IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Anahuac
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1990TX245020
  • User Pedon ID: 90TX245020
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 91P0029
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 63076
  • Print Date: 2/17/2025

    • 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: 30.0669441
  • Std. Longitude: -94.3480530
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Jefferson County, TX; About 15 mi west of Beaumont; From the intersection of Interstate Highway 10 and US Highway 90, 12.2 mi west on US Highway 90, 1.0 mi north on North China Road, 0.6 mi west on paved county road, 0.3 mi north on farm road.
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX245—Jefferson
  • MLRA: 150A—Gulf Coast Prairies

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: D. Mulligan, R. Lambert, G. Crenwelge, G. Lane
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, hyperthermic Oxyaquic Glossudalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 20
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Anahuac (flagged as OSD)
  • PSC - 56 to 106 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/25/2010
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - oxyaquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Spindletop
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1990
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 1


    • SITE

  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1990 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • 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

    umbric epipedon

    glossic horizon

    aquic conditions

    argillic horizon

    0—46

    36—56

    36—56

    56—137

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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

    1

    —

    —

    13

    —

    145

    —

    —

    20

    27

    12

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    Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) very fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine pores; fragments; noneffervescent; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P00175
    A2—18 to 36 centimeters (7.1 to 14.2 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine pores; fragments; noneffervescent; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P00176
    E—36 to 46 centimeters (14.2 to 18.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; noneffervescent; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P00177
    E/Bt—46 to 56 centimeters (18.1 to 22.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine roots; 5.5 very fine and fine pores; 1 percent fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron in matrix and 5 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) masses of oxidized iron and 5 percent fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; noneffervescent; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P00178
    Bt1—56 to 84 centimeters (22.0 to 33.1 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) clay; strong coarse prismatic parts to strong medium angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 medium and 2.5 fine pores; 10 percent distinct gray (10YR 5/1) clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent fine prominent red (10R 4/8) masses of oxidized iron in matrix; fragments; noneffervescent; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P00179
    Bt2—84 to 104 centimeters (33.1 to 40.9 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) clay; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine pores; 10 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds and 55 percent distinct , moist, pressure faces on vertical faces of peds; 2 percent fine prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron in matrix and 10 percent fine prominent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron in matrix; fragments; noneffervescent; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P00180
    Btg1—104 to 137 centimeters (40.9 to 53.9 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic parts to weak fine and medium angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine and medium pores; 10 percent distinct gray (10YR 6/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent fine prominent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, and brownish yellow (10YR 6/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron in matrix and 5 percent medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron in matrix; fragments; noneffervescent; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P00181
    Btg2—137 to 160 centimeters (53.9 to 63.0 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) very fine sandy loam; 11 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) fine distinct mottles; moderate coarse prismatic parts to weak fine and medium angular blocky structure; hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine and medium pores; 2 percent faint light gray (10YR 7/1) clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent fine prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron in matrix and 5 percent medium prominent 10YR 4/8 (10YR 4/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron in matrix and 10 percent fine distinct reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron in matrix; fragments; noneffervescent; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P00182
    Btg3—160 to 201 centimeters (63.0 to 79.1 inches); light gray (10YR 7/1) loam; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak and moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine and medium pores; 2 percent faint light gray (10YR 7/1) clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent fine prominent reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron in matrix and 20 percent medium prominent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron in matrix and 20 percent fine prominent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron in matrix; fragments; noneffervescent. Lab sample # 91P00183. few fine and medium black manganese stains on ped faces; few fine roots; common fine prominent 2.5YR44 mottles; many fine and medium prominent 7.5YR66 mottles