IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Beauregard
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1990LA011015
  • User Pedon ID: 90LA011015
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 90P1003
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 62936
  • Print Date: 11/24/2024

    • 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: 30.5575008
  • Std. Longitude: -93.2641678
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 6S
  • Range: 9W
  • Section: 11
  • PLSS Details: SW 1/4 of NW 1/4, 1800 feet S and 750 feet E of the NW corner
  • Location Description: Beauregard Parish, Louisiana. 3.7 miles SSW of Longville.
  • State: Louisiana
  • County: LA011—Beauregard
  • MLRA: 133B—Western Coastal Plain

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Clay Midkiff
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, siliceous, thermic Plinthaquic Paleudults
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 15
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Beauregard
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Beauregard
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, siliceous, thermic Plinthaquic Paleudu
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1990
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • 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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    Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; friable; 5.5 fine and medium roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P06126. few fine soft iron and manganese nodules; few fine pieces of charcoal; few fine pockets of pale yellow (10YR 7/3) silt in lower part; many fine and medium roots
    E—15 to 25 centimeters (5.9 to 9.8 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 5.5 fine and medium roots; 2.5 very fine and fine vesicular pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P06127. many fine and medium iron and manganese nodules; root channels lined with strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) oxidation stains (lepidocrocite); few fine pockets of very pale brown (10YR 7/3) silt, 1/16 to 1/4 inch in diameter; many fine and medium roots
    Bt1—25 to 41 centimeters (9.8 to 16.1 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) silty clay loam; 1 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) medium distinct mottles; weak coarse prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; brittle; 2.5 fine and medium roots; 0.5 very fine and fine vesicular pores; 15 percent faint , moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P06128. few fine soft iron and manganese nodules, 1/16 to 1/8 inch in diameter; common yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) oxidation stains lining root channels; few pockets of light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) silt loam (E), 1/2 to 2 inches in diameter make; few clay films surface features on vertical faces of peds; common fine and medium roots; few medium distinct 10YR68 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 233772; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 233772
    Btv/E1—41 to 56 centimeters (16.1 to 22.0 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) silty clay loam; 11 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) fine and medium distinct and 11 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) fine and medium prominent mottles; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 2.5 very fine and fine vesicular pores; 37 percent distinct , moist, clay films on faces of peds and 37 percent prominent , moist, coats on vertical faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # 90P06129. 25% plinthite; interfingering of light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silt loam (E), 1 to 3 inches wide, make up about 25 percent of this horizon; many fine pores and root channels lined with dark gray clay films, common fine iron and manganese no; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common coats surface features on vertical faces of peds; few fine and medium roots; common fine and medium distinct 10YR64 mottles; common fine and medium prominent 2.5YR48 mottles
    Btv/E2—56 to 81 centimeters (22.0 to 31.9 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) silty clay loam; 1 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) fine prominent and 11 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) medium distinct mottles; moderate very coarse prismatic, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine vesicular pores; 37 percent prominent , moist, coats on vertical faces of peds and 55 percent distinct , moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, hellige-truog; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # 90P06130. lined with dark gray (10YR 4/1) clay films 12% plinthite; few fine soft iron and manganese nodules; tongues of light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silt loam (E) 1 to 6 inches wide make up about 35% of this horizon; common crawfish krotovinas, 1 t; many clay films surface features on faces of peds; common coats surface features on vertical faces of peds; few very fine and fine roots; few fine prominent 2.5YR48 mottles; common medium distinct 10YR64 mottles
    Bt/E1—81 to 124 centimeters (31.9 to 48.8 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) silty clay loam; 1 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) fine prominent and 11 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) medium distinct mottles; moderate very coarse prismatic, and moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine and fine vesicular pores; 37 percent faint , moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, hellige-truog; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # 90P06131. 4% plinthite; common thick red (2.5YR 4/8) oxidation stains on ped faces; tongues of light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silt loam (E) 1 to 6 inch wide, make up about 25% of this horizon; common fine root channels and common fine pieces of charco; common clay films surface features on vertical faces of peds; few fine prominent 2.5YR48 mottles; common medium distinct 10YR62 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 233777; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 233777
    Bt/E2—124 to 157 centimeters (48.8 to 61.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silty clay loam; 11 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine distinct mottles; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 2.5 very fine and fine vesicular pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P06132. few distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) oxidation stains (lepidocrocite) on ped faces and lining root channels and pores; 2% plinthite; tongues and interfingering of grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silt loam (E), 1 to 6 inches wide, make up about 17%; common fine distinct 10YR62 mottles
    Bt2—157 to 191 centimeters (61.8 to 75.2 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) silty clay loam; 11 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) medium distinct mottles; moderate very coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 2.5 fine and medium vesicular pores; prominent , moist, coats on vertical faces of peds and 37 percent distinct , moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P06133. 2% plinthite; lined with dark gray (10YR 4/2) clay films; common prominent red (2.5YR 4/6) oxidation stains on ped faces; common fine strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) oxidation stains (lepidocrocite) lining root channels; interfingering of light bro; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common medium distinct 10YR62 mottles
    Btg—191 to 229 centimeters (75.2 to 90.2 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2) silty clay loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium distinct mottles; weak very coarse prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 2.5 very fine and fine vesicular pores; distinct , moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P06134. lined with dark gray (10YR 4/2) clay films; many fine root channels lined with strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) oxidation stains (lepidocrocite); common medium distinct 10YR58 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 233780; continuous - phpvsfiid 233780
    2BCg—229 to 269 centimeters (90.2 to 105.9 inches); light gray (5Y 7/2) silty clay; 1 percent weak red (10R 4/4) medium prominent and 11 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) medium distinct mottles; weak coarse prismatic, and weak medium angular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine vesicular pores; distinct , moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 90P06135. red iron oxide stains on most ped faces; few medium prominent 10R44 mottles; common medium distinct 10YR68 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 233781; continuous - phpvsfiid 233781