IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Louisburg
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: VPI-Louis-0
  • User Pedon ID: V1984-VA081-258
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - VPI
  • Lab Pedon # - VPI0258
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 51212
  • 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: 36.6201630
  • Std. Longitude: -77.6615829
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 1.5 miles west of the junction of Highways VA-627 and VA-633, and 1 miles north of Highway VA-627, about 1.5 miles west of Brink
  • Map Unit: 20B—Helena gravelly coarse sandy loam, 2 to 7 percent slopes
  • State: Virginia
  • County: VA081—Greensville
  • MLRA: 136—Southern Piedmont
  • Regional Office: SE—Southeast
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: 14-7—Richmond, Virginia
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: VA081—Greensville County, Virginia
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 36077-E6—Barley, Virginia

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, semiactive, thermic Typic Hapludults
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Louisburg
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, semiactive, thermic Typic Hapludults
  • PSC - 31 to 64 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/24/2009
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/24/2009 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID:
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Yield Study ID -
    • 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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    Oe—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); moderately decomposed plant material; and ; ; 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments.
    A—3 to 16 centimeters (1.2 to 6.3 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) gravelly coarse sandy loam; 58 percent sand; 33 percent silt; 9 percent clay; weak medium granular, and weak fine granular structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 7.0 medium roots and 7.0 fine roots and 7.0 coarse roots; 20 percent by volume nonflat 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI02581
    E—16 to 31 centimeters (6.3 to 12.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) gravelly coarse sandy loam; 65 percent sand; 25 percent silt; 10 percent clay; structureless massive; friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 7.0 medium roots and 7.0 fine roots and 7.0 coarse roots; ; 25 percent by volume nonflat 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI02582
    Bt—31 to 64 centimeters (12.2 to 25.2 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) gravelly silty clay loam; 67 percent sand; 21 percent silt; 12 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 75 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 25 percent by volume nonflat 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI02583
    C1—64 to 102 centimeters (25.2 to 40.2 inches); variegated brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) gravelly coarse sandy loam; 74 percent sand; 14 percent silt; 12 percent clay; structureless massive; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 30 percent by volume nonflat moderately coherent cemented 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI02584
    C2—102 to 155 centimeters (40.2 to 61.0 inches); variegated brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) gravelly coarse sandy loam; 72 percent sand; 16 percent silt; 12 percent clay; structureless massive; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.9 medium roots and 0.9 fine roots and ; 30 percent by volume nonflat 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments. Lab sample # VPI02585