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

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<strong>Soil</strong> <strong>Survey</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Lincoln</strong> <strong>County</strong>, <strong>West</strong> <strong>Virginia</strong><br />

Management considerations:<br />

This soil has few, if any, limitations that affect community development.<br />

Land capability classification: 2e<br />

Woodland ordination symbol: 9A<br />

Prime farmland: Yes<br />

Hydric soil: No<br />

Interpretive Groups<br />

AgC—Allegheny loam, bedrock substratum, 8 to<br />

15 percent slopes<br />

Setting<br />

Landscape position: On high strath terraces and alluvial fans along the larger<br />

streams; throughout the county<br />

Composition<br />

Allegheny and similar soils: 85 percent<br />

Dissimilar inclusions: 15 percent<br />

Typical Pr<strong>of</strong>ile<br />

Surface layer:<br />

0 to 8 inches—dark grayish brown loam<br />

Subsoil:<br />

8 to 14 inches—yellowish brown loam<br />

14 to 30 inches—strong brown clay loam<br />

30 to 36 inches—strong brown sandy loam<br />

Substratum:<br />

36 to 50 inches—strong brown sandy loam<br />

Bedrock:<br />

50 inches—shale and siltstone<br />

<strong>Soil</strong> Properties and Qualities<br />

Drainage class: Well drained<br />

Permeability: Moderate<br />

Available water capacity: Moderate<br />

Depth to a seasonal high water table: More than 72 inches<br />

Flooding: None<br />

Shrink-swell potential: Low<br />

Hazard <strong>of</strong> erosion: Slight<br />

Slope class: Strongly sloping<br />

Stoniness: None<br />

Rockiness: None<br />

Natural fertility: Medium<br />

Reaction: In unlimed areas, extremely acid to moderately acid<br />

Organic matter content in the surface layer: Moderate<br />

Surface run<strong>of</strong>f: Low<br />

Depth to bedrock: More than 6.0 feet<br />

Inclusions<br />

Limiting inclusions:<br />

<strong>Soil</strong>s with slopes <strong>of</strong> more than 15 percent<br />

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