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

Soil Survey of Lincoln County, West Virginia
DlD—Dormont-Latham complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes
Setting
Landscape position: On the upper side slopes of hills, narrow summits, and
shoulders of ridges; in areas of the Conemaugh Formation; in the eastern part
of the county
Note: The Dormont and Latham soils occur as areas so intermingled and small that
mapping them separately is impractical.
Composition
Dormont, Latham, and similar soils: 80 percent
Dissimilar inclusions: 20 percent
Typical Profile
Dormont
Surface layer:
0 to 7 inches—brown silt loam
Subsoil:
7 to 11 inches—dark yellowish brown silt loam
11 to 23 inches—strong brown silty clay loam
23 to 40 inches—strong brown, mottled channery silty clay loam
Substratum:
40 to 54 inches—strong brown, mottled very channery silty clay loam
Bedrock:
54 to 59 inches—interbedded soft siltstone and shale
Latham
Surface layer:
0 to 4 inches—dark brown silt loam
Subsoil:
4 to 7 inches—yellowish brown channery silt loam
7 to 16 inches—yellowish brown channery silty clay loam
16 to 23 inches—light yellowish brown, mottled channery silty clay
23 to 29 inches—yellowish brown, mottled channery silty clay
Substratum:
29 to 34 inches—yellowish brown, mottled channery silty clay
Bedrock:
34 to 39 inches—soft, interbedded acid gray shale and siltstone
Soil Properties and Qualities
Drainage class: Moderately well drained
Permeability: Dormont—moderately slow or slow; Latham—very slow
Available water capacity: Dormont—moderate; Latham—low
Depth to a seasonal high water table: 18 to 36 inches
Flooding: None
Shrink-swell potential: Dormont—moderate; Latham—high
Hazard of erosion: Severe
Slope class: Moderately steep
Stoniness: None
Rockiness: None
Natural fertility: Medium
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