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

Soil Survey of Lincoln County, West Virginia
BC horizon:
Hue—7.5YR or 10YR
Value—4 to 6
Chroma—3 to 6
Texture—very gravelly or extremely gravelly, channery, or cobbly analogs of fine
sandy loam, loam, and sandy loam
C horizon:
Hue—7.5 YR or 10YR
Value—4 to 6
Chroma—3 to 6
Texture—very gravelly or extremely gravelly, channery, or cobbly analogs of fine
sandy loam, loam, sandy loam, and loamy sand
Udorthents
Depth class: Deep or very deep
Drainage class: Well drained to excessively drained
Permeability: Moderately rapid to slow
Landscape position: Along highways and railroads, on construction sites and mine
sites, and in other developed areas in the county
Slope range: 3 percent to nearly vertical cuts
Representative Pedon
Udorthents differ greatly from place to place. Thus, a representative pedon is not
given.
Range in Characteristics
Depth to bedrock: Generally, more than 40 inches; more than 30 feet in some fill
areas
Reaction: Extremely acid to moderately alkaline
Rock fragments: A wide range in kind, size, and amount
A horizon:
Hue—7.5YR to 5Y
Value—3 to 6
Chroma—2 to 8
Texture—sandy loam, loam, silt loam, silty clay loam, clay loam
C horizon:
Hue—7.5YR to 5Y
Value—3 to 6
Chroma—2 to 8
Texture—sandy loam, loam, silt loam, silty clay loam, clay loam
Upshur Series
Depth class: Deep or very deep
Drainage class: Well drained
Permeability: Slow
Landscape position: On summits and shoulders of ridges, on benches, and on side
slopes of hills; throughout the northern third of the county
Parent material: Clay shales interbedded with siltstone
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