IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Tarboro
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: VPI-Tarbo-1
  • User Pedon ID: V1984-VA081-281
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - VPI
  • Lab Pedon # - VPI0281
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 51901
  • Print Date: 2/16/2025

    • 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: 36.5737419
  • Std. Longitude: -77.5603333
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 1.1 miles west southwest the junction of Highways VA-642 and U.S. 301 and 0.7 miles north northwest of the junction o a pipeline and Highway VA-628
  • Map Unit: 35A—Tarboro loamy sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded
  • 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: Mixed, thermic Typic Udipsamments
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Tarboro
  • Taxonomic Class - Mixed, thermic Typic Udipsamments
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/24/2009
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Flooding: frequent flooding
  • 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 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) loamy fine sand; 84 percent sand; 12 percent silt; 4 percent clay; structureless massive; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots and 3.0 coarse roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI02811
    Bw1—15 to 61 centimeters (5.9 to 24.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) loamy fine sand; 82 percent sand; 13 percent silt; 6 percent clay; weak coarse granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.9 medium roots and 0.9 fine roots; 38 percent distinct clay films between sand grains and 38 percent distinct clay bridges between sand grains; 25 percent medium distinct very pale brown (10YR 8/4) masses of reduced iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI02812
    Bw2—61 to 109 centimeters (24.0 to 42.9 inches); very pale brown (10YR 8/3) loamy fine sand; 85 percent sand; 13 percent silt; 2 percent clay; structureless single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.9 medium roots and 0.9 fine roots; 38 percent distinct clay films between sand grains and 38 percent distinct clay bridges between sand grains; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI02813
    C1—109 to 158 centimeters (42.9 to 62.2 inches); very pale brown (10YR 8/3) fine sand; 90 percent sand; 9 percent silt; 2 percent clay; structureless single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.9 medium roots and 0.9 fine roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # VPI02814
    C2—158 to 168 centimeters (62.2 to 66.1 inches); very pale brown (10YR 8/3) fine sand; 89 percent sand; 6 percent silt; 6 percent clay; structureless single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; clay bridges between sand grains and ; 25 percent coarse distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI02815
    C3—168 to 203 centimeters (66.1 to 79.9 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/4) fine sand; 93 percent sand; 5 percent silt; 2 percent clay; structureless single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 10 percent coarse faint yellow (10YR 7/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI02816
    2C4—203 to 272 centimeters (79.9 to 107.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) sand; 91 percent sand; 4 percent silt; 5 percent clay; structureless single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 25 percent coarse distinct very pale brown (10YR 7/4) masses of reduced iron; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI02817
    3C5—272 to 323 centimeters (107.1 to 127.2 inches); variegated light gray (10YR 7/1) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and yellow (10YR 7/6) gravelly loamy coarse sand; 86 percent sand; 4 percent silt; 10 percent clay; structureless single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 20 percent by volume nonflat 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9. Lab sample # VPI02818