IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Tate
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1991NC171004
  • User Pedon ID: 91NC171004
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1991NC171004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 93P0267
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 65610
  • Print Date: 4/28/2024

    • 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: 36.4838905
  • Std. Longitude: -80.8683319
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 3.0 miles S of Low Gap; 0.3 mile W of intersection of Secondary Roads 1421 and 1438 on Secondary Road 1421 in Raven's Knob Boy Scout Camp; 2 miles NW of gate on camp road (Valley road); 10 feet SW of road in mixed pine and hardwood forest.
  • Map Unit: TcC—Tate-Colvard complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes, frequently flooded
  • State: North Carolina
  • County: NC171—Surry
  • MLRA: 130—Blue Ridge
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NC171—Surry County, North Carolina
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 36080-E7—Lambsburg, Virginia

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Roger J. Leab, David C. Clapp
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, subactive, acid, mesic Typic Hapludults
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: not classified to current taxon name
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Tate
  • PSC - 20 to 70 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/27/2010
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Tate
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Typic Hapludult
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 9/17/1991
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: valley
  • Landform: alluvial fan
  • Hill Slope Profile: footslope
  • Slope Position: lower third
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Wet Soil Moisture Duration: 0
  • Bedrock: with 100 to <200
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/17/1991 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: C-3
  • 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
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    KALA

    LITU

    PIEC2

    PIVI2

    Kalmia latifolia

    Liriodendron tulipifera

    Pinus echinata

    Pinus virginiana

    mountain laurel

    tuliptree

    shortleaf pine

    Virginia pine

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—13

    13—104

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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

    6

    61

    45.7

    427

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    1194

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    A—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) fine sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 21.0 fine and medium roots top of horizon and 3.0 coarse roots throughout; 10 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter gneiss fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P02177; moist when described;
    BE—13 to 20 centimeters (5.1 to 7.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) sandy clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 fine to coarse roots throughout; 0.5 very fine and fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 1 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; 10 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter gneiss fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P02178; moist when described;
    Bt1—20 to 36 centimeters (7.9 to 14.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) sandy clay loam; 3 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 medium and coarse roots throughout; 0.5 fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 30 percent distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; 1 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter gneiss fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P02179; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 178365; continuous - phpvsfiid 178365
    Bt2—36 to 84 centimeters (14.2 to 33.1 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, very sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 medium and coarse roots throughout; 0.5 fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 10 percent distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; 1 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter gneiss fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P02180; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 178366; continuous - phpvsfiid 178366
    Bt3—84 to 104 centimeters (33.1 to 40.9 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) gravelly sandy clay loam; 3 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) medium distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 medium and coarse roots throughout; 1 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; 15 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter gneiss fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P02181; moist when described;
    BC—104 to 119 centimeters (40.9 to 46.9 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) gravelly fine sandy loam; 1 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) medium prominent and 3 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) medium faint mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots between peds; 1 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; 20 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter gneiss fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P02182; moist when described;
    C—119 to 132 centimeters (46.9 to 52.0 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) cobbly fine sandy loam; massive; friable; 0.5 fine roots in cracks; 1 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; 10 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter gneiss fragments and 20 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter gneiss fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P02183; moist when described;
    2C—132 to 178 centimeters (52.0 to 70.1 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) and brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) and very pale brown (10YR 8/2) fine sand; single grain; loose; 3 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; 5 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter gneiss fragments. Lab sample # 93P02184; moist when described;