IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Axtell
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: P1962TX257005
  • User Pedon ID: P1962TX257005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A4478
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 40631
  • Print Date: 1/26/2025

    • 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: 32.4083328
  • Std. Longitude: -96.1399994
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: About 5.1 miles E of Kemp on FM 1391, S on graded road 1.6 miles; 150 feet E of road in post oak timbers.
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX257—Kaufman
  • MLRA: 86A—Texas Blackland Prairie, Northern Part
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: TX612—Kaufman and Rockwall Counties, Texas
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 32096-D2—Kemp, Texas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: M. Stout, H. Oakes, and W. R. Elder
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, active, thermic Udic Paleustalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: research site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Axtell
  • PSC - 20 to 70 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/14/2013
  • Classifier - Chance M. Robinson
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Axtell
  • Classificaton Date - 9/14/1962
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: clayey alluvium over clayey residuum weathered from shale and siltstone over residuum weathered from sandstone and shale
  • Landscape: Dissected plains
  • Landform: stream terrace
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Bedrock: weakly coherent sandstone and shale at 183cm
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/14/1962 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - intermixed conifers and hardwoods
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—20

    20—145

    —20—

    —125—
    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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    —

    108

    —

    158

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    O—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); fragments; noneffervescent. Lab sample # 40A34247
    A—5 to 20 centimeters (2.0 to 7.9 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist; fine sandy loam; slightly hard, very friable; fragments; noneffervescent; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A34248. Streaks of light gray along the abrupt irregular boundary extend .5"""" into lower horizon.
    Bt1—20 to 48 centimeters (7.9 to 18.9 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6), dark red (2.5YR 3/6), moist; clay; 1 percent faint mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; faint clay films; fragments; noneffervescent; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A34249. Clay films are same color as ped interior.
    Bt2—48 to 86 centimeters (18.9 to 33.9 inches); 60 percent light reddish brown (5YR 6/4) and 40 percent light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4), reddish brown (5YR 5/4) and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), moist; clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; faint clay films; fragments; noneffervescent; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A34250. continuous - phpvsfiid 1063969; continuous - phpvsfiid 1063969
    Bt3—86 to 117 centimeters (33.9 to 46.1 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/4) and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; coats on faces of peds and faint clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine carbonate concretions; fragments; noneffervescent; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A34251. continuous - phpvsfiid 1063971; continuous - phpvsfiid 1063971
    Bt4—117 to 145 centimeters (46.1 to 57.1 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) and reddish brown (5YR 5/4) and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) loam; weak prismatic parts to weak subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; faint clay films between sand grains; fragments; noneffervescent; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A34252. continuous - phpvsfiid 1063972; continuous - phpvsfiid 1063972
    2C—145 to 183 centimeters (57.1 to 72.0 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and reddish brown (5YR 5/4) silty clay; weak prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*; fragments; noneffervescent; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A34253
    3R1—183 to 221 centimeters (72.0 to 87.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) loam; extremely hard, extremely firm*; brittle; fragments; noneffervescent; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # 40A34254
    3R2—221 to 297 centimeters (87.0 to 116.9 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 40A34255