IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): ORANGE
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1969VA137002
  • User Pedon ID: S1969VA137002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A1307
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 34916
  • 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: 38.3250427
  • Std. Longitude: -77.7997055
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: On Highway No. 614, 1 and 1/2 miles north of Locust Grove Post Office
  • State: Virginia
  • County: VA137—Orange
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: VA137—Orange County, Virginia

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J. W. Wills, S. Halsey, and R. Yeck
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - ORANGE
  • PSC - 41 to 84 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 10/31/1969
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/31/1969 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: DJJ3G-43
  • 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
    • 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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    A1—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) loam; weak fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky; 21.0 fine and medium roots; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A09956
    A2—3 to 11 centimeters (1.2 to 4.3 inches); olive yellow (2.5Y 6/6) loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky; 3.0 medium and coarse roots; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A09957
    A3—11 to 23 centimeters (4.3 to 9.1 inches); olive yellow (2.5Y 6/6) silt loam; weak medium platy structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky; 0.5 fine and medium roots; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A09958
    B1—23 to 41 centimeters (9.1 to 16.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) silty clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A09959
    B21T—41 to 48 centimeters (16.1 to 18.9 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) silty clay loam; 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium faint mottles; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A09960
    B22T—48 to 68 centimeters (18.9 to 26.8 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay; 3 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine distinct mottles; massive; very hard, very firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A09961
    B23T—68 to 84 centimeters (26.8 to 33.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) clay; 1 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine faint mottles; massive; very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A09962
    B3—84 to 97 centimeters (33.1 to 38.2 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) silty clay loam; 3 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium distinct mottles; massive; hard when dry, very firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; fragments; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A09963
    R—97 centimeters (38.2 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 40A09964