IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Vaiden
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1989LA115024
  • User Pedon ID: 89LA115024
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 89P0779
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 61878
  • Print Date: 12/4/2024

    • 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: 31.1505547
  • Std. Longitude: -93.1530533
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 2N
  • Range: 8W
  • Section: 14
  • PLSS Details: SE 1/4
  • State: Louisiana
  • County: LA115—Vernon
  • MLRA: 133B—Western Coastal Plain

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, thermic Typic Chromuderts
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 24
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Vaiden
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Vaiden (High)
  • Taxonomic Class - Very-fine, montmorillonitic, thermic Typic Chromud
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1989
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1989 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • 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
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    2

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    107

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    180

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    A—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) very fine sandy loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine faint and 11 percent light gray (10YR 7/2) medium prominent mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 5.5 very fine roots and 5.5 fine roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P04477. many pressure faces; many fine roots; many very fine roots; few fine faint 10YR56 mottles; common medium prominent 10YR72 mottles
    Bt—8 to 20 centimeters (3.1 to 7.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) and yellowish red (5YR 5/6) clay; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine faint and 11 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) fine faint mottles; moderate medium angular blocky structure; very firm; 5.5 very fine roots and 2.5 medium roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P04478. few small slickensides; common medium roots; many very fine roots; few fine faint 10YR56 mottles; common fine faint 10YR42 mottles
    Btss1—20 to 53 centimeters (7.9 to 20.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) clay; 11 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) fine prominent and 11 percent light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium angular blocky structure; very firm; 5.5 medium roots and 5.5 fine roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P04479. common very fine black stains throughout; many fine roots; many medium roots; common fine prominent 5YR56 mottles; common medium distinct 2.5Y64 mottles
    Btss2—53 to 97 centimeters (20.9 to 38.2 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) clay; 1 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine distinct and 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct and 30 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 5.5 very fine roots and 5.5 fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P04480. many black stains on faces of slickensides; many fine roots; many very fine roots; few fine distinct 10YR52 mottles; many fine distinct 10YR56 mottles; many fine distinct 10YR62 mottles
    Css1—97 to 119 centimeters (38.2 to 46.9 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) clay; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium faint and 30 percent olive yellow (2.5Y 6/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky, and platy structure; very firm; 5.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine roots; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P04481. many very fine roots between slickensides; common fine roots; many very fine roots; common medium faint 10YR56 mottles; many fine distinct 2.5Y66 mottles
    Css2—119 to 140 centimeters (46.9 to 55.1 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) clay; 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium faint mottles; moderate medium angular blocky, and fine platy structure; very firm; 5.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine roots; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P04482. common very fine black concretions; common fine roots; many very fine roots; many medium faint 10YR56 mottles
    Css3—140 to 185 centimeters (55.1 to 72.8 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) clay; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; 2.5 very fine roots; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P04483. many medium and large slickensides; common very fine roots; common medium distinct 10YR56 mottles
    Css4—185 to 226 centimeters (72.8 to 89.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) clay; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # 89P04484. many small pockets of CaCO3; few fine distinct 10YR56 mottles; common medium prominent 7.5YR56 mottles
    2C—226 to 284 centimeters (89.0 to 111.8 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2) silty clay loam; 1 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine faint mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P04485. common large slickensides; few fine faint 10YR52 mottles
    2Css—284 to 325 centimeters (111.8 to 128.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) clay; 11 percent light gray (10YR 7/2) coarse distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 89P04486. large pockets of CaCO3; common coarse distinct 10YR72 mottles