IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Amarillo
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1990TX227001
  • User Pedon ID: 90TX227001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 91P0361
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 63407
  • Print Date: 4/28/2025

    • 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: 32.2730560
  • Std. Longitude: -101.4861145
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: From the north exit gate of the ARS station; 1,191 feet north on field road; then 90 feet west in validation field
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX227—Howard
  • MLRA: 77C—Southern High Plains, Southern Part

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Risinger, Zobeck, Blackstock, Williamson
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, thermic Typic Paleustalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Amarillo
  • PSC - 36 to 86 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Amarillo
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, thermic Aridic Paleustalf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 12/1/1990
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aridic (torric)
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Anthropogenic Feature: leveled land
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 12/1/1990 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - other
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    argillic horizon

    calcic horizon

    36—119

    89—203

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    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

    0

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    761

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    46

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    Ap1—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches);, dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) crushed, moist; fine sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, very friable; 2.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P02062. common very fine and fine roots throughout
    Ap2—13 to 36 centimeters (5.1 to 14.2 inches);, reddish brown (5YR 4/3) crushed, moist; fine sandy loam; weak coarse prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable; 2.5 very fine and fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium roots throughout; 0.5 medium tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P02063. few medium roots throughout; common very fine and fine roots throughout
    Bt1—36 to 51 centimeters (14.2 to 20.1 inches);, reddish brown (5YR 4/4) crushed, moist; sandy clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 2.5 fine and medium tubular pores; , moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 1 percent carbonate threads and 11 percent worm casts; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P02064. common worm casts concentrations; few carbonate threads concentrations; few very fine roots throughout; continuous - phpvsfiid 226554; continuous - phpvsfiid 226554
    Bt2—51 to 71 centimeters (20.1 to 28.0 inches);, yellowish red (5YR 4/6) crushed, moist; sandy clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; , moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 11 percent worm casts and 1 percent carbonate threads; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P02065. common worm casts concentrations; few carbonate threads concentrations; few very fine roots throughout; continuous - phpvsfiid 226555; continuous - phpvsfiid 226555
    Bt3—71 to 89 centimeters (28.0 to 35.0 inches);, yellowish red (5YR 4/6) crushed, moist; sandy clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; , moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 11 percent worm casts and 11 percent carbonate threads; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P02066. common worm casts concentrations; common carbonate threads concentrations; few very fine roots throughout; continuous - phpvsfiid 226556; continuous - phpvsfiid 226556
    Btk1—89 to 119 centimeters (35.0 to 46.9 inches);, 30 percent reddish brown (5YR 5/4) crushed and 70 percent pink (7.5YR 7/4) crushed, moist; sandy clay loam; weak coarse prismatic, and weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 30 percent carbonate masses and 11 percent carbonate concretions; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P02067. many soft masses of carbonate concentrations; common carbonate concretions concentrations; patchy - phpvsfiid 226557; patchy - phpvsfiid 226557
    Btk2—119 to 155 centimeters (46.9 to 61.0 inches);, light reddish brown (5YR 6/4) crushed, moist; sandy clay loam; weak coarse prismatic, and weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; 30 percent carbonate masses and 11 percent carbonate concretions; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P02068. many soft masses of carbonate concentrations; common carbonate concretions concentrations
    Btk3—155 to 203 centimeters (61.0 to 79.9 inches);, reddish yellow (5YR 6/6) crushed, moist; sandy clay loam; weak coarse prismatic, and weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; 30 percent carbonate masses and 1 percent carbonate concretions; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n. Lab sample # 91P02069. many soft masses of carbonate concentrations; few carbonate concretions concentrations