IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ashford

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: 96LA015024_Ashford_low

User Pedon ID: 96LA015024

Vegetation Plot ID: 96LA015024_Ashford_low

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Print Date: 12/9/2025

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: 32.7303333

Std. Longitude: -93.7332500

Datum: WGS84

Township: 20N

Range: 13W

Section: 17

PLSS Details: SE 1/4 of NW 1/4

Location Description: About 2 miles(3Km) north of Benton on LA. 3, 200 ft. east of the highway.

State: Louisiana

MLRA: 133B—Western Coastal Plain

PEDON

Describers Name: Charles Guillory Doug Slabaugh

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

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Ashford

PSC - 25 to 100 cm.

Classificaton Date - 8/27/2003

Moisture Class - aquic

Moisture Subclass - aquic

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Barso (microlow)

Classificaton Date - 8/20/1996

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Parent Material: alluvium derived from mixed-noncalcareous

Landscape: river valley

Landform: terrace

Microfeature: gilgai

Slope Position: depression

Slope Shape Across: concave

Slope Shape Down: concave

Runoff: negligible

Drainage Class: very poorly

Ponding: frequent ponding for very long periods begining in nov

Wet Soil Moisture Duration: 150

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 8/20/1996 (actual site observation date)

Microrelief Elevation: 30

Surface Cover Properties:

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
PITA QUNI QUPH	Pinus taeda Quercus nigra Quercus phellos	loblolly pine water oak willow oak	— — —	— — —	— — —

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
ochric epipedon gilgai slickensides	0—8 0—0 98—300	—- —- —-

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
0	—	—	65	—	270	1170	—	—	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8440	Shreveport WSD	temp. & precip.

A—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable; 8.0 fine roots; 0.5 fine pores; 1 percent fine yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary.

Bg1—8 to 32 centimeters (3.1 to 12.6 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 8.0 fine roots; 3.0 fine pores; 15 percent fine strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron between peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; diffuse wavy boundary.

Bg2—32 to 70 centimeters (12.6 to 27.6 inches); gray (2.5Y 5/1) silty clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 fine roots; 3.0 fine pores; 15 percent medium yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron between peds and 15 percent fine black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese masses between peds and 30 percent medium strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron between peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; diffuse wavy boundary.

Bg3—70 to 98 centimeters (27.6 to 38.6 inches); gray (2.5Y 6/1) silty clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 fine roots; 0.5 fine pores; 10 percent medium gray (10YR 5/1) iron depletions between peds and 10 percent fine very dark gray (10YR 3/1) iron-manganese masses between peds and 30 percent coarse strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron between peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; diffuse wavy boundary.

Bssg1—98 to 133 centimeters (38.6 to 52.4 inches); gray (2.5Y 6/1) clay; weak coarse wedge parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine pores; 55 percent prominent pressure faces on faces of peds and 55 percent prominent slickensides (pedogenic) on faces of peds; 10 percent fine strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary.

Bssg2—133 to 162 centimeters (52.4 to 63.8 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) clay; weak coarse wedge parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine pores; 55 percent prominent pressure faces on faces of peds and 55 percent prominent slickensides (pedogenic) on faces of peds; 1 percent fine yellowish red (5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout and 10 percent medium brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary.

Bssg3—162 to 185 centimeters (63.8 to 72.8 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) clay; weak coarse wedge structure; firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine pores; 55 percent prominent pressure faces on faces of peds and 55 percent prominent slickensides (pedogenic) on faces of peds; 1 percent medium spherical iron-manganese concretions throughout and 1 percent fine strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout and 15 percent medium yellowish red (5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary.

Bss—185 to 239 centimeters (72.8 to 94.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay; moderate medium wedge parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine pores; 55 percent prominent pressure faces on faces of peds and 55 percent prominent slickensides (pedogenic) on faces of peds; 10 percent medium dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) masses of oxidized iron between peds and 30 percent medium gray (2.5Y 6/1) iron depletions between peds and 30 percent medium black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese nodules throughout; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear irregular boundary.

2B'ssg—239 to 269 centimeters (94.1 to 105.9 inches); gray (2.5Y 6/1) clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm, very sticky, very plastic; 30 percent prominent pressure faces on faces of peds and 30 percent prominent slickensides (pedogenic) on faces of peds; 15 percent medium yellowish red (5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron between peds and 15 percent fine very dark gray (10YR 3/1) iron-manganese masses and 30 percent medium yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron between peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary.

2B'ss—269 to 300 centimeters (105.9 to 118.1 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, very sticky, very plastic; 30 percent prominent pressure faces on faces of peds and 30 percent prominent slickensides (pedogenic) on faces of peds; 15 percent fine very dark gray (10YR 3/1) iron-manganese masses between peds and 15 percent medium gray (2.5Y 6/1) iron depletions throughout; fragments; neutral, pH 7.3, hellige-truog.