LOCATION ENOTT VAEstablished Series
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine, mixed, active, mesic Typic Hapludalfs
TYPICAL PEDON: Enott fine sandy loam, on a 5 percent slope, in woodland. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise stated.)
A--0 to 6 inches; brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) fine sandy loam, yellow (10YR7/6), dry; weak fine and medium granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; many fine to coarse roots throughout; many fine and medium interstitial and tubular pores; moderately acid; clear smooth boundary. (0 to 8 inches thick)
BA--6 to 10 inches; brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) fine sandy loam; many fine and medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) non-redoximorphic mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; many fine and medium roots throughout; many fine and medium interstitial and tubular pores; 1 percent faint clay films on faces of some peds and in pores; slightly acid; clear wavy boundary. (0 to 10 inches thick)
Bt1--10 to 18 inches; strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) clay; common medium distinct yellowish red (5YR 5/6) non-redoximorphic mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; many fine and medium roots throughout; 1 percent faint clay films on faces of peds and in pores; neutral; gradual wavy boundary.
Bt2--18 to 29 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay; moderate medium angular blocky structure; very firm, very sticky, very plastic; common very fine and fine roots between peds; common very fine and fine interstitial pores; few faint clay films on faces of peds, in pores, and on pressure faces; 5 percent gravel; neutral; gradual wavy boundary. (Combined thickness of Bt is 10 to 40 inches.)
BCt--29 to 33 inches; light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) sandy clay loam; many fine prominent greenish gray (5GY 5/1) remnants of weathered saprolite; moderate medium angular blocky structure; very firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; common very fine and fine roots between peds; 1 percent faint clay films on faces of peds; 15 percent gravel; neutral; gradual wavy boundary. (5 to 15 inches thick)
C--33 to 42 inches; variegated light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), and greenish gray (5GY 5/1) fine sandy loam; massive; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; neutral; gradual wavy boundary. (5 to 20 inches thick)
Cr--42 to 53 inches; soft; light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), and greenish gray (5GY 5/1) bedrock; moderately cemented; moderate excavation difficulty, neutral.
TYPE LOCATION: Pittsylvania County, Virginia, 1.0 mile southwest of the junction of Virginia Highway 968 and 970, 300 feet west of Virginia Highway 969.
RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS:
Depth to top of Argillic horizon: 0 to 8 inches
Depth to base of Argillic horizon: 20 to 50 inches
Depth to Bedrock: 40 to 60 inches to soft bedrock and greater than 60 inches to hard bedrock
Depth to Seasonal High Water Table: Greater than 60 inches
Rock Fragment Content: 0 to 35 percent, by volume throughout the soil; mostly gravel and cobbles of diorite, gabbro, or hornblende schist
Soil Reaction: Strongly acid to mildly alkaline throughout the soil
Mica Content: 0 to 5 percent, by volume mica flakes in the A, B, and C horizons
Other Soil Features: Black manganese concretions range from 0 to 20 percent throughout the soil. COLE ranges from 0.04 to 0.09 in the B horizon.
RANGE OF INDIVIDUAL HORIZONS:
A or Ap horizon:
Color--hue of 7.5YR to 2.5Y, value of 3 to 6, chroma of 2 to 6
Texture (fine-earth fraction)--sandy loam, fine sandy loam, and loam. Eroded phases include clay loam.
E horizon (if it occurs):
Color--hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 3 to 6, chroma of 2 to 4
Texture (fine-earth fraction)--sandy loam, fine sandy loam, and loam
BA or BE horizons:
Color--hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 4 to 6, chroma of 3 to 8
Texture (fine-earth fraction)--sandy loam, fine sandy loam, clay loam, and sandy clay loam
Bt horizon:
Color--hue of 7.5YR to 2.5Y, value of 4 to 6, chroma of 4 to 8
Texture (fine-earth fraction)--clay loam, sandy clay loam, and clay
Mottles (if they occur)--non-redoximorphic mottles in shades of black, red, yellow, brown, olive, green, gray, or white
BC horizon:
Color--hue of 7.5YR to 2.5Y, value of 2 to 6, chroma of 1 to 8, or is variegated in shades of these colors
Texture (fine-earth fraction)--clay loam, sandy clay loam, and clay
C horizon:
Color--variegated with no restriction of hue, value, or chroma
Texture (fine-earth fraction)--sandy loam, fine sandy loam, loam, sandy clay loam, and clay loam
Cr horizon:
Bedrock kind--intermediate or mafic metamorphic or igneous rock such as diorite, gabbro, or hornblende schist
Bedrock hardness--extremely weakly cemented to moderately cemented
Fracture interval--greater than 4 inches
Excavation difficulty--low to high
COMPETING SERIES:
There are over 25 series in the same family. There are no competing series within MLRA 148, adjoining MLRAs, or the mesic part of MLRA 136.
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING:
Landscape: Piedmont uplands
Landform: Hills, ridges
Geomorphic Component: Interfluves, side slopes
Hillslope Profile Position: Summits, shoulders, backslopes
Parent Material: Residuum from intermediate or mafic metamorphic or igneous rock; commonly diorite, gabbro, or hornblende schist
Slope: 2 to 25 percent
Elevation: 200 to 700 feet
Frost Free Period: 160 to 205 days
Mean Annual Air Temperature: 52 to 57 degrees F.
Mean Annual Precipitation: 40 to 55 inches
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS:
Haymarket soils--are well drained to moderately well drained and have higher shrink-swell; on similar landforms
Jackland soils--are moderately well drained or somewhat poorly drained with very slow permeability; on lower lying landforms
Mirerock soils--moderately deep to soft bedrock; on similar landforms
Oak Level soils--have redder subsoil and lower base saturation; on similar landforms
Orange soils--are somewhat poorly drained or moderately well drained and have an abrupt texture change from the surface to the subsoil; on lower lying landforms
Rasalo soils--have moderately slow or slow permeability and lower base saturation; on similar landforms
Redbrush soils--are moderately deep to hard bedrock; on similar or higher lying landforms
Siloam soils--are shallow to soft bedrock and moderately deep to hard bedrock; on steeper landforms
Spriggs soils--are moderately deep to soft bedrock and deep or very deep to hard bedrock; on similar landforms
Turnersburg soils--have less clay in the subsoil; on similar landforms
DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY:
Depth Class: Deep to bedrock
Drainage Class (Agricultural): Well drained
Internal Free Water Occurrence: Very deep
Flooding Frequency and Duration: None
Ponding Frequency and Duration: None
Index Surface Runoff: Medium to very high
Permeability: Slow (Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity: Moderately low; 0.4 to 1.4 micrometers per second)
Shrink-Swell Potential: High
USE AND VEGETATION:
Major Uses: Cropland and woodland
Dominant Vegetation: Where cultivated areas are used primarily for pasture or growing hay, corn, soybeans, and small grains. Where wooded--areas are dominantly shortleaf pine, loblolly pine, Virginia pine, eastern redcedar, white oak, northern red oak, hickory, yellow poplar, sweetgum, blackgum, dogwood, and holly.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT:
Distribution: Virginia and North Carolina and possibly Georgia and South Carolina
Extent: Small
MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: Raleigh, North Carolina
SERIES ESTABLISHED: Pittsylvania County, Virginia, 1989.
REMARKS:
Diagnostic horizons and soil characteristics recognized in this pedon:
Ochric epipedon--the zone from the surface to 10 inches (A and BA horizon)
Argillic horizon--the zone from 10 to 33 inches (Bt and BCt horizon)
Paralithic contact--bedrock contact at a depth of 42 inches (upper boundary of the Cr layer)
Paralithic materials--the zone from 42 to 53 inches (Cr horizon)
ADDITIONAL DATA:
Chemistry and particle-size analyses are available for pedon (VA-143-002); analyses by Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
Database Information:
Typical Pedon Data Mapunit ID--402853
User Pedon ID--To be developed
TABULAR SERIES DATA:
SOI-5 Soil Name Slope Airtemp FrFr/Seas Precip Elevation VA0318 ENOTT 2-25 57-64 175-200 40-60 200-700 VA0319 ENOTT 2-25 57-64 175-200 40-60 200-700SOI-5 FloodL FloodH Watertable Kind Months Bedrock Hardness VA0318 NONE >6.0 - 40-60 SOFT VA0319 NONE >6.0 - 40-60 SOFT
SOI-5 Depth Texture 3-Inch No-10 Clay% -CEC- VA0318 0-10 SL FSL 0-5 80-100 5-20 05-200 VA0318 0-10 L 0-5 80-100 7-27 05-200 VA0318 10-33 CL SCL C 0-5 80-100 20-59 60-200 VA0318 33-42 SL SCL C 0-5 80-100 15-50 60-200 VA0318 42-52 WB - - - - VA0319 0-10 GR-FSL GR-SL 2-10 50-80 5-20 - VA0319 0-10 GR-L 2-10 50-80 7-77 - VA0319 10-33 SCL CL C 0-5 80-100 20-59 - VA0319 33-43 SL GR-SCL C 0-5 80-100 15-50 - VA0319 43-53 WB - - - -
SOI-5 Depth -pH- O.M. Salin Permeab Shnk-Swll VA0318 0-10 5.1-6.5 0.5-2.0 0-0 2.0-6.0 LOW VA0318 0-10 5.1-6.5 0.5-2.0 0-0 0.6-2.0 LOW VA0318 10-33 5.1-6.5 0.0-0.5 0-0 0.06-0.2 HIGH VA0318 33-42 5.1-7.8 0.0-0.5 0-0 0.2-2.0 MODERATE VA0318 42-52 - - - 0.0-0.06 -
VA0319 0-10 5.1-6.5 0.5-2.0 0-0 2.0-6.0 LOW VA0319 0-10 5.1-6.5 0.5-2.0 0-0 0.6-2.0 LOW VA0319 10-33 5.1-6.5 0.0-0.5 0-0 0.06-0.2 HIGH VA0319 33-43 5.1-6.5 0.0-0.5 0-0 0.6-2.0 MODERATE VA0319 43-53 5.1-7.8 - 0-0 0.06-0.2 -