IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Nueces
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1998TX131002
  • User Pedon ID: 98TX131002
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1998TX131002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 99P0128
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 10987
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 27.2674713
  • Std. Longitude: -98.4654465
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Duval County, TX; from the intersection of Texas HWY 359 and Texas Hwy 339 in Benavides; south 25.1 miles on Texas Hwy 339, west 4.2 miles on Texas Hwy 285, northwest 0.6 mile on private road; site is 50 feet south in rangeland.
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX131—Duval
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: TX131—Duval County, Texas
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 27098-C4—Ramirez, Texas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: ACT, CLN, RM, PDH, SD, DNB, AS
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy, mixed, active, hyperthermic Arenic Paleustalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Nueces
  • PSC - 80 to 130 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 5/22/2014
  • Classifier - James B. Akin
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Subclass - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - NUECES
  • Taxonomic Class - Loamy, mixed Arenic Paleustalfs
  • PSC - 80 to 130 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 10/27/1998
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 1
  • QA Status: level 1


    • SITE

  • Landscape: river valley
  • Landform: sand sheet
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: footslope
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: negligible
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/27/1998 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 40C
  • 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: wind erosion
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    ARIST

    ARIST

    CENCH

    Aristida

    Aristida

    Cenchrus

    threeawn

    threeawn

    sandbur

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    ochric epipedon

    0—80

    80—210

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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

    2

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    117

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    45

    610

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    22.8

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    A1—0 to 24 centimeters (0.0 to 9.4 inches);, brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; fine sand; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; loose, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine and fine dendritic tubular pores; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 99P00649
    A2—24 to 56 centimeters (9.4 to 22.0 inches);, brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; fine sand; weak medium subangular blocky structure; loose, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine and fine dendritic tubular pores; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 99P00650
    E—56 to 80 centimeters (22.0 to 31.5 inches);, 20 percent brown (7.5YR 5/2) and 30 percent brown (7.5YR 5/3) and 80 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; fine sand; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; loose, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 4.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine and fine dendritic tubular pores; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 99P00651
    2Bt1—80 to 104 centimeters (31.5 to 40.9 inches); 7.5YR (7.5YR/),, brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; sandy clay loam; 3 percent red (10R 4/8) fine prominent and 21 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) fine and medium prominent mottles; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium prismatic structure; extremely hard, very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 4.0 very fine and fine roots between peds; 0.5 very fine and fine dendritic tubular pores; 90 percent prominent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 99P00652. continuous - phpvsfiid 1160536; continuous - phpvsfiid 1160536
    2Bt2—104 to 123 centimeters (40.9 to 48.4 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; sandy clay loam; 1 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) fine prominent and 3 percent brown (7.5YR 5/2) medium distinct and 3 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) fine and medium prominent mottles; moderate medium and coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots between peds; 0.5 very fine and fine dendritic tubular pores; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 99P00653
    2Bt3—123 to 150 centimeters (48.4 to 59.1 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6), yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist; sandy clay loam; weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.0 very fine and fine roots between peds; 0.5 very fine and fine dendritic tubular pores; 30 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 5/3) on faces of peds and in pores and 75 percent prominent red (2.5YR 4/6) clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 99P00654. continuous - phpvsfiid 1160537; continuous - phpvsfiid 1160538; continuous - phpvsfiid 1160537; continuous - phpvsfiid 1160538
    2Bt4—150 to 183 centimeters (59.1 to 72.0 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/8), yellowish red (5YR 5/6), moist; sandy clay loam; weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium and coarse angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 1.0 very fine and fine roots between peds; 0.5 very fine and fine dendritic tubular pores; 75 percent faint yellowish red (5YR 4/6) clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 1 percent dendritic iron-manganese masses between peds; 1 percent fine irregular carbonate masses between peds and 1 percent fine threadlike carbonate threads between peds; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 99P00655. continuous - phpvsfiid 1160539; continuous - phpvsfiid 1160539
    2Bt5—183 to 210 centimeters (72.0 to 82.7 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/8), yellowish red (5YR 5/6), moist; sandy clay loam; weak coarse prismatic, and weak medium and coarse angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine dendritic tubular pores; 75 percent faint yellowish red (5YR 4/6) clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 1 percent dendritic iron-manganese masses between peds; 1 percent fine irregular carbonate masses between peds; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 99P00656. continuous - phpvsfiid 1160540; continuous - phpvsfiid 1160540
    Bkm—210 to 230 centimeters (82.7 to 90.6 inches); loam; fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 8.9, pH meter. Lab sample # 99P00657. 210 cm