IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Sagerton
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 93TX503001
  • User Pedon ID: 93TX503001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 84P0781
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 55024
  • 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: 32.3886108
  • Std. Longitude: -98.7816696
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 1 Mile north on FR 2178 from its intersection with TX114, West of Olney. 130 feet West of Hwy in plowed field.
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX503—Young
  • MLRA: 80B—Texas North-Central Prairies
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: TX503—Young County, Texas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Thomas E. Cyprian, Joe Randall
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Sagerton
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, mixed Typic Argiustolls
  • PSC - 10 to 61 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/16/1993
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: hillside
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: negligible
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/16/1993 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: AS-1A
  • Plant Association Name: clay loam range site.
  • 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: wind and water erosion
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    argillic horizon

    calcic horizon

    mollic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    argillic horizon

    calcic horizon

    calcic horizon

    —

    —

    0—38

    10—185

    25—

    99—185

    257—

    —450—

    —218—

    —-

    —-

    —-

    —-

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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

    —

    —

    115

    —

    160

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    Ap—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3), dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3), moist; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; 15.0 fine roots; 3.0 fine tubular pores; iron concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04374
    B1—10 to 20 centimeters (3.9 to 7.9 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3), dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3), moist; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 2.0 fine roots; 2.0 fine tubular pores; 10 percent clay films; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04375. patchy - phpvsfiid 95065; patchy - phpvsfiid 95065
    Bt2—20 to 38 centimeters (7.9 to 15.0 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3), dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3), moist; moderate medium angular blocky parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.0 fine roots; 25.0 fine tubular pores; 25 percent clay films; 2 percent carbonate concretions; fragments; very slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04376. continuous - phpvsfiid 94652; continuous - phpvsfiid 94652
    Bt3—38 to 53 centimeters (15.0 to 20.9 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6), dark red (2.5YR 3/6), moist; moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.0 fine roots; 10.0 fine tubular pores; 25 percent clay films; 15 percent medium iron concretions; 3 percent fine carbonate concretions; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P04377. continuous - phpvsfiid 98262; continuous - phpvsfiid 98262
    Bt4—53 to 69 centimeters (20.9 to 27.2 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6), dark red (2.5YR 3/6), moist; moderate medium angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.0 fine roots; 15.0 fine tubular pores; 25 percent clay films; 2 percent fine iron concretions; 2 percent fine lime masses; fragments; very slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04378. continuous - phpvsfiid 94649; continuous - phpvsfiid 94649
    Bt5—69 to 99 centimeters (27.2 to 39.0 inches); red (2.5YR 5/6), red (2.5YR 4/6), moist; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 25.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 2 percent clay films; 2 percent fine iron concretions; 2 percent fine lime masses; fragments; very slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P04379. patchy - phpvsfiid 94647; patchy - phpvsfiid 94647
    Btk1—99 to 140 centimeters (39.0 to 55.1 inches); red (2.5YR 5/6), red (2.5YR 4/6), moist; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 2 percent clay films and 10 percent manganese or iron-manganese stains; 2 percent medium iron concretions; 25 percent medium carbonate masses; fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P04380. patchy - phpvsfiid 94651; patchy - phpvsfiid 94651
    Btk2—140 to 160 centimeters (55.1 to 63.0 inches); red (2.5YR 5/6), red (2.5YR 4/6), moist; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 2 percent clay films; 25 percent medium carbonate masses and 15 percent medium carbonate concretions; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P04381. patchy - phpvsfiid 94655; patchy - phpvsfiid 94655
    Btk3—160 to 185 centimeters (63.0 to 72.8 inches); red (2.5YR 5/6), red (2.5YR 4/6), moist; 2 percent fine mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 15 percent fine and medium iron-manganese concretions; 25 percent medium carbonate masses and 15 percent medium carbonate concretions; fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 84P04382
    Cr—185 to 203 centimeters (72.8 to 79.9 inches); pale yellow (5Y 7/3), pale olive (5Y 6/3), moist; 2 percent medium carbonate masses and 15 percent medium carbonate concretions; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 84P04382