IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Saucier
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1990AL099002
  • User Pedon ID: 90AL099002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 90P0892
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 62825
  • 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: 31.2869453
  • Std. Longitude: -87.6163864
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 4N
  • Range: 4E
  • Section: 24
  • PLSS Details: SE 1/4
  • Location Description: Monroe County, AL. about 7 miles west of Uriah. UTM zone 16, 3461440 meters N, 441380
  • State: Alabama
  • County: AL099—Monroe
  • MLRA: 133A—Southern Coastal Plain
  • Regional Office: 7—Auburn, AL

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: G. Brannon, G. Hickman, G. Martin, Ben Hajek, W. L
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, siliceous, subactive, thermic Plinthaquic Paleudults
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Saucier
  • PSC - 43 to 91 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Saucier
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, siliceous, thermic Plinthaquic Paleudu
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/1990
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: coastal plain
  • Anthropogenic Feature: leveled land
  • Slope Position: upper third
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/1/1990 (actual site observation date)
  • Microrelief Elevation: 1
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - other
  • 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

    argillic horizon

    0—15

    43—264

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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

    —

    —

    80

    —

    135

    150

    —

    —

    18

    24

    11

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    —

    —

    —

    —

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    FRISCO

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    Ap1—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) loam; medium granular structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 fine and medium roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P05298. few coarse roots throughout; many fine and medium roots throughout
    Ap2—10 to 15 centimeters (3.9 to 5.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) loam; medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 fine and medium roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P05299. few coarse roots throughout; common fine and medium roots throughout
    Bt—15 to 43 centimeters (5.9 to 16.9 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine distinct and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots throughout and 2.5 coarse roots throughout; faint , moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P05300. few fine and medium roots throughout; common coarse roots throughout; few fine distinct 7.5YR46 mottles; common medium distinct 10YR56 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 225794; patchy - phpvsfiid 225794
    Btv1—43 to 71 centimeters (16.9 to 28.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) loam; 11 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) medium prominent and 11 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) medium distinct mottles; medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 fine and medium roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; faint , moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 11 percent medium and coarse spherical plinthite nodules; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P05301. common medium and coarse plinthite segregations concentrations; few coarse roots throughout; common fine and medium roots throughout; common medium distinct 10YR62 mottles; common medium prominent 2.5YR46 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 225795; patchy - phpvsfiid 225795
    Btv2—71 to 102 centimeters (28.0 to 40.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) sandy clay loam; 11 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) medium prominent and 30 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) medium distinct mottles; medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots throughout; faint , moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 11 percent medium and coarse spherical plinthite nodules; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P05302. common medium and coarse plinthite segregations concentrations; few fine and medium roots throughout; common medium prominent 2.5YR46 mottles; many medium distinct 10YR62 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 225796; patchy - phpvsfiid 225796
    Btv3—102 to 122 centimeters (40.2 to 48.0 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) and red (2.5YR 4/6) and strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) sandy clay loam; medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots throughout; faint , moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 11 percent medium and coarse spherical plinthite nodules; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P05303. common medium and coarse plinthite segregations concentrations; few fine roots throughout; patchy - phpvsfiid 225797; patchy - phpvsfiid 225797
    Btv4—122 to 163 centimeters (48.0 to 64.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) and red (2.5YR 4/6) sandy clay loam; medium subangular blocky, and fine angular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; faint , moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 11 percent medium and coarse spherical plinthite nodules; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P05304. common medium and coarse plinthite segregations concentrations; patchy - phpvsfiid 225798; patchy - phpvsfiid 225798
    Btv5—163 to 196 centimeters (64.2 to 77.2 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) sandy clay loam; 11 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) medium prominent and 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) coarse distinct mottles; medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; faint , moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 11 percent medium and coarse spherical plinthite nodules; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P05305. common medium and coarse plinthite segregations concentrations; common medium prominent 2.5YR46 mottles; many coarse distinct 10YR56 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 225799; patchy - phpvsfiid 225799
    Btg—196 to 264 centimeters (77.2 to 103.9 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) sandy clay loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct and 11 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) medium prominent mottles; very coarse subangular blocky, and fine angular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; faint , moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P05306. water that does go through Btg flows laterally on MnO2 to pond; common medium distinct 10YR56 mottles; common medium prominent 2.5YR46 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 225800; patchy - phpvsfiid 225800
    2BC—264 to 335 centimeters (103.9 to 131.9 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) and light brown (7.5YR 6/4) gravelly sandy clay loam; 11 percent gray (10YR 6/1) coarse distinct mottles; coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; faint , moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 30 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P05307. common coarse distinct 10YR61 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 225801; patchy - phpvsfiid 225801
    2C1—335 to 381 centimeters (131.9 to 150.0 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4) very gravelly sandy loam; 11 percent gray (10YR 6/1) coarse distinct mottles; nonsticky, nonplastic; 50 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P05308. MnO2 contact between 2C1 and relatively oxidized 2C2; common coarse distinct 10YR61 mottles
    2C2—381 to 434 centimeters (150.0 to 170.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) extremely gravelly sandy loam; nonsticky, nonplastic; 70 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments. Lab sample # 90P05309