IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Willacy
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1983TX215001
  • User Pedon ID: 83TX215001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 84P0233
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 53927
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 26.3105564
  • Std. Longitude: -97.9124985
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 1.3 mi N on F.R. 491 from intersection with TX107 at LaVilla, TX, the 100 feet W in field.
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX215—Hidalgo

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: C. L. Girdner and J. L. Jacobs
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, hyperthermic Typic Argiustolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Willacy
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Willacy
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, hyperthermic Udic Argiustoll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1983
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Moisture SUBClass - udic
  • 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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    1Ap1—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P01215. few fine roots
    1Ap2—15 to 28 centimeters (5.9 to 11.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P01216. few fine roots
    1Bt1—28 to 43 centimeters (11.0 to 16.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; sandy clay loam; weak coarse prismatic, and weak subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P01217. Few horizontal lenses of bleached fine sandy loam.; few fine roots
    1Bt2—43 to 64 centimeters (16.9 to 25.2 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, moist; sandy clay loam; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; 0.5 fine roots; 1 percent worm casts; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P01218. Evident clay films of faces of peds.; few worm casts concentrations; few fine roots
    1Bt3—64 to 91 centimeters (25.2 to 35.8 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; sandy clay loam; weak coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; 0.5 fine roots; 1 percent worm casts; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P01219. Evident clay film on faces of peds.; few worm casts concentrations; few fine roots
    1Bk1—91 to 119 centimeters (35.8 to 46.9 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, brown (10YR 5/3) interior, moist; sandy clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 15 percent clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent lime masses; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P01220. Many films and threads of lime. Few streaks of darker materials.; few soft masses of lime concentrations; few clay films surface features on faces of peds
    1Bk2—119 to 147 centimeters (46.9 to 57.9 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, brown (10YR 5/3) interior, moist; sandy clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 15 percent clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent lime masses; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P01221. Common films and threads of lime.; common soft masses of lime concentrations; few clay films surface features on faces of peds
    1Bk3—147 to 188 centimeters (57.9 to 74.0 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, moist; sandy clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 15 percent clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent carbonate concretions and 11 percent lime masses; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 84P01222. common lime concretions concentrations; common soft masses of lime concentrations; few clay films surface features on faces of peds