Soil Survey of Lincoln County, West Virginia - Soil Data Mart - US ...

Soil Survey of Lincoln County, West Virginia
Subsoil:
14 to 22 inches—brown channery loam
22 to 31 inches—dark yellowish brown very channery loam
31 to 54 inches—yellowish brown very channery loam
Substratum:
54 to 66 inches—yellowish brown extremely channery loam
Soil Properties and Qualities
Drainage class: Matewan—well drained or somewhat excessively drained; Pineville
and Guyandotte—well drained
Permeability: Matewan—moderately rapid or rapid; Pineville—moderate;
Guyandotte—moderate or moderately rapid
Available water capacity: Matewan—low; Pineville—moderate or high; Guyandotte—
moderate
Depth to a seasonal high water table: More than 72 inches
Flooding: None
Shrink-swell potential: Low
Hazard of erosion: Severe
Slope class: Very steep
Stoniness: 5 to 10 percent of the surface covered by stones
Rockiness: None
Natural fertility: Matewan—low or medium; Pineville—medium; Guyandotte—high
Reaction: In unlimed areas, extremely acid to neutral in the surface layer and
extremely acid to moderately acid in the subsoil and substratum of the Pineville
and Guyandotte soils and extremely acid to moderately acid throughout the
Matewan soil
Organic matter content in the surface layer: Matewan and Pineville—moderate;
Guyandotte—very high
Surface runoff: Very high
Depth to bedrock: Matewan—20 to 40 inches; Pineville and Guyandotte—more than
60 inches
Inclusions
Limiting inclusions:
Shallow soils
Soils that have a fragipan
Areas of bedrock escarpment
Soils with slopes of more than 65 percent
Areas where boulders cover 1 to 3 percent of the soil surface
Use and Management
Uses: Most areas of this map unit are used as woodland.
Cropland
Suitability: Unsuited
Management considerations:
This map unit should not be used for cultivated crops because of the steepness of
slope, the severe hazard of erosion, and an equipment limitation.
Pasture and Hayland
Suitability: Unsuited to hay; poorly suited to pasture
Management considerations:
The steepness of slope, the severe hazard of erosion, and the equipment limitation
are the main management concerns.
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