IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Pelham
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2016GA103001
  • User Pedon ID: S2016GA103001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 16N1835
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 85297
  • Print Date: 3/2/2025

    • 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: 32.4337040
  • Std. Longitude: -81.4177080
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: in Effingham County, Georgia; from Springfield, in a north westerly direction, from the intersection of US Highways 21 and 119, 3.43 miles (5.52 Km) along US Highway 21; in a north westerly direction, from the intersection of US Highway 21 and Springfield Egypt Road, 4.18 miles (6.73 Km) along Springfield Egypt Road; and in a westerly direction, 3,140 feet (960 meters) along a private farm and forest road. In a wooded area, site is located 3,140 feet (96 meters) north of the forest road.
  • Map Unit: LeA—Leefield loamy sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Georgia
  • County: GA103—Effingham
  • MLRA: 153A—Atlantic Coast Flatwoods
  • Regional Office: SE—Southeast
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: SE-RHI—Richmond Hill, Georgia
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: GA103—Effingham County, Georgia
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 32081-D4—Egypt, Georgia

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Charles Lagoueyte
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy, siliceous, subactive, thermic Arenic Paleaquults
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Pelham
  • Taxonomic Class - Loamy, siliceous, subactive, thermic Arenic Paleaquults
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 90 to 140 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/2016
  • Classifier - Charles Lagoueyte
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture SUBClass - typic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: yes
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 3


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loamy and clayey marine deposits
  • Landform: lower coastal plain, flat
  • Geomorphic Component Flats: dip
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: negligible
  • Drainage Class: very poorly
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: occasional ponding for long periods begining in feb
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/26/2016 (actual site observation date)
  • Data Collector: Charles Lagouetye
  • Air Photo ID: AS 6
  • Surface Water Kind: none observed
  • Hydrology Status: drier than natural
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - native shrubs
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Current Weather - sunny
  • Current Air Temp - 36
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    aquic conditions

    albic horizon

    argillic horizon

    0—90

    0—200

    13—90

    90—200

    —90—

    —200—

    —77—

    —110—
    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

    0

    —

    —

    34.3

    —

    1199

    —

    254

    18

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    GA1266

    BROOKLET 1 W

    WETS Station
    A—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); 95 percent black (10YR 2/1) crushed mucky fine sand; 5 percent clay; weak massive; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; low excavation difficulty; many (6.0) very fine roots throughout and few (1.0) very coarse roots top of horizon and common (3.0) fine roots throughout and many (5.0) coarse roots throughout; fragments; none odor; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, pH meter; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 16N08422; slightly moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Eg1—13 to 38 centimeters (5.1 to 15.0 inches); 71 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1) crushed and 25 percent light gray (10YR 7/1) crushed loamy sand; 8 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; low excavation difficulty; 1 percent fine prominent noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries lining pores and 3 percent medium prominent noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries lining pores; fragments; none odor; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 16N08423; slightly moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Eg2—38 to 59 centimeters (15.0 to 23.2 inches); 90 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) crushed and 7 percent light gray (10YR 7/1) crushed loamy sand; 10 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; low excavation difficulty; 3 percent fine prominent noncoherent cemented brownish yellow (10YR 6/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries lining pores; fragments; none odor; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 16N08424; slightly moist when described; observed in pit, small
    EBg—59 to 90 centimeters (23.2 to 35.4 inches); 75 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1) crushed and 10 percent light gray (10YR 7/1) crushed loamy sand; 12 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; low excavation difficulty; 15 percent coarse prominent noncoherent cemented brownish yellow (10YR 6/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries lining pores; fragments; none odor; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 16N08425; slightly moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Btg1—90 to 117 centimeters (35.4 to 46.1 inches); 65 percent light gray (10YR 7/1) crushed sandy loam; 18 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; moderate excavation difficulty; distinct clay bridges between sand grains; 25 percent medium prominent noncoherent cemented yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries lining pores; fragments; none odor; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 16N08426; slightly moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Btg2—117 to 151 centimeters (46.1 to 59.4 inches); variegated 35 percent gray (10YR 6/1) crushed and 35 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) crushed and 25 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) crushed and 5 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) crushed sandy clay loam; 30 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; high excavation difficulty; distinct clay bridges between sand grains; 3 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-15-30 millimeter ironstone nodules fragments observed by visual inspection method; none odor; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 16N08427; moderately moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Btg3—151 to 200 centimeters (59.4 to 78.7 inches); 80 percent gray (10YR 6/1) crushed sandy clay loam; 22 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderate excavation difficulty; distinct clay bridges between sand grains; 15 percent medium prominent noncoherent cemented yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, and yellowish red (5YR 5/8), moist, and red (2.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries throughout; fragments; none odor; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, pH meter. Lab sample # 16N08428; very moist when described; observed in pit, small