IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Betis
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1990LA011011
  • User Pedon ID: 90LA011011
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 90P0999
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 62932
  • 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: 30.7444439
  • Std. Longitude: -93.5124969
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 4S
  • Range: 11W
  • Section: 5
  • PLSS Details: 2300 feet W and 2540 feet N of the SE corner in the NW 1/4, SE 1/4
  • Location Description: Beauregard Parish, Louisiana. 1.5 miles E of Merryville.
  • State: Louisiana
  • County: LA011—Beauregard
  • MLRA: 133B—Western Coastal Plain

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Clay Midkiff
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Grossarenic Paleudults
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 11
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Betis
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Shankler
  • Taxonomic Class - Loamy, siliceous, thermic Grossarenic Paleudult
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1990
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: somewhat excessively
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1990 (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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

    8

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    38

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    270

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    A—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) loamy fine sand; weak fine granular structure; loose; 5.5 fine to coarse roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P06088. many fine to coarse roots
    E—23 to 41 centimeters (9.1 to 16.1 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) loamy fine sand; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; very friable; 5.5 fine to coarse roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P06089. common fine pockets of very pale brown loamy fine sand; few fine pieces of charcoal; many fine to coarse roots
    E/Bt—41 to 66 centimeters (16.1 to 26.0 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) loamy fine sand; weak medium prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 2.5 fine to coarse roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P06090. many small bodies of brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) fine sandy loam (B), 1/4 to 1/2 inch in diameter, make up about 25 percent of this horizon; common fine to coarse roots
    Bt/E—66 to 91 centimeters (26.0 to 35.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) sandy loam; weak very coarse prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P06091. pores; interfingering of pale brown (10YR 6/3) loamy sand (E), 1/2 to 1 inch wide, make up about 25 percent of this horizon
    Bt1—91 to 127 centimeters (35.8 to 50.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) sandy clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 fine and medium roots; 0.5 fine vesicular pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P06092. common interfingering and pockets of light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) loamy sand, make up about 15 percent of this horizon; common fine roots in interfingerings; common fine and medium roots
    Bt2—127 to 152 centimeters (50.0 to 59.8 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) sandy loam; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 fine roots; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P06093. common strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) brittle bodies, 2 to 3 inches in diameter; interfingering of light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) loamy sand, 1/4 to 1 inch wide make up about 15 percent of this horizon; common fine roots
    Bt/E1—152 to 185 centimeters (59.8 to 72.8 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) sandy loam; weak very coarse prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 0.5 fine vesicular pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P06094. common strong brown (2.5YR 4/8) rind; interfingering and ped coatings of light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) loamy sand make up about 25 percent of this horizon
    Bt3—185 to 216 centimeters (72.8 to 85.0 inches); reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) sandy clay loam; moderate very coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 very fine and fine vesicular pores; distinct , moist, clay films; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P06095. and 90P6096; patchy strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) ped coats on all surfaces of peds; common fine root channels filled with very pale brown (10YR 7/3) loamy fine sand; 25% pockets 2 to 10 inches in diameter and 15% interfingering 1/2 to 1 inch wi; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 225953; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 225953
    Bt4—216 to 277 centimeters (85.0 to 109.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) sandy loam; moderate very coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine and medium vesicular pores; distinct , moist, clay films; fragments. Lab sample # 90P06097. strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) continuous ped coats on all ped surfaces; 15% interfingering 1/4 to 1 inch wide of light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) loamy sand; continuous - phpvsfiid 225954; continuous - phpvsfiid 225954