IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Arapahoe
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: VPI-Arapa-5
  • User Pedon ID: V1992-VA001-006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - VPI
  • Lab Pedon # - VPI0006
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 50960
  • 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: 37.8819122
  • Std. Longitude: -75.6398087
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: about 0.6 mile north-northeast 8 degrees of the junction of Highways VA-688 and VA-792 and 1.2 miles west-northwest 290 degrees of the junction of Highways VA-688 and VA-690 near Poulson
  • Map Unit: AmA—Arapahoe-Melfa complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded
  • State: Virginia
  • County: VA001—Accomack
  • MLRA: 153B—Tidewater Area
  • Regional Office: SE—Southeast
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: SE-RIC—Richmond, Virginia
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: VA001—Accomack County, Virginia
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 37075-H6—Saxis, Virginia

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, semiactive, nonacid, thermic Typic Humaquepts
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Arapahoe
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, semiactive, nonacid, thermic Typic Humaquepts
  • PSC - 43 to 93 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/22/2009
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/22/2009 (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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    A—0 to 36 centimeters (0.0 to 14.2 inches); black (10YR 2/1) gravelly sandy loam; weak medium granular structure; friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 3.0 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; shell fragments fragments and 16 percent by volume nonflat rounded 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI00061
    E—36 to 43 centimeters (14.2 to 16.9 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) sandy loam; structureless massive; friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 3.0 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 11 percent by volume nonflat rounded 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI00062
    Btg1—43 to 76 centimeters (16.9 to 29.9 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 fine roots; 10 percent faint clay films on surfaces along pores and 75 percent distinct clay bridges between sand grains; 13 percent by volume nonflat rounded 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI00063
    Btg2—76 to 102 centimeters (29.9 to 40.2 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) gravelly sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 0.9 fine roots; 10 percent faint clay films on surfaces along pores and 75 percent distinct clay bridges between sand grains; 17 percent by volume nonflat rounded 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI00064
    Btg3—102 to 127 centimeters (40.2 to 50.0 inches); light gray (10YR 7/1) gravelly sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 10 percent faint clay films on surfaces along pores and 75 percent distinct clay bridges between sand grains; 20 percent by volume nonflat rounded 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI00065
    Cg—127 to 152 centimeters (50.0 to 59.8 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/2) gravelly sandy loam; structureless massive; friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 30 percent by volume nonflat rounded 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3. Lab sample # VPI00066