LOCATION DANRIPPLE VAEstablished Series
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine, mixed, semiactive, mesic Typic Hapludults
TYPICAL PEDON: Danripple sandy loam (in an area of Danripple sandy loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes), in a cultivated field. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise indicated.)
Ap--0 to 10 inches; reddish brown (5YR 4/3) sandy loam, reddish brown (5YR 5/4) dry; weak fine granular structure; very friable; nonsticky; nonplastic; common very fine and fine roots; strongly acid; clear smooth boundary. (4 to 12 inches thick)
Bt1--10 to 28 inches; yellowish red (5YR 4/6) clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; moderately sticky; moderately plastic; common very fine and fine roots; common distinct clay films on faces of peds; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
Bt2--28 to 40 inches; strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; moderately sticky; moderately slightly plastic; few fine roots; common distinct clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
Bt3--40 to 48 inches; strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; moderately sticky; slightly plastic; few fine roots; few fine prominent red (2.5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron; few medium iron-manganese nodules; common medium prominent pale brown (10YR 6/3) iron depletions; common distinct clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary. (Combined thickness of the Bt horizon is 30 to 50 inches.)
C--48 to 72 inches; strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) sandy clay loam; massive; moderately sticky; slightly plastic; few fine roots; few fine prominent red (2.5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron; few medium iron-manganese nodules; common medium prominent light gray (10YR 7/2) iron depletions; very strongly acid.
TYPE LOCATION: Halifax County, Virginia; in a field about 3,200 feet northwest of the junction of State Route 658 and 792, 400 feet west off State Route 792, in a cultivated field; USGS Oak Level, Virginia topographic quadrangle; lat. 36 degrees 38 minutes 26 seconds N. and long. 79 degrees 03 minutes 56 seconds W., NAD 27.
RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS:
Depth to top of Argillic horizon: 4 to 12 inches
Depth to base of Argillic horizon: 40 to 60 inches
Depth to Bedrock: Greater than 60 inches
Depth to Seasonal High Water Table: 40 to 60 inches, December to April
Rock Fragment content: 0 to 35 percent, by volume in the A or E horizon; 0 to 10 percent in the B horizon; and 0 to 25 percent in the C horizon; mostly rounded quartzite pebbles
Soil Reaction: Very strongly acid to moderately acid, unless limed
RANGE OF INDIVIDUAL HORIZONS:
A or Ap horizon:
Color--hue of 5YR to 2.5Y, value of 3 to 5, and chroma of 3 to 5
Texture (fine-earth fraction)--sandy loam, fine sandy loam, or loam
E horizon (if it occurs):
Color--hue of 7.5YR to 2.5Y, value of 4 to 8, chroma of 3 to 8
Texture (fine-earth fraction)--sandy loam, fine sandy loam, or loam
BA or BE horizon (if they occur):
Color--hue of 5YR to 10YR, value of 4 to 6, chroma of 4 to 8
Texture--sandy loam, fine sandy loam, or loam
Bt horizon:
Color--hue of 2.5YR to 7.5YR, value of 4 to 6, chroma of 4 to 8
Texture--sandy clay loam, clay loam, sandy clay, or clay
Redoximorphic features--iron masses in shades of red, brown, or yellow and iron depletions in shades of brown, yellow, or and gray occur in the lower Bt horizon (below 40 inches).
BC or BCt horizon (if they occur):
Color--hue of 2.5YR to 10YR, value of 4 to 6, chroma of 4 to 8
Texture--loam, sandy clay loam, or clay loam
Redoximorphic features-masses of oxidized iron in shades of red, brown, or yellow and iron depletions in shades of brown, yellow, or and gray
C horizon:
Color--hue of 5YR to 10YR, value of 4 to 6, chroma of 3 to 8
Texture (fine-earth fraction)--sandy loam, loam, sandy clay loam, or clay loam
Redoximorphic features--masses of oxidized iron in shades of red, brown, or yellow and iron depletions in shades of brown, yellow, or and gray
COMPETING SERIES:
Appomattox soils--have moderately slow permeability and formed in alluvium or colluvium capping derived dominantly from a mixture of crystalline rocks, over residuum; on ridges in the mesic southern piedmont
Braddock soils-formed in colluvium and alluvium derived dominantly from a mixture of crystalline rocks; on footslopes of ridges and colluvial fans and adjacent high terraces primarily in MLRA 130- Blue Ridge
Buffstat soils-formed in residuum from sericite schist or graphitic schist; on hills and ridges
Christian soils--formed in residuum from interbedded limestone, sandstone, siltstone, and shale; on hills and ridges
Clover soils--formed in residuum weathered from Triassic materials of the piedmont uplands; on ridges and hills
Flagspring soils--an official series description not available
Howell soils--formed in fine unconsolidated sediments containing detectable amounts of diatomaceous earth and/or glauconite; on uplands in the northern part of the Atlantic Coastal Plain
Littlejoe soils--formed in residuum from sericite schist or graphitic schist; on summits, shoulders, and back slopes of piedmont hills and ridges
Monmouth soils--formed in fine-textured marine sediments high in glauconite; on marine terraces in the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain
Pervina soils--formed in colluvium and residuum weathered from sedimentary rocks; on uplands at elevations of 400 to 1,500 feet
Penhook soils--formed in residuum from phyllites and schists; on summits, shoulders, and back slopes of piedmont interfluves and ridges at elevations of 300 to 1600 feet
Strawfield soils--formed in residuum from phyllites and schists; on summits, shoulders, and back slopes of piedmont interfluves and ridges at elevations of 800 to 1,600 feet
Tick soils--formed in dense, clayey lacustrine sediments; on narrow ridges and side slopes at elevations of 1,200 to 1,550 feet
Totier soils--formed in residuum weathered from red shale of Triassic age; on piedmont uplands
Unison soils--have a seasonal high water table at a depth of more than 72 inches below the soil surface and formed in colluvium and alluvium 3 to 6 feet thick derived from a mixture of basic rocks or basic and acidic crystalline rocks; on footslopes, alluvial fans, or stream terraces primarily in MLRA 130-Blue Ridge
Warminster soils--formed in residuum of Triassic red shale; on summits,
shoulders, and back slopes of piedmont hills, ridges, interfluves, and side slopes
Yellowbottom soils--an official series description not available
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING:
Landscape: Piedmont
Landform: Stream terraces and low hills
Geomorphic Component: Riser, treads, interfluves, side slopes
Hillslope Profile Position: Summits, shoulders, backslopes
Parent Material: Old alluvium
Slope: 0 to 15 percent
Elevation: 350 to 550 feet
Frost Free Period: 165 to 200 days
Mean Annual Air Temperature: 52 to 59 degrees
Mean Annual Precipitation: 40 to 50 inches
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS:
Banister soils--have a seasonal high water at a depth of 18 to 40 inches below the soil surface (moderately well drained); on more convex segments of the same landform
Clifford soils--formed in residuum weathered from felsic crystalline rocks; on summits, shoulders, back slopes of piedmont ridges, interfluves, and side slopes at an elevation of 300 to 1,400 feet
Minnieville soils-formed in residuum from mixed felsic to mafic crystalline rocks and volcanogenic materials; on piedmont ridges and side slopes
Turbeville soils--formed in old alluvium derived mainly from land surfaces underlain by acid igneous and metamorphic rocks; on non-flooded high stream terraces in the mesic part of the southern piedmont
Codorus soil--formed in alluvial materials containing medium to large quantities of mica derived from schist, gneiss, phyllite and other metamorphic rocks; on flood plains in the mesic part of the southern piedmont
Hatboro soils--are poorly drained and formed in alluvium largely from schist, gneiss and other metamorphic and crystalline rocks; on flood plains in the mesic part of the southern piedmont
Dan River soils--formed in recent fluvial sediments; on flood plain in the mesic part of the southern piedmont
DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY:
Depth Class: Very deep
Drainage Class (Agricultural): Well drained
Internal Free Water Occurrence: Deep (40 to 60 inches), common (3 to 6 months)
Flooding Frequency and Duration: Rare, very rare or rare for brief periods
Ponding Frequency and Duration: None
Index Surface Runoff: Negligible to medium
Permeability: Moderate
Shrink-Swell Potential: Low
USE AND VEGETATION:
Major Uses: Cropland, pasture
Dominant Vegetation: Where cultivated--tobacco, melons, small grain, and hay.
Where wooded--white oak, red oak, and yellow-poplar.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT:
Distribution: Virginia and North Carolina
Extent: Moderate
MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: Raleigh, North Carolina
SERIES ESTABLISHED: Halifax County, Virginia, 2001.
REMARKS: Danripple soils were previously mapped as Masada soils. Division of MLRA 136 into mesic and thermic areas necessitated the addition of this series. These soils formed in old alluvium derived from soils weathered from a mixture of felsic and mafic metamorphic and igneous rocks. Revision dated 03/09, allows a flooding class of none-DTA.
Diagnostic horizons and soil characteristics recognized in this pedon:
Ochric epipedon--the zone from 0 to 10 inches (Ap horizon)
Argillic horizon--the zone from 10 to 48 inches (Bt horizon)
Other soil features identified with this pedon:
Series control section--the zone from 0 to 60 inches
ADDITIONAL DATA:
Laboratory Data: No laboratory data available.
Database Information: Typical Pedon Data Mapunit ID--103338