IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Emporia
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: VPI-Empor-3
  • User Pedon ID: V1984-VA595-236
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - VPI
  • Lab Pedon # - VPI0236
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 51162
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 36.7140732
  • Std. Longitude: -77.5170212
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 0.5 miles south of the junction of Three Creek and the SCL Railroad and about 350 yards east of railroad
  • Map Unit: 12B—Emporia loamy fine sand, 2 to 6 percent slopes
  • State: Virginia
  • County: VA595—Emporia City
  • 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-F5—Emporia, 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 - 38 to 88 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 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) fine sandy loam; 69 percent sand; 25 percent silt; 5 percent clay; structureless massive; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 fine roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI02361
    E1—20 to 31 centimeters (7.9 to 12.2 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) fine sandy loam; 55 percent sand; 33 percent silt; 12 percent clay; structureless massive; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 fine roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI02362
    E2—31 to 38 centimeters (12.2 to 15.0 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) loam; 48 percent sand; 31 percent silt; 21 percent clay; structureless massive; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 fine roots; 10 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI02363
    Bt1—38 to 66 centimeters (15.0 to 26.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay loam; 40 percent sand; 27 percent silt; 33 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 fine roots; 25 percent distinct clay films between sand grains and 25 percent distinct clay bridges between sand grains and 50 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI02364
    Bt2—66 to 119 centimeters (26.0 to 46.9 inches); variegated strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and yellowish red (5YR 4/6) clay loam; 41 percent sand; 26 percent silt; 33 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 fine roots; 25 percent distinct clay films between sand grains and 25 percent distinct clay bridges between sand grains and 50 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI02365
    Bt3—119 to 150 centimeters (46.9 to 59.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) clay loam; 39 percent sand; 22 percent silt; 39 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm, 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; 20 percent medium distinct red (2.5YR 4/8) masses of oxidized iron and 20 percent medium distinct gray (10YR 6/1) masses of reduced iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI02366
    Bt4—150 to 193 centimeters (59.1 to 76.0 inches); variegated yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) and red (2.5YR 4/8) and gray (10YR 6/1) clay loam; 38 percent sand; 25 percent silt; 37 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 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; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7. Lab sample # VPI02367