IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Portia
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
2014AR075004
User Pedon ID:
2014AR075004
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
yes
Lab Source ID -
UARK
Lab Pedon # -
72LW02
Print Date:
11/13/2024
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:
35.9451750
Std. Longitude:
-91.3384972
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
T15N
Range:
R3W
Section:
18
PLSS Details:
1485 feet S and 140 feet W of the NE corner
Location Description:
1485 feet south and 140 feet west of the NE corner, Sec. 18, T15N, R3W
Map Unit:
PoD—Portia fine sandy loam, 8 to 12 percent slopes
State:
Arkansas
County:
AR075—Lawrence
MLRA:
116A—Ozark Highland
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
AR075—Lawrence County, Arkansas
7.5 Minute USGS Quad:
35091-H3—Strawberry, Arkansas
PEDON
Describers Name:
J.R. Perkins
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine-loamy, siliceous, mesic Typic Hapludalfs
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Type:
taxadjunct to the series
Pedon Purpose:
laboratory sampling site
Pedon Record Orgin:
NASIS
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Portia
PSC -
20 to 70 cm.
Classificaton Date -
12/23/2013
Classifier -
J.R. Perkins
Soil Taxonomic Edition -
eleventh edition
Moisture Class -
udic
Moisture Subclass -
udic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Portia
Taxonomic Class -
Fine-loamy, siliceous, mesic Typic Hapludalfs
Taxon Kind -
series
PSC -
20 to 70 cm.
Classificaton Date -
12/23/2013
Classifier -
J.R. Perkins
Soil Taxonomic Edition -
eleventh edition
Moisture Class -
udic
Moisture SUBClass -
udic
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
Certification Status:
certified
SITE
Parent Material:
loamy residuum weathered from limestone and sandstone
Landscape:
hills
Landform:
interfluve
Geomorphic Component Hills:
side slope
Hill Slope Profile:
backslope
Slope Position:
lower third
Slope Complexity:
simple
Slope Shape Across:
linear
Slope Shape Down:
linear
Drainage Class:
well
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
7/25/2014 (entry creation date)
Data Collector:
J.R. Perkins
Surface Cover Properties:
Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 -
grass/herbaceous cover
Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 -
pastureland, tame
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Drained? -
no
Bedded Soil? -
no
Forest Plantation? -
no
Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind
Feature Depth L-H
Feature Thickness L-RV-H
cm
ochric epipedon
argillic horizon
0—20
20—183
—20—
—163—
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
10
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99
—
280
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Ap—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) fine sandy loam; 69 percent sand; 30 percent silt; 1 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; common (3.0) fine roots; few (0.5) medium tubular pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, pH meter; clear smooth boundary.
BE—10 to 20 centimeters (3.9 to 7.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine sandy loam; 66 percent sand; 30 percent silt; 4 percent clay; 1 percent N 2/1 (N 2/1) fine mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common (1.0) medium roots and common (1.0) fine roots; few (0.5) medium tubular pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary.
Bt1—20 to 51 centimeters (7.9 to 20.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) sandy clay loam; 48 percent sand; 21 percent silt; 31 percent clay; 1 percent N 2/1 (N 2/1) fine mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; few (0.5) medium roots and few (0.5) fine roots; few (0.5) medium tubular and few (0.5) pores; 10 percent distinct clay films on surfaces along pores and 20 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent by volume nonflat rounded indurated 2-30-75 millimeter chert fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, pH meter; gradual smooth boundary. continuous - phpvsfiid 1187840; continuous - phpvsfiid 1187842; continuous - phpvsfiid 1187840; continuous - phpvsfiid 1187842
Bt2—51 to 64 centimeters (20.1 to 25.2 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) sandy clay; 54 percent sand; 4 percent silt; 42 percent clay; 5 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium distinct and 5 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) medium prominent and 6 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) coarse prominent and 6 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) coarse distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; few (0.5) medium roots and few (0.5) fine roots; few (0.5) medium tubular and common (3.0) pores; 30 percent distinct yellowish red (5YR 5/8), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. continuous - phpvsfiid 1187841; continuous - phpvsfiid 1187841
Bt3—64 to 91 centimeters (25.2 to 35.8 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) sandy clay loam; 64 percent sand; 3 percent silt; 33 percent clay; 11 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) coarse prominent mottles; moderate coarse angular blocky parts to weak medium angular blocky structure; firm; few (0.5) fine roots; few (0.5) medium tubular and few (0.5) pores; 5 percent clay bridges between sand grains and 5 percent sand coats on vertical faces of peds and 30 percent clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent by volume nonflat rounded indurated 5-30-75 millimeter chert fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. continuous - phpvsfiid 1187837; continuous - phpvsfiid 1187837
Bt4—91 to 183 centimeters (35.8 to 72.0 inches); red (2.5YR 4/8) sandy loam; 83 percent sand; 3 percent silt; 14 percent clay; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium prominent mottles; moderate coarse angular blocky parts to weak medium angular blocky structure; firm; few (0.5) roots between peds; few (0.5) pores; 5 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist, clay bridges between sand grains and 5 percent sand coats on vertical faces of peds and 30 percent clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, pH meter. continuous - phpvsfiid 1187835; continuous - phpvsfiid 1187835