IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Orangeburg
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: VPI-Orang-1
  • User Pedon ID: V1984-VA081-263
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - VPI
  • Lab Pedon # - VPI0263
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 51815
  • Print Date: 3/13/2025

    • 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: 36.6406593
  • Std. Longitude: -77.6217041
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 530 yards west northwest of the junction of Highways VA-627 and VA-675 and 25 yards north of Highway VA-675
  • Map Unit: 11A—Dothan loamy sand, 0 to 2 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-F5—Emporia, Virginia

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, kaolinitic, thermic Typic Kandiudults
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Orangeburg
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, kaolinitic, thermic Typic Kandiudults
  • PSC - 25 to 75 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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    Ap—0 to 25 centimeters (0.0 to 9.8 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) sand; 88 percent sand; 8 percent silt; 4 percent clay; structureless single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.9 medium roots and 0.9 fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI02631
    Bt1—25 to 43 centimeters (9.8 to 16.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine sandy loam; 74 percent sand; 15 percent silt; 11 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.9 fine roots; 38 percent distinct clay films between sand grains and 38 percent distinct clay bridges between sand grains; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI02632
    Bt2—43 to 84 centimeters (16.9 to 33.1 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6) sandy clay loam; 58 percent sand; 11 percent silt; 31 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.9 fine 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; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI02633
    Bt3—84 to 122 centimeters (33.1 to 48.0 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) sandy clay loam; 57 percent sand; 9 percent silt; 34 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 0.9 fine 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; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI02634
    Bt4—122 to 183 centimeters (48.0 to 72.0 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) sandy clay; 51 percent sand; 10 percent silt; 39 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 0.9 fine 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; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9. Lab sample # VPI02635