IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Weatherford
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • Local Phase: loamy very fine sand
  • User Site ID: S1977TX143002
  • User Pedon ID: 77TX143002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 78P0390
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 45944
  • User Project ID: 2020-MLRA-001
  • Project Name: MLRA 84B - Paluxy Erosional Hillslopes, Central Part
  • Print Date: 12/11/2024

    • 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: 32.2858315
  • Std. Longitude: -98.2322235
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 7 Km N of the intersection of Hwys 2303 and 108 on Hwy 108. 1 Km E on co. rd .8 Km S in cultivated field
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX143—Erath
  • MLRA: 84B—West Cross Timbers
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: TX143—Erath County, Texas
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 32098-C2—Knob Hill, Texas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: LWilding CStahnke JMoore LDreese GLane ERivers
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, siliceous, superactive, thermic Ultic Haplustalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Weatherford
  • PSC - 33 to 83 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 10/28/2014
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Windthorst
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, mixed, thermic Udic Paleustalf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1977
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Moisture SUBClass - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 1


    • SITE

  • Landscape: hills
  • Landform: ridge
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: head slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Shape Across: concave
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1977 (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 Restrictions
    Kind Hardness Restriction Depth L-H Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    bedrock, paralithic

    weakly coherent

    157 - 264

    - 107 -

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

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    paralithic contact

    0—33

    33—157

    157—264

    —33—

    —124—

    —107—
    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

    3.3

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    422.2

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    270

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    Ap—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior, moist; loamy very fine sand; massive; very friable; 5.5 roots; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 78P02127. Some roots overburdened from upslope positions; many roots
    A—23 to 28 centimeters (9.1 to 11.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, moist; loamy fine sand; massive; very friable; 2.5 roots; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 78P02128. common roots
    E—28 to 33 centimeters (11.0 to 13.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; massive; very friable; 2.5 roots; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 78P02129. common roots
    Bt1—33 to 41 centimeters (13.0 to 16.1 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) interior, dark red (2.5YR 3/6) interior, moist; very fine sandy loam; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; very firm; 2.5 roots; clay films on vertical faces of peds and clay films on horizontal faces of peds; 1 percent worm casts; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 78P02130. A2 materials in burrows. Pores plugged and sand grains bridged with clay; few worm casts concentrations; common roots; continuous - phpvsfiid 1156047; continuous - phpvsfiid 1156048; continuous - phpvsfiid 1156047; continuous - phpvsfiid 1156048
    Bt2—41 to 64 centimeters (16.1 to 25.2 inches); red (2.5YR 5/6) interior, red (2.5YR 4/6) interior, moist; sandy clay loam; moderate coarse subangular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 2.5 roots; dark red (2.5YR 3/6) coats on faces of peds and 37 percent clay films on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent worm casts; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 78P02131. Pores inside peds plugged with clay coatings; few iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few worm casts concentrations; common clay films surface features on vertical faces of peds; common roots; continuous - phpvsfiid 1156050; continuous - phpvsfiid 1156050
    Bt3—64 to 79 centimeters (25.2 to 31.1 inches); red (2.5YR 5/8) interior, red (2.5YR 4/8) interior, moist; sandy clay loam; weak coarse prismatic, and weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 roots; red (2.5YR 4/6) coats on faces of peds and 37 percent clay films on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent worm casts; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 78P02132. few worm casts concentrations; few iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common clay films surface features on vertical faces of peds; few roots; patchy - phpvsfiid 1156052; patchy - phpvsfiid 1156052
    BCt1—79 to 99 centimeters (31.1 to 39.0 inches); reddish yellow (5YR 6/6) interior, yellowish red (5YR 5/6) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky, and weak coarse prismatic structure; firm; 0.5 roots; clay films on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent worm casts; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 78P02133. Thin reasonably continous coats of bleached sand grains occurring on the clay films. Dark stains along root channels; few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few worm casts concentrations; few roots; patchy - phpvsfiid 1156053; patchy - phpvsfiid 1156053
    BCt2—99 to 122 centimeters (39.0 to 48.0 inches); reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) interior, strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior, moist; sandy clay loam; 1 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) faint mottles; weak coarse prismatic, and weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 roots; clay films on vertical faces of peds and clay films on horizontal faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent worm casts; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 78P02134. Some bleached sand grains on both vertical and horizontal clay film surfaces but occurring primarily on hor surfaces; few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few worm casts concentrations; few roots; few faint 7.5YR68 mottles
    2BCt3—122 to 140 centimeters (48.0 to 55.1 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, moist; sandy clay; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) distinct mottles; moderate fine and medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 roots; clay films on vertical faces of peds and clay films on horizontal faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 78P02135. Prism surfaces quite planar. Roots restricted to prism surfaces; few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few roots; common distinct 7.5YR58 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 1156056; continuous - phpvsfiid 1156057; continuous - phpvsfiid 1156056; continuous - phpvsfiid 1156057
    2BCt4—140 to 157 centimeters (55.1 to 61.8 inches); pink (7.5YR 7/4) interior, light brown (7.5YR 6/4) interior, moist; sandy clay loam; massive; 2.5 tubular pores; clay films; fragments; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 78P02136. 50 perct of hor composed of 7.5YR 68 and 2.5YR 48 sandstone. Ver frac planes in sandstone spaced 1 to 2 in apart. Mat in the frac planes sim in most respects to 2B33t hor. Root channels nearly plugged by clay fims
    3Cr1—157 to 188 centimeters (61.8 to 74.0 inches); loamy fine sand; pale brown (10YR 6/3) and 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) mottles; 0.5 roots; fragments. Lab sample # 78P02137. Clay films restricted to limited rt channels penetrating sandstone. Krotovinas are spaced 4 to 6 in apart. Gray reduced mat occur between the vertical frac planes. The Cr was sampled without the B3t materials; few roots; very few to few 7.5YR56 mottles
    3Cr2—188 to 213 centimeters (74.0 to 83.9 inches);, light gray (10YR 7/2) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior, moist; fine sand; fragments. Lab sample # 78P02138
    3Cr3—213 to 229 centimeters (83.9 to 90.2 inches);, light gray (10YR 7/2) interior, moist; fine sand; fragments. Lab sample # 78P02139
    3Cr4—229 to 264 centimeters (90.2 to 103.9 inches);, very pale brown (10YR 8/2) interior and pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, moist; fine sand; fragments. Lab sample # 78P02140. Materials having the latter colors signif. more clayey than the former. Lower Cr4 seems softer than the brighter colored ssndstone at shallower depths