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

Soil Survey of Lincoln County, West Virginia
Typical Profile
Gilpin
Organic layers:
0 to 2 inches—slightly decomposed leaf litter
2 to 3 inches—moderately decomposed, very dark gray leaf litter
Surface layer:
3 to 6 inches—very dark grayish brown silt loam
Subsoil:
6 to 16 inches—yellowish brown channery silt loam
16 to 28 inches—brown channery silty clay loam
Bedrock:
28 to 33 inches—interbedded soft shale, siltstone, and fine grained sandstone
33 inches—hard, fine grained sandstone
Upshur
Organic layer:
0 to 1 inch—slightly decomposed leaf litter
Surface layer:
1 to 4 inches—brown silt loam
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
Soil Properties and Qualities
Drainage class: Well drained
Permeability: Gilpin—moderate; Upshur—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: Severe
Slope class: Moderately steep
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 throughout the Upshur soil
Organic matter content in the surface layer: Moderate
Surface runoff: Medium
Depth to bedrock: Gilpin—20 to 40 inches; Upshur—40 to 60 inches
Inclusions
Limiting inclusions:
Soils with slopes of more than 25 percent
Soils that are less than 20 inches deep over bedrock
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