IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Altavista
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: VPI-Altav-1
  • User Pedon ID: V1984-VA081-207
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - VPI
  • Lab Pedon # - VPI0207
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 50949
  • Print Date: 4/28/2025

    • 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: 36.5776825
  • Std. Longitude: -77.4568329
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 350 yards west of the junction of Highways VA-625 and VA-622 and 20 yards north of Highway VA-625
  • Map Unit: 2A—Altavista fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Virginia
  • County: VA081—Greensville
  • MLRA: 133A—Southern Coastal Plain
  • Regional Office: SE—Southeast
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: SE-RIC—Richmond, Virginia
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: VA081—Greensville County, Virginia
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 36077-E4—Claresville, Virginia

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, semiactive, thermic Aquic Hapludults
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Altavista
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, semiactive, thermic Aquic Hapludults
  • PSC - 41 to 91 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/26/2009
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/26/2009 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID:
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Yield Study ID -
    • 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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    Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; ; fragments.
    Ap—3 to 18 centimeters (1.2 to 7.1 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) fine sandy loam; 69 percent sand; 24 percent silt; 7 percent clay; structureless massive; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 7.0 medium roots and 7.0 fine roots and 7.0 coarse roots; 1 percent fine mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI02071
    E—18 to 41 centimeters (7.1 to 16.1 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) fine sandy loam; 63 percent sand; 26 percent silt; 11 percent clay; structureless massive; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.9 medium roots and 0.9 fine roots and 0.9 coarse roots; 1 percent fine mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI02072
    Bt1—41 to 56 centimeters (16.1 to 22.0 inches); olive yellow (2.5Y 6/8) sandy clay loam; 55 percent sand; 23 percent silt; 22 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.9 medium roots and 0.9 fine roots and 0.9 coarse roots; 10 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds and 38 percent distinct clay films between sand grains and 38 percent distinct clay bridges between sand grains; 25 percent medium distinct light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) masses of reduced iron; 1 percent fine mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI02073
    Bt2—56 to 87 centimeters (22.0 to 34.3 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) sandy clay loam; 48 percent sand; 19 percent silt; 33 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.9 medium roots and 0.9 fine roots and 0.9 coarse roots; 25 percent distinct clay films between sand grains and 25 percent distinct clay bridges between sand grains and 50 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI02074
    Bt3—87 to 125 centimeters (34.3 to 49.2 inches); variegated olive yellow (2.5Y 6/6) and red (10R 4/6) and light gray (10YR 7/1) clay; 42 percent sand; 18 percent silt; 40 percent clay; moderate coarse subangular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.9 medium roots and 0.9 fine roots and 0.9 coarse roots; 25 percent distinct clay films between sand grains and 25 percent distinct clay bridges between sand grains and 50 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 21 percent fine mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI02075
    Bt4—125 to 148 centimeters (49.2 to 58.3 inches); variegated light gray (10YR 7/1) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and weak red (10R 4/4) sandy clay; 51 percent sand; 10 percent silt; 39 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.9 fine roots; 30 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds and 35 percent distinct clay films between sand grains and 35 percent distinct clay bridges between sand grains; 21 percent fine mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI02076
    C—148 to 173 centimeters (58.3 to 68.1 inches); variegated light gray (10YR 7/1) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and weak red (10R 4/4) sandy clay loam; 64 percent sand; 7 percent silt; 29 percent clay; structureless massive; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.9 fine roots; 21 percent fine mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7. Lab sample # VPI02077