IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Rydolph
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1978TX469003
  • User Pedon ID: 78TX469003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 79P0037
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 46221
  • Print Date: 11/12/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: From junction of Loop 175 & US77 SW of Victoria 18.1 km S of 77 to FR 445 1.9 km S 2.1 km E on gravel rd 15 meters N
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX469—Victoria

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, active, calcareous, hyperthermic Aeric Fluvaquents
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Rydolph
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 3/17/2015
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - aeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Rydolph
  • Classificaton Date - 11/1/1978
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 1


    • SITE

  • Landscape: river valley
  • Landform: flood plain
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/1/1978 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Setting and Climate
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    A—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior, dry; silty clay loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 5.5 fine and medium roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 79P00188. Fine and medium root are in upper 10 cm and fine and very fine roots are in lower 13 cm. Few snail shell fragments.; many fine and medium roots; common very fine and fine roots
    C1—23 to 81 centimeters (9.1 to 31.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, light gray (10YR 7/2) interior, dry; loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine faint mottles; massive; very hard, very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 79P00189. Many thin disontinuous strata of light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) very fine aand silt. Few snail shells.; common very fine and fine roots; few fine faint 10YR56 mottles
    C2—81 to 122 centimeters (31.9 to 48.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, light gray (10YR 7/2) interior, dry; silty clay loam; massive; very hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 79P00190. Few thin discontinuous strata of very pale brown (10YR 8/3) very fine sand and silt. Few snail shells.; common very fine and fine roots
    C3—122 to 150 centimeters (48.0 to 59.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, very pale brown (10YR 7/3) interior, dry; silt loam; 1 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) fine distinct and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine faint mottles; massive; very hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 79P00191. Few thin discontinuous strata of grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silt loam and very fine sand. Few snail shells.; few fine roots; common fine faint 10YR56 mottles; few fine distinct 5YR56 mottles
    C4—150 to 180 centimeters (59.1 to 70.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, light gray (10YR 7/2) interior, dry; silty clay loam; 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine faint mottles; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 2.5 medium tubular pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 79P00192. Few thin discontinuous strata of grayish brown (10YR 5/2) ty clay loam. Common snail shells.; few fine roots; many fine faint 10YR56 mottles
    C5—180 to 203 centimeters (70.9 to 79.9 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) interior, light gray (10YR 7/1) interior, dry; loam; massive; very hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 79P00193. Few snail shells.