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Soil Survey of Lincoln County, West Virginia
Chroma—3 or 4
Texture—fine sandy loam, sandy loam, loam
Bw horizon:
Hue—10YR
Value—4 to 6
Chroma—3 to 6
Texture—fine sandy loam, sandy loam, loam
BC horizon:
Hue—10YR
Value—4 to 6
Chroma—3 to 6
Texture—sandy loam, loam
C horizon:
Hue—7.5YR to 2.5Y
Value—4 to 8
Chroma—3 to 8
Texture—sandy loam, loamy sand
Guyan Series
Depth class: Very deep
Drainage class: Somewhat poorly drained
Permeability: Moderate
Landscape position: On high flood plains and low stream terraces along the major
rivers and streams; throughout the northern part of the county
Parent material: Local alluvium derived from soils underlain by sandstone, siltstone,
and shale
Slope range: 0 to 3 percent
Classification: Fine-loamy, mixed, semiactive, mesic Aeric Endoaquults
Representative Pedon
Guyan silt loam, rarely flooded, on a high flood plain along the Lower Mud River;
1.2 miles northeast of Portersville, West Virginia; 0.2 mile southeast of the Lincoln-
Cabell County line and 300 feet east of County Route 1; USGS Hamlin topographic
quadrangle; lat. 38 degrees 20 minutes 41 seconds N. and 82 degrees 06 minutes
45 seconds W.
A—0 to 5 inches; brown (10YR 5/3) silt loam; weak fine granular structure; very
friable; many fine roots; strongly acid; abrupt smooth boundary.
BA—5 to 10 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and brown (10YR 5/3) silt loam; few
fine distinct light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) iron depletions; weak medium
subangular blocky structure parting to weak fine granular; very friable; common
fine roots; strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
Bt—10 to 16 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silt loam; common medium
prominent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) iron depletions; moderate medium
subangular blocky structure; very friable; few distinct clay films on faces of peds
and along root channels; few fine roots; very strongly acid; clear smooth
boundary.
Btg1—16 to 35 inches; light gray (2.5Y 7/2) and brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) silty clay
loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common distinct
clay films on faces of peds; few fine concretions of manganese; very strongly
acid; gradual smooth boundary.
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