow (2.5Y 6/8) clay; 10 percent sand; 40 percent silt; 50 percent clay; moderate coarse angular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 1.3 very fine roots throughout and 0.1 medium roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 10 percent coarse prominent light gray (2.5Y 7/1) iron depletions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, pH indicator solutions; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 13N03329; observed in pit, small
    Bgb—148 to 175 centimeters (58.3 to 68.9 inches); light gray (2.5Y 7/1) clay; 10 percent sand; 40 percent silt; 50 percent clay; moderate coarse angular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 5 percent medium prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) iron-manganese concretions; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, pH indicator solutions; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 13N03330; observed in auger, bucket
    Cg—175 to 200 centimeters (68.9 to 78.7 inches); light gray (2.5Y 7/1) sandy clay loam; 55 percent sand; 20 percent silt; 25 percent clay; massive; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; ; 5 percent medium prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) iron-manganese concretions; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, pH indicator solutions. Lab sample # 13N03331; observed in auger, bucket