IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Houston Black
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1996TX027003
  • User Pedon ID: 96TX027003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Pedon # - 96P0258
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 68336
  • Print Date: 12/17/2024

    • 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: 30.9880943
  • Std. Longitude: -97.1805191
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Bell County, Texas, USA. About 5 mi. (8 km) NNE of Rogers on Glen Chervenka farm.
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX027—Bell
  • MLRA: 86—Texas Blackland Prairie
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: TX027—Bell County, Texas
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 30097-H2—Rogers, Texas

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: within range of map unit
  • Pedon Purpose: research site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Houston Black
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, smectitic Typic Haplusterts
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/4/1996
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: ridge
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/4/1996 (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
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water 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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

    3

    50

    200

    147

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    15

    860

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    A1—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1), black (10YR 2/1), moist; clay; granular, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 2.0 medium roots and 22.0 fine roots; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P02074. Few chert pebbles.
    A2—10 to 32 centimeters (3.9 to 12.6 inches); black (10YR 2/1), black (10YR 2/1), moist; clay; moderate medium angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 22.0 fine and medium roots; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P02075. Few chert pebbles.
    Bss1—32 to 75 centimeters (12.6 to 29.5 inches); black (10YR 2/1), black (10YR 2/1), moist; clay; moderate medium angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 10.0 fine and medium roots; slickensides (pedogenic); fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P02076. Few chert pebbles.; continuous - phpvsfiid 183553; continuous - phpvsfiid 183553
    Bss2—75 to 98 centimeters (29.5 to 38.6 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist; clay; coarse angular blocky parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*, very sticky, very plastic; 2.0 fine and medium roots; slickensides (pedogenic); fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P02077. continuous - phpvsfiid 183554; continuous - phpvsfiid 183554
    Bssk1—98 to 115 centimeters (38.6 to 45.3 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) clay; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine prominent and 20 percent brown (10YR 5/3) coarse distinct mottles; coarse angular blocky parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; hard when dry, extremely firm*, very sticky, very plastic; 2.0 fine and medium roots; slickensides (pedogenic) and ; 5 percent lime masses; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P02078. continuous - phpvsfiid 183555; continuous - phpvsfiid 183555
    2Bssk1—115 to 138 centimeters (45.3 to 54.3 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) clay; 5 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium distinct and 5 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) medium distinct mottles; coarse angular blocky parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; hard when dry, extremely firm*, very sticky, very plastic; 2.0 fine and medium roots; distinct black stains and slickensides (pedogenic); 1 percent gypsum crystals, unspecified and 2 percent lime masses; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P02079. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 183557; continuous - phpvsfiid 183558; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 183557; continuous - phpvsfiid 183558
    2Bssy1—138 to 150 centimeters (54.3 to 59.1 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) clay; 5 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) medium distinct and 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*, very sticky, very plastic; 2.0 very fine and fine roots; black stains and slickensides (pedogenic); 1 percent lime masses and 5 percent gypsum crystals, unspecified; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P02080. patchy - phpvsfiid 183559; continuous - phpvsfiid 183560; patchy - phpvsfiid 183559; continuous - phpvsfiid 183560
    2Bssy2—150 to 165 centimeters (59.1 to 65.0 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) clay; 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct and 10 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*, very sticky, very plastic; 2.0 very fine and fine roots; 2 percent lime masses and 1 percent medium and coarse gypsum crystals, unspecified; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P02081
    2BC1—165 to 200 centimeters (65.0 to 78.7 inches); 40 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) and 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and 30 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) clay; moderate medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 2 percent lime masses and 1 percent gypsum crystals, unspecified; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P02082
    2BC2—200 to 218 centimeters (78.7 to 85.8 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 96P02083
    2BC3—218 to 250 centimeters (85.8 to 98.4 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 96P02084
    2BC4—250 to 284 centimeters (98.4 to 111.8 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 96P02085
    2C1—284 to 319 centimeters (111.8 to 125.6 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 96P02086
    2C2—319 to 350 centimeters (125.6 to 137.8 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 96P02087