IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): DOTHAN
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1953FL033003
  • User Pedon ID: S1953FL033003
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1953FL033003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A5058
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 41747
  • Print Date: 2/18/2026

    • 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: 30.9496593
  • Std. Longitude: -87.4213943
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 5N
  • Range: 32W
  • Section: 15
  • PLSS Details: SE 1/4 of SE 1/4
  • State: Florida
  • County: FL033—Escambia
  • Regional Office: 7—Auburn, AL
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: FL033—Escambia County, Florida

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - DOTHAN
  • Classificaton Date - 5/26/1953
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/26/1953 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - other tree cover
  • 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

    PIPA2

    Pinus palustris

    longleaf pine

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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

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    A1—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) fine sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; fragments. Lab sample # 40A38208. some organic litter.
    A2—5 to 20 centimeters (2.0 to 7.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine sandy loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable; 0.5 roots; 0.5 fine pores; fragments. Lab sample # 40A38209. very little organic matter and with a few live roots and fine pores.
    B1—20 to 33 centimeters (7.9 to 13.0 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky parts to fine granular structure; firm; fragments. Lab sample # 40A38210
    B2—33 to 61 centimeters (13.0 to 24.0 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) sandy clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; fragments. Lab sample # 40A38211
    B3—61 to 91 centimeters (24.0 to 35.8 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) sandy clay loam; subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments. Lab sample # 40A38212
    C—91 to 137 centimeters (35.8 to 53.9 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) sandy clay loam; 1 percent pale yellow (5Y 7/3) medium and 1 percent red (10R 5/6) medium mottles; massive; firm; fragments. Lab sample # 40A38213. tending toward a pan development.