IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Laidig
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1985WV031001
  • User Pedon ID: 85WV031001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0750
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 57016
  • Print Date: 5/31/2024

    • 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: 38.7902794
  • Std. Longitude: -78.8625031
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Hardy County, WV; 27 meters upslope from Hunkerson Gap Road, 3.7 km east of its intersection with WV Route 259.
  • State: West Virginia
  • County: WV031—Hardy
  • MLRA: 147—Northern Appalachian Ridges and Valleys

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: R. Estepp
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed Typic Fragiudults
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Laidig
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed Typic Fragiudults
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1985
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments: 1.45 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1985 (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
    • 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

    25

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    644

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    O1—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); partially decomposed organic matter; fragments.
    A—3 to 11 centimeters (1.2 to 4.3 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior channery loam; moderate fine granular structure; very friable; 5.5 roots; 45 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P03958. many roots
    E—11 to 16 centimeters (4.3 to 6.3 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior channery sandy loam; weak medium granular structure; friable; 5.5 roots; 25 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P03959. many roots
    BE—16 to 39 centimeters (6.3 to 15.4 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior channery loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 5.5 roots; 25 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P03960. many roots
    Bt1—39 to 61 centimeters (15.4 to 24.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior channery loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky; 2.5 roots; 15 percent , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 35 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P03961. few clay films surface features on faces of peds; common roots; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 219270; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 219270
    Bt2—61 to 84 centimeters (24.0 to 33.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior channery loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky; 2.5 roots; 55 percent , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 30 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P03962. many clay films surface features on faces of peds; common roots; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 219271; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 219271
    Bt3—84 to 94 centimeters (33.1 to 37.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior channery loam; 1 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) medium mottles; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky; 0.5 roots; 37 percent , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 25 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P03963. common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few roots; few medium 10YR62 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 219272; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 219272
    Btx1—94 to 120 centimeters (37.0 to 47.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior channery sandy loam; 11 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) medium and 11 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) medium mottles; weak very coarse prismatic, and weak medium platy structure; firm; brittle; 0.5 roots; 25 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P03964. Roots are along prisms; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) coatings on faces of prisms.; few roots; common medium 10YR62 mottles; common medium 5YR58 mottles
    Btx2—120 to 158 centimeters (47.2 to 62.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior channery sandy loam; 11 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) medium and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium mottles; weak very coarse prismatic, and weak medium platy structure; firm; brittle; 25 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P03965. Light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) coatings on faces of prisms.; common medium 10YR62 mottles; common medium 7.5YR56 mottles
    C—158 to 186 centimeters (62.2 to 73.2 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior channery loam; 11 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) medium and 11 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) medium mottles; massive, and weak medium platy; firm; 35 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 85P03966. common medium 10YR62 mottles; common medium 5YR56 mottles