IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Jefferson
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: VPI-CT-AL-52
  • User Pedon ID: V1992-VA005-138
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - VPI
  • Lab Pedon # - VPI0138
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 51081
  • Print Date: 5/29/2024

    • 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: 37.8334444
  • Std. Longitude: -79.9086111
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: (Alleghany County, VA)
  • Map Unit: 16E—Dekalb-Alticrest complex, 35 to 55 percent slopes, very stony
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Virginia
  • County: VA005—Alleghany
  • MLRA: 147—Northern Appalachian Ridges and Valleys
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: VA005—Alleghany County, Virginia
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 37079-G8—Covington, Virginia

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, siliceous, mesic Typic Hapludults
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Jefferson
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, siliceous, mesic Typic Hapludults
  • PSC - 74 to 115 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/27/2009
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Bedrock: strongly coherent slight weathered sandstone, unspecified at 112cm
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/27/2009 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID:
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Yield Study ID -
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    cambic horizon

    argillic horizon

    lithologic discontinuity

    lithic contact

    8—71

    71—112

    71—

    112—

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    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

    30

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    893

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    210

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    Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments.
    A—3 to 11 centimeters (1.2 to 4.3 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) fine sandy loam; 75 percent sand; 19 percent silt; 6 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 10.0 medium roots and 11.0 fine roots; 5 percent by volume flat 2-?-150 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI01381
    Bw1—11 to 21 centimeters (4.3 to 8.3 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine sandy loam; 71 percent sand; 20 percent silt; 9 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 5 percent by volume flat 2-?-150 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI01382
    Bw2—21 to 51 centimeters (8.3 to 20.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine sandy loam; 68 percent sand; 19 percent silt; 13 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 5 percent by volume flat 2-?-150 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI01383
    Bw3—51 to 74 centimeters (20.1 to 29.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) channery fine sandy loam; 64 percent sand; 18 percent silt; 18 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; 0.9 medium roots and 0.9 fine roots; 20 percent by volume flat 2-?-150 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI01384
    2Bt—74 to 115 centimeters (29.1 to 45.3 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) channery clay loam; 44 percent sand; 23 percent silt; 33 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 0.9 fine roots; 25 percent by volume flat 2-?-150 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # VPI01385
    2R—115 to 125 centimeters (45.3 to 49.2 inches); ; fragments.