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

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

Maintaining a plant cover on construction sites, establishing a plant cover in<br />

unprotected areas, and providing for the proper disposal <strong>of</strong> surface run<strong>of</strong>f help to<br />

control erosion and sedimentation.<br />

Properly designing and strengthening footings and foundations can help to prevent<br />

the structural damage caused by shrinking and swelling.<br />

Keeping surface water and subsurface water away from building sites and installing<br />

properly constructed retaining walls, where feasible, help to prevent the structural<br />

damage caused by slippage.<br />

Installing surface drainage ditches and cross culverts for surface water removal and<br />

providing suitable subgrade material help to prevent the road damage caused by<br />

low strength and by shrinking and swelling.<br />

Interpretive Groups<br />

Land capability classification: 3e<br />

Woodland ordination symbol: 4C<br />

Prime farmland: No<br />

Hydric soil: No<br />

VnD—Vandalia silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, very<br />

stony<br />

Setting<br />

Landscape: On footslopes, colluvial fans, and side slopes <strong>of</strong> hills; throughout the<br />

northeastern part <strong>of</strong> the county<br />

Composition<br />

Vandalia and similar soils: 90 percent<br />

Dissimilar inclusions: 10 percent<br />

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

Surface layer:<br />

0 to 3 inches—dark brown silt loam<br />

Subsoil:<br />

3 to 7 inches—brown silt loam<br />

7 to 15 inches—strong brown channery silty clay loam<br />

15 to 28 inches—yellowish red channery silty clay<br />

28 to 55 inches—reddish brown channery clay<br />

55 to 67 inches—reddish brown channery silty clay<br />

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

Drainage class: Well drained<br />

Permeability: Slow or very slow<br />

Available water capacity: Moderate<br />

Depth to a seasonal high water table: 48 to 72 inches<br />

Flooding: None<br />

Shrink-swell potential: High<br />

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

Slope class: Moderately steep<br />

Stoniness: 1 to 3 percent <strong>of</strong> the surface covered by stones<br />

Rockiness: None<br />

Natural fertility: Medium<br />

Reaction: In unlimed areas, moderately acid to very strongly acid throughout<br />

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

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