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

Soil Survey of Lincoln County, West Virginia
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: Steep
Stoniness: None
Rockiness: None
Natural fertility: Medium
Reaction: In unlimed areas, very strongly acid to slightly acid in the Dormont soil and
extremely acid to slightly acid in the A horizon and extremely acid or very strongly
acid in the subsoil and substratum of the Latham soil
Organic matter content in the surface layer: Moderate
Surface runoff: High
Depth to bedrock: Dormont—40 to 60 inches; Latham—20 to 40 inches
Inclusions
Limiting inclusions:
Soils with slopes of more than 35 percent
Areas where stones cover as much as 3 percent of the soil surface
Soils that are severely eroded
Use and Management
Uses: Most areas of this map unit are used as woodland. A few areas are used as
hayland or pasture.
Cropland
Suitability: Unsuited
Management considerations:
The hazard of erosion is severe in unprotected areas.
The seasonal high water table restricts the rooting depth of some plants.
Because of the steepness of slope, this map unit generally is 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.
Proper stocking rates, a planned grazing system, and deferment of grazing during
wet periods help to keep the pasture in good condition.
The hay and pasture plants that can tolerate the seasonal wetness should be
selected for planting.
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