IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Masada
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1989NC149001
User Pedon ID:
89NC149001
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
SSL
Lab Pedon # -
90P0229
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
62162
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:
35.2544441
Std. Longitude:
-81.9730530
Datum:
WGS84
Location Description:
NE of Green River Community; 2.4 km N of intersection of SR1004 and SR1356 on SR1356, 65 meters NE from end of SR1356.
State:
North Carolina
County:
NC149—Polk
MLRA:
136—Southern Piedmont
Regional Office:
SE—Southeast
MLRA Soil Survey Area:
SE-LAU—Laurens, South Carolina
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
NC149—Polk County, North Carolina
PEDON
Describers Name:
Scott C. Keenan and Steve Evans
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
Converted from SSL-CMS data
Pedon #:
1
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Masada
Taxonomic Class -
Clayey, mixed Humic Hapludults
PSC -
30 to 81 cm.
Classificaton Date -
10/1/1989
Moisture Class -
udic
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Erosion Class -
2
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Landscape:
piedmont
Landform:
terrace—stream or lake
Slope Position:
middle third
Slope Shape Down:
linear
Runoff:
low
Drainage Class:
well
Surface Fragments:
0.00 percent
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
10/1/1989 (actual site observation date)
Microrelief Kind:
microdepression
Microrelief Elevation:
35
Surface Cover Properties:
Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 -
crop cover
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—30
30—94
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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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253
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45
127
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Ap—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) exterior, brown (7.5YR 5/4) exterior, dry; sandy clay loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable; 2.5 very fine and fine roots between peds and 2.5 medium roots between peds; 1 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. few fine mica flakes concentrations; common very fine and fine roots between peds; common medium roots between peds
BA—23 to 30 centimeters (9.1 to 11.8 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) exterior clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 very fine and fine roots between peds and 2.5 medium roots between peds; 1 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. few fine mica flakes concentrations; common very fine and fine roots between peds; common medium roots between peds
Bt1—30 to 64 centimeters (11.8 to 25.2 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) exterior clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 2.5 very fine and fine roots between peds and 2.5 medium roots between peds; 15 percent distinct reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist, pressure faces on faces of peds; 1 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P01477. common streaks of manganese stains; few fine mica flakes concentrations; few pressure faces surface features on faces of peds; common very fine and fine roots between peds; common medium roots between peds; patchy - phpvsfiid 224694; patchy - phpvsfiid 224694
Bt2—64 to 79 centimeters (25.2 to 31.1 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6) exterior clay; 11 percent dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine and fine roots between peds; 1 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P01477. common streaks of manganese stains; few fine mica flakes concentrations; few very fine and fine roots between peds; common medium distinct 2.5YR34 mottles
Bt3—79 to 94 centimeters (31.1 to 37.0 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6) exterior clay loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine prominent and 11 percent dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine and fine roots between peds; 1 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P01477. common streaks of manganese stains; few fine mica flakes concentrations; few very fine and fine roots between peds; few fine prominent 7.5YR58 mottles; common medium distinct 2.5YR34 mottles
BC—94 to 117 centimeters (37.0 to 46.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) exterior sandy clay loam; 1 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) fine prominent and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 11 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. common streaks of manganese stains; common fine mica flakes concentrations; few fine prominent 2.5YR46 mottles; common medium distinct 10YR58 mottles
C—117 to 193 centimeters (46.1 to 76.0 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) exterior and yellowish red (5YR 4/6) exterior and strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) exterior fine sandy loam; massive; friable; 11 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 90P01478. common streaks of manganese stains; common fine mica flakes concentrations