IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Hidalgo
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1983TX215003
  • User Pedon ID: 83TX215003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 84P0235
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 53929
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • 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: 26.1958332
  • Std. Longitude: -98.0672226
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 1.6 mi Won frontage Rd. from intersection with F.R. 493 in Domma, TX, 0.8 mi N on Hutto Rd. 300 feet W in field.
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX215—Hidalgo

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J. L. Jacobs and C. L. Girdner
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, active, hyperthermic Typic Calciustolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Hidalgo
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Hidalgo
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, hyperthermic Typic Calciustolls
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1983
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 1
  • QA Status: level 1


    • 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
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    calcic horizon

    0—41

    69—178

    —41—

    —109—
    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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

    1

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    27

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    Ap—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; sandy clay loam; weak fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable; 2.5 fine roots; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P1230. Few snail shell fragments.; common fine roots
    A—13 to 41 centimeters (5.1 to 16.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; sandy clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; 2.5 fine roots; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P1231. Few snail shell fragments.; common fine roots
    Bk1—41 to 69 centimeters (16.1 to 27.2 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, moist; clay loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; 0.5 fine roots; 30 percent threadlike lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P1232. Common snail whell fragments. Few dark grayish brown krotovinas.; many soft masses of lime concentrations; few fine roots
    Bk2—69 to 94 centimeters (27.2 to 37.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, moist; clay loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; 0.5 fine roots; 30 percent threadlike carbonate concretions; fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P1233. Few snail shell fragments.; many lime concretions concentrations; few fine roots
    Bk3—94 to 140 centimeters (37.0 to 55.1 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, brown (10YR 5/3) interior, moist; clay loam; 1 percent gray (10YR 5/1) distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 1 percent carbonate concretions and 11 percent fine and medium lime masses; fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P1234. common fine and medium soft masses of lime concentrations; few lime concretions concentrations; few distinct 10YR51 mottles
    Bk4—140 to 178 centimeters (55.1 to 70.1 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, brown (10YR 5/3) interior, moist; clay; 1 percent gray (10YR 5/1) faint and 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) faint mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 1 percent carbonate concretions and 11 percent medium lime masses; fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P1235. common medium soft masses of lime concentrations; few lime concretions concentrations; few faint 10YR51 mottles; few faint 10YR56 mottles
    BCk—178 to 208 centimeters (70.1 to 81.9 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/4) interior, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, moist; clay loam; 1 percent dark brown (10YR 3/3) faint mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 1 percent lime masses; fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 84P1236. few soft masses of lime concentrations; few faint 10YR33 mottles