IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Crowley
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1982LA055001
  • User Pedon ID: 82LA055001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 83P0153
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 52395
  • Print Date: 2/17/2025

    • 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: 30.2055550
  • Std. Longitude: -92.2358322
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 10S
  • Range: 2E
  • Section: 37
  • Location Description: 4 mi SW of Duson, 1/2 mi E of Bayou Queue de Tortue, 1/3 mi S of Hwy 720, 20 steps E of N-S fence line.
  • State: Louisiana
  • County: LA055—Lafayette
  • Regional Office: 7—Auburn, AL

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J. Dreiessen, R. Libersat and K. Murphy
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, thermic Typic Albaqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Crowley
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Crowley
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic, thermic Typic Albaqualf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 11/1/1982
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/1/1982 (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
    • 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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    1Ap1—0 to 11 centimeters (0.0 to 4.3 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior silt loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 5.5 fine roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P00687. many fine roots
    1Ap2—11 to 22 centimeters (4.3 to 8.7 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior silt loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine distinct mottles; massive; firm; 5.5 fine roots; 2.5 fine tubular pores; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P00688. few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; many fine roots; few fine distinct 10YR58 mottles
    1E—22 to 34 centimeters (8.7 to 13.4 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior silt loam; massive; friable; 2.5 fine roots; 2.5 fine tubular pores; 30 percent fine and medium iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P00689. many fine and medium iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common fine roots
    1Bt1—34 to 63 centimeters (13.4 to 24.8 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior silty clay; 30 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) medium prominent mottles; moderate medium blocky, and moderate fine blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 fine roots; 2.5 fine tubular pores; prominent , moist, clay films and faint , moist, coats on faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P00690. few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few fine roots; many medium prominent 2.5YR48 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 215725; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 215726; continuous - phpvsfiid 215725; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 215726
    1Bt2—63 to 87 centimeters (24.8 to 34.3 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) medium prominent and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 fine roots; 5.5 fine tubular pores; prominent , moist, clay films and faint , moist, coats on faces of peds; 30 percent medium iron-manganese concretions; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 83P00691. many medium iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few fine roots; common medium prominent 2.5YR48 mottles; common medium distinct 10YR58 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 215727; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 215728; continuous - phpvsfiid 215727; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 215728
    1Btg1—87 to 120 centimeters (34.3 to 47.2 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) interior silty clay; 1 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) fine prominent and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium distinct mottles; weak coarse prismatic, and moderate coarse blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 fine roots; faint , moist, clay films and faint , moist, coats; 30 percent medium iron-manganese concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 83P00692. Seams of dark gray silt loam 3-8 cm wide extend to base of horizon and make up about 12% of the volume.; many medium iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few fine roots; common medium distinct 10YR58 mottles; few fine prominent 5YR46 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 215730; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 215729; patchy - phpvsfiid 215730; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 215729
    1Btg2—120 to 168 centimeters (47.2 to 66.1 inches); gray (5Y 6/1) interior clay; 1 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) fine prominent and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium prominent mottles; weak coarse prismatic, and weak coarse blocky structure; very firm; faint , moist, clay films; 1 percent medium iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 83P00693. Seams of dark gay silt loam 3-8 cm wide extend to base of horizon and make up about 20% of the volume.; few medium iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common medium prominent 10YR58 mottles; few fine prominent 5YR46 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 215731; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 215731
    1Btg3—168 to 200 centimeters (66.1 to 78.7 inches); light gray (5Y 7/1) interior and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) interior clay; massive; very firm; 37 percent , moist, slickensides (pedogenic); 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 83P00694. Seams of dark gray silt loam 3-8 cm wide extend to base of horizon and make up about 10% of the volume.; few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common intersecting slickensides surface features