IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Nimmo
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: VPI-Nimmo-2
  • User Pedon ID: V1992-VA001-103
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - VPI
  • Lab Pedon # - VPI0103
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 51806
  • Print Date: 2/17/2025

    • 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: 37.9677887
  • Std. Longitude: -75.6078873
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: about 400 yards east-southeast 106 degrees of the junction of Highways VA-701 and VA-693 and 0.8 miles south-southeast 154 degrees of the junction of Highways VA-701 and VA-709 near Bullbeggar
  • 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-H5—Hallwood, 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 - 15 to 65 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) fine sandy loam; weak medium granular structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 10.0 medium roots and 11.0 fine roots; 1 percent by volume nonflat rounded 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI01031
    E—5 to 15 centimeters (2.0 to 5.9 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) fine sandy loam; structureless massive; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 1 percent by volume nonflat rounded 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI01032
    Btg1—15 to 33 centimeters (5.9 to 13.0 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 10 percent faint clay films on surfaces along pores and 75 percent distinct clay bridges between sand grains; 10 percent medium distinct yellow (2.5Y 7/8) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI01033
    Btg2—33 to 69 centimeters (13.0 to 27.2 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 10 percent faint clay films on surfaces along pores and 75 percent distinct clay bridges between sand grains; 10 percent medium distinct yellow (2.5Y 7/8) masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent coarse distinct yellow (2.5Y 7/8) masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent medium distinct red (2.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent coarse distinct red (2.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent by volume nonflat rounded 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI01034
    Btg3—69 to 124 centimeters (27.2 to 48.8 inches); gray (N 6/), fine sandy loam; weak coarse prismatic structure; friable, slightly 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; 15 percent medium distinct olive yellow (2.5Y 6/6) masses of oxidized iron and 15 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron and 15 percent medium distinct red (2.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; 3 percent by volume nonflat rounded 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI01035
    Cg—124 to 152 centimeters (48.8 to 59.8 inches); light gray (10YR 7/1) gravelly fine sandy loam; structureless massive; friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 0.9 fine roots; 15 percent medium distinct olive yellow (2.5Y 6/6) masses of oxidized iron and 15 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron and 15 percent medium distinct red (2.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; 19 percent by volume nonflat rounded 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments. Lab sample # VPI01036