IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Harlingen
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1983TX061002
  • User Pedon ID: 83TX061002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 84P0232
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 53926
  • Print Date: 11/22/2024

    • 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: 26.1133327
  • Std. Longitude: -97.5216675
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 1.5 mi N on F.R. 1479 from Rangerville, TX, then 0.7 mi E on County Rd., then 150 feet N in field.
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX061—Cameron

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: C. L. Girdner and J. L. Jacobs
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Very-fine, smectitic, hyperthermic Entic Chromusterts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Harlingen
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Harlingen
  • Taxonomic Class - Very-fine, montmorillonitic, hyperthermic Entic Ch
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1983
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1983 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - row crop
  • 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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    1Ap—0 to 25 centimeters (0.0 to 9.8 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, dry; clay; moderate very fine granular structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 fine roots between peds; 37 percent pressure faces; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P01209. common pressure faces surface features; common fine roots between peds
    1A—25 to 38 centimeters (9.8 to 15.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, dry; clay; moderate very fine angular blocky, and moderate medium blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 37 percent pressure faces and 37 percent slickensides (pedogenic); fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P01210. Few fine snail shell fragments.; common pressure faces surface features; common intersecting slickensides surface features; few fine roots
    1Bw1—38 to 71 centimeters (15.0 to 28.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/2) interior, brown (7.5YR 5/2) interior, dry; clay; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine faint mottles; moderate fine angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 55 percent slickensides (pedogenic); 1 percent lime masses; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P01211. Few fine snail shell fragments.; few soft masses of lime concentrations; many intersecting slickensides surface features; few fine roots; few fine faint 7.5YR56 mottles
    1Bw2—71 to 112 centimeters (28.0 to 44.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/2) interior, brown (7.5YR 5/2) interior, dry; clay; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine faint mottles; moderate fine angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 55 percent slickensides (pedogenic); 1 percent gypsum masses; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P01212. few masses of gypsum concentrations; many intersecting slickensides surface features; few fine roots; few fine faint 7.5YR56 mottles
    1Bkyz1—112 to 147 centimeters (44.1 to 57.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/2) interior, brown (7.5YR 5/2) interior, dry; clay; 1 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) faint mottles; moderate fine angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 55 percent slickensides (pedogenic); 11 percent gypsum masses and 11 percent carbonate concretions; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # 84P01213. common masses of gypsum concentrations; common lime concretions concentrations; many intersecting slickensides surface features; few fine roots; few faint 10YR52 mottles
    1Bkyz2—147 to 183 centimeters (57.9 to 72.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/2) interior, brown (7.5YR 5/2) interior, dry; clay; 1 percent gray (10YR 5/1) faint mottles; weak fine angular blocky structure; 11 percent medium gypsum masses and 11 percent medium salt masses; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 84P01214. common medium masses of gypsum concentrations; common medium salt masses concentrations; few faint 10YR51 mottles