IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Mattaponi
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: VPI-Matta-0
  • User Pedon ID: V1984-VA081-262
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - VPI
  • Lab Pedon # - VPI0262
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 51213
  • Print Date: 1/29/2025

    • 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: 36.6177902
  • Std. Longitude: -77.5290527
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 525 yards northeast of the junction of highways VA-629 and VA-626 and 65 yards southeast of Highways VA-629
  • 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, mixed, subactive, thermic Oxyaquic Hapludults
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Mattaponi
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, mixed, subactive, thermic Oxyaquic Hapludults
  • PSC - 43 to 93 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/24/2009
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: moderately 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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    Oe—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); moderately decomposed plant material; fragments.
    A—5 to 15 centimeters (2.0 to 5.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) sandy loam; 62 percent sand; 30 percent silt; 9 percent clay; structureless massive; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 7.0 medium roots and 7.0 fine roots and 7.0 coarse roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI02621
    E—15 to 43 centimeters (5.9 to 16.9 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) sandy loam; 57 percent sand; 31 percent silt; 12 percent clay; structureless massive; very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 7.0 medium roots and 7.0 fine roots and 7.0 coarse roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI02622
    Bt1—43 to 76 centimeters (16.9 to 29.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay loam; 41 percent sand; 23 percent silt; 36 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 10.0 medium roots and 11.0 fine roots; 75 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI02623
    Bt2—76 to 109 centimeters (29.9 to 42.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay; 37 percent sand; 18 percent silt; 46 percent clay; moderate coarse platy, and moderate medium platy structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 10.0 medium roots and 11.0 fine roots; 75 percent distinct clay films on bottom faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI02624
    Bt3—109 to 135 centimeters (42.9 to 53.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay; 44 percent sand; 14 percent silt; 43 percent clay; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.9 fine roots; 75 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 25 percent medium distinct red (2.5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent fine mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # VPI02625
    Bt4—130 to 157 centimeters (51.2 to 61.8 inches); variegated red (2.5YR 4/8) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and light gray (10YR 7/1) sandy clay; 47 percent sand; 14 percent silt; 39 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.9 fine roots; 30 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine mica flakes, unspecified and 1 percent medium mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI02626
    C—157 to 180 centimeters (61.8 to 70.9 inches); variegated red (2.5YR 4/8) and brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) and light gray (10YR 7/1) sandy clay loam; 70 percent sand; 7 percent silt; 23 percent clay; structureless massive; friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2. Lab sample # VPI02627