IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Gladewater
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1993TX067001
  • User Pedon ID: 93TX067001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1993TX067001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 93P0774
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 66117
  • Print Date: 1/31/2025
  • 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: 33.2894440
  • Std. Longitude: -94.0841370
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Intersection of US 59 and FR 3129 about 8 miles N of Queen City; 2.2 miles E on FR 3129; 0.9 mile NE on C.R. 3678 to gate; 0.5 mile N on private road; 1.5 miles NE; 0.2 mile N in hardwood flood plain of the Sulphur River.
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX067—Cass
  • MLRA: 133B—Western Coastal Plain
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: TX616—Marion and Cass Counties, Texas
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 33094-C1—Domino, Texas
  • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Golden, Hatherly, Byrd, Sabo, and Wilson
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Gladewater
  • Taxonomic Class - Very-fine, montmorillonitic Chromic Endoaquerts
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/23/1993
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


  • SITE

  • Landscape: coastal plain
  • Landform: flood plain
  • Microfeature: gilgai
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no
  • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/23/1993 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 6C
  • 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
  • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    FRAXI

    QUAL

    QUPH

    SMILA2

    SMILA2

    TORA2

    ULMUS

    Fraxinus

    Quercus alba

    Quercus phellos

    Smilax

    Smilax

    Toxicodendron radicans

    Ulmus

    ash

    white oak

    willow oak

    greenbrier

    greenbrier

    eastern poison ivy

    elm

    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

    63

    A—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1) clay; strong fine and medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 15.0 very fine to coarse roots throughout; 5.0 very fine and fine low-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 10 percent faint pressure faces; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P05335. patchy - phpvsfiid 176042; patchy - phpvsfiid 176042
    Bg—8 to 30 centimeters (3.1 to 11.8 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) and 10 percent gray (10YR 5/1) clay; moderate medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 15.0 very fine to coarse roots throughout; 5.0 very fine and fine low-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 5 percent faint black (10YR 2/1) black stains and 15 percent faint pressure faces; 2 percent fine spherical extremely weakly coherent cemented black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese concretions throughout; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P05336. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 176044; patchy - phpvsfiid 176043; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 176044; patchy - phpvsfiid 176043
    Bgss1—12 to 48 centimeters (4.7 to 18.9 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) clay; 5 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) fine and medium prominent irregular and 15 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine and medium prominent irregular mottles; moderate medium and coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 10.0 very fine to coarse roots throughout; 5.0 very fine and fine low-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 2 percent distinct black (10YR 2/1) black stains on faces of peds and 5 percent faint slickensides (pedogenic) on all faces of peds and 10 percent faint pressure faces throughout; 2 percent fine spherical extremely weakly coherent cemented black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese concretions throughout; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P05337. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 176046; continuous - phpvsfiid 176045; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 176047; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 176046; continuous - phpvsfiid 176045; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 176047
    Bgss2—19 to 69 centimeters (7.5 to 27.2 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) clay; 5 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) fine and medium prominent irregular and 15 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine and medium prominent irregular mottles; moderate coarse prismatic structure; extremely hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 5.0 very fine to medium roots between peds; 3.0 very fine and fine low-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 10 percent faint pressure faces and 30 percent faint slickensides (pedogenic) on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical extremely weakly coherent cemented black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese concretions throughout; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P05338. continuous - phpvsfiid 176048; continuous - phpvsfiid 176049; continuous - phpvsfiid 176048; continuous - phpvsfiid 176049
    Bgss3—27 to 107 centimeters (10.6 to 42.1 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) clay; 5 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine and medium prominent irregular and 15 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine and medium prominent irregular mottles; moderate coarse prismatic structure; extremely hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 5.0 very fine to medium roots between peds; 3.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity continuous tubular pores; 35 percent faint slickensides (pedogenic) on all faces of peds; 1 percent medium spherical extremely weakly coherent cemented black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese concretions throughout; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P05339. continuous - phpvsfiid 176050; continuous - phpvsfiid 176050
    Bgss4—42 to 152 centimeters (16.5 to 59.8 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) clay; 5 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine and medium prominent irregular and 5 percent brown (10YR 5/3) fine and medium faint irregular mottles; moderate coarse prismatic structure; extremely hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 3.0 very fine to medium roots between peds; 3.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity continuous tubular pores; 40 percent faint slickensides (pedogenic) on all faces of peds; 1 percent medium spherical extremely weakly coherent cemented black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese concretions throughout; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P05340. continuous - phpvsfiid 176051; continuous - phpvsfiid 176051
    Bgss5—60 to 206 centimeters (23.6 to 81.1 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) clay; 8 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine and medium prominent irregular mottles; weak coarse prismatic structure; extremely hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 2.0 very fine to medium roots between peds; 5.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity continuous tubular pores; 40 percent faint slickensides (pedogenic) on all faces of peds; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P05341. continuous - phpvsfiid 176052; continuous - phpvsfiid 176052
    Bgss6—81 to 254 centimeters (31.9 to 100.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) clay; 2 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) medium prominent irregular and 5 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine prominent irregular and 5 percent gray (5Y 5/1) medium distinct irregular mottles; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.0 very fine to medium roots between peds; 5.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity continuous tubular pores; 20 percent faint slickensides (pedogenic) on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine and medium spherical extremely weakly coherent cemented black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese concretions throughout; 1 percent fine threadlike extremely weakly coherent cemented white (10YR 8/1) gypsum crystals, unspecified between peds; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, unspecified. Lab sample # 93P05342. continuous - phpvsfiid 176053; continuous - phpvsfiid 176053