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

Soil Survey of Lincoln County, West Virginia
Organic layer:
0 to 1 inch—slightly decomposed leaf litter
Surface layer:
1 to 7 inches—brown loam
Typical Profile
Subsoil:
7 to 22 inches—yellowish brown channery loam
22 to 36 inches—strong brown, mottled channery clay loam
36 to 52 inches—yellowish brown, mottled very channery loam
Substratum:
52 to 65 inches—strong brown and light gray extremely channery loam
Soil Properties and Qualities
Drainage class: Moderately well drained
Permeability: Moderate or moderately slow
Available water capacity: Moderate
Depth to a seasonal high water table: 18 to 36 inches
Flooding: None
Shrink-swell potential: Low
Hazard of erosion: Severe
Slope class: Steep
Stoniness: None
Rockiness: None
Natural fertility: Medium
Reaction: In unlimed areas, very strongly acid to moderately acid
Organic matter content in the surface layer: Moderate
Surface runoff: High
Depth to bedrock: More than 60 inches
Inclusions
Limiting inclusions:
Vandalia soils
Gilpin soils
Soils with slopes of more than 35 percent
Soils that are severely eroded
Areas where stones cover as much as 3 percent of the soil surface
Shallow soils
Use and Management
Uses: Most areas of this Beech soil are used as woodland. A few areas are used as
hayland or pasture.
Cropland
Suitability: Unsuited
Management considerations:
Erosion is a severe hazard in unprotected areas.
Because of the slope, this soil is generally unsuited to cultivated crops.
Pasture and Hayland
Suitability: Poorly suited
Management considerations:
Grazing when the soil is too wet causes surface compaction and poor tilth and
damages the sod.
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