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

Soil Survey of Lincoln County, West Virginia
Surface layer:
5 to 6 inches—dark grayish brown sandy loam
Subsoil:
6 to 9 inches—brown sandy loam
9 to 27 inches—yellowish brown channery sandy loam
27 to 45 inches—yellowish brown very channery sandy loam
Substratum:
45 to 50 inches—yellowish brown and dark yellowish brown very channery sandy
loam
Bedrock:
50 inches—hard sandstone
Soil Properties and Qualities
Drainage class: Well drained
Permeability: Sharpcrest—moderately rapid; Hazleton—moderately rapid or rapid
Available water capacity: Sharpcrest—moderate; Hazleton—low
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: 2 to 3 percent rock outcrop
Natural fertility: Medium
Reaction: In unlimed areas, extremely acid to strongly acid throughout
Organic matter content in the surface layer: Moderate
Surface runoff: Very high
Depth to bedrock: 40 to 60 inches
Inclusions
Limiting inclusions:
Matewan soils
Shallow soils
Wharton soils
Marrowbone soils
Areas of bedrock escarpment
Areas of rock outcrop
Use and Management
Uses: Most areas of these soils are used as woodland.
Cropland
Suitability: Unsuited
Management considerations:
These soils 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 and the severe hazard of erosion are management
concerns.
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