IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Livia
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1970TX057026
  • User Pedon ID: 70TX057026
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A4430
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 40583
  • 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: 28.5366669
  • Std. Longitude: -96.5597229
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 456 feet SE of fence & 480 feet NE of fence is overgrazed native range.
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX057—Calhoun

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Irvin C. Mowery
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, hyperthermic Typic Natraqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 26
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Livia
  • Classificaton Date - 7/30/2008
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Livia
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/1970
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 3
  • QA Status: level 3


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 2/1/1970 (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
    • 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
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    A—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior, dry; loam; structureless massive; hard, friable, slightly sticky; 5.5 fine roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A33886. many fine roots
    Btng1—13 to 33 centimeters (5.1 to 13.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, dry; clay loam; strong medium blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky; 5.5 fine roots; clay films; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A33887. many fine roots; continuous - phpvsfiid 1319175; continuous - phpvsfiid 1319175
    Btng2—33 to 66 centimeters (13.0 to 26.0 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior, dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior, dry; clay loam; strong medium and coarse blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky; 2.5 fine roots; clay films; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A33888. occasional coarse (1") CaCO3 concretions;saline; common fine roots; continuous - phpvsfiid 1319176; continuous - phpvsfiid 1319176
    Btng3—66 to 117 centimeters (26.0 to 46.1 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior, gray (10YR 5/1) interior, dry; clay; moderate coarse blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky; 0.5 fine roots; clay films; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A33889. occasional slickenside in lower part; 5% coarse 3/4" & very fine 1/16" CaCO3 concretions; saline; few fine roots; continuous - phpvsfiid 1319177; continuous - phpvsfiid 1319177
    Btng4—117 to 152 centimeters (46.1 to 59.8 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) interior, gray (10YR 6/1) interior, dry; clay; moderate fine angular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky; clay films; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A33890. no roots observed; 7% very fine 1/32 & 1/8" CaCO3 concretions; occasional Fe-Mn concretions; saline; continuous - phpvsfiid 1319178; continuous - phpvsfiid 1319178
    Btkng1—152 to 191 centimeters (59.8 to 75.2 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) interior, gray (10YR 6/1) interior, dry; clay; 1 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) fine faint and 11 percent very pale brown (10YR 7/3) fine faint mottles; moderate fine angular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky; clay films; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A33891. 1% small soft lumps & concretions of CACO3; few Fe-Mn concretions; saline; common fine faint 10YR73 mottles; few fine faint 10YR66 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 1319179; patchy - phpvsfiid 1319179
    Btkng2—191 to 241 centimeters (75.2 to 94.9 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) interior, yellow (10YR 7/6) interior, dry; clay; 1 percent yellow (10YR 7/8) medium faint and 11 percent light gray (10YR 7/1) medium faint mottles; strong angular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A33892. distinct intersecting slickensides; shiney ped surfaces; seams of dark material fill a few old cracks; occasional CaCO3 concretions; occasional Fe-Mn concretions; saline; few medium faint 10YR78 mottles; common medium faint 10YR71 mottles
    Btkng3—241 to 292 centimeters (94.9 to 115.0 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2) interior, very pale brown (10YR 8/2) interior, dry; clay; 11 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) fine distinct mottles; strong angular blocky structure; hard, firm, very sticky; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 40A33893. shiny faces of peds; saline; common fine distinct 10YR64 mottles