IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Dekalb
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1979WV067001
  • User Pedon ID: 79WV067001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 79P0239
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 46972
  • Print Date: 5/2/2024

    • 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: 38.1791649
  • Std. Longitude: -80.8819427
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: About 2.2 km S of the intersection of US 19 and W. Va. Route 129 above Rd cut on E side of US 19.
  • State: West Virginia
  • County: WV067—Nicholas
  • MLRA: 127—Eastern Allegheny Plateau and Mountains

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Paul Amick and Clay R. Handley
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy-skeletal, mixed, subactive, mesic Typic Dystrochrepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Dekalb
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Dekalb
  • Taxonomic Class - Loamy-skeletal, mixed, mesic Typic Dystrochrept
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1979
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: upland slope
  • Drainage Class: somewhat excessively
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1979 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • 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

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    O2—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); partially decomposed organic matter; fragments. Lab sample # 79P01243. Partially decomposed organic matter.
    A1—5 to 9 centimeters (2.0 to 3.5 inches);, black (10YR 2/1) interior, dry; channery loam; moderate medium granular structure; very friable; 5.5 roots; 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P01244. many roots
    A2—9 to 13 centimeters (3.5 to 5.1 inches);, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, dry; channery sandy loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable; 5.5 roots; 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P01245. many roots
    B1—13 to 20 centimeters (5.1 to 7.9 inches);, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, dry; channery loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 5.5 roots; 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P01246. many roots
    B2—20 to 43 centimeters (7.9 to 16.9 inches);, brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) interior, dry; channery loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 roots; 40 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P01247. common roots
    B3—43 to 56 centimeters (16.9 to 22.0 inches);, yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior, dry; very channery loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 roots; 60 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 79P01248. few roots
    C—56 to 76 centimeters (22.0 to 29.9 inches);, yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior, dry; very channery loam; massive; friable; 0.5 roots; 75 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 79P01249. few roots
    R—76 to 100 centimeters (29.9 to 39.4 inches); weathered bedrock; fragments. Not sampled. Light reddish brown and strong brown sandstone.