IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Moreland
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1988LA079001
  • User Pedon ID: 88LA079001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 89P0043
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 61148
  • Print Date: 2/16/2025

    • 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: 31.1749992
  • Std. Longitude: -92.3922195
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Rapides Parish, LA. 1.15 miles east of US 71 on LA 3170, 0.31 miles south on gravel road, 3.7 miles east on gravel road, 79m south across canal, 17m east in pasture. Woodworth east 7.5 feet quad; UTM zone 15, 3348960MN, 557860ME
  • State: Louisiana
  • County: LA079—Rapides
  • MLRA: 131—Southern Mississippi Valley Alluvium

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J. Daigle, K. Murphy
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, active, thermic Vertic Haplaquolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Moreland
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Moreland
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, mixed, thermic Vertic Haplaquoll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1988
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: coastal plain
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1988 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop 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

    mollic epipedon

    cambic horizon

    0—25

    25—381

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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

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    —

    20

    —

    366

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    —

    19

    27

    10

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    Ap1—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) silty clay; very firm; 5.5 fine and medium roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P00485. few coarse roots throughout; many fine and medium roots throughout
    Ap2—15 to 25 centimeters (5.9 to 9.8 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) silty clay; weak coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 2.5 fine and medium roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P00486. few coarse roots throughout; common fine and medium roots throughout
    Bw1—25 to 56 centimeters (9.8 to 22.0 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) clay; weak coarse prismatic, and moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; firm; 2.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 11 percent medium and coarse spherical carbonate concretions; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P00487. Many pressure faces; common medium and coarse lime concretions concentrations; common fine and medium roots throughout
    Bw2—56 to 74 centimeters (22.0 to 29.1 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) silty clay, silty clay loam; weak coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 2.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 2 percent gray (5Y 5/1), moist, skeletans over cutans in root channels and/or pores and 2 percent prominent , moist, black stains; 1 percent fine and medium spherical carbonate concretions; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P00488. Many pressure faces, gley colors along root channels, disappear when exposed to air; few fine and medium lime concretions concentrations; very few skeletans over cutans surface features in root channels and/or pores; very few black stains surface features; common fine and medium roots throughout
    Bss1—74 to 102 centimeters (29.1 to 40.2 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) clay; 1 percent gray (5Y 5/1) medium and 1 percent gray (5Y 6/1) medium mottles; strong medium and coarse angular blocky structure; very firm; 2.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 2 percent prominent , moist, black stains; 1 percent fine and medium spherical carbonate concretions; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P00489. Gley mainly along root channels. Slickensides at 10-80 degrees above horizontal, few wedge shaped peds 3 cm thick; few fine and medium lime concretions concentrations; very few black stains surface features; common fine and medium roots throughout; few medium 5Y51 mottles; few medium 5Y61 mottles
    Bss2—102 to 132 centimeters (40.2 to 52.0 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) clay; 30 percent gray (5Y 5/1) medium and coarse prominent mottles; strong medium and coarse angular blocky structure; very firm; 2.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 15 percent distinct , moist, black stains; 1 percent fine and medium spherical carbonate concretions; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P00490. Many medium and fine slickensides, 30-70 degrees from horizontal; few fine and medium lime concretions concentrations; few black stains surface features; common fine and medium roots throughout; many medium and coarse prominent 5Y51 mottles
    Bss3—132 to 185 centimeters (52.0 to 72.8 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) clay; 11 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) coarse prominent and 30 percent gray (5Y 5/1) medium and coarse prominent mottles; strong coarse angular blocky structure; very firm; 2.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 15 percent distinct , moist, black stains; 1 percent medium spherical carbonate concretions; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P00491. Many medium and fine slickensides, 30-70 degrees from horizontal; few medium lime concretions concentrations; few black stains surface features; common fine and medium roots throughout; common coarse prominent 5YR46 mottles; many medium and coarse prominent 5Y51 mottles
    Bwb1—185 to 259 centimeters (72.8 to 102.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) silty clay; 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) medium distinct and 11 percent gray (5Y 5/1) medium faint and 11 percent gray (5Y 6/1) medium faint mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 15 percent distinct , moist, black stains; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P00492. few black stains surface features; few fine and medium roots; common medium distinct 10YR46 mottles; common medium faint 5Y51 mottles; common medium faint 5Y61 mottles
    Bwb2—259 to 297 centimeters (102.0 to 116.9 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) silty clay; 11 percent gray (5Y 5/1) medium prominent mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 15 percent distinct , moist, black stains; fragments. Lab sample # 89P00493. few black stains surface features; few fine and medium roots; common medium prominent 5Y51 mottles
    Bwb3—297 to 351 centimeters (116.9 to 138.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) silty clay; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) medium distinct and 11 percent gray (5Y 5/1) medium prominent mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 15 percent distinct , moist, black stains; fragments. Lab sample # 89P00494. many pressure faces, roots in gley areas; few black stains surface features; few fine and medium roots; common medium distinct 7.5YR46 mottles; common medium prominent 5Y51 mottles
    Bwb4—351 to 381 centimeters (138.2 to 150.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) silty clay loam; 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) medium distinct and 11 percent gray (5Y 5/1) medium prominent and 11 percent gray (5Y 6/1) medium prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 15 percent prominent , moist, black stains; 11 percent medium and coarse spherical iron-manganese masses; fragments. Lab sample # 89P00495. saturated with water; common medium and coarse soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; few black stains surface features; few medium and coarse roots; common medium distinct 10YR46 mottles; common medium prominent 5Y51 mottles; common medium prominent 5Y61 mottles
    2C—381 to 419 centimeters (150.0 to 165.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) very fine sandy loam; 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) medium distinct and 11 percent gray (5Y 5/1) medium prominent and 11 percent gray (5Y 6/1) medium prominent mottles; massive; friable; 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 2 percent prominent , moist, black stains; 1 percent medium and coarse spherical iron-manganese masses; fragments. Lab sample # 89P00496. saturated with water; few medium and coarse soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; very few black stains surface features; few medium and coarse roots; common medium distinct 10YR46 mottles; common medium prominent 5Y51 mottles; common medium prominent 5Y61 mottles