IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Falaya

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: 2007KY039003

User Pedon ID: 2007KY039003

Vegetation Plot ID: 07KY039003

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - UK

Lab Pedon # - 07KY-039-003

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 46370

Print Date: 5/31/2024

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: 36.9213889

Std. Longitude: -88.9505556

Datum: WGS84

Location Description: Carlisle County, KY; 4.8 miles NE of Bardwell via U.S.62 and Magee Springs Rd.

Map Unit: Cn—Convent-Adler silt loams, frequently flooded

Country: US—United States

State: Kentucky

County: KY039—Carlisle

MLRA: 134—Southern Mississippi Valley Loess

Regional Office: 7—Auburn, AL

MLRA Soil Survey Area: SE-MIL—Milan, Tennessee

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: KY611—Carlisle and Hickman Counties, Kentucky

7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 36088-H8—Blandville, Kentucky

PEDON

Describers Name: Jerry E. McIntosh

Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-silty, mixed, active, acid, thermic Fluventic Endoaquepts

Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct

Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, brief description

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Falaya

Taxonomic Class - Coarse-silty, mixed, active, acid, thermic Fluventic Endoaquepts

Taxon Kind - taxadjunct

PSC - 25 to 100 cm.

Classificaton Date - 5/21/2007

Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition

Moisture Class - aquic

Moisture SUBClass - aeric

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Erosion Class - 0

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Parent Material: coarse-silty alluvium

Landscape: valley

Landform: Mayfield Creek flood plain

Runoff: very low

Drainage Class: somewhat poorly

Flooding: frequent flooding for brief periods begining in dec

Ponding: none ponding

Geology: Alluvium formation.

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 5/21/2007 (actual site observation 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

Vegetation Plot Plants
Plant Symbol	Scientific Name	National Vernacular Name	Plant Type Group	Canopy Cover %	Vegetation Stata Level
ACNE2 FRPE LIST2	Acer negundo Fraxinus pennsylvanica Liquidambar styraciflua	boxelder green ash sweetgum	— — —	— — —	— — —

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
ochric epipedon cambic horizon	0—23 23—102	—23— —79—

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
0	—	—	97.8	—		1309	—	193	14.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	KY0402	Bardwell 2 E	coop

A1—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); 50 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) and 50 percent brown (10YR 4/3) silt loam; weak medium granular structure; very friable; 3.0 medium roots and 6.0 fine roots; 5 percent distinct very dark brown (7.5YR 2.5/2), moist, manganese coatings throughout and 10 percent fine faint brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout and 10 percent medium faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions throughout; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary.; moist when described;

A2—10 to 23 centimeters (3.9 to 9.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) silt loam; weak medium granular structure; very friable; 3.0 medium roots and 6.0 fine roots; 5 percent distinct very dark brown (7.5YR 2.5/2), moist, manganese coatings throughout and 10 percent medium faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions throughout and 10 percent fine faint brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary.; moist when described;

Bw—23 to 41 centimeters (9.1 to 16.1 inches); 60 percent brown (10YR 5/3) and 40 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 3.0 fine roots; 10 percent distinct very dark brown (7.5YR 2.5/2), moist, manganese coatings throughout and 15 percent fine distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout and 20 percent medium distinct dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KY0215; moist when described;

Bg1—41 to 71 centimeters (16.1 to 28.0 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 0.5 fine roots; medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout and 7 percent prominent very dark brown (7.5YR 2.5/2), moist, manganese masses throughout and 8 percent prominent very dark brown (7.5YR 2.5/2), moist, manganese coatings throughout and 15 percent medium prominent reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KY0216; moist when described;

Bg2—71 to 102 centimeters (28.0 to 40.2 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 0.5 fine roots; 5 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout and 5 percent prominent very dark brown (7.5YR 2.5/2) manganese masses throughout and 5 percent prominent very dark brown (7.5YR 2.5/2) manganese coatings throughout and 20 percent medium faint brown (10YR 5/3), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # KY0217; moist when described;

BCg—102 to 135 centimeters (40.2 to 53.1 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 0.1 fine roots; 5 percent prominent very dark brown (7.5YR 2.5/2), moist, manganese masses throughout and 5 percent prominent very dark brown (7.5YR 2.5/2), moist, manganese coatings throughout and 10 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout and 15 percent distinct brown (10YR 5/3), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary.; moist when described;

Cg1—135 to 165 centimeters (53.1 to 65.0 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silt loam; massive; friable; 2 percent prominent very dark brown (7.5YR 2.5/2), moist, manganese coatings throughout and 3 percent prominent very dark brown (7.5YR 2.5/2), moist, manganese masses throughout and 10 percent medium prominent dark brown (7.5YR 3/3), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout and 20 percent medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary.; moist when described;

Cg2—165 to 216 centimeters (65.0 to 85.0 inches); gray (N 5/), silty clay loam, silty clay; massive; firm; 5 percent medium prominent brown (10YR 5/3), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog.; moist when described;