Soil Survey of Pocahontas County, West Virginia
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United States In cooperation with Department of West Virginia Agricultural Soil Survey of Agriculture and Forestry Experiment Station; United States Natural Department of Agriculture, Pocahontas County, Resources Forest Service; and Conservation Pocahontas County West Virginia Service Commission 3 How to Use This Soil Survey General Soil Map The general soil map, which is the color map preceding the detailed soil maps, 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 follow the general soil map. These 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, which precedes the soil maps. Note the number of the map sheet and turn to that sheet. Locate your area of interest on the map sheet. Note the map units symbols that are in that area. Turn to the Contents, which lists the map units by symbol and name and shows the page 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. 4 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 1990. 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; the United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service; and the Pocahontas County Commission. The survey is part of the technical assistance furnished to the Greenbrier Valley 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 variety of landforms and land uses in the vicinity of Hillsboro, looking northeastward from the lookout tower at Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park. 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. 5 Contents Cover.......................................................................1 BaC—Belmont silt loam, 8 to 15 percent How to Use This Soil Survey..................................3 slopes....................................................31 Contents..................................................................5 BaD—Belmont silt loam, 15 to 25 percent Foreword.................................................................9 slopes....................................................32 General Nature of the County.................................11 BbC—Belmont silt loam, 3 to 15 percent Settlement..........................................................11 slopes, very rocky..................................33 Farming..............................................................12 BbE—Belmont silt loam, 15 to 35 percent Physiography, Relief, and Drainage....................12 slopes, very rocky..................................35 Climate...............................................................12 BbF—Belmont silt loam, 35 to 55 percent Geology..............................................................13 slopes, very rocky..................................36 How This Survey Was Made...................................16 BeB—Berks channery silt loam, 3 to General Soil Map Units........................................19 8 percent slopes....................................37 Dominantly Mesic Soils Formed in Alluvium BeC—Berks channery silt loam, 8 to Derived From Sandstone, Siltstone, Shale, 15 percent slopes..................................37 Limestone, or Chert............................................19 BeD—Berks channery silt loam, 15 to 1.Potomac-Tioga-Holly.............................19 25 percent slopes..................................38 2.Allegheny-Atkins....................................19 BeE—Berks channery silt loam, 25 to Dominantly Mesic Soils Formed in 35 percent slopes..................................39 Material Derived From Level-Bedded BfC—Berks channery silt loam, 3 to Sandstone, Siltstone, Shale, Limestone, 15 percent slopes, very stony................40 or Chert..............................................................20 BfE—Berks channery silt loam, 15 to 3.Duffield-Lodi-Belmont............................20 35 percent slopes, very stony................41 4.Cateache-Shouns-Belmont....................20 BfF—Berks channery silt loam, 35 to Dominantly Mesic Soils Formed in Material 55 percent slopes, very stony................42 Derived From Folded Sandstone, Siltstone, BgC—Berks-Dekalb complex, 3 to Shale, Limestone, or Chert.................................21 15 percent slopes, very stony................43 5.Blackthorn-Faywood-Berks....................21 BgE—Berks-Dekalb complex, 15 to 6.Calvin-Shouns.......................................21 35 percent slopes, very stony................44 7.Berks-Weikert........................................23 BgF—Berks-Dekalb complex, 35 to 8.Dekalb-Calvin-Mertz-Elliber...................23 55 percent slopes, very stony................45 Dominantly Frigid Soils Formed in Material BhG—Berks, Weikert, and Calvin soils, Derived From Level-Bedded Sandstone, 55 to 80 percent slopes, very stony.......46 Siltstone, and Shale...........................................24 BlC—Blackthorn channery loam, 3 to 9.Mandy-Snowdog-Gauley.......................24 15 percent slopes, extremely stony.......47 10.Mandy...................................................24 BlE—Blackthorn channery loam, 15 to Detailed Soil Map Units........................................27 35 percent slopes, extremely stony.......48 Soil Descriptions................................................28 BlF—Blackthorn channery loam, 35 to AlB—Allegheny loam, 3 to 8 percent 55 percent slopes, extremely stony.......49 slopes....................................................28 BoB—Blairton silt loam, 3 to 8 percent AlC—Allegheny loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes....................................................49 slopes....................................................29 BrF—Briery-Rock outcrop complex, very At—Atkins silt loam........................................29 steep.....................................................50 BaB—Belmont silt loam, 3 to 8 percent CaC—Calvin channery silt loam, 8 to slopes....................................................30 15 percent slopes..................................51 6 CbC—Calvin channery silt loam, 3 to DuC—Duffield silt loam, 8 to 15 percent 15 percent slopes, very stony ................ 52 slopes .................................................... 76 CbE—Calvin channery silt loam, 15 to ElF—Elliber extremely channery silt loam, 35 percent slopes, very stony ................ 54 35 to 55 percent slopes ......................... 77 CbF—Calvin channery silt loam, 35 to FaC—Faywood silt loam, 3 to 15 percent 55 percent slopes, very stony ................ 55 slopes, very rocky.................................. 77 CdC—Calvin-Dekalb-Berks complex, 3 to FaE—Faywood silt loam, 15 to 35 percent 15 percent slopes, very stony ................ 56 slopes, very rocky.................................. 78 CdE—Calvin-Dekalb-Berks complex, 15 to FaF—Faywood silt loam, 35 to 55 percent 35 percent slopes, very stony ................ 57 slopes, very rocky.................................. 79 CdF—Calvin-Dekalb-Berks complex, 35 to GaC—Gauley channery sandy loam, 3 to 55 percent slopes, very stony ................ 58 15 percent slopes, extremely stony ....... 80 CeB—Cateache channery silt loam, 3 to GaE—Gauley channery sandy loam, 15 to 8 percent slopes .................................... 59 35 percent slopes, extremely stony ....... 81 CeC—Cateache channery silt