IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Arapahoe
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: VPI-Arapa-8
  • User Pedon ID: V1992-VA001-009
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - VPI
  • Lab Pedon # - VPI0009
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 50963
  • Print Date: 5/20/2024

    • 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: 37.5592155
  • Std. Longitude: -75.8019257
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: about 0.7 mile north-northeast 30 degrees of the junction of Highways US-13 and VA-603 and 1.3 miles west-northwest 284 degrees of the junction of Highways VA-600 and VA-603 near Belle Haven
  • 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-E7—Exmore, 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 - 25 to 100 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
    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 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1) loam; weak medium granular structure; friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 10.0 medium roots and 11.0 fine roots; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI00091
    A2—18 to 30 centimeters (7.1 to 11.8 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) 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 # VPI00092
    Bg1—30 to 58 centimeters (11.8 to 22.8 inches); gray (N 6/), sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 fine roots; 10 percent medium distinct olive yellow (2.5Y 6/6) masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; ; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI00093
    Bg2—58 to 84 centimeters (22.8 to 33.1 inches); variegated gray (10YR 6/1) and olive yellow (2.5Y 6/6) loamy sand; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 0.9 fine roots; 50 percent olive yellow (2.5Y 6/6) masses of reduced iron; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI00094
    Cg1—84 to 104 centimeters (33.1 to 40.9 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) sand; structureless single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI00095
    Cg2—104 to 152 centimeters (40.9 to 59.8 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) sand; structureless single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 10 percent medium distinct reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8. Lab sample # VPI00096