IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Swanpond
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1999WV003002
  • User Pedon ID: S99WV003002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 00P0542
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 12046
  • 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: 39.3005562
  • Std. Longitude: -78.0616684
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Chandler Farm 0.5 miles northeast of Ridgeway
  • State: West Virginia
  • County: WV003—Berkeley
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: WV003—Berkeley County, West Virginia

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: John Sencindiver and Brian Cooley
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Swanpond
  • Classificaton Date - 6/3/1999
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/3/1999 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - pastureland, tame
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • 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
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    Ap1—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) silt loam; weak medium granular structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine to medium roots; 1 percent by volume unspecified fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P03542
    Ap2—10 to 32 centimeters (3.9 to 12.6 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2); weak medium subangular blocky parts to weak fine and medium granular structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine to medium roots; 2 percent by volume unspecified fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P03543. with pockets of yellowish brown (10YR 5/6); few charcoal fragments.
    Bt1—32 to 53 centimeters (12.6 to 20.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 10 percent faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay films; 2 percent by volume unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P03544. with pockets of dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2).; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 201917; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 201917
    Bt2—53 to 75 centimeters (20.9 to 29.5 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 30 percent faint clay films; 2 percent by volume unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P03545. dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) coatings in root channels.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 201918; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 201918
    Btss1—75 to 122 centimeters (29.5 to 48.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 10 percent prominent clay films; fragments; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 00P03546. few fine yellowish red (5YR 5/6) concentrations; few medium black (N 2.5/0) coatings and concentrations; few slickensides 1 to 5 cm; less than 1 percent rock fragments; Several large slickensides up to 10cm x 20cm were found when sampling the Btss1.; continuous - phpvsfiid 201919; continuous - phpvsfiid 201919
    Btss2—122 to 165 centimeters (48.0 to 65.0 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) clay; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very sticky, very plastic; 75 percent distinct clay films; fragments. Lab sample # 00P03547. common medium light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) depletions; common coarse dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) masses; common medium black (N 2.5/0) coatings and concentrations; few slickensides 1 to 5 cm; less than 1 percent rock fragments; Several large slickensides up to 15cm x 30cm were found when sampling Btss2.; continuous - phpvsfiid 198844; continuous - phpvsfiid 198844