IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Saragosa
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1978TX389003
  • User Pedon ID: 78TX389003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 79P0142
  • Print Date: 1/30/2025

    • 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: 31.3852787
  • Std. Longitude: -103.4775009
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: From E bound junction of I-20 and US285 south of Pecos 2.1 km S on 285 1 km W on dirt rd 15 meters in range.
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX389—Reeves

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, gypsic, thermic Typic Aquisalids
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Saragosa
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Saragosa
  • Classificaton Date - 1/1/1978
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 1/1/1978 (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 Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    salic horizon

    gypsic horizon

    calcic horizon

    0—28

    0—71

    0—127

    28—71

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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
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    1A1sa—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, brown (10YR 5/3) interior, moist; silt loam; 11 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1) medium distinct and 11 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) medium distinct and 11 percent very pale brown (10YR 8/4) medium distinct mottles; weak fine platy structure; soft, friable; 0.5 fine and medium roots; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 79P00695. few fine and medium roots; common medium distinct 10YR41 mottles; common medium distinct 10YR66 mottles; common medium distinct 10YR84 mottles
    1A12sa—5 to 28 centimeters (2.0 to 11.0 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, moist; loam; 11 percent brown (10YR 4/3) medium distinct and 11 percent very pale brown (10YR 8/3) medium distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, friable; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 5.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 1 percent salt masses; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P00696. few salt masses concentrations; few fine and medium roots; common medium distinct 10YR43 mottles; common medium distinct 10YR83 mottles
    1C1cssa—28 to 71 centimeters (11.0 to 28.0 inches); very pale brown (10YR 8/2) interior silt loam; 11 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) fine distinct and 11 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) fine distinct mottles; massive; slightly hard, friable; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 2.5 fine tubular pores; 1 percent salt masses; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P00697. Few old root channels filled with A12 soil material.; few salt masses concentrations; few fine and medium roots; common fine distinct 10YR64 mottles; common fine distinct 10YR66 mottles
    1C2cs—71 to 89 centimeters (28.0 to 35.0 inches); very pale brown (10YR 8/3) interior, very pale brown (10YR 7/4) interior, moist; silt loam; massive; hard, firm; 1 percent salt masses; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 79P00698. Few old root channels 1.3 cm wide filled with A12 material.; few salt masses concentrations
    1C3cs—89 to 127 centimeters (35.0 to 50.0 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/4) interior, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, moist; silt loam; 1 percent light olive gray (5Y 6/2) coarse distinct mottles; massive; very hard, firm; 1 percent salt masses; fragments. Lab sample # 79P00699. few salt masses concentrations; few coarse distinct 5Y62 mottles