IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Emporia
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: VPI-Empor-4
  • User Pedon ID: V1984-VA081-237
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - VPI
  • Lab Pedon # - VPI0237
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 51163
  • Print Date: 10/31/2024

    • 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: 36.6099777
  • Std. Longitude: -77.5118408
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 785 yards east (115 degrees) of the junction of Highways VA-656 and VA-626 and about 65 yards south of Highway VA-626
  • Map Unit: 12B—Emporia loamy fine sand, 2 to 6 percent slopes
  • 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-E5—Skippers, Virginia

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, siliceous, subactive, thermic Typic Hapludults
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Emporia
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, siliceous, subactive, thermic Typic Hapludults
  • PSC - 54 to 104 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/24/2009
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/24/2009 (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 21 centimeters (1.2 to 8.3 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) fine sandy loam; 71 percent sand; 25 percent silt; 5 percent clay; structureless massive; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots and 3.0 coarse roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI02371
    E1—21 to 39 centimeters (8.3 to 15.4 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) fine sandy loam; 65 percent sand; 29 percent silt; 7 percent clay; structureless massive; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI02372
    E2—39 to 54 centimeters (15.4 to 21.3 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) fine sandy loam; 61 percent sand; 31 percent silt; 9 percent clay; structureless massive; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI02373
    Bt1—54 to 67 centimeters (21.3 to 26.4 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) sandy clay loam; 49 percent sand; 24 percent silt; 28 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately 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; 1 percent medium distinct light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) masses of reduced iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI02374
    Bt2—67 to 105 centimeters (26.4 to 41.3 inches); variegated 5YR 4/8 (5YR 4/8) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and red (2.5YR 4/6) clay; 42 percent sand; 17 percent silt; 41 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.9 fine 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; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI02375
    Bt3—105 to 138 centimeters (41.3 to 54.3 inches); variegated 5YR 4/8 (5YR 4/8) and brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) and red (2.5YR 4/6) clay; 38 percent sand; 14 percent silt; 49 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.9 fine 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; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI02376
    Bt4—138 to 163 centimeters (54.3 to 64.2 inches); variegated 5YR 4/8 (5YR 4/8) and brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) and red (2.5YR 4/6) sandy clay; 47 percent sand; 11 percent silt; 42 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 0.9 fine 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; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI02377
    2C—163 to 188 centimeters (64.2 to 74.0 inches); variegated 5YR 4/8 (5YR 4/8) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and red (2.5YR 4/6) and very pale brown (10YR 8/2) sandy clay loam; 68 percent sand; 7 percent silt; 26 percent clay; structureless massive; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2 percent by volume nonflat rounded 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9. Lab sample # VPI02378