Soil Survey of Webster County, West Virginia
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United States In cooperation with Department of the West Virginia Agriculture Agricultural and Forestry Soil Survey of Experiment Station and Natural the United States Webster County, Resources Department of Agriculture, Conservation Forest Service Service West Virginia How to Use This Soil Survey General Soil Map The general soil map shows the survey area divided into groups of associated soils called general soil map units. This map is useful in planning the use and management of large areas. To find information about your area of interest, locate that area on the map, identify the name of the map unit in the area on the color-coded map legend, then refer to the section General Soil Map Units for a general description of the soils in your area. Detailed Soil Maps The detailed soil maps can be useful in planning the use and management of small areas. To find information about your area of interest, locate that area on the Index to Map Sheets. Note the number of the map sheet and go to that sheet. Locate your area of interest on the map sheet. Note the map units symbols that are in that area. Look at the Contents, which lists the map units by symbol and name and shows where each map unit is described. The Contents shows which table has data on a specific land use for each detailed soil map unit. Also see the Contents for sections of this publication that may address your specific needs. 2 This soil survey is a publication of the National Cooperative Soil Survey, a joint effort of the United States Department of Agriculture and other Federal agencies, State agencies including the Agricultural Experiment Stations, and local agencies. The Natural Resources Conservation Service (formerly the Soil Conservation Service) has leadership for the Federal part of the National Cooperative Soil Survey. Major fieldwork for this soil survey was completed in 1991. Soil names and descriptions were approved in 1992. Unless otherwise indicated, statements in this publication refer to conditions in the survey area in 1992. This survey was made cooperatively by the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the West Virginia Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. The survey is part of the technical assistance furnished to the Elk Soil Conservation District. Soil maps in this survey may be copied without permission. Enlargement of these maps, however, could cause misunderstanding of the detail of mapping. If enlarged, maps do not show the small areas of contrasting soils that could have been shown at a larger scale. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in its programs on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, and marital or familial status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA's TARGET Center at 202-720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint, write the Secretary of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. 20250 or call 1-800-245-6340 (voice) or 202-720-1127 (TDD). USDA is an equal employment opportunity employer. Cover: A typical landscape in an area of the Pineville-Gilpin-Guyandotte general soil map unit. Additional information about the Nation’s natural resources is available on the Natural Resources Conservation Service home page on the World Wide Web. The address is http://www.nrcs.usda.gov. 3 Contents Cover ........................................................................ 1 GaE—Gauley extremely channery sandy How to Use This Soil Survey .................................. 2 loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes, rubbly .... 26 Contents .................................................................. 4 GbB—Gilpin silt loam, 3 to 8 percent Foreword ................................................................. 7 slopes .................................................... 27 General Nature of the County ................................... 8 GbC—Gilpin silt loam, 8 to 15 percent Settlement and Population .................................... 8 slopes .................................................... 28 Farming ................................................................ 8 GbD—Gilpin silt loam, 15 to 25 percent Transportation and Industry .................................. 8 slopes .................................................... 29 Physiography, Relief, and Drainage ...................... 8 GbE—Gilpin silt loam, 25 to 35 percent Geology ................................................................ 9 slopes .................................................... 30 Climate ................................................................. 9 GbF—Gilpin silt loam, 35 to 70 percent How This Survey Was Made ................................... 10 slopes .................................................... 31 General Soil Map Units ........................................ 12 GcC—Gilpin silt loam, 3 to 15 percent Soil Descriptions ................................................ 12 slopes, very stony.................................. 31 1. Pineville-Gilpin-Guyandotte ..................... 12 GcF—Gilpin silt loam, 35 to 70 percent 2. Gilpin-Laidig ............................................ 13 slopes, very stony.................................. 32 3. Gilpin ....................................................... 13 GdE—Gilpin-Dekalb complex, 15 to 4. Shouns-Cateache-Meckesville ................ 14 35 percent slopes, extremely stony ....... 33 5. Mandy-Snowdog-Gauley ......................... 14 GLF—Gilpin-Laidig association, very Detailed Soil Map Units ........................................ 16 steep, extremely stony ........................... 34 Soil Descriptions ................................................ 17 ItF—Itmann channery loam, very steep ......... 36 At—Atkins loam ............................................. 17 KaF—Kaymine very channery silt loam, CaE—Cateache channery silt loam, 15 to very steep, extremely stony ................... 36 35 percent slopes, extremely stony ....... 17 LaC—Laidig channery silt loam, 8 to CeF—Cedarcreek very channery loam, 15 percent slopes .................................. 37 very steep, extremely stony ................... 18 LaD—Laidig channery silt loam, 15 to Ch—Chavies fine sandy loam ........................ 19 25 percent slopes .................................. 38 CoB—Cotaco silt loam, 3 to 8 percent LdC—Laidig channery silt loam, 3 to slopes .................................................... 20 15 percent slopes, extremely stony ....... 39 Cr—Craigsville gravelly loam, 0 to LdE—Laidig channery silt loam, 15 to 5 percent slopes .................................... 21 35 percent slopes, extremely stony ....... 40 DkC—Dekalb channery sandy loam, 3 to LgE—Laidig channery silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, extremely stony ....... 22 35 percent slopes, rubbly ...................... 41 DrF—Dekalb-Rock outcrop complex, 35 to MaC—Mandy channery silt loam, 3 to 70 percent slopes, extremely stony ....... 23 15 percent slopes, extremely stony ....... 41 Ek—Elkins silt loam ....................................... 24 MaE—Mandy channery silt loam, 15 to 35 FeC—Fenwick loam, 3 to 15 percent percent slopes, extremely stony ............ 42 slopes, very stony.................................. 24 MaF—Mandy channery silt loam, 35 GaC—Gauley extremely channery sandy to 55 percent slopes, extremely loam, 3 to 15 percent slopes, rubbly ...... 25 stony...................................................... 43 4 MaG—Mandy channery silt loam, 55 to Cedarcreek Series ............................................. 76 70 percent slopes, extremely stony ....... 44 Chavies Series ................................................... 76 MkE—Meckesville silt loam, 15 to Cotaco Series..................................................... 77 35 percent slopes, extremely stony ....... 45 Craigsville Series ............................................... 78 Pe—Philo-Pope complex ................................ 46 Dekalb Series ..................................................... 78 PgG—Pineville-Gilpin complex, 55 to Elkins Series ...................................................... 79 70 percent slopes, extremely stony ....... 46 Fenwick Series ................................................... 80 PLF—Pineville-Gilpin-Guyandotte Gauley Series ..................................................... 80 association, very steep, extremely Gilpin Series ....................................................... 81 stony...................................................... 48 Guyandotte Series ............................................. 82 Po—Pope loam .............................................. 49 Itmann Series ..................................................... 82 Pp—Pope-Potomac complex, very cobbly ...... 50 Kaymine Series .................................................. 83 ScF—Shouns-Cateache complex, 35 to Laidig Series ...................................................... 83 70 percent slopes, extremely stony ....... 52 Mandy Series ..................................................... 84 SmC—Simoda silt loam, 3 to 15 percent Meckesville Series.............................................. 85 slopes, very stony.................................. 53 Philo Series ........................................................ 86 SwE—Snowdog channery loam, 15 to 35 Pineville