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Soil Survey of Lincoln County, West Virginia
This map unit makes up about 34 percent of the county. It is about 40 percent
Rayne and similar soils, 21 percent Gilpin and similar soils, 19 percent Matewan and
similar soils, and 20 percent soils of minor extent (fig. 4).
Rayne soils are deep and well drained. They are on slightly linear to convex middle
and lower side slopes and on benches. Slopes range from 35 to 65 percent. These
soils formed in loamy residuum and are underlain by interbedded shale, siltstone, and
fine grained sandstone. Typically, they have a surface layer of silt loam and a subsoil
of channery silt loam or silty clay loam. Permeability is moderate.
Gilpin soils are moderately deep and well drained. They are on convex, strongly
sloping summits of ridges, on linear to slightly convex side slopes of hills, and on
convex shoulder slopes. Slopes range from 15 to 65 percent but are dominantly 35 to
65 percent. These soils formed in loamy residuum and are underlain by interbedded
shale, siltstone, and fine grained sandstone. Typically, they have a surface layer of silt
loam and a subsoil of silt loam or silty clay loam. Permeability is moderate.
Matewan soils are moderately deep and are well drained or somewhat excessively
drained. They are on convex nose slopes, shoulders, and side slopes of hills. Slopes
range from 25 to 65 percent but are dominantly 35 to 65 percent. These soils formed
in channery, loamy residuum and are underlain by sandstone and siltstone. They
generally are associated with areas of rock outcrop. Typically, they have a surface
layer of sandy loam and a subsoil of channery or very channery sandy loam.
Permeability is moderately rapid or rapid.
Of minor extent in this map unit are the Upshur, Latham, and Lily soils on hills;
Shelocta soils on footslopes; and Sensabaugh soils on flood plains. A few small urban
areas are near major streams.
The major soils in this map unit are not suited to cultivated crops, hay, or pasture
but are well suited to woodland and habitat for woodland wildlife. Native trees are
predominantly white oak, black oak, yellow-poplar, American beech, black walnut, red
maple, and hickory. Virginia pine and shortleaf pine are in a few small areas.
Figure 4.—Typical pattern of soils and parent material in an area of the Rayne-Gilpin-Matewan
general soil map unit.
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