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Soil Survey of Lincoln County, West Virginia
Typical Profile
Kaymine
Surface layer:
0 to 3 inches—grayish brown channery loam
Substratum:
3 to 23 inches—gray, mottled very channery silt loam
23 to 41 inches—gray, mottled extremely channery loam
41 to 65 inches—gray, mottled extremely channery loam
Cedarcreek
Surface layer:
0 to 3 inches—brown very channery loam
Substratum:
3 to 65 inches—mixed yellowish brown and brownish yellow very channery loam
Matewan
Organic layers:
0 to 3 inches—slightly decomposed leaf litter
3 to 4 inches—very dark brown, moderately decomposed organic material
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
Soil Properties and Qualities
Drainage class: Kaymine and Cedarcreek—well drained; Matewan—somewhat
excessively drained or well drained
Permeability: Moderate or moderately rapid
Available water capacity: Kaymine and Cedarcreek—low to high; Matewan—very low
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: 3 to 5 percent of the surface covered by stones
Rockiness: None
Natural fertility: Kaymine—low; Cedarcreek—low or medium; Matewan—medium
Reaction: In unlimed areas, moderately acid to moderately alkaline throughout the
Kaymine soil, extremely acid to strongly acid throughout the Cedarcreek soil, and
very strongly acid to moderately acid throughout the Matewan soil
Organic matter content in the surface layer: Kaymine and Cedarcreek—very low;
Matewan—moderate
Surface runoff: Kaymine and Cedarcreek—very low on the benches and very high on
the outslopes; Matewan—very high
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