IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Owens
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984TX429003
  • User Pedon ID: 84TX429003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 84P0776
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 55019
  • Print Date: 4/29/2025

    • 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: 32.9261093
  • Std. Longitude: -99.0336075
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Stephens County, TX. 14.7 mi N on US 183 from its intersection with US 180, 1.5 mi W, 69 meters N of County Road.
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX429—Stephens
  • MLRA: 80B—Texas North-Central Prairies

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Tom Cyprian and Clyde Lowther
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, active, thermic Typic Ustochrepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Owens
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Owens
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, mixed, thermic Typic Ustochrept
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1984
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1984 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - rangeland, grassland
  • 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

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    0—12

    12—63

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    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

    12

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    363

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    1A1—0 to 4 centimeters (0.0 to 1.6 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; stony clay; weak platy, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 2.5 fine roots; 2.5 fine tubular pores; 11 percent carbonate concretions; 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter ironstone nodules fragments and 4 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter limestone, unspecified fragments and 4 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04334. common carbonate concretions concentrations; common fine roots; effervescence is continuous
    1A2—4 to 12 centimeters (1.6 to 4.7 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, brown (10YR 5/3) interior, dry; clay; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 2.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 11 percent carbonate concretions; 1 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 1 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter ironstone nodules fragments and 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter limestone, unspecified fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P04335. common carbonate concretions concentrations; common fine roots; effervescence is continuous
    1Bw1—12 to 27 centimeters (4.7 to 10.6 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, very pale brown (10YR 7/4) interior, dry; clay; 11 percent light reddish brown (2.5YR 6/4) medium distinct and 11 percent reddish brown (2.5YR 5/4) medium distinct mottles; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 2.5 fine roots; 2.5 fine tubular pores; 15 percent slickensides (pedogenic); 1 percent worm casts and 11 percent carbonate concretions; 1 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter limestone, unspecified fragments and 1 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 1 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter ironstone nodules fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P04336. few worm casts concentrations; common carbonate concretions concentrations; few intersecting slickensides surface features; common fine roots; common medium distinct 2.5YR64 mottles; common medium distinct 2.5YR54 mottles; effervescence is continuous; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 217620; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 217620
    1Bw2—27 to 44 centimeters (10.6 to 17.3 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior, light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) interior, dry; clay; 11 percent light red (2.5YR 6/6) medium distinct and 11 percent brown (10YR 5/3) medium distinct mottles; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 0.5 very fine roots; 55 percent distinct pressure faces on all faces of peds; 11 percent carbonate concretions and 1 percent worm casts; 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter limestone, unspecified fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P04337. common carbonate concretions concentrations; few worm casts concentrations; many pressure faces surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; few very fine roots; common medium distinct 2.5YR66 mottles; common medium distinct 10YR53 mottles; effervescence is continuous; continuous - phpvsfiid 217621; continuous - phpvsfiid 217621
    1Bw3—44 to 63 centimeters (17.3 to 24.8 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, dry; clay; 1 percent reddish brown (5YR 5/4) fine and 11 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) medium distinct mottles; strong coarse blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 2.5 fine roots; 15 percent slickensides (pedogenic); 1 percent carbonate masses and 1 percent carbonate concretions; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P04338. few soft masses of carbonate concentrations; few carbonate concretions concentrations; few intersecting slickensides surface features; common fine roots; few fine 5YR54 mottles; common medium distinct 10YR66 mottles; effervescence is continuous; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 217622; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 217622
    1B/C—63 to 90 centimeters (24.8 to 35.4 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) interior, reddish brown (5YR 5/4) interior, dry; shaly clay; 11 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 7/8) medium distinct mottles; weak platy structure; 0.5 very fine roots; 37 percent distinct slickensides (pedogenic); 1 percent carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P04339. few soft masses of carbonate concentrations; common intersecting slickensides surface features; few very fine roots; common medium distinct 7.5YR78 mottles; effervescence is continuous; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 217623; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 217623
    1C—90 to 127 centimeters (35.4 to 50.0 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) interior, light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) interior and 50 percent dusky red (2.5YR 3/2) interior, dry; shaly clay; massive; 0.5 very fine roots; 1 percent carbonate masses; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 84P04340. few soft masses of carbonate concentrations; few very fine roots; effervescence is discontinuous