IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ernest
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1983WV099001
  • User Pedon ID: 83WV099001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1983WV099001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 83P0857
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 53638
  • 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: 38.3036118
  • Std. Longitude: -82.3280563
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: In wooded area 100 yards north of Long Branch Road and 1000 yards southeast of the Cabell County line boundary in Wayne County. 82 19' 41" W 38 18' 13" N
  • State: West Virginia
  • County: WV099—Wayne
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: WV099—Wayne County, West Virginia

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Steve Carpenter & Carlos Cole
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mesic Aquic Hapludults
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Ernest
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mesic Aquic Hapludults
  • Classificaton Date - 8/29/1983
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: colluvium derived from sandstone and siltstone and/or colluvium derived from shale
  • Hill Slope Profile: footslope
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Geology: Conemaugh group .
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/29/1983 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - intermixed conifers and 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

    FAGR

    PIVI2

    Fagus grandifolia

    Pinus virginiana

    American beech

    Virginia pine

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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

    20

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    201

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    135

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    Oi—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments.
    Oa—2 to 5 centimeters (0.8 to 2.0 inches); highly decomposed plant material; fragments.
    Ap—5 to 18 centimeters (2.0 to 7.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) loam; moderate medium granular, and moderate fine granular, and weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 21.0 medium roots and 21.0 fine roots; 10 percent by volume 20-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P04320
    Bt1—18 to 51 centimeters (7.1 to 20.1 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) gravelly loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 30 percent clay films on all faces of peds; 20 percent by volume 20-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 83P04321. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 270082; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 270082
    Bt2—51 to 71 centimeters (20.1 to 28.0 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) gravelly clay loam; 3 percent very pale brown (10YR 7/3) medium and 3 percent very pale brown (10YR 7/3) fine mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 30 percent clay films on all faces of peds; 20 percent by volume 20-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 83P04322. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 270084; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 270084
    Bt3—71 to 96 centimeters (28.0 to 37.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) gravelly clay loam; 3 percent light gray (10YR 7/2) medium mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 30 percent clay films on all faces of peds; 25 percent by volume 20-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 83P04323. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 270085; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 270085
    Bt4—96 to 117 centimeters (37.8 to 46.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) channery silty clay loam; 3 percent very pale brown (10YR 7/3) medium mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 30 percent clay films on all faces of peds; 30 percent manganese coatings and 30 percent ferriargillans and 30 percent iron-manganese concretions; 30 percent by volume 20-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 83P04324. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 270086; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 270086
    BC—117 to 147 centimeters (46.1 to 57.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) stony silty clay loam; 21 percent light gray (10YR 7/2) coarse and 21 percent light gray (10YR 7/2) medium mottles; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 10 percent clay films on all faces of peds; 30 percent ferriargillans and 30 percent iron-manganese concretions and 30 percent manganese coatings; 55 percent by volume 20-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 83P04325. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 270087; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 270087
    C—147 to 188 centimeters (57.9 to 74.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and light gray (10YR 7/2) stony clay loam; massive; friable; 30 percent ferriargillans and 30 percent iron-manganese concretions and 30 percent manganese coatings; 40 percent by volume 20-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8. Lab sample # 83P04326