IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Dallam
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1995TX111003
  • User Pedon ID: 95TX111003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 95P0496
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 67514
  • Print Date: 12/4/2024

    • 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: 36.1183611
  • Std. Longitude: -102.5858889
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX111—Dallam
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: TX111—Dallam County, Texas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J. Kimble, R. Follett
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Dallam
  • PSC - 10 to 60 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/6/1995
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: plains
  • Landform: playa
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: negligible
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/6/1995 (actual site observation date)
  • 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 erosion
    • 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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    Ap1—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/3) crushed, brown (7.5YR 4/4) broken face, dry; fine sandy loam; weak fine and medium granular parts to single grain; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; deformable; 21.0 very fine to medium roots throughout; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.7, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P03737
    Ap2—5 to 10 centimeters (2.0 to 3.9 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) crushed, brown (7.5YR 4/4) broken face, dry; fine sandy loam; weak fine and medium granular parts to single grain; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; deformable; 21.0 very fine to medium roots throughout; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P03738
    Bt1—10 to 20 centimeters (3.9 to 7.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/3) crushed, strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) broken face, dry; fine sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky parts to weak very fine and fine granular structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; deformable; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine and fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 5 percent faint clay films between sand grains; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; neutral, pH 7.1, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P03739. patchy - phpvsfiid 182110; patchy - phpvsfiid 182110
    Bt2—20 to 32 centimeters (7.9 to 12.6 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) crushed, yellowish red (5YR 4/6) broken face, dry; sandy clay loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky parts to weak very fine and fine granular structure; very hard, friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; deformable; 3.0 very fine and fine roots between peds; 0.5 very fine and fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 5 percent faint clay films between sand grains; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; neutral, pH 7.1, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P03740. patchy - phpvsfiid 182111; patchy - phpvsfiid 182111
    Bt3—32 to 50 centimeters (12.6 to 19.7 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) crushed, reddish brown (5YR 4/4) broken face, dry; silty clay; strong medium and coarse columnar structure; very hard, firm, nonsticky, slightly plastic; deformable; 3.0 very fine and fine roots between peds; 0.5 very fine and fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 20 percent prominent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.7, hellige-truog; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P03741. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 182112; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 182112
    Bt4—50 to 71 centimeters (19.7 to 28.0 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) crushed, yellowish red (5YR 4/6) broken face, dry; silty clay; strong medium and coarse prismatic structure; very hard, firm, nonsticky, slightly plastic; deformable; 3.0 very fine roots between peds; 3.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 30 percent prominent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4), dry, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.7, hellige-truog; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P03742. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 182113; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 182113
    Bt5—71 to 94 centimeters (28.0 to 37.0 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) crushed, yellowish red (5YR 4/6) broken face, dry; silty clay loam; strong medium and coarse prismatic structure; very hard, friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; deformable; 3.0 very fine roots between peds; 3.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 30 percent distinct dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4), dry, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.7, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P03743. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 182114; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 182114
    Btk1—94 to 142 centimeters (37.0 to 55.9 inches); pink (5YR 7/3) crushed, pinkish white (5YR 8/2) broken face, dry; silty clay loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity vesicular and tubular pores; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P03744
    Btk2—142 to 200 centimeters (55.9 to 78.7 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/3) crushed, light brown (7.5YR 6/4) broken face, dry; silty clay loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity vesicular and tubular pores; 10 percent faint clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 30 percent medium and coarse cylindrical weakly coherent cemented pinkish white (5YR 8/2) carbonate concretions throughout; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 95P03745. patchy - phpvsfiid 182115; patchy - phpvsfiid 182115