IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Vaiden
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1989LA115024A
  • User Pedon ID: 89LA115024A
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 89P0780
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 61879
  • 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
  • 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 (Low)
  • Taxonomic Class - Very-fine, montmorillonitic, thermic Typic Chromud
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1989
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: 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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    32

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    225

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    A—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) very fine sandy loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine faint and 11 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) medium faint mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 very fine roots and 2.5 medium roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P04487. common fine black stains; "A" material in cracks, starting 28" below surface, cracks about 2-3cm wide extended 1 meter below surface, distance between cracks is about 38cm; common medium roots; common very fine roots; few fine faint 10YR54 mottles; common medium faint 10YR52 mottles
    E—13 to 18 centimeters (5.1 to 7.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silt loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium distinct and 30 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine faint mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 2.5 very fine roots and 2.5 medium roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P04488. few fine gravel; common medium roots; common very fine roots; few medium distinct 7.5YR56 mottles; many fine faint 10YR62 mottles
    Bt—18 to 30 centimeters (7.1 to 11.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and yellowish red (5YR 5/6) clay; 1 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine faint and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 5.5 medium roots and 5.5 fine roots; 37 percent , moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P04489. many black stains; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; many fine roots; many medium roots; few fine faint 10YR62 mottles; common fine distinct 10YR54 mottles
    Btss1—30 to 46 centimeters (11.8 to 18.1 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) and yellowish red (5YR 5/6) clay; 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine faint mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; very firm; 5.5 very fine roots and 5.5 fine roots; 11 percent dark concretions; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P04490. ;many small pockets of CaCO3; common, medium & common, large slickensides; common very fine and fine dark concretions concentrations; many fine roots; many very fine roots; many fine faint 10YR56 mottles
    Btss2—46 to 66 centimeters (18.1 to 26.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) and yellowish red (5YR 5/6) clay; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine faint and 11 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium angular blocky structure; very firm; 5.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine roots; 1 percent dark concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P04491. many very fine roots on slickenside faces; many, large slickensides; few dark concretions concentrations; common fine roots; many very fine roots; common fine faint 10YR58 mottles; common medium distinct 10YR42 mottles
    Btss3—66 to 94 centimeters (26.0 to 37.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) clay; 1 percent brown (7.5YR 5/4) fine distinct and 11 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine faint mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 5.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P04492. many common & large CaCO3; common & large slickensides; common fine roots; many very fine roots; few fine distinct 7.5YR54 mottles; common fine faint 10YR52 mottles
    Css1—94 to 127 centimeters (37.0 to 50.0 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) clay; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct and 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) medium faint mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 5.5 very fine roots; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P04493. many, medium & many, large slickensides; many very fine roots; common medium distinct 10YR56 mottles; many medium faint 10YR54 mottles
    Css2—127 to 201 centimeters (50.0 to 79.1 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; 2.5 very fine roots; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # 89P04494. many, large and many, very large slickensides; common very fine roots; few fine distinct 10YR56 mottles; common medium prominent 7.5YR56 mottles
    2C—201 to 254 centimeters (79.1 to 100.0 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2) silty clay loam; 1 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine faint mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P04495. few fine faint 10YR52 mottles
    2Css—254 to 300 centimeters (100.0 to 118.1 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; 15 percent faint , moist, clay films; fragments. Lab sample # 89P04496. few, small slickensides; few clay films surface features; common coarse distinct 10YR72 mottles