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

Soil Survey of Lincoln County, West Virginia
Subsoil:
4 to 8 inches—strong brown silt loam
8 to 24 inches—yellowish red silty clay
24 to 32 inches—dark reddish brown clay
32 to 41 inches—dusky red channery clay
Substratum:
41 to 47 inches—dusky red channery clay
Bedrock:
47 to 52 inches—weathered soft shale and siltstone bedrock
Soil Properties and Qualities
Drainage class: Well drained
Permeability: Gilpin—moderate; Upshur—slow or very slow
Available water capacity: Moderate
Depth to a seasonal high water table: More than 72 inches
Flooding: None
Shrink-swell potential: Gilpin—low; Upshur—high
Hazard of erosion: Moderate
Slope class: Strongly sloping
Stoniness: None
Rockiness: None
Natural fertility: Medium
Reaction: In unlimed areas, extremely acid to moderately acid throughout the Gilpin
soil and very strongly acid to slightly acid in the Upshur soil
Organic matter content in the surface layer: Moderate
Surface runoff: Low
Depth to bedrock: Gilpin—20 to 40 inches; Upshur—40 to 60 inches
Inclusions
Limiting inclusions:
Soils with slopes of more than 15 percent
Soils that are less than 20 inches deep over bedrock
Soils that are severely eroded
Areas where stones cover as much as 3 percent of the soil surface
Use and Management
Uses: Most areas of this map unit are used as cropland, hayland, or pasture.
Cropland
Suitability: Suited
Management considerations:
The hazard of erosion is a management concern in unprotected areas of cropland.
A system of conservation tillage, contour farming, cover crops, and crop residue
management help to control erosion and to maintain fertility and tilth.
Pasture and Hayland
Suitability: Suited
Management considerations:
Erosion is a hazard in unprotected areas and in areas where the sod has been
removed by overgrazing.
Proper stocking rates and short-duration grazing during the summer months help to
control wind erosion and water erosion, maintain plant density and hardiness, and
keep the pasture in good condition.
Growing grasses and legumes for pasture or hay helps to control erosion.
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