IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Fluvanna
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: VPI-Fluva-0
  • User Pedon ID: V1984-VA081-244
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - VPI
  • Lab Pedon # - VPI0244
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 51186
  • Print Date: 4/29/2025

    • 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: 36.5790596
  • Std. Longitude: -77.6609573
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 0.9 miles north of the junction of Highways VA-633 and VA-603 and 0.5 miles west of Highway VA-633, about 3 miles southwest of Brink
  • Map Unit: 17B—Fluvanna-Mattaponi complex, 2 to 7 percent slopes
  • State: Virginia
  • County: VA081—Greensville
  • MLRA: 136—Southern Piedmont
  • Regional Office: SE—Southeast
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: 14-7—Richmond, Virginia
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: VA081—Greensville County, Virginia
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 36077-E6—Barley, Virginia

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, active, thermic Typic Hapludults
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Fluvanna
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, mixed, active, thermic Typic Hapludults
  • PSC - 21 to 71 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/24/2009
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: well
  • 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 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments.
    A—8 to 11 centimeters (3.1 to 4.3 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) fine sandy loam; moderate fine granular structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 7.0 medium roots and 7.0 fine roots and 7.0 coarse roots; 4 percent by volume nonflat 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary.
    E—11 to 21 centimeters (4.3 to 8.3 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine sandy loam; 59 percent sand; 30 percent silt; 11 percent clay; moderate fine granular structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 7.0 medium roots and 7.0 fine roots and 7.0 coarse roots; 4 percent by volume nonflat 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.1; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI02441
    Bt1—21 to 36 centimeters (8.3 to 14.2 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay loam; 44 percent sand; 28 percent silt; 29 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 7.0 medium roots and 7.0 fine roots and 7.0 coarse roots; 75 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 25 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) masses of reduced iron; 2 percent by volume nonflat 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI02442
    Bt2—36 to 66 centimeters (14.2 to 26.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay; 15 percent sand; 20 percent silt; 65 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 75 percent prominent clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent medium distinct yellowish red (5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent by volume nonflat 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI02443
    Bt3—66 to 120 centimeters (26.0 to 47.2 inches); 5YR 4/8 (5YR 4/8) clay; 6 percent sand; 32 percent silt; 62 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 75 percent prominent clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of reduced iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI02444
    Bt4—120 to 148 centimeters (47.2 to 58.3 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6) silty clay; 8 percent sand; 42 percent silt; 50 percent clay; moderate coarse platy structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.9 fine roots; 75 percent prominent clay films on all faces of peds; 20 percent medium distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) masses of reduced iron and 20 percent medium distinct dark red (10R 3/6) masses of oxidized iron; 10 percent by volume nonflat 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI02445
    C1—148 to 186 centimeters (58.3 to 73.2 inches); variegated dark red (10R 3/6) and yellowish red (5YR 4/6) and brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) silty clay loam; 6 percent sand; 57 percent silt; 37 percent clay; structureless massive; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.9 fine roots; 10 percent by volume nonflat 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI02446
    C2—186 to 260 centimeters (73.2 to 102.4 inches); variegated brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) and black (10YR 2/1) and dark red (10R 3/6) silty clay loam; 6 percent sand; 55 percent silt; 39 percent clay; structureless massive; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 10 percent by volume nonflat 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7. Lab sample # VPI02447