IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Windthorst
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • Local Phase: severely eroded
  • User Site ID: S1996TX143009
  • User Pedon ID: 96TX143009
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1996TX143009
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 96P0308
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 68386
  • User Project ID: 2020-MLRA-001
  • Project Name: MLRA 84B - Paluxy Erosional Hillslopes, Central Part
  • 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: 32.2982483
  • Std. Longitude: -98.3027191
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX143—Erath
  • MLRA: 84B—West Cross Timbers
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: TX143—Erath County, Texas
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 32098-C3—Huckabay, Texas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J. Greenwade, B. Ward, T. Sobecki, E. Griffin, S. Brown
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, active, thermic Udic Haplustalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 9
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Windthorst
  • PSC - 17 to 67 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/24/2017
  • Classifier - Chance M. Robinson
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Windthorst WST A
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, thermic Udic Paleustalfs
  • Taxon Kind - taxadjunct
  • Classificaton Date - 7/16/1996
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 3
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: hills
  • Landform: ridge
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/16/1996 (actual site observation date)
  • 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

    AMARA

    Amaranthus

    pigweed

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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

    3

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    434

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    113

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    A1—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, very firm; 21.0 fine roots; 21.0 fine and medium pores; fragments. Lab sample # 96P02419, 96P02427
    A2—8 to 17 centimeters (3.1 to 6.7 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) and strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist; sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, very firm; 3.0 fine roots; 3.0 fine pores; fragments. Lab sample # 96P02420
    Bt1—17 to 40 centimeters (6.7 to 15.7 inches); 5 percent brown (10YR 5/3) and 45 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) and 50 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 3.0 fine roots; 3.0 fine pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P02421
    Bt2—40 to 68 centimeters (15.7 to 26.8 inches); 20 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and 40 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) and 40 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) sandy clay loam; coarse subangular blocky parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 0.5 fine roots; 3.0 fine pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P02422
    Bt3—68 to 90 centimeters (26.8 to 35.4 inches); 20 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and 6 percent light gray (2.5Y 7/2), strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist; sandy clay loam; coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P02423
    Bt4—90 to 107 centimeters (35.4 to 42.1 inches); 20 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and 80 percent pale yellow (5Y 7/3) sandy clay loam; coarse prismatic structure; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P02424
    Bk—107 to 161 centimeters (42.1 to 63.4 inches); very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) gravelly clay loam; very hard, very firm; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P02425
    C—161 to 180 centimeters (63.4 to 70.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) and olive gray (5Y 5/2) extremely gravelly clay; hard, very firm; fragments. Lab sample # 96P02426