IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Tensas
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1996LA107005
  • User Pedon ID: 1996LA107005
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1996LA107005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 96P0214
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 68292
  • Print Date: 2/17/2025

    • 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: 31.9244442
  • Std. Longitude: -91.3994446
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: Louisiana
  • County: LA107—Tensas
  • MLRA: 131—Southern Mississippi Valley Alluvium
  • Regional Office: 7—Auburn, AL
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: LA107—Tensas Parish, Louisiana
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 31091-H4—Gretna Green, Louisiana

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Guillory, Slabaugh
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, thermic Chromic Vertic Epiaqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Tensas
  • Classificaton Date - 4/6/2015
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Tensas
  • Taxonomic Class - Aeric Ochraqualfs
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/9/1996
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: river valley
  • Landform: parabolic dune
  • Anthropogenic Feature: leveled land
  • Slope Position: lower third
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: medium
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/9/1996 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 12b
  • 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
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    GOSSY

    Gossypium

    cotton

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    slickensides

    cambic horizon

    0—10

    10—75

    75—218

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    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

    —

    —

    11

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    1379

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    18.3

    21.1

    8.3

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    —

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    8163

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    Temp & Precip
    Ap—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) broken face clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; medium roots and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.1 medium low-continuity tubular and 0.1 fine low-continuity tubular pores; 1 percent medium irregular noncoherent cemented brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout; 1 percent fine threadlike noncoherent cemented gray (10YR 5/1) throughout; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P01709
    Bss1—10 to 28 centimeters (3.9 to 11.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) broken face clay; strong medium angular blocky structure; firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine roots between peds; 20 percent distinct grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, slickensides (pedogenic) throughout and 55 percent distinct grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, pressure faces throughout; 25 percent medium irregular noncoherent cemented yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout; 15 percent medium irregular noncoherent cemented gray (2.5Y 5/1) throughout; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P01710. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1130247; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1130248; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1130247; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1130248
    Bss2—28 to 49 centimeters (11.0 to 19.3 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) broken face clay; strong medium angular blocky structure; firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine roots between peds; 0.1 fine low-continuity tubular pores; 20 percent distinct grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, slickensides (pedogenic) throughout and 55 percent distinct grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, pressure faces throughout; 25 percent medium irregular noncoherent cemented brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P01711. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1130249; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1130250; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1130249; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1130250
    Bss3—49 to 75 centimeters (19.3 to 29.5 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) broken face clay; moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.1 fine roots throughout; 0.1 fine low-continuity tubular pores; 20 percent distinct grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, slickensides (pedogenic) throughout and 55 percent distinct grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, pressure faces throughout; 1 percent fine irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout and 25 percent medium irregular noncoherent cemented yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout; 15 percent medium irregular noncoherent cemented gray (10YR 5/1) throughout; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P01712. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1130251; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1130252; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1130251; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1130252
    Bw1—75 to 85 centimeters (29.5 to 33.5 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) broken face loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.1 medium low-continuity tubular pores; faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 15 percent medium irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout; 15 percent medium irregular noncoherent cemented grayish brown (10YR 5/2) throughout; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P01713. patchy - phpvsfiid 1130253; patchy - phpvsfiid 1130253
    Bw2—85 to 107 centimeters (33.5 to 42.1 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) broken face loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine low-continuity tubular pores; 15 percent medium irregular yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron throughout; 1 percent fine irregular gray (5Y 6/1) throughout; fragments; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P01714
    Bw3—107 to 143 centimeters (42.1 to 56.3 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) broken face fine sandy loam; massive; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 medium roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine low-continuity tubular pores; 25 percent medium irregular noncoherent cemented yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout; 1 percent fine irregular noncoherent cemented gray (10YR 6/1) throughout; fragments; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P01715
    Bw4—143 to 178 centimeters (56.3 to 70.1 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) broken face silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; medium roots and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine low-continuity tubular pores; 1 percent fine spherical weakly coherent cemented iron-manganese concretions throughout and 15 percent medium irregular noncoherent cemented yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout; 15 percent medium irregular noncoherent cemented grayish brown (10YR 5/2) throughout; fragments; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P01716
    Bw5—178 to 192 centimeters (70.1 to 75.6 inches); gray (5Y 5/1) broken face silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; medium roots and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine low-continuity tubular pores; 25 percent medium irregular noncoherent cemented yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) masses of oxidized iron throughout; 1 percent fine irregular noncoherent cemented greenish gray (5GY 6/1) throughout; fragments; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P01717
    Bw6—192 to 218 centimeters (75.6 to 85.8 inches); gray (5Y 5/1) broken face silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; medium roots and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine low-continuity tubular pores; 25 percent medium irregular noncoherent cemented yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout; 1 percent fine irregular noncoherent cemented greenish gray (5GY 6/1) throughout; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P01718
    BCss—218 to 225 centimeters (85.8 to 88.6 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) broken face clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.1 fine roots throughout; 0.1 fine low-continuity tubular pores; 20 percent distinct olive gray (5Y 5/2), moist, slickensides (pedogenic) throughout and 55 percent distinct olive gray (5Y 5/2), moist, pressure faces throughout; 25 percent medium irregular noncoherent cemented yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout; 15 percent medium irregular noncoherent cemented pinkish gray (5YR 6/2) throughout; fragments. Lab sample # 96P01719. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1130254; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1130255; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1130254; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1130255