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

Soil Survey of Lincoln County, West Virginia
Subsoil:
5 to 11 inches—yellowish brown channery loam
11 to 50 inches—yellowish brown very channery loam
Substratum:
50 to 65 inches—yellowish brown extremely channery fine sandy loam
Matewan
Organic layers:
0 to 3 inches—slightly decomposed leaf litter
3 to 4 inches—moderately decomposed, very dark brown leaf litter
Surface layer:
4 to 6 inches—olive brown sandy loam
Subsoil:
6 to 9 inches—olive brown channery sandy loam
9 to 26 inches—yellowish brown channery sandy loam
Substratum:
26 to 34 inches—yellowish brown and dark yellowish brown extremely channery
sandy loam
Bedrock:
34 inches—hard sandstone
Cloverlick
Organic layer:
0 to 2 inches—slightly decomposed leaf litter
Surface layer:
2 to 9 inches—very dark grayish brown loam
Subsoil:
9 to 13 inches—dark yellowish brown and dark brown channery loam
13 to 29 inches—yellowish brown very channery loam
29 to 45 inches—brown very channery loam
45 to 50 inches—brown very channery silt loam
Substratum:
50 to 65 inches—yellowish brown extremely channery loam
Soil Properties and Qualities
Drainage class: Highsplint and Cloverlick—well drained; Matewan—well drained or
somewhat excessively drained
Permeability: Highsplint—moderate or moderately rapid; Matewan—moderately rapid
or rapid; Cloverlick—moderate
Available water capacity: Highsplint—moderate; Matewan—low; Cloverlick—high
Depth to a seasonal high water table: More than 72 inches
Flooding: None
Shrink-swell potential: Low
Hazard of erosion: Severe
Slope class: Very steep
Stoniness: 5 to 10 percent of the surface covered by stones
Rockiness: None
Natural fertility: Highsplint and Matewan—medium; Cloverlick—high
Reaction: In unlimed areas, very strongly acid to slightly acid in the surface layer and
very strongly acid to moderately acid in the subsoil and substratum of the
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