IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Orelia
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1956TX409001
  • User Pedon ID: 56TX409001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A4434
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 40587
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024
  • 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: 28.0505562
  • Std. Longitude: -97.6422195
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 8.25 mi. W of Sinton on FM rd 894; 120 feet S of rd. in cultivated field on Lee Herman fm.
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX409—San Patricio
  • PEDON

  • Describers Name: H. Oakes
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, hyperthermic Typic Ochraqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Orelia
  • Classificaton Date - 7/30/2008
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Orelia
  • Classificaton Date - 11/1/1956
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


  • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no
  • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/1/1956 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
  • Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 1
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID Data Collector Total Clay CaCO3 Clay Total Silt Fine Silt Co. Silt Total Sand Total Sand Method VC Sand Co. Sand Med. Sand Fine Sand VF Sand VF Sand Method Texture Class - Field Lab Rubbed Fiber Unrubbed Fiber pH H2O
    cm cm % % % % % % % % % % % % %

    1A p

    1B 21t

    1B 22t

    1B 23t

    1B 31ca

    1B 32ca

    1C 1ca

    1C 2ca

    0

    18

    30

    43

    58

    76

    97

    127

    18

    30

    43

    58

    76

    97

    127

    168

    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 2
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID pH CaCl2 pH NaF pH Ox Delta pH LL PL PI Atter. Samp. Cond. COLE Pot. Acidity Ca + Mg - Meh 2 K Ca + Mg - Sat. Paste KCl Extract. Acidity Base Sat. - Meh 2 CEC-7 CEC-8.2
    cm cm % % % cm/cm meq/100g cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg mmol(+)/l cmol(+)/kg % cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg

    1A p

    1B 21t

    1B 22t

    1B 23t

    1B 31ca

    1B 32ca

    1C 1ca

    1C 2ca

    0

    18

    30

    43

    58

    76

    97

    127

    18

    30

    43

    58

    76

    97

    127

    168

    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 3
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID ECEC Phosphate P NO3-N EC EC Method EC 1:5 by volume CaCO3 Equiv. Equiv. Gypsum Na SAR Gypsum Req. Humic Color Fulvic Color Humic + Fulvic Color Al PI Pyro. Hue PyrO. Value Pyro. Chroma
    cm cm cmol(+)/kg mg/kg mg/kg dS/m dS/m % % mmol(+)/l % L-pcu/g L-pcu/g L-pcu/g %

    1A p

    1B 21t

    1B 22t

    1B 23t

    1B 31ca

    1B 32ca

    1C 1ca

    1C 2ca

    0

    18

    30

    43

    58

    76

    97

    127

    18

    30

    43

    58

    76

    97

    127

    168

    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

    0

    1A p—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior, very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior, dry; fine sandy loam; very hard, friable; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A33913. light gray weak platy surface crust 3 to 5mm thick; below this for 1/2" the soil is a mass of weak medium & fine very hard granules when moist, massive when dry; weak granular below when moist.
    1B 21t—18 to 30 centimeters (7.1 to 11.8 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior, very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior, dry; sandy clay loam; weak medium blocky, and moderate medium blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; 0.5 fine tubular pores; faint clay films; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A33914. patchy - phpvsfiid 1163953; patchy - phpvsfiid 1163953
    1B 22t—30 to 43 centimeters (11.8 to 16.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior, very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior, dry; sandy clay loam; moderate medium blocky structure; extremely hard, firm, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine tubular pores; faint clay films; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A33915. noncalcareous by field test; patchy - phpvsfiid 1163954; patchy - phpvsfiid 1163954
    1B 23t—43 to 58 centimeters (16.9 to 22.8 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior, dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior, dry; sandy clay loam; moderate medium and coarse blocky structure; extremely hard, firm; 0.5 fine roots between peds and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 15 percent faint clay films; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A33916. few clay films surface features; few fine roots throughout; few fine roots between peds; patchy - phpvsfiid 1163955; patchy - phpvsfiid 1163955
    1B 31ca—58 to 76 centimeters (22.8 to 29.9 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior, gray (10YR 5/1) interior, dry; sandy clay loam; weak blocky structure; very hard, firm; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A33917. no apparent clay skins; contains a estimated 5% by volume of soft and hard concretions of CaCO3 ranging up to 10mm in diameter.
    1B 32ca—76 to 97 centimeters (29.9 to 38.2 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) interior, gray (10YR 5/1) interior, dry; sandy clay loam; weak blocky structure; hard, firm; 2.5 fine pores; 15 percent faint clay films; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A33918. noncalcareous; contains an estimated 2 to 3% by volume of small soft & hard lumps of CaCO3 mostly less than 5mm in diameter; few clay films surface features; patchy - phpvsfiid 1163956; patchy - phpvsfiid 1163956
    1C 1ca—97 to 127 centimeters (38.2 to 50.0 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior, light gray (2.5Y 7/2) interior, dry; sandy clay loam; slightly hard, friable; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A33919. noncalcareous; few small soft lumps and hard concretions of CaCO3
    1C 2ca—127 to 168 centimeters (50.0 to 66.1 inches);, light gray (2.5Y 7/2) interior, dry; sandy clay loam; friable; fragments. Lab sample # 40A33920. noncalcareous (pH 8.0 by field test); This material continues to a depth of 7' or more.