IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Cancienne
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 97LA005002
  • User Pedon ID: 97LA005002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 97P0457
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 10140
  • 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: 30.1708056
  • Std. Longitude: -90.9853056
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: Louisiana
  • County: LA005—Ascension
  • MLRA: 131—Southern Mississippi Valley Alluvium
  • Regional Office: 7—Auburn, AL

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Charles Guillory and Wilton Stephens
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: TUD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Cancienne
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/23/1997
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: river valley
  • Landform: natural levee
  • Anthropogenic Feature: leveled land
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/23/1997 (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: water erosion
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    cambic horizon

    mottles with chroma 2 or less

    slickensides

    34—0

    34—0

    156—0

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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

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    Ap—0 to 16 centimeters (0.0 to 6.3 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and ; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 10.0 fine and medium roots; 10.0 fine and medium pores; 1 percent fine grayish brown (10YR 5/2) iron depletions throughout and 5 percent fine dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron throughout and 5 percent fine dark brown (10YR 3/3) masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P02712
    A—16 to 34 centimeters (6.3 to 13.4 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2); weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 5.0 very fine and fine roots; 4.0 fine pores; 5 percent medium brown (7.5YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P02713
    Bw1—34 to 68 centimeters (13.4 to 26.8 inches); brown (10YR 5/3); weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 4.0 very fine and fine roots; 4.0 fine pores; 1 percent medium gray (5Y 5/1) iron depletions between peds and 15 percent medium dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; neutral, pH 7.3, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P02714
    Bw2—68 to 91 centimeters (26.8 to 35.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3); weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 4.0 fine roots; 4.0 fine pores; 1 percent medium greenish gray (5BG 5/1) iron depletions between peds and 1 percent fine black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese masses between peds and 30 percent medium strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron between peds and 30 percent medium dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron between peds; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P02715
    Bw3—91 to 107 centimeters (35.8 to 42.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2); weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 4.0 fine roots; 4.0 fine pores; 1 percent medium gray (10YR 5/1) iron depletions between peds and 1 percent medium greenish gray (5BG 5/1) iron depletions between peds and 30 percent medium dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron between peds and 30 percent medium brown (7.5YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron between peds; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P02716
    Bw4—107 to 134 centimeters (42.1 to 52.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2); weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 4.0 fine roots; 4.0 fine pores; 30 percent medium dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron between peds and 30 percent medium brown (7.5YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron between peds; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P02717
    Bw5—134 to 139 centimeters (52.8 to 54.7 inches); gray (5Y 5/1); weak fine angular blocky parts to weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 4.0 very fine roots; 4.0 fine pores; 27 percent dark gray (5Y 4/1) pressure faces on all faces of peds; 10 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron between peds and 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron between peds; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P02718
    Bw6—139 to 156 centimeters (54.7 to 61.4 inches); gray (5Y 5/1); weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 1.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 1.0 very fine pores; 2 percent medium gray (5Y 6/1) iron depletions throughout and 2 percent medium iron-manganese masses throughout and 10 percent medium dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron between peds; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.7, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P02719
    2Bssg1—156 to 180 centimeters (61.4 to 70.9 inches); gray (5Y 5/1); moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium wedge structure; firm, very sticky, very plastic; 4.0 fine roots between peds; 4.0 fine pores; 30 percent slickensides (pedogenic) and 30 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) pressure faces on all faces of peds; 2 percent medium dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout and 2 percent medium dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P02720
    2Bssg2—180 to 207 centimeters (70.9 to 81.5 inches); gray (5Y 5/1); moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium wedge structure; firm, very sticky, very plastic; 4.0 fine roots between peds; 4.0 fine pores; 30 percent slickensides (pedogenic) and 30 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) pressure faces on all faces of peds; 3 percent medium black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese masses between peds and 10 percent medium dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron between peds; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, hellige-truog; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # 97P02721
    2Bssg3—207 to 239 centimeters (81.5 to 94.1 inches); gray (5Y 5/1); moderate medium prismatic parts to weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm, very sticky, very plastic; 4.0 fine roots between peds; 4.0 fine pores; very dark gray (10YR 3/1) pressure faces on all faces of peds; 10 percent medium dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron between peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 97P02722