IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Deerford
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1988LA063002
  • User Pedon ID: 88LA063002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 89P0049
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 61154
  • 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: 30.4541664
  • Std. Longitude: -90.7455521
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Livingston Parish, LA. 2 km south of I-12 on LA 36, 100 meters north in woods. Frost, LA 7.5 feet quad, UTM zone 15 3371070 mN, 716470 mE. 6 km west of Tickfaw River.
  • State: Louisiana
  • County: LA063—Livingston
  • Regional Office: 7—Auburn, AL

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: D. McDaniels, D. Daugereaux
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, thermic Albic Glossic Natraqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Deerford
  • PSC - 71 to 122 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Verdun
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed, thermic Glossic Natraqualf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1988
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: coastal plain
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1988 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hardwoods
  • 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

    albic horizon

    natric horizon

    0—13

    13—46

    71—279

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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

    1

    —

    —

    9

    —

    142

    —

    —

    20

    27

    11

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    —

    —

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    Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silt loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 2.5 medium and coarse roots throughout; 5.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P00542. common medium and coarse roots throughout
    Eg1—15 to 25 centimeters (5.9 to 9.8 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2) silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 2.5 medium roots throughout and 5.5 fine roots throughout; 5.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P00543. common medium roots throughout; many fine roots throughout
    Eg2—25 to 46 centimeters (9.8 to 18.1 inches); 80 percent light gray (10YR 7/2) silt loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) coarse distinct and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) coarse distinct mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 5.5 fine roots throughout; 2.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P00544. many fine roots throughout; common coarse distinct 10YR58 mottles; common coarse distinct 7.5YR58 mottles
    Eg/Btg—46 to 71 centimeters (18.1 to 28.0 inches); 40 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and 60 percent light gray (10YR 7/2) silt loam, silty clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 fine roots; 2.5 fine pores; 2 percent , moist, clay films; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P00545. very few clay films surface features; common fine roots; patchy - phpvsfiid 232886; patchy - phpvsfiid 232886
    Btng/Eg—71 to 104 centimeters (28.0 to 40.9 inches); 40 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and 50 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silty clay loam, silt loam; weak coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 medium roots and 2.5 fine roots; 5.5 fine pores; , moist, clay films and 15 percent prominent black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P00546. (2.5Y 6/2) in tongues 2-3 cm wide; 10% MnO2 stains and softbodies; few manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features; few medium roots; common fine roots; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 232888; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 232888
    Btkng1—104 to 127 centimeters (40.9 to 50.0 inches); 30 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and 65 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) silty clay loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium distinct mottles; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots; 5.5 fine pores; , moist, clay films and 15 percent prominent black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P00547. 5% MnO2 stains and soft bodies; few manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features; few very fine roots; common medium distinct 10YR58 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 232890; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 232890
    Btkng2—127 to 170 centimeters (50.0 to 66.9 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) silty clay loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct and 30 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) coarse distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 5.5 very fine pores; , moist, clay films and 15 percent prominent black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains; 11 percent medium and coarse irregular carbonate concretions; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P00548. common medium and coarse lime concretions concentrations; few manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features; common medium distinct 10YR56 mottles; many coarse distinct 2.5Y62 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 232892; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 232892
    Btng1—170 to 216 centimeters (66.9 to 85.0 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) silty clay loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) coarse distinct mottles; firm; 5.5 very fine pores; , moist, clay films and 15 percent prominent black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on all faces of peds; 1 percent medium and coarse irregular carbonate concretions; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 89P00549. few medium and coarse lime concretions concentrations; few manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; common coarse distinct 10YR58 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 232894; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 232894
    Btng2—216 to 279 centimeters (85.0 to 109.8 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) clay; 11 percent olive yellow (2.5Y 6/6) coarse distinct mottles; friable; 2 percent prominent , moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on all faces of peds; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 89P00550. very few manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; common coarse distinct 2.5Y66 mottles
    BCg—279 to 381 centimeters (109.8 to 150.0 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2) sandy loam, sandy clay; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium distinct mottles; friable; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 89P00551. stratified; common medium distinct 10YR58 mottles
    2C—381 to 401 centimeters (150.0 to 157.9 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2) sandy loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; single grain; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 89P00552. few medium distinct 7.5YR56 mottles