IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Swanpond
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1999WV003004
User Pedon ID:
S99WV003004
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
SSL
Lab Pedon # -
00P0544
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
12048
Print Date:
11/24/2024
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:
39.4702797
Std. Longitude:
-77.8905563
Datum:
WGS84
Location Description:
John Welch Farm
State:
West Virginia
County:
WV003—Berkeley
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
WV003—Berkeley County, West Virginia
PEDON
Describers Name:
James Bell, Brian Cooley, Jason Knopp, John Sencindiver and Bill Bates
Pedon Record Orgin:
Converted from PDP 3.x
Pedon #:
4
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Swanpond
Classificaton Date -
6/15/1999
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
6/15/1999 (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
2
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Ap1—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silt loam; moderate fine and medium granular structure; friable; 21.0 very fine and fine roots; 1 percent by volume unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P03554
Ap2—8 to 23 centimeters (3.1 to 9.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) silt loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 very fine and fine roots; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P03555. Cracks with a width of 1 to 8mm exist 15 to 20cm apart beginning at the bottom of the Ap2 and extending into Btss4.
Bt1—23 to 36 centimeters (9.1 to 14.2 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) silty clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm; 3.0 very fine and fine roots; 10 percent faint clay films on faces of peds; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P03556. many continuous dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) organic films on ped faces; Cracks with a width of 1 to 8mm exist 15 to 20cm apart beginning at the bottom of the Ap2 and extending into Btss4.; patchy - phpvsfiid 198849; patchy - phpvsfiid 198849
Bt2—36 to 64 centimeters (14.2 to 25.2 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) clay; weak very coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 30 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P03557. Cracks with a width of 1 to 8mm exist 15 to 20cm apart beginning at the bottom of the Ap2 and extending into Btss4.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 198850; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 198850
Btss1—64 to 88 centimeters (25.2 to 34.6 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) clay; moderate very coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 21 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P03558. common slickensides; cracks with a width of 1 to 8mm exist 15 to 20cm apart beginning at the bottom of the Ap2 and extending into Btss4.; continuous - phpvsfiid 198851; continuous - phpvsfiid 198851
Btss2—88 to 101 centimeters (34.6 to 39.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay; moderate very coarse prismatic parts to moderate very fine and fine angular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 75 percent distinct clay films; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P03559. common fine gray (10YR 6/1) depletions; few fine yellowish red (5YR 5/8) concentrations; common slickensides; cracks with a width of 1 to 8mm exist 15 to 20cm apart beginning at the bottom of the Ap2 and extending into Btss4.; continuous - phpvsfiid 198852; continuous - phpvsfiid 198852
Btss3—101 to 128 centimeters (39.8 to 50.4 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay; moderate very coarse prismatic parts to moderate very fine and fine angular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 75 percent distinct clay films; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P03560. many fine and medium gray (10YR 6/1) depletions; common fine and medium yellowish red (5YR 5/8) concentrations; common slickensides; cracks with a width of 1 to 8mm exist 15 to 20cm apart beginning at the bottom of the Ap2 and extending into Btss4.; continuous - phpvsfiid 198853; continuous - phpvsfiid 198853
Btss4—128 to 160 centimeters (50.4 to 63.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay; moderate very coarse prismatic parts to moderate very fine and fine angular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 75 percent distinct clay films; fragments. Lab sample # 00P03561. many medium and coarse dark red (2.5YR 4/6) concentrations; few fine light gray (10YR 7/1) and very pale brown (10YR 7/3) depletions; black manganese coatings; common slickensides; cracks with a width of 1 to 8mm exist 15 to 20cm apart beginning at the bottom of the Apt2 and extended into Btss4.; continuous - phpvsfiid 198854; continuous - phpvsfiid 198854