IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Swanpond
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1999WV003003
  • User Pedon ID: S99WV003003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 00P0543
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 12047
  • 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: 39.3486099
  • Std. Longitude: -78.0363922
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Inwood Quarry
  • State: West Virginia
  • County: WV003—Berkeley
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: WV003—Berkeley County, West Virginia
  • PEDON

  • Describers Name: John Sencindiver and Jason Knopp
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 3
  • 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:
  • 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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

    Ap—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silt loam; weak coarse subangular blocky parts to weak fine and medium granular structure; friable; 3.0 very fine and fine roots; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P03548
    BE—23 to 32 centimeters (9.1 to 12.6 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silty clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots; 5 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P03549. few medium black (N 2.5/0) manganese coatings; root channels filled with material from A horizon.
    Btss1—32 to 56 centimeters (12.6 to 22.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) clay; weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots; 75 percent distinct clay films; 5 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P03550. common black (N 2.5/0) manganese coatings and concentrations; few slickensides 2 to 5cm; A large slickenside 10cm x 20cm was found at the bottom of Btss1 and top of Btss2 when sampling.; continuous - phpvsfiid 198845; continuous - phpvsfiid 198845
    Btss2—56 to 88 centimeters (22.0 to 34.6 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 75 percent prominent clay films; 5 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P03551. common black (N 2.5/0) manganese coatings and concentrations; few slickensides 2 to 5cm; A large slickenside 10cm x 20 cm was found at the bottom of Btss1 and top of Btss2 when sampling.; continuous - phpvsfiid 198846; continuous - phpvsfiid 198846
    Btss3—88 to 136 centimeters (34.6 to 53.5 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 75 percent distinct clay films; 10 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P03552. few coarse pockets of olive yellow (2.5Y 6/6) and gray (N 6/0) material; few medium strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) concentrations and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) depletions; common black (N 2.5/0) manganese coatings and concentrations; few slickensides 2 to 5cm.; continuous - phpvsfiid 198847; continuous - phpvsfiid 198847
    BC—136 to 163 centimeters (53.5 to 64.2 inches); white (N 8/0) and strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) and very pale brown (10YR 7/3) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silty clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 10 percent clay films; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments. Lab sample # 00P03553. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 198848; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 198848