IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Dragston
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: VPI-Drags-16
  • User Pedon ID: V1992-VA810-413
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - VPI
  • Lab Pedon # - VPI0413
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 51146
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • 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: 36.6471062
  • Std. Longitude: -76.0417557
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: about 2800 feet west-northwest of junction of South Stowe Road and Princess Anne Road and 70 feet south of South Stowe Road
  • Map Unit: 13—Dragston fine sandy loam
  • State: Virginia
  • County: VA810—Virginia Beach City
  • MLRA: 153B—Tidewater Area
  • Regional Office: SE—Southeast
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: SE-RIC—Richmond, Virginia
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: VA810—City of Virginia Beach, Virginia
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 36076-F1—Pleasant Ridge, Virginia

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, semiactive, thermic Aeric Endoaquults
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Dragston
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, semiactive, thermic Aeric Endoaquults
  • PSC - 23 to 73 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/27/2009
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/27/2009 (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 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) fine sandy loam; 61 percent sand; 28 percent silt; 11 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine roots and 0.9 fine roots; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI04131
    Bt1—23 to 38 centimeters (9.1 to 15.0 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) sandy loam; 64 percent sand; 20 percent silt; 16 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.9 very fine roots; 38 percent clay bridges between sand grains and 38 percent clay films between sand grains; 5 percent medium distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) masses of reduced iron and 5 percent coarse distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) masses of reduced iron and 25 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI04132
    Bt2—38 to 58 centimeters (15.0 to 22.8 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) fine sandy loam; 73 percent sand; 16 percent silt; 11 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.9 very fine roots; 38 percent clay bridges between sand grains and 38 percent clay films between sand grains; 1 percent medium faint light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) masses of reduced iron and 1 percent fine prominent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron and 25 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI04133
    Bt3—58 to 79 centimeters (22.8 to 31.1 inches); variegated light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) and yellowish red (10YR 4/6) and strong brown (10YR 6/3) sandy loam; 65 percent sand; 21 percent silt; 14 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.9 very fine roots; 38 percent clay bridges between sand grains and 38 percent clay films between sand grains; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI04134
    BCt—79 to 97 centimeters (31.1 to 38.2 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) fine sandy loam; 70 percent sand; 19 percent silt; 11 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.9 very fine roots; 15 percent clay bridges between sand grains and 15 percent clay films between sand grains; 10 percent medium faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI04135
    C—97 to 140 centimeters (38.2 to 55.1 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) sand; 88 percent sand; 9 percent silt; 3 percent clay; structureless single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1 percent fine prominent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments. Lab sample # VPI04136