IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Wedowee
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1983GA089001
  • User Pedon ID: 83GA089001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 83P0441
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 52678
  • Print Date: 5/19/2024

    • 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: 33.8102760
  • Std. Longitude: -84.1255569
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Dekalb County, GA 1 km E of Stone Mt Lake 100 meters S of south end of airfield runway
  • State: Georgia
  • County: GA089—DeKalb

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: G J Thomas and T R Gerald
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Wedowee
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, micaceous Typic Hapludults
  • PSC - 23 to 73 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 3/1/1983
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: piedmont
  • Landform: upland slope
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 3/1/1983 (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
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—0

    0—0

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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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

    2

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    225

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    090451

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    O—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); undecomposed organic matter; fragments. Forest litter not sampled
    A—2 to 12 centimeters (0.8 to 4.7 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 5.5 fine and medium roots; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P02010. many fine and medium roots
    E—12 to 25 centimeters (4.7 to 9.8 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 5.5 fine and medium roots throughout; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P02011. many fine and medium roots throughout
    BE—25 to 40 centimeters (9.8 to 15.7 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) interior sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 fine and medium roots throughout; , moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P02012. common fine and medium roots throughout
    Bt1—40 to 60 centimeters (15.7 to 23.6 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/8) interior clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 2.5 fine and medium roots throughout; , moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P02013. Few fine mica flakes; common fine and medium roots throughout
    Bt2—60 to 93 centimeters (23.6 to 36.6 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/8) interior clay; 1 percent red (2.5YR 5/8) medium distinct and 11 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 2.5 fine and medium roots throughout; , moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 83P02014. Few fine mica flakes; common fine and medium roots throughout; common medium distinct 10YR68 mottles; few medium distinct 2.5YR58 mottles
    CB—93 to 124 centimeters (36.6 to 48.8 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/8) interior sandy clay loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium faint mottles; massive; friable; 0.5 fine and medium roots throughout; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 83P02015. Many fine mica flakes; few fine and medium roots throughout; few medium faint 7.5YR58 mottles
    C1—124 to 165 centimeters (48.8 to 65.0 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/8) interior sandy loam; 11 percent reddish yellow (5YR 6/8) coarse faint mottles; massive; friable; 0.5 fine roots throughout; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P02016. Many fine and medium mica flakes; few fine roots throughout; common coarse faint 5YR68 mottles