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Soil Survey of Lincoln County, West Virginia
Typical Profile
Shelocta
Organic layers:
0 to 3 inches—slightly decomposed leaf litter
3 to 4 inches—very dark grayish brown, moderately decomposed organic
material
Surface layer:
4 to 7 inches—brown silt loam
Subsoil:
7 to 14 inches—yellowish brown silty clay loam
14 to 58 inches—strong brown and brown channery silty clay loam
Substratum:
58 to 68 inches—dark yellowish brown very channery silty clay loam
Beech
Organic layer:
0 to 1 inch—slightly decomposed leaf litter
Surface layer:
1 to 7 inches—brown loam
Subsoil:
7 to 22 inches—yellowish brown channery loam
22 to 36 inches—strong brown, mottled channery clay loam
36 to 52 inches—yellowish brown, mottled very channery loam
Substratum:
52 to 65 inches—strong brown and light gray extremely channery loam
Soil Properties and Qualities
Drainage class: Shelocta—well drained; Beech—moderately well drained
Permeability: Shelocta—moderate; Beech—moderately slow or moderate
Available water capacity: Moderate
Depth to a seasonal high water table: Shelocta—more than 72 inches; Beech—18 to
36 inches
Flooding: None
Shrink-swell potential: Low
Hazard of erosion: Severe
Slope class: Steep
Stoniness: 2 percent
Rockiness: None
Natural fertility: Medium
Reaction: In unlimed areas, extremely acid to strongly acid throughout the Shelocta
soil and very strongly acid to moderately acid throughout the Beech soil
Organic matter content in the surface layer: Moderate
Surface runoff: High
Depth to bedrock: More than 60 inches
Inclusions
Limiting inclusions:
Soils with slopes of more than 35 percent
Soils that are severely eroded
Areas of disturbed soils
Areas where stones cover more than 3 percent of the soil surface
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