IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Shelocta
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
07KY650101
User Pedon ID:
07KY650101
Transect:
Transect Stop Number -
1
Transect Interval -
100.0
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
SSL
Lab Pedon # -
08N0186
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
19684
Print Date:
5/30/2024
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:
36.7169444
Std. Longitude:
-84.5450000
Datum:
WGS84
Location Description:
Big South Fork. West side of Big South Fork River, about 1.75 miles south of Yamacraw Bridge. About 150 feet up from road. Ky waypoint 337 Big South Fork project.
Map Unit:
SbF—Shelocta-Bouldin complex, 30 to 75 percent slopes, extremely stony, very rocky
Country:
US—United States
State:
Kentucky
County:
KY147—McCreary
MLRA:
125—Cumberland Plateau and Mountains
Regional Office:
18obsolete—Lexington, KY
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
TN650—Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, Kentucky and Tennessee
7.5 Minute USGS Quad:
36084-F5—Barthell, Kentucky
PEDON
Describers Name:
Harry Evans, Doug McIntosh, Steve Blanford
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Typic Hapludults
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Type:
classifies to current taxon name, full description
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
NASIS
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Shelocta
PSC -
23 to 73 cm.
Classificaton Date -
3/5/2009
Soil Taxonomic Edition -
tenth edition
Moisture Class -
udic
Moisture Subclass -
udic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Shelocta
Classificaton Date -
11/19/2007
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Parent Material:
colluvium derived from sedimentary rock
Landscape:
mountains
Landform:
mountain slope
Geomorphic Component Hills:
side slope
Hill Slope Profile:
backslope
Slope Position:
lower third
Slope Shape Across:
convex
Slope Shape Down:
concave
Drainage Pattern:
dendritic
Runoff:
very high
Drainage Class:
well
Flooding:
none flooding
Ponding:
none ponding
Geology:
Paragon/pennington Formation member of the Upper Mississippian group.
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
11/19/2007 (entry creation date)
Surface Cover Properties:
Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 -
tree cover
Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 -
hardwoods
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Drained? -
no
Bedded Soil? -
no
Forest Plantation? -
no
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
%
m
degrees
mm
mm
C
mm
60
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250
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60
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A—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) exterior loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 5 percent by volume flat subangular 2-36-76 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small
Oa—4 to 0 centimeters (1.6 to 0.0 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments.; observed in shovel slice
BA—10 to 25 centimeters (3.9 to 9.8 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) exterior silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2 percent by volume flat subangular 2-36-76 millimeter siltstone, unspecified fragments and 3 percent by volume flat subangular 2-36-76 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small
Bt1—25 to 46 centimeters (9.8 to 18.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) exterior silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 5 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 3 percent by volume flat subangular 2-36-76 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume flat subangular 2-36-76 millimeter siltstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small. patchy - phpvsfiid 379422; patchy - phpvsfiid 379422
Bt2—46 to 71 centimeters (18.1 to 28.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) exterior silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 20 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 3 percent by volume flat subangular 2-36-76 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 12 percent by volume flat subangular 2-36-76 millimeter siltstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 379424; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 379424
Bt3—71 to 122 centimeters (28.0 to 48.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) exterior silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 20 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 3 percent by volume flat subangular 2-36-76 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 12 percent by volume flat subangular 2-36-76 millimeter siltstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 379426; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 379426
C—122 to 193 centimeters (48.0 to 76.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) exterior clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 3 percent by volume flat subangular 2-36-76 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 12 percent by volume flat subangular 2-36-76 millimeter siltstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog.; moist when described; observed in push tube