IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ruston
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1987LA119008
  • User Pedon ID: 87LA119008
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1987LA119008
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 87P0702
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 59997
  • Print Date: 9/24/2024

    • 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: 32.6599998
  • Std. Longitude: -93.2966690
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 19N
  • Range: 9W
  • Section: 4
  • PLSS Details: 1220 feet N, 2300 feet E of SW corner
  • Location Description: 2.7 mi N of Minden.
  • State: Louisiana
  • County: LA119—Webster
  • MLRA: 133B—Western Coastal Plain

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: W. W. Kilpatrick, W. L. Cockerham
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Typic Paleudults
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 8
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Ruston
  • PSC - 36 to 86 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Ruston
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, siliceous, thermic Typic Paleudult
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1987
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: coastal plain
  • Landform: terrace—stream or lake
  • Hill Slope Profile: shoulder
  • Slope Position: upper third
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1987 (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
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    CYDA

    DIGIT2

    PANO2

    Cynodon dactylon

    Digitaria

    Paspalum notatum

    Bermudagrass

    crabgrass

    bahiagrass

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

    ochric epipedon

    albic horizon

    argillic horizon

    0—19

    19—36

    36—220

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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

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    82

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    315

    130

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    166244

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    1Ap—0 to 19 centimeters (0.0 to 7.5 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 5.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 2.5 fine and medium interstitial pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P03759; dry when described;. many fine and medium roots throughout
    1E—19 to 36 centimeters (7.5 to 14.2 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) fine sandy loam; friable; 2.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 2.5 fine and medium interstitial pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P03760; dry when described;. Common fine soft black bodies.; common fine and medium roots throughout
    1Bt/E—36 to 52 centimeters (14.2 to 20.5 inches); 70 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) and 30 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) fine sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 2.5 medium interstitial and tubular pores; 37 percent distinct reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) clay films on faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P03761; dry when described;. E material in some pores; E part slightly brittle.; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common fine and medium roots throughout; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222335; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222335
    1Bt1—52 to 73 centimeters (20.5 to 28.7 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 fine and medium roots between peds; 0.5 fine interstitial and tubular pores; 37 percent distinct reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) clay films on faces of peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P03762; dry when described;. common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common fine and medium roots between peds; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222336; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222336
    1Bt2—73 to 95 centimeters (28.7 to 37.4 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots between peds; 0.5 fine interstitial and tubular pores; 37 percent distinct reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) clay films on faces of peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P03763; dry when described;. (10YR 5/6) fine sandy loam material in some root channels and worm holes.; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots between peds; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222337; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222337
    1Bt/E'—95 to 128 centimeters (37.4 to 50.4 inches); 80 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) and 20 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) fine sandy loam, fine sandy loam; weak coarse prismatic, and weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots between peds; 0.5 fine interstitial and tubular pores; 37 percent distinct reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) clay films on faces of peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P03764; dry when described;. (10YR 6/4) material occur as spots and streaks about 2 cm wide and 10 cm long.; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots between peds; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222338; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222338
    1Bt'1—128 to 160 centimeters (50.4 to 63.0 inches); red (2.5YR 4/8) fine sandy loam; weak very coarse prismatic, and weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 medium roots between peds; 0.5 fine interstitial and tubular pores; 37 percent distinct reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) clay films on faces of peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P03765; dry when described;. (10YR 6/4) material in root channels and worm bores; few coatings on ped faces.; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few medium roots between peds; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222339; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222339
    1Bt'2—160 to 190 centimeters (63.0 to 74.8 inches); red (2.5YR 4/8) fine sandy loam; weak very coarse prismatic structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots between peds; 0.5 fine interstitial and tubular pores; 37 percent faint reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) clay films on faces of peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P03766; dry when described;. (10YR 6/4) coatings on fine sand on ped faces and in pores.; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots between peds; patchy - phpvsfiid 222340; patchy - phpvsfiid 222340
    1Bt3—190 to 220 centimeters (74.8 to 86.6 inches); red (2.5YR 4/8) fine sandy loam; 11 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; weak very coarse prismatic structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots between peds; 0.5 fine interstitial and tubular pores; 37 percent distinct reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) clay films on faces of peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 87P03767; dry when described;. (10YR 6/4) coatings of fine sand on ped faces and in pores.; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots between peds; common fine distinct 5YR56 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222341; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222341