IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Sharkey

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S1986LA065002

User Pedon ID: 1986LA065002

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 86P0924

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 59218

Print Date: 9/24/2024

LOCATION

Location In Web Soil Survey

AOI is roughly a square mile and pedon is marked in the center.

Location in SoilWeb

Location in Google Maps

Std. Latitude: 32.5038872

Std. Longitude: -91.1919479

Datum: WGS84

Township: 17N

Range: 12E

Section: 24

PLSS Details: 50 feet W and 100 feet N of the SE corner

Location Description: UTM Zone 15 3590900 mN 670600 mE

State: Louisiana

County: LA065—Madison

MLRA: 131—Southern Mississippi Valley Alluvium

Regional Office: 7—Auburn, AL

PEDON

Describers Name: D. Williams, B.A. Touchet, M. Bordelon

Current Taxonomic Class: Very-fine, smectitic, thermic Aeric Epiaquerts

Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct

Pedon Type: not classified to current taxon name

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data

Pedon #: 2

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Sharkey

PSC - 25 to 100 cm.

Classificaton Date - 11/17/2014

Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition

Moisture Subclass - aeric

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Sharkey

Classificaton Date - 8/1/1986

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Erosion Class - 1

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Landscape: river valley

Landform: flood plain

Anthropogenic Feature: leveled land

Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve

Hill Slope Profile: summit

Slope Shape Down: linear

Runoff: very low

Drainage Class: poorly

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 8/1/1986 (actual site observation date)

Surface Cover Properties:

Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Drained? - no

Bedded Soil? - no

Forest Plantation? - no

Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
ochric epipedon cambic horizon slickensides gypsum accumulations	0—28 28—210 28—210 90—210	—- —- —- —-

Setting and Climate
Slope	Slope Length USLE	Upslope Length	Elev.	Corr. Elev	Aspect	MAP	REAP	FFD	MAAT	MSAT	MWAT	MAST	MSST	MWST	MFFP	PE Index	Climate Station ID	Climate Station Name	Climate Station Type
%	m				degrees	mm	mm		C						mm
1	—	—	24	—	180	135	—	—	19	30	11	21	32	13	—	—	—	—	—

Ap1—0 to 12 centimeters (0.0 to 4.7 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, dry; clay; moderate medium granular structure; very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 5.5 medium roots throughout and 5.5 fine roots throughout; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P05559; moist when described;. many fine roots throughout; many medium roots throughout

Ap2—12 to 28 centimeters (4.7 to 11.0 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior clay; 30 percent brown (10YR 4/3) medium distinct mottles; moderate very coarse prismatic, and structureless massive; very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 2.5 very fine roots throughout and 2.5 fine roots throughout; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P05560; moist when described;. Massive within prisms.; common fine roots throughout; common very fine roots throughout; many medium distinct 10YR43 mottles

Bssg1—28 to 45 centimeters (11.0 to 17.7 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior clay; 1 percent olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) fine distinct and 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) medium distinct mottles; moderate very coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky, and weak medium angular blocky structure; very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 2.5 very fine roots throughout and 2.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine continuous tubular pores; 15 percent distinct , moist, pressure faces throughout; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P05561; moist when described;. few pressure faces surface features throughout; common very fine roots throughout; common fine roots throughout; common medium distinct 10YR34 mottles; few fine distinct 2.5Y44 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1130197; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1130197

Bssg2—45 to 90 centimeters (17.7 to 35.4 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/2) interior and dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) interior clay; 1 percent olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) medium prominent and 1 percent dark gray (5Y 4/1) fine prominent mottles; moderate medium angular blocky, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine continuous tubular pores; 37 percent distinct , moist, pressure faces throughout; 1 percent fine irregular carbonate concretions; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P05562; moist when described;. Common small slickenside faces with striations.; few fine carbonate concretions concentrations; common pressure faces surface features throughout; few very fine roots throughout; few medium prominent 2.5Y44 mottles; few fine prominent 5Y41 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1130198; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1130198

Bssyg1—90 to 128 centimeters (35.4 to 50.4 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) interior clay; 1 percent olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) medium distinct and 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium angular blocky structure; very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine continuous tubular pores; 37 percent distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, slickensides (pedogenic) throughout; 1 percent fine irregular gypsum crystals, unspecified; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P05563; moist when described;. Common polished and groved slickenside faces at 30 to 40 degrees. Grooves 3 to 12 mm apart.; few fine gypsum crystals concentrations; common intersecting slickensides surface features throughout; few very fine roots throughout; common medium distinct 10YR34 mottles; few medium distinct 2.5Y44 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 1130199; continuous - phpvsfiid 1130199

Bssyg2—128 to 155 centimeters (50.4 to 61.0 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) interior clay; 1 percent dark bluish gray (5B 4/1) fine distinct and 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium angular blocky structure; very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine roots between peds; 0.5 very fine discontinuous tubular pores; 37 percent distinct gray (10YR 5/1), moist, slickensides (pedogenic) throughout; 1 percent fine irregular gypsum crystals, unspecified; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P05564; moist when described;. Few striated and few polished and grooved slickensides at 10 to 70 degrees. (Most at 60 to 70). Grooves 6 to 3 mm across. Few large roots surrounded by gray material.; few fine gypsum crystals concentrations; common intersecting slickensides surface features throughout; few fine roots between peds; common medium distinct 10YR34 mottles; few fine distinct 5B41 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 1130200; continuous - phpvsfiid 1130200

Bssyg3—155 to 210 centimeters (61.0 to 82.7 inches); gray (5Y 5/1) interior clay; 1 percent dusky red (2.5YR 3/2) coarse distinct and 11 percent greenish gray (5BG 5/1) coarse distinct and 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium angular blocky structure; very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine roots between peds; 0.5 very fine discontinuous tubular pores; 55 percent prominent gray (5Y 5/1), moist, slickensides (pedogenic) throughout; 1 percent fine spherical carbonate concretions and 1 percent medium spherical carbonate concretions; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 86P05565; moist when described;. Common very coarse polished and grooved slickensides at 45 to 70 degrees. Grooves 3 to 6 mm deep and 12 to 25 mm wide. Pores do not penetrate slickenside face. Few fine irregular gypsum crystals.; few fine carbonate concretions concentrations; few medium carbonate concretions concentrations; many intersecting slickensides surface features throughout; few very fine roots between peds; common coarse distinct 5BG51 mottles; common medium distinct 10YR44 mottles; few coarse distinct 2.5YR32 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 1130201; continuous - phpvsfiid 1130201