IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Kirkland
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S81-TX009-007
  • User Pedon ID: MLRA78-Kirkland-TX009-007
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 82P0157
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 50397
  • 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: 33.7666664
  • Std. Longitude: -98.8000031
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Archer County, TX. 1.6 km S of US82 on T12S then 146 meters SW on Ranch Road 26 meters NW in range.
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX009—Archer
  • MLRA: 78C—Central Rolling Red Plains, Eastern Part

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J. J. Daigle G. S. Dovell and J. C. Williams
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 7
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Kirkland
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic Udertic Paleustolls
  • Classificaton Date - 11/1/1981
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: river valley
  • Landform: terrace—stream or lake
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/1/1981 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Setting and Climate
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    1A 1—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and moderate fine granular structure; slightly hard, very friable; 2.5 fine roots; 2.5 fine and medium tubular pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 82P00808. common fine roots
    1A 2—15 to 25 centimeters (5.9 to 9.8 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; silt loam; moderate fine granular structure; slightly hard, very friable; 2.5 fine roots; 2.5 fine and medium tubular pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 82P00809. common fine roots
    1B t1—25 to 44 centimeters (9.8 to 17.3 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; clay; moderate fine blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; 2.5 fine roots; 37 percent clay films on faces of peds; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 82P00810. common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common fine roots; continuous - phpvsfiid 365090; continuous - phpvsfiid 365090
    1B t2—44 to 62 centimeters (17.3 to 24.4 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, moist; clay; moderate medium blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*; 2.5 fine roots; 37 percent clay films on faces of peds; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 82P00811. A few calcium carbonates and a few dark colored concretions.; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common fine roots; continuous - phpvsfiid 365091; continuous - phpvsfiid 365091
    1B tk1—62 to 93 centimeters (24.4 to 36.6 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior, dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) interior, moist; clay; weak coarse prismatic, and moderate medium blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; 0.5 fine roots; 15 percent slickensides (pedogenic) and 37 percent clay films on faces of peds; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 82P00812. Common medium calcium carbonate concretions and a few dark colored concretions.; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few intersecting slickensides surface features; few fine roots; continuous - phpvsfiid 365092; continuous - phpvsfiid 365092
    1B ty—93 to 113 centimeters (36.6 to 44.5 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior, dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) interior, moist; clay; weak coarse prismatic, and moderate medium blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; 0.5 fine roots; 15 percent clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent fine gypsum masses; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # 82P00813. common fine masses of gypsum concentrations; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots; continuous - phpvsfiid 365094; continuous - phpvsfiid 365094
    1B t3—113 to 132 centimeters (44.5 to 52.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior, moist; clay; weak coarse prismatic, and moderate medium blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 1 percent iron-manganese concretions; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 82P00814. Few calcium carbonate concentrations.; few iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few fine roots
    1B t4—131 to 175 centimeters (51.6 to 68.9 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6) interior, yellowish red (5YR 4/6) interior, moist; clay; weak medium blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; 0.5 very fine roots; 2.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 1 percent medium dark concretions; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 82P00815. few medium dark concretions concentrations; few very fine roots
    1B tk2—175 to 215 centimeters (68.9 to 84.6 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 5/4) interior, reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) interior, moist; clay; weak coarse prismatic, and weak medium blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; 0.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine tubular pores; 15 percent skeletans on vertical faces of peds and 37 percent clay films on vertical faces of peds; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 82P00816. Many calcium carbonate concentrations.; common clay films surface features on vertical faces of peds; few skeletans (sand or silt) surface features on vertical faces of peds; few very fine roots; continuous - phpvsfiid 365095; continuous - phpvsfiid 365095
    1B tk3—215 to 260 centimeters (84.6 to 102.4 inches); red (2.5YR 5/6) interior, red (2.5YR 4/6) interior, moist; clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; 5.5 fine tubular pores; 37 percent clay films; 11 percent iron-manganese concretions; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 82P00817. Carbonate is in soft masses also.; common iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common clay films surface features; continuous - phpvsfiid 365097; continuous - phpvsfiid 365097
    1B tkcb—260 to 275 centimeters (102.4 to 108.3 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) interior, dark red (2.5YR 3/6) interior, moist; clay; 1 percent dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) medium distinct mottles; weak medium blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; 5.5 fine tubular pores; 37 percent clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent iron-manganese concretions; 13 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 82P00818. Fragments are soft shale lenses of sand and silt.; common iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few medium distinct 2.5YR34 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 365098; continuous - phpvsfiid 365098
    1B tb—275 to 300 centimeters (108.3 to 118.1 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 5/4) interior, reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) interior, moist; clay; 1 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) medium distinct mottles; weak medium blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; 15 percent clay films; 1 percent iron-manganese concretions; 13 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 82P00819. Fragments are soft shale lenses of sand and silt.; few iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few clay films surface features; few medium distinct 5YR58 mottles
    2C r—300 to 314 centimeters (118.1 to 123.6 inches); pale yellow (2.5Y 8/2) interior, light gray (2.5Y 7/2) interior, moist; shaly clay; weak medium platy structure; 37 percent black stains on horizontal faces of peds; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 82P00820. Reddish brown shale and thin 2.5Y 6/4 strata of shale.; common black stains surface features on horizontal faces of peds