IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Carpenter
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 78KY-029-003
  • User Pedon ID: 78KY-029-003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - UK
  • Lab Pedon # - 78KY-029-003
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 46655
  • Print Date: 6/2/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: 2.6 miles NE of main entrance to Bernheim Forest; 0.6 mile north of KY Hwy 245; south facing slope.
  • State: Kentucky
  • County: KY029—Bullitt
  • MLRA: 121—Kentucky Bluegrass
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: 18-4—Frankfort, Kentucky
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: KY608—Bullitt and Spencer Counties, Kentucky

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Ultic Hapludalfs
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Carpenter
  • PSC - 25 to 75 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 11/15/2011
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Carpenter
  • Classificaton Date - 6/9/1978
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Bedrock: moderately coherent shale and siltstone at 130cm
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/9/1978 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Restrictions
    Kind Hardness Restriction Depth L-H Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
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    bedrock, paralithic

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    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 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) flaggy silt loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 10.0 medium roots and 10.0 fine roots; 20 percent by volume 100-?-450 millimeter siltstone, unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # KY2182
    E—8 to 15 centimeters (3.1 to 5.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) flaggy silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky parts to weak fine granular structure; very friable; 10.0 medium roots and 10.0 fine roots; 5 percent by volume 12-?-50 millimeter siltstone, unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume 150-?-450 millimeter siltstone, unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KY2183
    BE—15 to 25 centimeters (5.9 to 9.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 10.0 medium roots and 10.0 fine roots; 5 percent by volume 12-?-50 millimeter siltstone, unspecified fragments and 12 percent by volume 150-?-450 millimeter siltstone, unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # KY2184
    Bt1—25 to 38 centimeters (9.8 to 15.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) gravelly silty clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 30 percent clay films on all faces of peds; 18 percent by volume 12-?-75 millimeter siltstone, unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # KY2185. patchy - phpvsfiid 638124; patchy - phpvsfiid 638124
    Bt2—38 to 64 centimeters (15.0 to 25.2 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) gravelly silty clay loam; 15 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 1.0 medium roots and 1.0 fine roots and 1.0 coarse roots; 30 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent by volume 150-?-450 millimeter siltstone, unspecified fragments and 22 percent by volume 12-?-75 millimeter siltstone, unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # KY2186. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 638125; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 638125
    Bt3—64 to 89 centimeters (25.2 to 35.0 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6) gravelly silty clay loam; 15 percent olive gray (5Y 5/2) medium distinct and 15 percent light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 1.0 medium roots and 1.0 fine roots; 30 percent clay films on all faces of peds; 18 percent by volume 2-?-75 millimeter siltstone, unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # KY2187. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 638126; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 638126
    2BC—89 to 117 centimeters (35.0 to 46.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) silty clay; 1 percent greenish gray (5GY 6/1) medium distinct and 30 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; weak coarse prismatic structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 10 percent by volume 2-?-50 millimeter siltstone, unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # KY2188
    2C—117 to 130 centimeters (46.1 to 51.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) silty clay; 15 percent greenish gray (5GY 6/1) medium distinct mottles; firm; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # KY2189
    2Cr—130 centimeters (51.2 inches); bedrock; fragments.