IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Acadia
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1990LA011016
  • User Pedon ID: 90LA011016
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 90P1004
  • 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: 30.5813885
  • Std. Longitude: -93.3247223
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 5S
  • Range: 9W
  • Section: 31
  • PLSS Details: NW 1/4 of SW 1/4, 1800 feet N and 2400 feet W of SE corner
  • Location Description: Beauregard Parish, Louisiana. 5.8 miles SW of US 171 in Longville.
  • State: Louisiana
  • County: LA011—Beauregard
  • MLRA: 152B—Western Gulf Coast Flatwoods
  • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Clay Midkiff
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, active, thermic Aquic Paleudalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 16
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Acadia
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Acadia
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic, thermic Aeric Ochraqualf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1990
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


  • SITE

  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: shoulder
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: somewhat 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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

    2

    34

    A—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; friable; 5.5 fine to coarse roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P06136. many fine to coarse roots
    E—13 to 30 centimeters (5.1 to 11.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; friable; 5.5 fine to coarse roots; 0.5 very fine and fine vesicular pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P06137. few fine soft iron and manganese nodules; few fine pockets of light gray (10YR 7/1) silt loam, 1/8 to 1/4 inch in diameter; many fine to coarse roots
    BE—30 to 51 centimeters (11.8 to 20.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silty clay; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine distinct and 11 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) fine prominent mottles; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 37 percent distinct , moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P06138. few prominent soft iron oxide and manganese accumulations on vertical ped faces; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine and medium roots; common fine distinct 10YR58 mottles; common fine prominent 2.5YR48 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 233782; continuous - phpvsfiid 233782
    Btg1—51 to 94 centimeters (20.1 to 37.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silty clay; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine distinct and 30 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) medium prominent mottles; moderate very coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 5.5 fine roots; distinct , moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P06139. many thick light gray (10YR 7/2) silt coats in cracks and on prism faces; common soft accumulations of iron oxides 1/8 to 1/4 inch in diameter; few fine soft manganese accumulations and few fine pieces of charcoal in silt coats; many fine roots; few fine distinct 10YR58 mottles; many medium prominent 2.5YR48 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 233783; continuous - phpvsfiid 233783
    Btg—94 to 140 centimeters (37.0 to 55.1 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silty clay; 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine and medium distinct and 30 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) fine and medium prominent mottles; weak very coarse prismatic, and weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 37 percent distinct , moist, clay films on faces of peds and 55 percent prominent light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, coats on faces of peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, hellige-truog; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # 90P06140. few fine soft iron oxide nodules; decayed root fibers between prisms; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; many coats surface features on faces of peds; few fine and medium roots; many fine and medium distinct 10YR58 mottles; many fine and medium prominent 2.5YR48 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 233784; continuous - phpvsfiid 233784
    BC1—140 to 191 centimeters (55.1 to 75.2 inches); red (2.5YR 4/8) clay; weak very coarse prismatic, and weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very firm; 15 percent distinct , moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds and 37 percent prominent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), moist, coats on faces of peds; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P06141. few fine root channels filled with strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) iron oxides (lepidocrocite); few clay films surface features on vertical faces of peds; common coats surface features on faces of peds; patchy - phpvsfiid 233786; patchy - phpvsfiid 233786
    BC2—191 to 274 centimeters (75.2 to 107.9 inches); red (2.5YR 4/8) clay; 11 percent gray (5Y 6/1) fine and medium prominent mottles; weak very coarse prismatic, and weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very firm; 15 percent distinct , moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds and 15 percent , moist, slickensides (pedogenic); fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 90P06142. few fine root channels filled with strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) iron oxides (lepidocrocite); few parallel pie peds; common thick yellowish red (5YR 5/6) silt coats between prisms and along old slickensides; few clay films surface features on vertical faces of peds; few intersecting slickensides surface features; common fine and medium prominent 5Y61 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 233788; patchy - phpvsfiid 233788
    274 to 335 centimeters (107.9 to 131.9 inches); dark red (2.5YR 3/6) clay; fragments. many small root channels filled with soft manganese accumulations
    335 to 356 centimeters (131.9 to 140.2 inches); pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2) silty clay loam; 1 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) fine prominent mottles; fragments. few fine prominent 10YR66 mottles
    356 to 427 centimeters (140.2 to 168.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/3) silty clay loam; 1 percent light gray (2.5Y 7/2) fine prominent mottles; fragments. root channels lined with common soft manganese accumulations in lower part; few fine prominent 2.5Y72 mottles
    427 to 457 centimeters (168.1 to 179.9 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) silty clay loam; 11 percent brown (7.5YR 5/3) fine faint and 11 percent light gray (2.5Y 7/2) medium prominent mottles; fragments. common fine faint 7.5YR53 mottles; common medium prominent 2.5Y72 mottles
    457 to 488 centimeters (179.9 to 192.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silty clay; 11 percent light gray (2.5Y 7/2) fine prominent mottles; fragments. few fine soft manganese accumulations; common fine prominent 2.5Y72 mottles
    488 to 792 centimeters (192.1 to 311.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and brown (7.5YR 5/3) silty clay loam, clay; fragments.
    792 to 853 centimeters (311.8 to 335.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and red (2.5YR 4/6) silty clay loam, clay; fragments. many fine soft manganese accumulations
    853 to 975 centimeters (335.8 to 383.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) silty clay loam, silty clay loam; fragments. common fine soft manganese accumulations (one thin strata of (7.5YR 5/6) silty clay at 29 feet of depth)