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

Surface runoff: Medium
Depth to bedrock: More than 60 inches
Soil Survey of Lincoln County, West Virginia
Inclusions
Limiting inclusions:
Gilpin soils
Soils that are severely eroded
Areas of bedrock escarpment
Soils with slopes of more than 25 percent
Use and Management
Uses: Most areas of this Vandalia soil are used as woodland. A small acreage
is used as pasture or hayland.
Cropland
Suitability: Poorly suited
Management considerations:
Erosion is a severe hazard in unprotected areas.
A system of conservation tillage, contour farming, winter cover crops, and
crop residue management help to control erosion and to maintain fertility
and tilth.
Pasture and Hayland
Suitability: Suited
Management considerations:
Erosion is a severe hazard in unprotected areas.
Establishing and maintaining a healthy cover of sod and preventing overgrazing
during wet periods are management concerns.
Proper stocking rates, a planned grazing system, and deferred grazing during
wet periods help to keep the pasture in good condition.
Woodland
Potential productivity: Moderately high
Management considerations:
Erosion is a hazard on logging roads and skid trails.
Equipment use is restricted during wet periods because the soil is soft and slippery
when wet.
Building logging roads and skid trails on the contour helps to control erosion.
Cable yarding systems are generally safer than other logging methods and result
in less surface disturbance.
Community Development
Suitability: Suited
Management considerations:
The hazard of erosion on construction sites, the high shrink-swell potential, and
the hazard of slippage are management concerns.
Because the soil is soft when wet, road pavement is subject to cracking and
buckling under heavy loads.
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.
Properly designing and strengthening footings and foundations can help to prevent
the structural damage caused by shrinking and swelling.
Keeping surface water and subsurface water away from building sites and installing
properly constructed retaining walls, where feasible, help to prevent the structural
damage caused by slippage.
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