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Soil Survey of Lincoln County, West Virginia
Community Development
Suitability: Poorly suited
Management considerations:
The depth to bedrock, the seasonal high water table, a hazard of slippage, and the
slope are limitations affecting building site development in areas of the Latham soil.
The high shrink-swell potential, low soil strength, and the slope are limitations on
sites for local roads and streets in areas of the Latham soil.
Installing foundation drains, sealing foundation walls, diverting water away from
homesites, and backfilling with porous materials help to overcome the wetness
affecting building site development.
Constructing roads and streets along the contour on suitable subgrade material and
installing a surface and subsurface drainage system help to overcome the
limitations affecting local roads and streets.
Interpretive Groups
Land capability classification: Dormont—4e; Latham—6e
Woodland ordination symbol: Dormont—4R on north-facing slopes and 3R on southfacing
slopes; Latham—3R on north-facing slopes and 2R on south-facing slopes
Prime farmland: No
Hydric soil: No
DlE—Dormont-Latham complex, 25 to 35 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: 75 percent
Dissimilar inclusions: 25 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
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