IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Nimmo
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: VPI-Nimmo-10
  • User Pedon ID: V1992-VA001-102
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - VPI
  • Lab Pedon # - VPI0102
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 51800
  • Print Date: 11/11/2024

    • 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: 37.5537224
  • Std. Longitude: -75.8060379
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: about 665 yards north-northeast 28 degrees of the junction of Highways US-13 and VA-181 and 1.1 miles north-northwest 326 degrees of the junction of Highways VA-600 and VA-603 near Belle Haven
  • Map Unit: NmA—Nimmo sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes
  • 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-E7—Exmore, Virginia

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, semiactive, thermic Typic Endoaquults
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Nimmo
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, semiactive, thermic Typic Endoaquults
  • PSC - 20 to 70 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/10/2009
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/10/2009 (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 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) sandy loam; weak medium granular structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 10.0 medium roots and 11.0 fine roots; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI01021
    E—5 to 20 centimeters (2.0 to 7.9 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) sandy loam; structureless massive; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 10.0 medium roots and 11.0 fine roots; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI01022
    Btg1—20 to 41 centimeters (7.9 to 16.1 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 10.0 medium roots and 11.0 fine roots; 10 percent faint clay films on surfaces along pores and 75 percent distinct clay bridges between sand grains; 20 percent medium distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) masses of oxidized iron and 20 percent medium distinct yellowish red (5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI01023
    Btg2—41 to 76 centimeters (16.1 to 29.9 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.0 medium roots and 2.0 fine roots; 10 percent faint clay films on surfaces along pores and 75 percent distinct clay bridges between sand grains; 20 percent medium distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) masses of oxidized iron and 20 percent medium distinct yellowish red (5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI01024
    Cg—76 to 152 centimeters (29.9 to 59.8 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2) sand; structureless single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.9 fine roots; 20 percent medium distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3) masses of oxidized iron and 20 percent medium distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1) masses of oxidized iron; fragments. Lab sample # VPI01025