IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): AMARILLO
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1996TX017001
  • User Pedon ID: 96TX017001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1996TX017001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 97P0178
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 68653
  • Print Date: 4/28/2025

    • 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: 34.2222214
  • Std. Longitude: -103.0428925
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX017—Bailey
  • MLRA: 77C—Southern High Plains, Southern Part
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: TX017—Bailey County, Texas

    • PEDON

  • 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 - AMARILLO
  • Taxonomic Class - Aridic Paleustalfs
  • Classificaton Date - 11/20/1996
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/20/1996 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - rangeland, grassland
  • 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

    AMARA

    BOGR2

    BOGR2

    Amaranthus

    Bouteloua gracilis

    Bouteloua gracilis

    pigweed

    blue grama

    blue grama

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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
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    1218

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    A—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches);, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 21.0 very fine and fine roots; fragments; very slight effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P01293
    Bt—18 to 41 centimeters (7.1 to 16.1 inches);, strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist; sandy clay loam; 1 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) fine distinct and 3 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) medium distinct mottles; weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 very fine and fine roots; 3.0 fine pores; fragments; very slight effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P01294
    Bt/E1—41 to 81 centimeters (16.1 to 31.9 inches);, strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) and yellowish red (5YR 5/8) and light gray (2.5Y 7/2), moist; sandy clay loam; weak very coarse prismatic parts to weak coarse angular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 fine pores; fragments; very slight effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P01295. 40 percent E material in the form of pockets and tongues.
    Bt/E2—81 to 107 centimeters (31.9 to 42.1 inches);, strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) and yellowish red (5YR 5/8) and light gray (2.5Y 7/2), moist; sandy clay loam; weak very coarse prismatic parts to weak coarse angular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 fine pores; iron stains in root channels and/or pores; fragments; very slight effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P01296. 30 percent E material in the form of tongues and pockets.
    Bt/E3—107 to 178 centimeters (42.1 to 70.1 inches);, yellowish red (5YR 5/8), moist; sandy clay loam; 3 percent light gray (2.5Y 7/2) medium distinct and 21 percent red (2.5YR 5/8) medium faint mottles; weak very coarse prismatic parts to weak coarse angular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 fine pores; iron stains in root channels and/or pores; fragments; very slight effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P01297. 20 percent E material in the form of pockets and tongues.
    Bt/E4—178 to 203 centimeters (70.1 to 79.9 inches);, yellowish red (5YR 5/6) and light gray (2.5Y 7/2), moist; sandy clay loam; weak very coarse prismatic parts to weak coarse angular blocky structure; firm; fragments; very slight effervescence. Lab sample # 97P01298. 20 percent E material in the form of pockets and tongues.