IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Belknap
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S11KY149005
  • User Pedon ID: S11KY149005
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S11KY149005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - NSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 11N7131
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 55360
  • Print Date: 5/30/2024
  • 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: 37.5987740
  • Std. Longitude: -87.3438416
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Cambron pits for water project.
  • Map Unit: WlE—Wellston silt loam, 20 to 30 percent slopes
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Kentucky
  • County: KY149—McLean
  • MLRA: 120A—Kentucky and Indiana Sandstone and Shale Hills and Valleys, Southern Part
  • Regional Office: 18obsolete—Lexington, KY
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-OWN—Owensboro, Kentucky
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: KY631—McLean and Muhlenberg Counties, Kentucky
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 37087-E3—Calhoun, Kentucky
  • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Matt McCauley, Steve Neyhouse, David Gehring
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-silty, mixed, active, acid, mesic Fluvaquentic Epiaquepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: map unit inclusion
  • Pedon Purpose: research site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Belknap
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/16/2012
  • Classifier - Matt McCauley
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Belknap
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-silty, mixed, active, acid, mesic Fluvaquentic Epiaquepts
  • Taxon Kind - taxadjunct
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 3/8/2011
  • Classifier - Matt McCauley
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture SUBClass - typic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


  • SITE

  • Parent Material: fine-silty alluvium over loamy residuum weathered from sandstone
  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: hill
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: toeslope
  • Slope Position: lower third
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Drainage Pattern: dendritic
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Flooding: rare flooding for extremely brief periods
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Geology: Mcleansboro Group group .
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no
  • VEGETATION

  • Vegplot Text Note(s): NASIS Site Name (MLRA06_Morgantown) was transferred over (MLRA12_Amherst) to align with the new USDA-NRCS SPSD Regional Office boundaries. The MLRA12-Amherst NASIS Site will eventually be renamed as the Northeast NASIS Site.; NASIS Site Name (MLRA06_Morgantown) was transferred over (MLRA12_Amherst) to align with the new USDA-NRCS SPSD Regional Office boundaries. The MLRA12-Amherst NASIS Site will eventually be renamed as the Northeast NASIS Site.
  • SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 3/8/2011 (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
  • Current Weather - sunny
  • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    ACSA3

    ARSP2

    CAGL8

    LIST2

    LIST2

    LITU

    LITU

    LONIC

    PLOC

    PLOC

    SMILA2

    ULAL

    VITIS

    Acer saccharum

    Aralia spinosa

    Carya glabra

    Liquidambar styraciflua

    Liquidambar styraciflua

    Liriodendron tulipifera

    Liriodendron tulipifera

    Lonicera

    Platanus occidentalis

    Platanus occidentalis

    Smilax

    Ulmus alata

    Vitis

    sugar maple

    devil's walkingstick

    pignut hickory

    sweetgum

    sweetgum

    tuliptree

    tuliptree

    honeysuckle

    American sycamore

    American sycamore

    greenbrier

    winged elm

    grape

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

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    reduced matrix

    redox depletions with chroma 2 or less

    reduced matrix

    0—19

    19—81

    19—56

    56—188

    206—231

    —19—

    —72—

    —37—

    —132—

    —25—

    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

    5

    130.5

    270

    1120

    196

    14.4

    24.9

    2.9

    KY6595

    Providence

    coop

    Oi—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 11N05290; observed in pit, small
    A1—2 to 5 centimeters (0.8 to 2.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) silt loam; 10 percent sand; 75 percent silt; 15 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 5.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; neutral, pH 6.7, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 11N05291; observed in pit, small
    A2—5 to 19 centimeters (2.0 to 7.5 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silt loam; 10 percent sand; 75 percent silt; 15 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 3.0 medium roots throughout and 5.0 fine roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 3 percent fine prominent spherical moderately coherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese nodules with sharp boundaries throughout and 10 percent fine distinct irregular very weakly coherent cemented dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries throughout; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 11N05292; observed in pit, small
    Bg1—19 to 31 centimeters (7.5 to 12.2 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silt loam; 10 percent sand; 72 percent silt; 18 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 5.0 fine roots throughout; 5 percent fine prominent spherical moderately coherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese nodules with sharp boundaries throughout and 15 percent medium prominent irregular very weakly coherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries throughout; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 11N05293; observed in pit, small
    Bg2—31 to 56 centimeters (12.2 to 22.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silt loam; 12 percent sand; 65 percent silt; 23 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 fine roots throughout; 5 percent fine prominent spherical moderately coherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese nodules with sharp boundaries throughout and 45 percent coarse prominent irregular very weakly coherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries throughout; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 11N05294; observed in pit, small
    Bw—56 to 81 centimeters (22.0 to 31.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) silt loam; 12 percent sand; 64 percent silt; 24 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 fine roots throughout; 3 percent medium prominent spherical moderately coherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese nodules with sharp boundaries throughout and 40 percent medium distinct irregular very weakly coherent cemented grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries throughout; 5 percent by volume flat angular indurated 2-5-10 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 11N05295; observed in pit, small
    2Bt11—81 to 120 centimeters (31.9 to 47.2 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) silty clay loam; 15 percent sand; 57 percent silt; 28 percent clay; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 5 percent faint brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on surfaces along pores; 2 percent fine prominent irregular noncoherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese coatings with sharp boundaries on faces of peds and 21 percent medium prominent irregular very weakly coherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries on surfaces along pores; 1 percent by volume nonflat angular indurated 2-5-10 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 11N05296; observed in pit, small. patchy - phpvsfiid 542359; patchy - phpvsfiid 542359
    2Bt12—120 to 160 centimeters (47.2 to 63.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) silty clay loam; 15 percent sand; 57 percent silt; 28 percent clay; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 5 percent faint brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on surfaces along pores; 2 percent fine prominent irregular noncoherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese coatings with sharp boundaries on faces of peds and 21 percent medium prominent irregular very weakly coherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries on surfaces along pores; 1 percent by volume nonflat angular indurated 2-5-10 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 11N05297; observed in pit, small. patchy - phpvsfiid 591225; patchy - phpvsfiid 591225
    2Bt2—160 to 188 centimeters (63.0 to 74.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) clay; 15 percent sand; 15 percent silt; 60 percent clay; weak coarse angular blocky structure; very firm; 5 percent faint grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent medium prominent irregular noncoherent cemented yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries throughout and 15 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries throughout; 5 percent by volume flat subangular very strongly coherent cemented 2-50-150 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 11N05298; observed in auger, bucket. patchy - phpvsfiid 542361; patchy - phpvsfiid 542361
    Oa—188 to 206 centimeters (74.0 to 81.1 inches); black (N 2.5/), highly organic material; structureless massive; very friable; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 11N05299; observed in auger, bucket
    Cr—206 to 231 centimeters (81.1 to 90.9 inches); gray (5Y 5/1) clay; 10 percent sand; 30 percent silt; 60 percent clay; 10 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) fine and medium prominent irregular mottles; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very firm; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, pH meter.; observed in auger, bucket