IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Wellston
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1963KY085005
  • User Pedon ID: S1963KY085005
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1963KY085005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A4294
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 40457
  • Print Date: 5/29/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: about 7/10 mile southeast of Caneyville on Lovell Daugherty farm; in woods, 75 yards east to gravel road; 100 yards south to edge of woods
  • State: Kentucky
  • County: KY085—Grayson
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: KY085—Grayson County, Kentucky

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: E. V. Huffman and W. H. Zimmerman
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Wellston
  • Classificaton Date - 10/8/1963
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/8/1963 (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
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    QUERC

    Quercus

    oak

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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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    O1&O2—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 40A32756
    A1—3 to 6 centimeters (1.2 to 2.4 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) silt loam; moderate fine granular structure; very friable; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A32757
    A2—6 to 23 centimeters (2.4 to 9.1 inches); variegated brown (7.5YR 5/4) and brown (10YR 4/3) silt loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 21.0 fine roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, unspecified; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A32758. Few small sandstone fragments (5 to 8%) up to 3 inches diameter.
    A3—23 to 33 centimeters (9.1 to 13.0 inches); variegated strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A32759
    B21t—33 to 49 centimeters (13.0 to 19.3 inches); variegated 5YR 4/8 (5YR 4/8) and red (2.5YR 4/6) silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist, silt coats on all faces of peds and 10 percent clay films; ; ; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A32760
    B22t—49 to 74 centimeters (19.3 to 29.1 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, firm, moderately plastic; clay films; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, unspecified; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A32761. continuous - phpvsfiid 202543; continuous - phpvsfiid 202543
    B23t—74 to 110 centimeters (29.1 to 43.3 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) and brown (7.5YR 4/4) silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, firm; clay films; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A32762. Specks of black concretionary material are common.; continuous - phpvsfiid 202544; continuous - phpvsfiid 202544
    B31—110 to 188 centimeters (43.3 to 74.0 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) silt loam; 1 percent reddish brown (5YR 5/3) fine and 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine and medium and 3 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine and medium mottles; weak medium angular blocky structure; hard when dry, firm; clay films; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, unspecified. Lab sample # 40A32763. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 202549; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 202549
    B32—188 to 211 centimeters (74.0 to 83.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) silt loam; 3 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine distinct and 3 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) fine distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; ; ; ; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, unspecified. Lab sample # 40A32764. Few dark brown concretions.
    A'2—211 to 239 centimeters (83.1 to 94.1 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) silt; 3 percent light gray (10YR 7/1) fine faint and 3 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine faint mottles; weak fine granular, and weak medium angular blocky, and weak medium platy structure; slightly firm; ; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, unspecified. Lab sample # 40A32765. Pockets of dark brown (7.5YR 4/4) silt loam are common; specks of dark brown concretionary material
    B'2TX—239 to 260 centimeters (94.1 to 102.4 inches); silty clay loam; grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) and brown (7.5YR 4/4) mottles; medium angular blocky structure; firm; brittle; clay films on all faces of peds and clay films on surfaces along pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, unspecified. Lab sample # 40A32766. Compact and brittle.
    C—260 to 287 centimeters (102.4 to 113.0 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/4) crushed and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) crushed silt loam; very dusky red (10R 2/2), moist, silt coats; very dusky red (10R 2/2), moist, manganese coatings on faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, unspecified. Lab sample # 40A32767. Crushed siltsone, silt loam interstitial material, broken ferruginous siltstone.