IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Bethlehem
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 08SC083001-Bethlehem, TYP
  • User Pedon ID: SC083-Bethlehem, moderately eroded
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Print Date: 12/7/2025

    • 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: 34.8662224
  • Std. Longitude: -82.0679703
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Typical pedon of Bethlehem sandy clay loam, 10 to 15 percent slopes, moderately eroded; Spartanburg County, South Carolina; about 10 miles southwest of Spartanburg, South Carolina, from the junction of State Highway 290 and State Highway 417, south on State highway 417 for 0.9 miles, west northwest on West road for 0.8 mile, west on Sunset road for 900 feet, South on Loblolly Run road for 1850 feet, 180 degrees south for 600 feet; USGS topographic quadrangle, Reidville, SC (1983); UTM Zone 17 402385E and 3858728N NAD83 (lat. 34 degrees 51 minutes 58.4 seconds N. and long. 82 degrees 04 minutes 4.7 seconds W. NAD83).
  • Map Unit: CmD2—Cecil-Bethlehem complex, 10 to 15 percent slopes, moderately eroded
  • State: South Carolina
  • County: SC083—Spartanburg
  • MLRA: 136—Southern Piedmont
  • Regional Office: SE—Southeast
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: SE-LAU—Laurens, South Carolina
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: SC083—Spartanburg County, South Carolina
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 34082-G1—Reidville, South Carolina

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Lance Brewington
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, kaolinitic, thermic Typic Kanhapludults
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Bethlehem
  • Classificaton Date - 4/21/2009
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: residuum weathered from schist
  • Landscape: southern piedmont
  • Landform: interfluve
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Position: upper third
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/18/2008 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: C7
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - intermixed conifers and hardwoods
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Restrictions
    Kind Hardness Restriction Depth L-H Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    bedrock, paralithic

    weakly coherent

    69 -

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

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    kandic horizon

    paralithic contact

    0—8

    8—69

    18—69

    69—

    —8—

    —61—

    —51—

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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

    14

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    213

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    A—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 6.0 very fine roots throughout and 6.0 very coarse roots throughout and 6.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 5 percent by volume 2-4-5 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in auger, bucket
    BE—8 to 18 centimeters (3.1 to 7.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) sandy clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 4.0 very fine roots throughout and 4.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 5 percent fine mica flakes, unspecified; 10 percent by volume 2-4-5 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in auger, bucket
    Bt1—18 to 38 centimeters (7.1 to 15.0 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 30 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 8 percent fine mica flakes, unspecified; 10 percent by volume 2-4-5 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in auger, bucket. continuous - phpvsfiid 455735; continuous - phpvsfiid 455735
    Bt2—38 to 69 centimeters (15.0 to 27.2 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) clay; 2 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.7 fine and medium roots throughout; 30 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 12 percent fine mica flakes, unspecified; 10 percent by volume 2-4-5 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in auger, bucket. continuous - phpvsfiid 455734; continuous - phpvsfiid 455734
    Cr—69 to 165 centimeters (27.2 to 65.0 inches); weathered bedrock; high excavation difficulty; fragments.; observed in auger, bucket