IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Brule
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 98LA001004
  • User Pedon ID: 98LA001004
  • User Site Association ID: LA001_MU_Point_Data_Entry
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 98P0529
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 10799
  • Print Date: 11/24/2024

    • 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: 30.3098889
  • Std. Longitude: -92.3041667
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 4.5 miles north-northwest of Rayne; 1080 feet west and 2200 feet north of the southeast corner of sec. 39, T.8 S., R.2 E.
  • State: Louisiana
  • MLRA: 150A—Gulf Coast Prairies

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Don McDaniel, Gerald Trahan, Charles Guillory
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Brule
  • PSC - 93 to 143 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/20/1998
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: river valley
  • Landform: flood plain
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/20/1998 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    interfingering of albic materials

    0—93

    93—200

    93—150

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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

    1

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    135

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    A—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1); moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 20.0 very fine to coarse roots throughout; 0.9 fine pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 98P3048
    AB—15 to 25 centimeters (5.9 to 9.8 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2); moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 10.0 very fine to coarse roots throughout; 0.9 fine pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 98P3049
    Bw1—25 to 45 centimeters (9.8 to 17.7 inches); brown (10YR 4/3); moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 7.0 very fine to coarse roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine pores; 2 percent fine and medium spherical black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese concretions throughout; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 98P3050
    Bw2—45 to 62 centimeters (17.7 to 24.4 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4); weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 5.0 very fine to medium roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine pores; 7 percent fine and medium irregular dark brown (10YR 3/3) manganese masses throughout; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 98P3051
    Bw3—62 to 75 centimeters (24.4 to 29.5 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4); weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.0 very fine and fine roots between peds; 3.0 very fine and fine pores; 5 percent fine irregular very dark gray (10YR 3/1) manganese masses throughout; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P3052
    2E—75 to 93 centimeters (29.5 to 36.6 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4); weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.9 very fine and fine roots between peds; 2.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 4 percent fine irregular black (10YR 2/1) manganese masses throughout and 10 percent medium irregular dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron throughout and 10 percent medium irregular light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) iron depletions throughout; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P3053
    2Bt/E—93 to 105 centimeters (36.6 to 41.3 inches); 75 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) broken face and 25 percent light gray (10YR 7/1) exterior; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.9 very fine and fine roots between peds; 0.9 very fine and fine tubular pores; 3 percent faint clay films on faces of peds and 5 percent distinct light gray (2.5Y 7/1) silt coats throughout; 2 percent fine irregular black (10YR 2/1) manganese masses throughout and 15 percent medium irregular dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron throughout and 21 percent medium irregular yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P3054. patchy - phpvsfiid 121219; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 121218; patchy - phpvsfiid 121219; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 121218
    Eg/Bt—105 to 138 centimeters (41.3 to 54.3 inches); 70 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) exterior and 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) exterior; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.9 very fine and fine roots between peds; 0.9 very fine and fine tubular pores; 5 percent distinct light gray (2.5Y 7/1) silt coats throughout; 2 percent fine irregular black (10YR 2/1) manganese masses throughout and 10 percent medium and coarse irregular yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout and 25 percent medium and coarse irregular dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P3055. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 121220; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 121220
    Btg/E—138 to 150 centimeters (54.3 to 59.1 inches); 70 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) exterior and 30 percent light gray (2.5Y 7/1) exterior; weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.9 very fine and fine roots between peds; 0.9 very fine to medium tubular pores; 65 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent medium irregular yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout and 25 percent medium and coarse irregular dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P3056. continuous - phpvsfiid 121221; continuous - phpvsfiid 121221
    Btg1—150 to 175 centimeters (59.1 to 68.9 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) exterior; weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.9 fine roots between peds; 0.9 very fine to medium tubular pores; distinct clay films on faces of peds and 5 percent distinct light gray (2.5Y 7/1) silt coats on vertical faces of peds; 10 percent medium irregular dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout and 25 percent coarse irregular yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P3057. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 121222; continuous - phpvsfiid 121223; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 121222; continuous - phpvsfiid 121223
    Btg2—175 to 200 centimeters (68.9 to 78.7 inches); light gray (2.5Y 7/2) exterior; weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.9 fine roots between peds; 0.0 very fine tubular pores; distinct clay films on all faces of peds and 10 percent prominent light gray (2.5Y 7/1) silt coats on vertical faces of peds; 35 percent coarse irregular yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 98P3058. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 121224; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 121225; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 121224; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 121225