11.04.2013 Views

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

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

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

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.

<strong>Soil</strong> <strong>Survey</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Lincoln</strong> <strong>County</strong>, <strong>West</strong> <strong>Virginia</strong><br />

Note: Protected from flooding<br />

Note: The Urban land and Kanawha soil occur as areas so intermingled and small<br />

that mapping them separately is impractical.<br />

Composition<br />

Urban land and Kanawha and similar soils: 85 percent<br />

Dissimilar inclusions: 15 percent<br />

Typical Pr<strong>of</strong>ile<br />

Urban land<br />

The Urban land consists <strong>of</strong> areas where the surface is covered by works or<br />

structures, such as streets, houses, concrete, or other impervious material.<br />

Kanawha<br />

Surface layer:<br />

0 to 6 inches—dark grayish brown silt loam<br />

Subsoil:<br />

6 to 10 inches—dark yellowish brown silt loam<br />

10 to 66 inches—yellowish brown silt loam<br />

Substratum:<br />

66 to 72 inches—yellowish brown loam<br />

<strong>Soil</strong> Properties and Qualities<br />

Kanawha<br />

Drainage class: Well drained<br />

Permeability: Moderate<br />

Available water capacity: High<br />

Depth to a seasonal high water table: More than 72 inches<br />

Flooding: None<br />

Shrink-swell potential: Low<br />

Hazard <strong>of</strong> erosion: Slight<br />

Slope class: Nearly level or gently sloping<br />

Stoniness: None<br />

Rockiness: None<br />

Natural fertility: Medium<br />

Reaction: In unlimed areas, strongly acid or moderately acid in the A and BA horizons<br />

and in the upper part <strong>of</strong> the Bt horizon and moderately acid to neutral in the lower<br />

part <strong>of</strong> the Bt horizon and in the BC and C horizons<br />

Organic matter content in the surface layer: Moderate<br />

Surface run<strong>of</strong>f: Very low<br />

Depth to bedrock: More than 60 inches<br />

Inclusions<br />

Limiting inclusions:<br />

Monongahela soils<br />

<strong>Soil</strong>s with slopes <strong>of</strong> more than 8 percent<br />

Udorthents<br />

Cotaco soils<br />

<strong>Soil</strong>s that are subject to rare flooding<br />

Use and Management<br />

Uses: This map unit is generally unsuited to farming and woodland. Most areas are<br />

used as sites for urban development. Open areas are used for lawns or a few<br />

home gardens.<br />

131

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!