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Soil Survey of Lincoln County, West Virginia
Overgrazing increases the rate of runoff and the hazard of erosion and reduces the
vigor of the sod.
Woodland
Potential productivity: Dormont—moderately high on north-facing slopes and
moderate on south-facing slopes; Latham—moderate
Management considerations:
The seasonal high water table may restrict the rooting depth of some trees,
resulting in a high seedling mortality rate and windthrow.
The seasonal high water table restricts the use of equipment to midsummer, when
the soil is dry, or midwinter, when the soil is frozen or has an adequate snow cover.
Erosion is a severe hazard on logging sites.
The species that can tolerate the seasonal wetness should be selected for planting.
Windthrow can be minimized by applying harvest methods that do not leave the
remaining trees widely spaced.
Building logging roads and trails on the contour and seeding the areas after they
are no longer being used help to control erosion.
Because the depth to bedrock restricts the root zone in areas of the Latham soil,
trees may be uprooted during periods of strong wind or heavy snowfall.
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: 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
GiD—Gilpin silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes
Setting
Landscape position: On summits and shoulders of ridges and benches; throughout
the county
Composition
Gilpin and similar soils: 90 percent
Dissimilar inclusions: 10 percent
Typical Profile
Organic layers:
0 to 2 inches—slightly decomposed leaf litter
2 to 3 inches—moderately decomposed, very dark gray leaf litter
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