IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Beaumont
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 90TX245021
  • User Pedon ID: 90TX245021
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 91P0030
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 63077
  • Print Date: 1/30/2025

    • 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: 29.9774972
  • Std. Longitude: -94.3305556
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Jefferson County, TX; About 16 mi southwest of Beaumont; From the intersection of Interstate Highway 10 and US Highway 90, 12.2 mi west on US Highway 90, 4.6 meters south on South China Road, 1.0 mi east on a shell road, 0.5 mi south on a field road.
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX245—Jefferson
  • MLRA: 150A—Gulf Coast Prairies
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: TX245—Jefferson County, Texas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: D. Mulligan, R. Lambert, G. Crenwelge, G. Lane
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, hyperthermic Chromic Dystraquerts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 21
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Beaumont (flagged as OSD)
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/8/2010
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Fannett
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/8/2010
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: yes
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 1
  • QA Status: level 1


    • SITE

  • Geomorphic Component Flats: dip
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 2/8/2010 (entry creation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 1
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID Data Collector Total Clay CaCO3 Clay Total Silt Fine Silt Co. Silt Total Sand Total Sand Method VC Sand Co. Sand Med. Sand Fine Sand VF Sand VF Sand Method Texture Class - Field Lab Rubbed Fiber Unrubbed Fiber pH H2O
    cm cm % % % % % % % % % % % % %

    Ap

    A2

    Bg

    Bssg1

    Bssg2

    Bssg3

    Bssg4

    0

    13

    23

    48

    76

    109

    142

    13

    23

    48

    76

    109

    142

    203

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    52.7

    52.5

    51.2

    48.7

    52.5

    53.8

    57.1

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    30.7

    30.3

    29.3

    31.4

    29.9

    29

    28.5

    20

    20.1

    17.5

    18.9

    18.8

    18.1

    18.4

    10.7

    10.2

    11.8

    12.5

    11.1

    10.9

    10.1

    16.6

    17.2

    19.5

    19.9

    17.6

    17.2

    14.4

    sieves

    sieves

    sieves

    sieves

    sieves

    sieves

    sieves

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0.1

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    3

    3

    3.5

    3.9

    3.7

    3.3

    2.6

    13.5

    14.2

    16

    16

    13.9

    13.9

    11.8

    300 mesh sieve

    300 mesh sieve

    300 mesh sieve

    300 mesh sieve

    300 mesh sieve

    300 mesh sieve

    300 mesh sieve

    c

    c

    c

    c

    c

    c

    c

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    4.4

    4.8

    4.6

    4.6

    4.6

    4.6

    4.6
    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 2
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID pH CaCl2 pH NaF pH Ox Delta pH LL PL PI Atter. Samp. Cond. COLE Pot. Acidity Ca + Mg - Meh 2 K Ca + Mg - Sat. Paste KCl Extract. Acidity Base Sat. - Meh 2 CEC-7 CEC-8.2
    cm cm % % % cm/cm meq/100g cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg mmol(+)/l cmol(+)/kg % cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg

    Ap

    A2

    Bg

    Bssg1

    Bssg2

    Bssg3

    Bssg4

    0

    13

    23

    48

    76

    109

    142

    13

    23

    48

    76

    109

    142

    203

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    4.2

    4.3

    4.3

    4.2

    4.2

    4.3

    4.5

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    59

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    63

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    76

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    42

    48

    61

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    0.12

    0.13

    0.13

    0.13

    0.13

    0.13

    0.14

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    0.4

    0.3

    0.3

    0.3

    0.3

    0.3

    0.1

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    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 3
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID ECEC Phosphate P NO3-N EC EC Method EC 1:5 by volume CaCO3 Equiv. Equiv. Gypsum Na SAR Gypsum Req. Humic Color Fulvic Color Humic + Fulvic Color Al PI Pyro. Hue PyrO. Value Pyro. Chroma
    cm cm cmol(+)/kg mg/kg mg/kg dS/m dS/m % % mmol(+)/l % L-pcu/g L-pcu/g L-pcu/g %

    Ap

    A2

    Bg

    Bssg1

    Bssg2

    Bssg3

    Bssg4

    0

    13

    23

    48

    76

    109

    142

    13

    23

    48

    76

    109

    142

    203

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    aquic conditions

    reduced matrix

    slickensides

    0—23

    0—203

    0—203

    48—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

    —

    —

    7

    —

    145

    —

    —

    20

    27

    12

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    Ap—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; clay; weak fine granular structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*, very sticky, very plastic; 2.5 fine and medium roots; 0.5 fine pores; 5 percent fine prominent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P00184
    A2—13 to 23 centimeters (5.1 to 9.1 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) clay; moderate fine angular blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*, very sticky, very plastic; 2.5 fine and medium roots; 0.5 fine pores; 8 percent coarse prominent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P00185
    Bg—23 to 48 centimeters (9.1 to 18.9 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) clay; moderate fine angular blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*, very sticky, very plastic; 2.5 fine and medium roots; 0.5 fine pores; 12 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron and 25 percent coarse prominent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P00186
    Bssg1—48 to 76 centimeters (18.9 to 29.9 inches); N 6/1 (N 6/1) clay; strong fine angular blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 0.5 fine pores; 20 percent prominent slickensides (pedogenic); 1 percent medium prominent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron and 15 percent medium prominent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P00187. slickensides are tilted 65 to 75 degrees from horizontal and 4 to 6 inches apart
    Bssg2—76 to 109 centimeters (29.9 to 42.9 inches); N 6/1 (N 6/1) clay; strong fine angular blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 0.5 fine pores; 30 percent prominent slickensides (pedogenic); 1 percent medium prominent red (2.5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron and 8 percent medium prominent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P00188. slickensides tilted 65 to 75 degrees from horizontal and 4 to 6 inches apart;
    Bssg3—109 to 142 centimeters (42.9 to 55.9 inches); N 6/1 (N 6/1) clay; strong fine angular blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 0.5 fine pores; 30 percent prominent slickensides (pedogenic); 5 percent medium prominent red (2.5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent medium prominent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P00189. slickensides tilted 65 to 75 degrees from horizontal that are 4 to 6 inches apart
    Bssg4—142 to 203 centimeters (55.9 to 79.9 inches); N 7/1 (N 7/1) clay; strong fine angular blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 0.5 fine pores; 30 percent prominent slickensides (pedogenic); 5 percent medium prominent red (2.5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent medium prominent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments. Lab sample # 91P00190. slickensides tilted 65 to 75 degrees from horizontal that are 4 to 6 inches apart