LOCATION KINSTON NC+AL FL GA MS SC TN VAEstablished Series
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine-loamy, siliceous, semiactive, acid, thermic Fluvaquentic Endoaquepts
TYPICAL PEDON: Kinston loam--forested. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise stated.)
Oi--0 to 1 inches; dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) peat that is slightly decomposed, temporal, and discontinuous consisting mostly of hardwood leaves and grass.
A--1 to 6 inches; dark gray (10YR 4/1) loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable; many medium and coarse roots; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary. (3 to 10 inches thick)
Ag--6 to 13 inches; gray (10YR 5/1) loam; massive in place and parts to weak medium granular structure; friable; slightly sticky, slightly plastic; many medium and coarse roots; common fine distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) masses of iron accumulation; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary. (0 to 10 inches thick)
Bg--13 to 49 inches; gray (10YR 6/1) clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; slightly sticky, slightly plastic; few medium roots; silt coatings on walls of coarse pores; common fine distinct strong brown and common medium distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) masses of iron accumulation; strongly acid; gradual smooth boundary.
Cg1--49 to 61 inches; gray (10YR 5/1) clay loam; massive; firm; slightly sticky, slightly plastic; few silt coatings on walls of coarse pores; few fine distinct brown and common medium faint light gray (10YR 7/1) iron depletions; strongly acid; gradual smooth boundary.
Cg2--61 to 80 inches; gray (10YR 5/1) gravelly loamy sand; single grain; very friable; strongly acid.
TYPE LOCATION: Wayne County, North Carolina; 1 mile west of Goldsboro on North Carolina Highway 581, 500 feet east of Little River Bridge and 100 feet north of North Carolina Highway 581.
RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS:
Depth to the base of the cambic horizon: 40 to 72 inches
Depth to Bedrock: Greater than 72 inches
Depth to Seasonal High Water Table: 0 to 12 inches, November to June
Rock Fragment content: 0 to 3 percent, by volume, throughout
Soil Reaction: strongly acid or very strongly acid, except where limed
Other Features: Dark concretions are common in some pedons
RANGE OF INDIVIDUAL HORIZONS:
O horizon:
Color--hue of 7.5 YR to 2.5Y, value of 2 to 3, and chroma of 1 or 2; or is neutral with value of 2 to 5
Texture--peat, mucky peat, or muck, mostly decomposing leafs and grasses
Other features--horizon thickness is typically less than 3 inches thick
A or Ap horizon:
Color--hue of 10YR, value of 2 through 5, and chroma of 1 to 3; or is neutral, and has value of 5
Texture (fine-earth fraction)--loamy sand, loam, sandy loam, fine sandy loam, silt loam and may include a mucky texture modifier.
Ag horizon (where present):
Color--hue of 10YR, value of 2 to 5 and chroma of 1, or it is neutral with value of 3 to 5
Texture (fine-earth fraction)--loamy sand, loam, sandy loam, fine sandy loam, or silt loam
Bg horizon:
Color--hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 3 to 7, and chroma of 1 to 2; hue of 5GY to 5BG, value of 6, and chroma of 1; or is neutral and has value of 4 to 6
Texture (fine-earth fraction)--fine sandy loam, sandy loam, loam, silt loam, clay loam, or sandy clay loam
Redoximorphic features (where present)--masses of oxidized iron with higher chroma are few to common
Other features--The 10 to 40 inch particle-size control section contains an average of 20 to 35 percent clay, and has 15 percent or more fine or coarser sand
Cg horizon:
Color--hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 3 to 7, and chroma of 1 to 2; hue of 5GY to 5BG, value of 6, and chroma of 1; or is neutral and has value of 4 to 6
Texture (fine-earth fraction)--sand, loamy sand, loamy fine sand, sandy loam, fine sandy loam, loam, sandy clay loam, or clay loam
Redoximorphic features (where present)--masses of oxidized iron with higher chroma are few to common
Other features--sandy textures in the Cg horizon are commonly below a depth of 40 inches except for thin lenses in some pedons
Ab horizon (where present):
Color--hue of 7.5YR to 2.5Y, value of 3, and chroma of 1 or 2
Texture (fine-earth fraction)--sandy loam, fine sandy loam, loam, or sandy clay loam
COMPETING SERIES:
No known soils in the same family.
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING:
Landscape: Coastal Plain
Landform: Flood plain
Parent Material: Marine sediments
Elevation: 50 to 300 feet
Mean Annual Air Temperature: 59 to 65 degrees
Mean Annual Precipitation: 42 to 52 inches
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS:
Bibb soils--have less than 18 percent clay in the particle-size control section
Chastain soils--have more than 35 percent clay in the particle-size control section
Johnston soils--coarser textured and have an umbric horizon
Mantachie soils--have colors of higher chroma just below the A or Ap horizon
Tawcaw soils--have more than 35 percent clay in the particle-size control section
DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY:
Drainage class (Agricultural): poorly drained
Index Surface Runoff: negligible
Internal Free Water Occurrence: very shallow, persistent
Permeability: Moderate
USE AND VEGETATION:
Major Uses: Forest, and limited pasture or crops
Dominant Vegetation: Where cultivated--pasture, corn, soybeans, and other general farm crops. Where wooded--water-tolerant hardwoods such as sweetgum, blackgum, water oak, poplar, hickories, beech, elm, and ironwood. Loblolly pine is grown in some drained areas.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT:
Distribution: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.
Extent: Large
MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: Raleigh, North Carolina
SERIES ESTABLISHED: Wayne County, North Carolina; 1969.
REMARKS: Classification was changed from Entisols to Inceptisols (9/98) to correspond with the 8th edition of the Keys to Soil Taxonomy.
Diagnostic horizons and soil characteristics recognized in this pedon are:
Ochric epipedon--the zone from 1 to 13 inches (A and Ag horizons)
Cambic horizon--the zone from 13 to 49 inches (Bg horizon)
Aquic conditions--the soil has redox depletions and concentrations within the upper 24 inches of the argillic horizon, with periodic saturation and reduction at some time during the year
Series control section--the zone from 0 to 60 inches
ADDITIONAL DATA:
TABULAR SERIES DATA:
Soil Name Slope Airtemp FrFr/Seas Precip Elevation KINSTON 0- 2 59- 70 200-240 40- 60 50- 300FloodL FloodH Watertable Kind Months Bedrock Hardness RARE COMMON 0-1.0 APPARENT NOV-JUN >60 -
Depth Texture 3-Inch No-10 Clay% -CEC- 0-12 FSL 0- 0 98-100 5-18 3- 9 0-12 L SIL 0- 0 98-100 5-27 3- 11 12-60 L CL SCL 0- 0 95-100 18-35 3- 10 60-72 VAR 0- 0 - - -
Depth -pH- O.M. Salin Permeab Shnk-Swll 0-12 4.5- 6.0 2.-5. 0- 0 2.0- 6.0 LOW 0-12 4.5- 6.0 2.-5. 0- 0 0.6- 2.0 LOW 12-60 4.5- 5.5 0.-3. 0- 0 0.6- 2.0 LOW 60-72 - - - -