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Soil Survey of Lincoln County, West Virginia
Landings should be established in the less sloping areas along the contour.
Establishing logging roads and skid trails on the contour and removing water from
logging roads by water bars, outsloping or insloping road surfaces, culverts, and
drop structures help to control erosion.
Community Development
Suitability: Unsuited
Management considerations:
The steepness of slope, a severe hazard of erosion on construction sites, and a
severe hazard of slippage are the main management concerns.
Building roads and streets on the contour helps to overcome the slope.
Maintaining a plant cover on construction sites, establishing a plant cover in
unprotected areas, and providing for the proper disposal of surface runoff help to
control erosion and sedimentation.
Interpretive Groups
Land capability classification: 7e
Woodland ordination symbol: Rayne—4R; Matewan—3R
Prime farmland: No
Hydric soil: No
Sc—Senecaville silt loam, occasionally flooded
Setting
Landscape position: On flood plains along Trace Fork and Big Creek; in the northern
part of the county
Composition
Senecaville and similar soils: 90 percent
Dissimilar inclusions: 10 percent
Typical Profile
Surface layer:
0 to 6 inches—brown silt loam
Subsoil:
6 to 16 inches—reddish brown silt loam
16 to 30 inches—reddish brown, mottled silt loam
Substratum:
30 to 48 inches—dark reddish gray, mottled silt loam
48 to 65 inches—gray fine sandy loam
Soil Properties and Qualities
Drainage class: Moderately well drained
Permeability: Moderate or moderately slow
Available water capacity: High
Depth to a seasonal high water table: 18 to 36 inches
Flooding: Occasional
Shrink-swell potential: Low
Hazard of erosion: Slight
Slope class: Nearly level
Stoniness: None
Rockiness: None
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