IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Arapahoe
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: VPI-Arapa-2
  • User Pedon ID: V1992-VA001-003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - VPI
  • Lab Pedon # - VPI0003
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 50957
  • Print Date: 6/2/2024

    • 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: 37.9459305
  • Std. Longitude: -75.6059952
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: about 0.6 mile north-northeast 4 degrees of the junction of Highways VA-701 and VA-703 and 1.4 miles south-southwest 190 degrees of the junction of Highways VA-693 and VA-701 near Bullbeggar
  • Map Unit: AhA—Arapahoe mucky loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded
  • State: Virginia
  • County: VA001—Accomack
  • MLRA: 153B—Tidewater Area
  • Regional Office: SE—Southeast
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: SE-RIC—Richmond, Virginia
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: VA001—Accomack County, Virginia
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 37075-H5—Hallwood, Virginia

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, semiactive, nonacid, thermic Typic Humaquepts
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Arapahoe
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, semiactive, nonacid, thermic Typic Humaquepts
  • PSC - 36 to 86 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/22/2009
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/22/2009 (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
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    A1—0 to 28 centimeters (0.0 to 11.0 inches); black (10YR 2/1) loam; weak medium granular structure; friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI00031
    A2—28 to 36 centimeters (11.0 to 14.2 inches); black (10YR 2/1) silt loam; weak medium granular structure; extremely firm, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI00032
    Btg1—36 to 63 centimeters (14.2 to 24.8 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 0.9 fine roots; 10 percent faint clay films on surfaces along pores and 75 percent distinct clay bridges between sand grains; 10 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent medium distinct yellowish red (5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI00033
    Btg2—63 to 86 centimeters (24.8 to 33.9 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 10 percent faint clay films on surfaces along pores and 75 percent distinct clay bridges between sand grains; 20 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron and 20 percent medium distinct yellowish red (5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI00034
    Btg3—86 to 109 centimeters (33.9 to 42.9 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 10 percent faint clay films on surfaces along pores and 75 percent distinct clay bridges between sand grains; 1 percent by volume nonflat rounded 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI00035
    Cg—109 to 152 centimeters (42.9 to 59.8 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine sandy loam; structureless massive; friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 25 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; 2 percent by volume nonflat rounded 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8. Lab sample # VPI00036