IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Kimper
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1985KY013006
  • User Pedon ID: 85KY013006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 86P0061
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 57866
  • Print Date: 6/1/2024

    • 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: 36.6688881
  • Std. Longitude: -83.7005539
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Canada Mountain; about 4.3 mi N of Middlesboro, KY.
  • State: Kentucky
  • County: KY013—Bell
  • MLRA: 125—Cumberland Plateau and Mountains

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J. D. Childress
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed Umbric Dystrochrepts
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 6
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Kimper
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed Umbric Dystrochrepts
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 10/1/1985
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountains or deeply dissected plateaus
  • Landform: hillside or mountainside
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Position: lower third
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.05 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/1/1985 (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

    cambic horizon

    0—18

    33—155

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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

    45

    —

    —

    536

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    45

    —

    —

    —

    12

    —

    —

    12

    21

    4

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    O—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); undecomposed organic matter; fragments.
    A—5 to 23 centimeters (2.0 to 9.1 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior silty clay loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable; 2.5 medium roots throughout; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter siltstone, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P00290. common medium roots throughout
    BA—23 to 38 centimeters (9.1 to 15.0 inches); 80 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior and 20 percent brown (10YR 4/3) interior silty clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 medium roots throughout; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter siltstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P00291. common medium roots throughout
    Bw1—38 to 55 centimeters (15.0 to 21.7 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 medium roots throughout; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter siltstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P00292. few medium roots throughout
    Bw2—55 to 80 centimeters (21.7 to 31.5 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 medium roots throughout; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter siltstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P00293. few medium roots throughout
    Bw3—80 to 111 centimeters (31.5 to 43.7 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter siltstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P00294. few fine roots throughout
    Bw4—111 to 160 centimeters (43.7 to 63.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior clay loam; 11 percent light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter siltstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog. few fine roots throughout; common medium distinct 2.5Y64 mottles