IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Merryville
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1990LA011012
  • User Pedon ID: 90LA011012
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 90P1000
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 62933
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • 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: 30.7525005
  • Std. Longitude: -93.5183334
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 3S
  • Range: 11W
  • Section: 32
  • PLSS Details: about 950 feet NE of the SW corner
  • Location Description: Beauregard Parish, Louisiana. About 1 3/4 miles E of Merryville.
  • State: Louisiana
  • County: LA011—Beauregard
  • MLRA: 152B—Western Gulf Coast Flatwoods

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Clay Midkiff
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-silty, siliceous, superactive, thermic Typic Glossaqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 12
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Merryville
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Jasco
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-silty, siliceous, thermic Typic Fragiaqualf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1990
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: very poorly
  • 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
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    A—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; friable; 5.5 fine to coarse roots; 5.5 very fine and fine vesicular pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P06098. many fine to coarse roots
    Eg—18 to 41 centimeters (7.1 to 16.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silt loam; weak coarse prismatic, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 fine to coarse roots; 5.5 very fine and fine vesicular pores; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P06099. common pockets of light gray (10YR 7/2) silt loam, 1/8 to 1/4 inch in diameter; common fine to coarse roots
    E/Btdn—41 to 64 centimeters (16.1 to 25.2 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2) very fine sandy loam; weak coarse prismatic, and weak coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; 0.5 fine to coarse roots; 5.5 very fine vesicular pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P06100. common very fine soft iron and manganese nodules; many very fine horizontal bands of dark gray (10YR 4/1) silty clay loam; common dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) oxidation stains on root channels; interfingering of grayish brown (10YR 5/2) s; few fine to coarse roots
    Btdn/E—64 to 81 centimeters (25.2 to 31.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silty clay loam; 1 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) fine distinct mottles; weak coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 2.5 very fine and fine vesicular pores; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P06101. common thin seams of light gray (10YR 7/2) very fine sandy loam between prisms; tongues of light gray (10YR 7/2) silt loam (E) make up about 20 percent of this horizon; few fine roots; few fine distinct 2.5Y54 mottles
    Btdg—81 to 117 centimeters (31.9 to 46.1 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; weak coarse prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, very firm; brittle; 0.5 very fine and fine vesicular pores; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P06102. interfingering of light gray (10YR 7/2) silt loam (E) make up about 15 percent of this horizon
    Btg—117 to 170 centimeters (46.1 to 66.9 inches); gray (5Y 6/1) clay loam; weak coarse prismatic, and weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P06103. common fine root channels lined with strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) oxidation stains; common hardened silt stone nodules, 1/4 to 2 1/2 inches in diameter; interfingering of light gray (10YR 7/1) very fine sandy loam, 1/4 to 1 inch wide, make up ab
    Cg1—170 to 216 centimeters (66.9 to 85.0 inches); light gray (5Y 7/1) loamy fine sand; olive yellow (2.5Y 6/8) and 11 percent greenish gray (5G 5/1) medium prominent mottles; massive; friable; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P06104. common medium prominent 5G51 mottles
    C—216 to 234 centimeters (85.0 to 92.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine sandy loam; massive; friable; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P06105. common thin horizontal bands of light gray (5Y 7/2) fine sandy loam
    Cg2—234 to 249 centimeters (92.1 to 98.0 inches); light gray (5Y 7/2) fine sandy loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium distinct mottles; massive; friable; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 90P06106. common thin horizontal bands of strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine sandy loam; common medium distinct 10YR58 mottles