LOCATION WARNE VA+NCEstablished Series
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine, mixed, semiactive, thermic Aeric Endoaquults
TYPICAL PEDON: Warne loam, in an area of Warne loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded, forested. (Colors are for moist soil.)
A--0 to 4 inches; brown (10YR 4/3) loam; moderate fine granular structure; very friable; many fine and medium roots; strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
E--4 to 7 inches; light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) loam; moderate fine granular structure; very friable; many fine roots; common fine distinct brown (7.5YR 5/4) masses of oxidized iron; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
Bt1--7 to 12 inches; light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; slightly sticky and slightly plastic; common fine roots; common fine pores; few faint clay films on faces of peds; brown (7.5YR 5/4) masses of oxidized iron and many medium distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) iron depletions; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
Bt2--12 to 19 inches; light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; moderately sticky and moderately plastic; few fine roots; common fine pores; common distinct clay films on faces of peds; common fine prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron and many medium distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) iron depletions; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
Bt3--19 to 26 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; moderately sticky and moderately plastic; few fine roots; common distinct clay films on faces of peds; common fine prominent red (2.5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron and many medium distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) iron depletions; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
Btg1--26 to 40 inches; gray (10YR 6/1) clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very firm; moderately sticky and very plastic; few fine roots; few distinct clay films on faces of peds; common medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) and brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) and few fine prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
Btg2--40 to 48 inches; gray (5Y 6/1) clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very firm; moderately sticky and very plastic; few fine roots; few distinct clay films on faces of peds; many medium distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) and common fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
Btg3--48 to 60 inches; gray (5Y 6/1) clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; moderately sticky and plastic; few fine roots; few distinct clay films on faces of peds; many medium distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) and common fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) irregularly shaped masses of oxidized iron; very strongly acid.
TYPE LOCATION: Rowan County, North Carolina; 0.45 mile south of the South Yadkin River on U.S. Highway 601, about 0.35 mile east on a farm road, 150 feet south in a wooded area; Churchland USGS topographic quadrangle; lat. 35 degrees 46 minutes 16 seconds N. and long. 80 degrees 29 minutes 57 seconds W.
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:
Color--hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 3 to 8
Texture--clay, clay loam, silty 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, silty 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 (if it occurs):
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 Southern Coastal Plain
Landform: Low 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
Dorian soils--moderately well drained soils (seasonal high water table 18 to 30 inches) on similar landscapes
Roanoke soils--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 and possibly South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama.
Extent: Small
MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) 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 7 inches (A and E horizons)
Albic horizon--the zone from 4 to 7 inches (E horizon)
Argillic horizon--the zone from 7 to 60 inches (Bt1, Bt2, Bt3, Btg1, Btg2, and Btg3 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. The July 2009 revision moves the type location from King and Queen County, VA to Rowan County, NC. This pedon better fits the central concept of the series.
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 0-7 SL FSL 0-0 95-100 5-20 2-6 WARNE 0-7 L SIL VFSL 0-0 100-100 10-27 3-10 WARNE 7-12 CL SICL 0-0 100-100 28-39 8-20 WARNE 12-48 C CL SIC 0-0 100-100 35-70 8-20 WARNE 48-60 CL SICL 0-0 100-100 28-39 8-20
Soil Name Depth -pH- O.M. Salin Permeab Shnk-Swll WARNE 0-7 4.5-6.0 .5-5. 0-0 0.6-2.0 LOW WARNE 0-7 4.5-6.0 .5-5. 0-0 0.2-2.0 LOW WARNE 7-12 3.6-5.5 0.-.5 0-0 0.2-0.6 MODERATE WARNE 12-48 3.6-5.5 0.-.5 0-0 0.06-0.2 MODERATE WARNE 48-60 3.6-5.5 0.-.5 0-0 0.2-0.6 MODERATE