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

Soil Survey of Lincoln County, West Virginia
Because the soil is soft when wet, road pavement is subject to cracking and
buckling under heavy loads.
Cutbanks may seep during wet periods.
Installing a drainage system around structures with basements and crawl spaces
helps to prevent the damage caused by wetness.
Buildings can be constructed on well compacted fill material that raises the site a
sufficient distance above the water table.
Constructing the roads on raised fill material and installing a drainage system help
to overcome the wetness.
Interpretive Groups
Land capability classification: 2w
Woodland ordination symbol: 5A
Prime farmland: No
Hydric soil: No
PvE—Pineville channery loam, 25 to 35 percent slopes,
extremely stony
Setting
Landscape position: In coves and on footslopes, colluvial fans, benches, and the
lower side slopes of hills; in the southern part of the county
Composition
Pineville and similar soils: 90 percent
Dissimilar inclusions: 10 percent
Typical Profile
Organic layers:
0 to 2 inches—slightly decomposed leaf litter
2 to 3 inches—moderately decomposed organic material
Surface layer:
3 to 5 inches—brown channery loam
Subsoil:
5 to 16 inches—yellowish brown and dark yellowish brown channery loam
16 to 50 inches—dark yellowish brown and yellowish brown channery sandy clay
loam
Substratum:
50 to 67 inches—yellowish brown channery sandy clay loam
Soil Properties and Qualities
Drainage class: Well drained
Permeability: Moderate
Available water capacity: Moderate
Depth to a seasonal high water table: More than 72 inches
Flooding: None
Shrink-swell potential: Low
Hazard of erosion: Severe
Slope class: Steep
Stoniness: 3 to 15 percent of the surface covered by stones
Rockiness: None
Natural fertility: Medium
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