IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Arapahoe
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: VPI-Arapa-9
  • User Pedon ID: V1992-VA001-010
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - VPI
  • Lab Pedon # - VPI0010
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 50964
  • 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: 37.6029167
  • Std. Longitude: -75.7019501
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: about 0.4 mile west-southwest 236 degrees of the junction of Highways VA-180 and VA-605 and 0.8 mile north-northeast 10 degrees of the junction of Highways VA-605 and VA-622 near Wachapreague
  • Map Unit: AhA—Arapahoe mucky loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely 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

    • 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 - 25 to 100 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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    A1—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1) sandy loam; weak medium granular structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 10.0 medium roots and 11.0 fine roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI00101
    A2—15 to 38 centimeters (5.9 to 15.0 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) sandy loam; weak medium granular structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 10.0 medium roots and 11.0 fine roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI00102
    Bg1—38 to 63 centimeters (15.0 to 24.8 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 fine roots; 10 percent medium distinct reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI00103
    Bg2—63 to 76 centimeters (24.8 to 29.9 inches); variegated dark gray (10YR 4/1) and reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.9 fine roots; 50 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1) masses of reduced iron and 50 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI00104
    Cg1—76 to 102 centimeters (29.9 to 40.2 inches); variegated gray (N 5/), and reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) sand; structureless single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 50 percent gray (N 5/) masses of reduced iron and 50 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI00105
    Cg2—102 to 152 centimeters (40.2 to 59.8 inches); gray (N 5/), sand; structureless single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0. Lab sample # VPI00106