IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Elrose
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 83TX459001
  • User Pedon ID: 83TX459001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Print Date: 12/6/2025

    • 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: 32.6795101
  • Std. Longitude: -95.1014760
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: From the intersection of Farm Road 1795 and Latch Store, west of Gilmer: 2.6 miles west on Farm Road 1795, 0.1 mile south on private road, 400 feet east of road in forest.
  • Map Unit: ErC—Elrose fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX459—Upshur
  • MLRA: 133B—Western Coastal Plain
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: TX608—Upshur and Gregg Counties, Texas
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 32095-F1—Pritchett, Texas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Thomas Galloway, Gaylon Lane, Kirthell Roberts, Jesse R. Thomas, Jr.
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Typic Paleudalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: TUD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: soil survey inventory
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Elrose
  • PSC - 20 to 70 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/26/2014
  • Classifier - Ricky Lambert
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Elrose
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Typic Paleudalfs
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 20 to 70 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/26/2013
  • Classifier - Thomas Galloway
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - typic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 3


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: fine-loamy fluviomarine deposits
  • Landscape: coastal plain
  • Landform: interfluve
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: shoulder
  • Slope Position: middle third
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Geology: Queen City Sand formation of the Claiborne Group group.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 2/26/2013 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - intermixed conifers and hardwoods
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—20

    20—203

    —20—

    —183—
    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

    7.1

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    145.1

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    Ap—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine sandy loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; many (10.0) fine roots throughout; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded very strongly coherent cemented 20-30-50 millimeter ironstone nodules fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, pH meter; clear wavy boundary.
    E—10 to 20 centimeters (3.9 to 7.9 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; many (10.0) fine roots throughout; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded very strongly coherent cemented 20-30-50 millimeter ironstone nodules fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, pH meter; clear wavy boundary.
    Bt1—20 to 53 centimeters (7.9 to 20.9 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) sandy clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; common (3.0) fine roots between peds; 10 percent distinct red (2.5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary.
    Bt2—53 to 107 centimeters (20.9 to 42.1 inches); variegated red (2.5YR 4/6) sandy clay loam; 2 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium distinct irregular mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; few (1.0) fine roots between peds; 10 percent distinct red (2.5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary.
    Bt3—107 to 173 centimeters (42.1 to 68.1 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 1 percent faint pink (7.5YR 7/3), moist, sand coats on all faces of peds and 5 percent faint red (2.5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular moderately coherent cemented 5-10-20 millimeter sandstone, glauconitic fragments and 7 percent by volume nonflat rounded very strongly coherent cemented 2-3-5 millimeter ironstone nodules fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary.
    Bt4—173 to 203 centimeters (68.1 to 79.9 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; few (0.5) fine roots between peds; 5 percent faint red (2.5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 10 percent distinct pink (7.5YR 7/3), moist, sand coats on all faces of peds; 1 percent by volume flat angular very strongly coherent cemented 2-3-5 millimeter ironstone nodules fragments and 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular moderately coherent cemented 5-10-20 millimeter sandstone, glauconitic fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, pH meter.