IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Monteola
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1992TX297004
  • User Pedon ID: 92TX297004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 93P0262
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 65605
  • Print Date: 9/26/2024

    • 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: 28.7088890
  • Std. Longitude: -98.1958313
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: From the intersection of US Highway 281 and US Highway 59 in George West, N 15 miles on US Highway 281, then N 10.7 miles on IH 37, then E and N 6.0 miles on FM 99; site is 100 feet W in pasture.
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX297—Live Oak
  • MLRA: 83A—Northern Rio Grande Plain
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: TX297—Liveoak County, Texas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: CLN, RM, EG, PDH, JW
  • Pedon Type: representative pedon for component
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Monteola
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic Typic Pellusterts
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 11/4/1992
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: hillside
  • Microfeature: gilgai
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: footslope
  • Slope Position: middle third
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/4/1992 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: AS-3
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    cambic horizon

    gypsic horizon

    0—46

    13—46

    46—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

    2

    122

    61

    107

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    315

    711

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    A—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), black (10YR 2/1), moist; clay; moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*; 21.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 0.5 very fine and fine low-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 30 percent pressure faces; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P02148
    Bss—13 to 38 centimeters (5.1 to 15.0 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), black (10YR 2/1), moist; clay; moderate medium and coarse angular blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*; 3.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 0.5 very fine and fine moderate-continuity continuous tubular pores; 30 percent slickensides (pedogenic); fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P02149
    Bsskz—38 to 46 centimeters (15.0 to 18.1 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), black (10YR 2/1), moist; clay; moderate medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*; 3.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 0.5 very fine and fine moderate-continuity continuous tubular pores; 30 percent slickensides (pedogenic); 4 percent fine and medium irregular carbonate masses and 3 percent fine and medium irregular salt masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P02150
    Bsskyz—46 to 81 centimeters (18.1 to 31.9 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) and pale brown (10YR 6/3), very dark gray (10YR 3/1) and brown (10YR 5/3), moist; clay; moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*; 3.0 fine and medium roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 0.5 very fine and fine moderate-continuity continuous tubular pores; 30 percent slickensides (pedogenic); 6 percent fine irregular salt masses and 3 percent fine irregular gypsum masses and 6 percent fine and medium irregular carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P02151
    BCssyz—81 to 91 centimeters (31.9 to 35.8 inches); light gray (2.5Y 7/2), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), moist; clay; moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 3.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 0.5 very fine and fine moderate-continuity continuous tubular pores; 10 percent slickensides (pedogenic); 2 percent fine irregular iron-manganese masses; 4 percent fine irregular gypsum masses and 6 percent fine irregular salt masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P02152
    Cyz1—91 to 135 centimeters (35.8 to 53.1 inches); light gray (5Y 7/2), light olive gray (5Y 6/2), moist; clay; massive; very hard, very firm; 3.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 1 percent fine irregular iron-manganese masses; 4 percent fine irregular gypsum masses and 4 percent fine irregular salt masses; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P02153
    Cyz2—135 to 152 centimeters (53.1 to 59.8 inches); pale yellow (5Y 8/2), light gray (5Y 7/2), moist; clay; massive; very hard, very firm; 3.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 10 percent pressure faces; 4 percent fine irregular yellowish red (5YR 4/6) iron-manganese masses; 3 percent fine irregular gypsum crystals, unspecified and 2 percent fine irregular salt masses; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P02154
    Cyz3—152 to 203 centimeters (59.8 to 79.9 inches); pale yellow (5Y 7/3), pale olive (5Y 6/3), moist; clay; 1 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine distinct mottles; massive; very hard, very firm; 0.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 3 percent fine irregular strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) iron-manganese masses; yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) and 3 percent fine irregular gypsum crystals, unspecified and 3 percent fine irregular salt masses; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P02155