IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): MAURERTOWN
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1997VA017001
  • User Pedon ID: 97VA017001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1997VA017001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 98P0281
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 10552
  • Print Date: 5/30/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: Wilderness Farm
  • State: Virginia
  • County: VA017—Bath
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: VA017—Bath County, Virginia

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - MAURERTOWN
  • Taxonomic Class - Typic Endoaqualfs
  • Classificaton Date - 10/15/1997
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/15/1997 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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

    ACHIL

    CASTI2

    TRPR2

    Achillea

    Castilleja

    Trifolium pratense

    yarrow

    Indian paintbrush

    red clover

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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
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    5

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    Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); reddish black (2.5YR 2/1) silty clay; grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) mottles; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots; clay films on faces of peds; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 98P01705
    Btg1—20 to 41 centimeters (7.9 to 16.1 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) clay; 21 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium and coarse mottles; strong medium and coarse columnar parts to coarse subangular blocky structure; very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots; 30 percent clay films; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P01706. continuous - phpvsfiid 200912; continuous - phpvsfiid 200912
    Btg2—41 to 66 centimeters (16.1 to 26.0 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) clay; 21 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium and coarse mottles; strong medium and coarse columnar parts to coarse subangular blocky structure; very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots between peds; 30 percent clay films; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P01707. continuous - phpvsfiid 200913; continuous - phpvsfiid 200913
    Btg3—66 to 81 centimeters (26.0 to 31.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) clay; 21 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) medium and coarse mottles; strong medium and coarse columnar parts to coarse subangular blocky structure; very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots between peds; 30 percent clay films; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P01708. continuous - phpvsfiid 200914; continuous - phpvsfiid 200914
    Btg4—81 to 112 centimeters (31.9 to 44.1 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) sandy clay loam; 21 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium and coarse mottles; moderate medium and coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 30 percent clay films; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P01709. continuous - phpvsfiid 200915; continuous - phpvsfiid 200915
    Btg5—112 to 150 centimeters (44.1 to 59.1 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) sandy clay loam; 21 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium and coarse mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P01710. Clay films are bridging.
    142 to 150 centimeters (55.9 to 59.1 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 98P01712
    Btg6—150 to 165 centimeters (59.1 to 65.0 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) sandy clay; 21 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium and coarse mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 98P01711. Clay films are bridging.