IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Thurmont
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2000NC021001
  • User Pedon ID: S2000NC021001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 00P1345
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 12838
  • Print Date: 6/3/2024

    • 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: 35.7561111
  • Std. Longitude: -82.3925018
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: USFS Corner Rock Picnic area, east of Walker Branch.
  • State: North Carolina
  • County: NC021—Buncombe
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NC021—Buncombe County, North Carolina
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 35082-G4—Barnardsville, North Carolina

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Thurmont
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed Typic Hapludults
  • Classificaton Date - 8/29/2000
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/29/2000 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

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    Ap—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P07859. coarse fragments: >5% Gravel, Cobbles & Stones.
    AB—10 to 20 centimeters (3.9 to 7.9 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) loam; weak medium granular structure; very friable; 21.0 very fine roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P07860. coarse fragments: >5% gravel, cobbles & stones.
    Bt1—20 to 53 centimeters (7.9 to 20.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P07861. few to common fine flakes of mica; coarse fragments: <2% gravel.
    Bt2—53 to 86 centimeters (20.9 to 33.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 very fine roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P07862. few to common fine flakes of mica; coarse fragments: <2% gravel.
    Bt3—86 to 107 centimeters (33.9 to 42.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) clay loam; 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) coarse distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P07863. few fine flakes of mica; coarse fragments: <2% gravel.
    Bt4—107 to 152 centimeters (42.1 to 59.8 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay loam; 1 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) fine prominent and 1 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) medium distinct and 1 percent brown (10YR 5/3) coarse prominent mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P07864. common fine and medium soft masses of MnO2, moist; very few fine flakes of mica; coarse fragments: 2-5% gravel; Bt4 has a thin (2-5 cm thick) discontinuous chroma 3 lens. Depth within Bt4 ranges from 107 to 127 cm. Texture is slightly heavier (light clay loam).
    C—152 to 241 centimeters (59.8 to 94.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) loam; 3 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) coarse prominent mottles; massive; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 00P07865. common fine soft masses of MnO2, moist; common fine flakes of mica.