LOCATION WARNE VA+NCEstablished Series
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine, mixed, semiactive, thermic Aeric Endoaquults
TYPICAL PEDON: Wahee fine sandy loam, forested. (Colors are for moist soil.)
Ap--0 to 5 inches; dark brown (10YR 3/3) fine sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; common fine and medium roots; moderately acid; abrupt smooth boundary.
E--5 to 11 inches; pale brown (10YR 6/3) sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; common fine and medium roots; few fine vesicular pores; common medium faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2) iron depletions; moderately acid; abrupt smooth boundary.
Btg1--11 to 19 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; common fine and few medium roots; many faint clay films on all faces of peds; common fine distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) masses of oxidized iron; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
Btg2--19 to 38 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; few fine and medium roots; common faint clay films on all faces of peds; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
Cg1--38 to 48 inches; grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) loamy sand; massive; friable; few fine lenses of sandy clay; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
Cg2--48 to 62 inches; grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) loamy coarse sand; single grain; loose; very strongly acid.
TYPE LOCATION: Near King and Queen Court House fire station, 375 feet southwest of the junction of VA-14 and VA-617 on VA-14, about 300 feet southwest of VA-14, just east of a power line, in cropland, King and Queen County, Virginia.
RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS:
Solum Thickness: 30 to more than 60 inches
Depth to Bedrock: Greater than 60 inches
Depth to Seasonal High Water Table: 12 to 18 inches, December to March
Soil Reaction: Very strongly acid to moderately acid in the A horizon except where limed and extremely acid to strongly acid in the B, BC and C horizons
A or Ap horizon:
Color--hue of 10YR, 2.5Y, or is neutral, value of 2 to 5, and chroma of 0 to 3
Texture--loam, silt loam, very fine sandy loam, fine sandy loam, sandy loam, or loamy sand.
E horizon:
Color--hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 2 to 4
Texture--loam, silt loam, very fine sandy loam, fine sandy loam, sandy loam, or loamy sand
Bt horizon (if it occurs):
Color--hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 3 to 8
Texture--clay, clay loam, and less commonly sandy clay loam, sandy clay or silty clay
Redoximorphic Features--iron masses in shades of red, yellow, or brown and iron depletions in shades of gray, olive, or white
Btg horizon:
Color--hue of 10YR to 5Y or is neutral, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 0 to 2
Texture--clay, clay loam, and less commonly sandy clay or silty clay
Redoximorphic Features--iron masses in shades of red, yellow, or brown and iron depletions in shades of gray, olive, or white
BCtg or CBg horizon (if it occurs):
Color--hue of 10YR to 5Y or is neutral, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 0 to 2
Texture--sandy clay, silty clay loam, clay loam, sandy clay loam, or fine sandy loam
Redoximorphic Features--iron masses in shades of red, yellow, or brown and iron depletions in shades of gray, olive, or white
Cg horizon:
Color--hue of 10YR to 5Y or neutral, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 0 to 2
Texture--variable
Redoximorphic Features--iron masses in shades of red, yellow, or brown and iron depletions in shades of gray, olive, green, or white
COMPETING SERIES:
Newflat soils--somewhat poorly drained soil (seasonal high water table 6 to 18 inches). Newflat soils are presumed to have toxic levels of aluminum and very slow permeability
Wahee soils--somewhat poorly drained soil on lower coastal plain marine and stream terraces
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING:
Landscape: Southern piedmont and coastal plain
Landform: Stream terraces along streams and rivers
Elevation: 25 to 800 feet above mean sea level
Parent Material: Clayey and loamy fluvial sediments
Mean Annual Air Temperature: 59 to 66 degrees
Mean Annual Precipitation: 38 to 52 inches
Frost Free Period: 200 to 260 days
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS:
Altavista soils--moderately well drained soils (seasonal high water table 18 to 30 inches) in fine-loamy family on higher landscapes
Augusta soils--somewhat poorly drained soils (seasonal high water table 12 to 18 inches) in fine-loamy family on similar landscapes
Chewacla soils--somewhat poorly drained soils (seasonal high water table 6 to 24 inches) in fine-loamy family on flood plains
Congaree soils--well to moderately well drained soils (seasonal high water table 30 to 48 inches) that lack argillic horizons and are on floodplains and at the base of slopes
Roanoke soils--are poorly drained soils with seasonal high water table 0 to 12 inches, in a fine family; on flats and in depressions
State soils--well drained soils (seasonal high water table 48 to 72 inches) in fine-loamy family on higher landscapes
Wehadkee soils--poorly drained soils (seasonal high water table 0 to 12 inches) in fine-loamy family on flood plains
DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY:
Agricultural Drainage Class: Somewhat poorly
Surface Runoff: Slow
Permeability: Slow
USE AND VEGETATION:
Major Uses: Most areas are wooded
Dominant Vegetation: Where forested--blackgum, loblolly pine, water oak, willow oak, swamp chestnut, southern red oak, and sweetgum. Understory species include large gallberry, wax myrtle (southern bayberry), inkberry (bitter gallberry), greenbrier, cane, and sweetbay. Where cultivated--corn, soybeans, and pasture.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT:
Distribution: Stream terraces of North Carolina and Virginia
Extent: Moderate
MLRA OFFICE RESPONSIBLE: Raleigh, North Carolina
SERIES ESTABLISHED: Sussex County, Virginia; 2006.
REMARKS:
These soils were formerly included with the Wahee series. The central concept of the Wahee series is in the Tidewater MLRA (153B).
Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon are:
Ochric epipedon--the zone from the surface of the soil to 11 inches (A and E horizons)
Albic horizon--the zone from 5 to 11 inches (E horizon)
Argillic horizon--the zone from 11 to 38 inches (Btg1 and Btg2 horizons)
Endosaturation--saturation in all layers to a depth of 80 inches
ADDITIONAL DATA:
MLRA = 136, 133A
REVISED=9/7/2006, RLV,MC-restricted elevation to 25 to 800 feet, previously 100 to 450 feet.
TABULAR SERIES DATA:
Soil Name Slope Airtemp FrFr/Seas Precip Elevation WARNE 0-4 59-66 200-260 38-54 25-750Soil Name FloodL FloodH Watertable Kind Months Bedrock WARNE NONE COMMON 0.5-1.5 APPARENT DEC-MAR >60
Soil Name Depth Texture 3-Inch No-10 Clay% -CEC- WARNE 0-11 SL FSL 0-0 95-100 5-20 2-6
WARNE 0-11 L SIL VFSL 0-0 100-100 10-27 3-10
WARNE 11-38 C CL SIC 0-0 100-100 35-70 8-20
WARNE 38-62 VAR
Soil Name Depth -pH- O.M. Salin Permeab Shnk-Swll WARNE 0-11 4.5-6.0 .5-5. 0-0 0.6-2.0 LOW WARNE 0-11 4.5-6.0 .5-5. 0-0 0.2-2.0 LOW WARNE 11-38 3.6-5.5 0.-.5 0-0 0.06-0.2 MODERATE WARNE 38-62