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

Soil Survey of Lincoln County, West Virginia
Typical Profile
Surface layer:
0 to 6 inches—dark grayish brown silt loam
Subsoil:
6 to 10 inches—dark yellowish brown silt loam
10 to 66 inches—yellowish brown silt loam
Substratum:
66 to 72 inches—yellowish brown loam
Soil Properties and Qualities
Drainage class: Well drained
Permeability: Moderate
Available water capacity: High
Depth to a seasonal high water table: More than 72 inches
Flooding: None
Shrink-swell potential: Low
Hazard of erosion: Slight
Slope class: Gently sloping
Stoniness: None
Rockiness: None
Natural fertility: Medium
Reaction: In unlimed areas, strongly acid or moderately acid in the A and BA horizons
and in the upper part of the Bt horizon and moderately acid to neutral in the lower
part of the Bt horizon and in the BC and C horizons
Organic matter content in the surface layer: Moderate
Surface runoff: Very low
Depth to bedrock: More than 60 inches
Inclusions
Limiting inclusions:
Monongahela soils
Soils with slopes of more than 8 percent
Soils that have more clay in the subsoil and a seasonal high water table at a depth
of 30 to 40 inches
Soils that are subject to rare flooding
Use and Management
Uses: Most areas of this Kanawha soil are used for cultivated crops, hay, or pasture.
Some areas are used as woodland.
Cropland
Suitability: Suited
Management considerations:
Some areas are subject to streambank erosion.
Leaving a border of trees along streams helps to prevent streambank erosion.
Most areas can be protected against flooding by dikes or water-retention structures.
Pasture and Hayland
Suitability: Suited
Management considerations:
Establishing and maintaining a healthy cover of sod and preventing overgrazing are
major management concerns in pastured areas.
Unrestricted access to streams by livestock causes streambank erosion and water
pollution.
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