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

Soil Survey of Lincoln County, West Virginia
Bw1—9 to 18 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) channery sandy loam; moderate
fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; common fine and very
fine roots; few medium roots; 20 percent sandstone channers; strongly acid;
gradual wavy boundary.
Bw2—18 to 26 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) channery sandy loam; weak fine
and medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; few fine and medium roots;
30 percent sandstone channers; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
C—26 to 34 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6)
extremely channery sandy loam; massive; very friable; few fine roots; 60 percent
sandstone channers; very strongly acid; abrupt smooth boundary.
R—34 inches; hard sandstone bedrock.
Range in Characteristics
Thickness of the solum: 20 to 40 inches
Depth to bedrock: 20 to 40 inches
Reaction: Very strongly acid to moderately acid throughout
Content of rock fragments: 5 to 20 percent in the A horizon; 15 to 50 percent in the
B horizon; 50 to 70 percent in the C horizon
A horizon:
Hue—7.5YR to 2.5Y
Value—3 to 5
Chroma—3 or 4
Texture—fine sandy loam, sandy loam, loam
BA horizon:
Hue—7.5YR to 2.5Y
Value—4 to 6
Chroma—3 to 8
Texture—fine sandy loam, sandy loam, loam
Bw horizon:
Hue—10YR or 2.5Y
Value—4 to 6
Chroma—3 to 8
Texture—fine sandy loam, sandy loam, loam
BC horizon (if it occurs):
Hue—10YR or 2.5Y
Value—4 to 6
Chroma—3 to 8
Texture—sandy loam, loam
C horizon:
Hue—10YR or 2.5Y
Value—4 to 6
Chroma—3 to 8
Texture—loamy sand, sandy loam, loam
Middlebury Series
Depth class: Very deep
Drainage class: Moderately well drained
Permeability: Moderate
Landscape position: On low narrow flood plains along small streams and intermittent
drainageways; in the southern part of Lincoln County
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