IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Deerford
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 92AL023001-pgm
  • User Pedon ID: 92AL023001-pgm
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - AU
  • Lab Pedon # - S92AL-023-1
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 24209
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • 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: 32.1850000
  • Std. Longitude: -88.2052778
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 14 N
  • Range: 2 W
  • Section: 17
  • PLSS Details: NE1/4
  • Location Description: 100 feet west and 2,600 feet south of the northeast corner of sec. 17, T. 14 N., R. 2 W.; Choctaw County, AL
  • State: Alabama
  • County: AL023—Choctaw
  • Regional Office: 7—Auburn, AL
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: AL023—Choctaw County, Alabama

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, active, nonacid, thermic Albic glossic natraqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: representative pedon for component
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Deerford
  • PSC - 25 to 75 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 3/6/2009
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - aeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Deerford
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/1992
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: moderately weathered, loamy alluvium derived from sedimentary, unspecified
  • Landscape: alluvial plain
  • Landform: stream terrace
  • Geomorphic Component Flats: rise
  • Slope Complexity: complex
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Flooding: rare flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 2/1/1992 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID:
  • Surface Water Kind: none observed
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - intermixed conifers and hardwoods
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Yield Study ID -
    • 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 7 centimeters (0.0 to 2.8 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) ; 35 percent sand; 43 percent silt; 23 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; friable; fragments; extremely acid, pH 3.8; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 9223-1-1; very moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Eg—7 to 18 centimeters (2.8 to 7.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) ; 64 percent sand; 31 percent silt; 5 percent clay; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very friable; 10 percent medium faint pale brown (10YR 6/3) masses of oxidized iron in matrix; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 9223-1-2; very moist when described; observed in pit, small
    E/B—18 to 25 centimeters (7.1 to 9.8 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) ; 63 percent sand; 32 percent silt; 5 percent clay; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very friable; 5 percent medium faint pale brown (10YR 6/3) masses of oxidized iron in matrix and 5 percent medium distinct light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) masses of oxidized iron in matrix; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 9223-1-3; very moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Btn1—25 to 51 centimeters (9.8 to 20.1 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) ; 48 percent sand; 28 percent silt; 24 percent clay; strong coarse columnar structure; firm; 25 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) skeletans on vertical faces of peds and 50 percent distinct gray (10YR 6/1) clay films on vertical faces of peds; 20 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron in matrix and 30 percent coarse distinct gray (10YR 5/1) iron depletions in matrix; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 9223-1-4; very moist when described; observed in pit, small. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 414076; continuous - phpvsfiid 414075; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 414076; continuous - phpvsfiid 414075
    Btn2—51 to 69 centimeters (20.1 to 27.2 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) ; 48 percent sand; 26 percent silt; 26 percent clay; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 30 percent light gray (10YR 7/2) skeletans on vertical faces of peds and 50 percent distinct gray (10YR 6/1) clay films on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical very weakly coherent cemented very dark brown (10YR 2/2) iron-manganese masses and 25 percent medium distinct olive yellow (2.5Y 6/6) masses of oxidized iron in matrix and 30 percent medium faint light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) iron depletions in matrix; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 9223-1-5; moist when described; observed in pit, small. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 414078; continuous - phpvsfiid 414077; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 414078; continuous - phpvsfiid 414077
    Btn3—69 to 89 centimeters (27.2 to 35.0 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) ; 34 percent sand; 35 percent silt; 31 percent clay; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 30 percent light gray (10YR 7/2) skeletans on vertical faces of peds and 50 percent distinct light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) clay films on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical noncoherent cemented very dark brown (10YR 2/2) iron-manganese masses and 10 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron in matrix and 15 percent medium prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron in matrix; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 9223-1-6; moist when described; observed in pit, small. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 414080; continuous - phpvsfiid 414079; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 414080; continuous - phpvsfiid 414079
    Btng—89 to 124 centimeters (35.0 to 48.8 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) ; 51 percent sand; 29 percent silt; 20 percent clay; weak very coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 50 percent distinct clay films on vertical faces of peds; 25 percent medium distinct light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) masses of oxidized iron in matrix and 25 percent medium distinct olive yellow (2.5Y 6/6) masses of oxidized iron in matrix; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 9223-1-7; moist when described; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 414081; continuous - phpvsfiid 414081
    BC—124 to 155 centimeters (48.8 to 61.0 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) ; 53 percent sand; 29 percent silt; 18 percent clay; weak very coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 10 percent fine faint light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) masses of oxidized iron in matrix and 10 percent fine distinct light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) masses of oxidized iron in matrix; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 9223-1-8; moist when described; observed in auger, bucket
    C—155 to 203 centimeters (61.0 to 79.9 inches); light gray (2.5Y 7/1) ; 61 percent sand; 23 percent silt; 16 percent clay; massive; very friable; 10 percent fine distinct light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) masses of oxidized iron in matrix and 10 percent medium distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron in matrix; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2. Lab sample # 9223-1-9; moist when described; observed in auger, bucket