IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Merryville
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1990LA011018
  • User Pedon ID: 90LA011018
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 90P1006
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 62939
  • Print Date: 11/27/2024

    • 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: 30.7450008
  • Std. Longitude: -93.5252762
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 4S
  • Range: 11W
  • Section: 6
  • PLSS Details: SE 1/4, NE 1/4
  • Location Description: Beauregard Parish, Louisiana. 3/4 mile E of Merryville and 1/2 mile NNE of first curve in LA 110.
  • State: Louisiana
  • County: LA011—Beauregard
  • MLRA: 152B—Western Gulf Coast Flatwoods

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Clay Midkiff
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-silty, siliceous, thermic Typic Glossaqualfs
  • 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 #: 18
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Merryville
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Waller
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, siliceous, thermic Typic Glossaqualf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1990
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: 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 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) very fine sandy 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; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P06153. many fine root channels lined with dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) oxidations stains; many fine and medium roots
    Eg—10 to 23 centimeters (3.9 to 9.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silt loam; 11 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) medium distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 fine and medium roots; 5.5 very fine and fine vesicular pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P06154. common fine root channels lined with yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) oxidation stains); common fine and medium roots; common medium distinct 2.5Y54 mottles
    Btg/E1—23 to 46 centimeters (9.1 to 18.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silt loam; weak coarse subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; brittle; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 5.5 very fine and fine vesicular pores; 37 percent distinct , moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P06155. pockets of light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) very fine sandy loam (E) makes up about 20% of this horizon; common clay films surface features on vertical faces of peds; few fine and medium roots
    Btg/E2—46 to 66 centimeters (18.1 to 26.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silty clay loam; 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; weak coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, firm; brittle; 2.5 fine and medium vesicular pores; 37 percent distinct , moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P06156. pockets of light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) very fine sandy loam (E) make up about 40% of this horizon; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; many fine distinct 10YR56 mottles
    Btg/E3—66 to 89 centimeters (26.0 to 35.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silty clay loam; 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine distinct mottles; weak very coarse prismatic, and weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P06157. pockets of light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silt loam (E) make up about 20% of this horizon; many fine distinct 10YR58 mottles
    Btg1—89 to 122 centimeters (35.0 to 48.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) sandy clay loam; 30 percent olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) fine and medium distinct and 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine and medium distinct mottles; weak coarse prismatic, and weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 2.5 very fine and fine vesicular pores; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P06158. common silt roots on vertical prism faces; common vertical seams of dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silty clay loam; few pockets of light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) very fine sandy loam, 1/4 to 2 inches in diameter, make up about 10% of this hor; many fine and medium distinct 2.5Y44 mottles; many fine and medium distinct 7.5YR56 mottles
    Btg2—122 to 140 centimeters (48.0 to 55.1 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) clay loam; weak coarse prismatic, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 37 percent distinct , moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P06159. common strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) oxidation stains on most ped faces and lining root channels; few fine vertical seams and few krotovina 1 to 2 inches wide filled with dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silty clay loam; common clay films surface features on faces of peds
    2BCg1—140 to 183 centimeters (55.1 to 72.0 inches); light gray (5Y 7/1) loamy fine sand; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 15 percent prominent , moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P06160. few clay films surface features on vertical faces of peds
    2BCg2—183 to 216 centimeters (72.0 to 85.0 inches); light gray (5Y 7/1) loamy fine sand; 1 percent olive (5Y 5/4) fine distinct mottles; weak coarse subangular blocky, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; 37 percent faint , moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P06161. common clay films surface features on vertical faces of peds; few fine distinct 5Y54 mottles
    2Cg—216 to 251 centimeters (85.0 to 98.8 inches); light gray (10YR 7/1) sand; single grain; loose; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 90P06162. coarse sand makes up about 25% of this horizon; few chert gravel 1/4 to 1/2 inch in diameter at bottom of pit