IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): League
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 88TX245002A
  • User Pedon ID: 88TX245002A
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 89P0834
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 61933
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 30.0722194
  • Std. Longitude: -94.2986111
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Jefferson County, TX. Texas Agr. Exp. Sta. 2.5 mi (4 km) E of China on US290, 1.0 mi (1.6 km) N on paved road; 0.3 mi (0.5 km) N and 0.25 mi (0.4 km) W of Hdq. UTM zone 15, 3326940 mN, 374620 mE.
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX245—Jefferson
  • MLRA: 150A—Gulf Coast Prairies
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: TX245—Jefferson County, Texas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: G. Crenwelge, R. Dolezel
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, hyperthermic Oxyaquic Hapluderts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: within range of map unit
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - League
  • PSC - 25 to 102 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/8/2010
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Lake Charles
  • Classificaton Date - 2/8/2010
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: fluviomarine deposits derived from mixed
  • Landscape: coastal plain
  • Slope Position: depression
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 2/8/2010 (entry creation date)
  • Microrelief Kind: microdepression
  • Microrelief Elevation: 1
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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

    8—30

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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

    11

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    137

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    20

    28

    12

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    Ap—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very plastic; 2.5 medium roots throughout and 5.5 fine roots throughout; 5 percent fine prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary.
    A2—8 to 20 centimeters (3.1 to 7.9 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) clay; moderate coarse angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very plastic; 0.5 medium roots throughout and 2.5 fine roots throughout; 5 percent fine prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary.
    A3—20 to 30 centimeters (7.9 to 11.8 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) clay; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very plastic; 2.5 medium roots throughout and 2.5 fine roots throughout; 1 percent fine prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron and 1 percent fine distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2) iron depletions; fragments; gradual wavy boundary.
    A4—30 to 56 centimeters (11.8 to 22.0 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) clay; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate fine angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very plastic; 0.5 medium roots throughout and 2.5 fine roots throughout; 1 percent fine iron-manganese masses and 6 percent medium irregular brown (7.5YR 5/4) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P04820
    Bssg1—56 to 71 centimeters (22.0 to 28.0 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) clay; moderate coarse prismatic, and strong fine angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very plastic; 0.5 very fine roots in cracks; 2 percent , moist, slickensides (pedogenic); 1 percent medium distinct irregular pale brown (10YR 6/3) masses of oxidized iron and 2 percent fine iron-manganese masses; fragments; gradual wavy boundary.
    Bssg2—71 to 94 centimeters (28.0 to 37.0 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) clay; moderate coarse prismatic, and strong fine angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very plastic; 15 percent , moist, slickensides (pedogenic); 1 percent medium irregular iron-manganese masses and 10 percent fine prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent medium distinct light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; gradual wavy boundary.
    Bkssg1—94 to 147 centimeters (37.0 to 57.9 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) clay; moderate coarse prismatic, and strong fine angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very plastic; 15 percent , moist, slickensides (pedogenic); 10 percent fine prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent medium distinct light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) masses of oxidized iron; 11 percent coarse spherical carbonate concretions; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P04821
    Bkssg2—147 to 173 centimeters (57.9 to 68.1 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) clay; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very plastic; 15 percent , moist, slickensides (pedogenic); 10 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent fine prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) masses of oxidized iron; 2 percent medium spherical carbonate concretions; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 89P04822. few intersecting slickensides surface features; common fine distinct 10YR66 mottles; common medium distinct 10YR54 mottles