IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Elrose
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1986TX225007
  • User Pedon ID: 86TX225007
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 87P0086
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 59382
  • 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: 31.4383335
  • Std. Longitude: -95.6302795
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Houston County, TX; From intersection of FR 227 & 2544 2.2 mi W on FR 2544; .8 mi W of dirt lane; 200 feet S of dirt lane
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX225—Houston
  • MLRA: 133B—Western Coastal Plain
  • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Peer, Golden, Griffith, Lane
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Typic Paleudalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 7
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Elrose
  • PSC - 31 to 81 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Elrose
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, siliceous, thermic Typic Paleudalf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 10/1/1986
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


  • SITE

  • Landscape: coastal plain
  • Landform: upland slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Slope Position: upper third
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no
  • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/1/1986 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • 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

    argillic horizon

    0—31

    31—230

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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

    2

    105

    45

    412114

    1Ap—0 to 12 centimeters (0.0 to 4.7 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior fine sandy loam; 5.5 fine roots top of horizon and 0.5 coarse roots top of horizon; 0.5 medium continuous tubular and 0.5 coarse continuous tubular pores; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter ironstone nodules fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P00519. many fine roots in mat at top of horizon; few coarse roots in mat at top of horizon
    1E—12 to 31 centimeters (4.7 to 12.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 2.5 medium roots between peds and 2.5 fine roots between peds; 0.5 medium continuous tubular and 0.5 fine continuous tubular pores; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter ironstone nodules fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P00520. common fine roots between peds; common medium roots between peds
    1Bt—31 to 50 centimeters (12.2 to 19.7 inches); dark red (2.5YR 3/6) interior sandy clay loam; 26 percent clay; 1 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; 0.5 medium roots and 2.5 fine roots; 0.5 medium discontinuous tubular and 2.5 fine discontinuous tubular pores; 37 percent distinct dark red (2.5YR 3/6), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter ironstone nodules fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P00521. common clay films surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; common fine roots; few medium roots; very few fine distinct 5YR56 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 221396; continuous - phpvsfiid 221396
    1Bt2—50 to 107 centimeters (19.7 to 42.1 inches); dark red (10R 3/6) interior clay loam; 36 percent clay; moderate medium, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 0.5 medium roots and 2.5 fine roots; 0.5 medium discontinuous tubular and 2.5 fine discontinuous tubular pores; 55 percent distinct dark red (10R 3/6), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent medium spherical iron-manganese concretions; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter ironstone nodules fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P00523. Split at 80 cm for sampling.; few medium iron-manganese concretions concentrations; many clay films surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; common fine roots; few medium roots; continuous - phpvsfiid 221397; continuous - phpvsfiid 221397
    1Bt3—107 to 164 centimeters (42.1 to 64.6 inches); red (10R 4/6) interior clay loam; 33 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 0.5 medium roots between peds and 0.5 fine roots between peds; 0.5 medium discontinuous tubular and 2.5 fine discontinuous tubular pores; 55 percent distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/6), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent medium spherical iron-manganese concretions; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter ironstone nodules fragments; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 87P00524. Split at 136 cm for sampling.; few medium iron-manganese concretions concentrations; many clay films surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; few fine roots between peds; few medium roots between peds; continuous - phpvsfiid 221398; continuous - phpvsfiid 221398
    1Btc—164 to 178 centimeters (64.6 to 70.1 inches); 90 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior and 10 percent dark red (10R 3/6) interior Error; 33 percent clay; massive; 0.5 fine roots in cracks and 0.5 coarse roots in cracks; 55 percent distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/6), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent medium spherical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 87P00526. Iron cemented cylindrical sandstone; about 10% by vol (10R 3/6), Clay Loam in cavities; intermittant layer; few fine and medium siliceous, few fine and medium petrified wood frag.; few medium iron-manganese concretions concentrations; many clay films surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; few fine roots in cracks; few coarse roots in cracks; continuous - phpvsfiid 221399; continuous - phpvsfiid 221399
    1Bt1—178 to 200 centimeters (70.1 to 78.7 inches); dark red (2.5YR 3/6) interior clay loam; 30 percent clay; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium prominent mottles; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 0.5 fine roots between peds; 0.5 medium discontinuous tubular and 2.5 fine discontinuous tubular pores; 55 percent distinct dark red (10R 3/6), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 11 percent medium spherical iron-manganese concretions; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter ironstone nodules fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P00527. common medium iron-manganese concretions concentrations; many clay films surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; few fine roots between peds; few medium prominent 10YR58 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 221400; continuous - phpvsfiid 221400
    1Bt2—200 to 230 centimeters (78.7 to 90.6 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) interior sandy clay loam; 32 percent clay; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 0.5 fine roots between peds; 0.5 medium discontinuous tubular and 0.5 fine discontinuous tubular pores; 37 percent distinct dark red (2.5YR 3/6), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent medium spherical iron-manganese concretions; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter ironstone nodules fragments. Lab sample # 87P00528. few medium iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common clay films surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; few fine roots between peds; few fine prominent 10YR58 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 221401; continuous - phpvsfiid 221401