IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Cieno
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1988TX469004
  • User Pedon ID: P88TX469004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 89P0035
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 61140
  • User Project ID: 9-ROS-SDJR-FY16
  • Project Name: SDJR - MLRA 150A - Nada-Cieno
  • Print Date: 11/24/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: Victoria County, TX. 3.0 mi (4.8 km) NE of US77 (in Victoria) on TX1315, 0.4 mi (0.6 km) SE and 0.2 mi (0.34 km) NE on gravel road, 140 meters NW in field.
  • Map Unit: NcA—Nada-Cieno frequently ponded complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX469—Victoria
  • MLRA: 150A—Gulf Coast Prairies

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J. Jacobs, W. Miller, and L. Wilding
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, siliceous, active, hyperthermic Typic Vermaqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Cieno
  • Classificaton Date - 8/11/2016
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Cieno
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1988
  • 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

  • Parent Material: loamy fluviomarine deposits derived from sedimentary rock
  • Landscape: coastal plain
  • Landform: depression
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: very poorly
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1988 (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
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—41

    41—216

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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

    —

    —

    35

    —

    97

    —

    —

    21

    28

    13

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    A—0 to 19 centimeters (0.0 to 7.5 inches); 50 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1) and 25 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and 15 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), 50 percent gray (10YR 5/1) and 25 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and 15 percent light gray (10YR 7/2), dry; loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; 2.5 fine and medium roots; 10.0 fine and medium tubular pores; 10 percent fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries lining pores; fragments; 15 percent krotovinas (volume percent); strongly acid, pH 5.2; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P00373. 15 percent crayfish krotovinas
    E/B—19 to 40 centimeters (7.5 to 15.7 inches); 30 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1) and 20 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3), 30 percent gray (10YR 5/1) and 20 percent very pale brown (10YR 7/3), dry; sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable; 0.5 medium roots and 2.5 fine roots; 5.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 5 percent fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries lining pores and 10 percent fine prominent light gray (10YR 7/2) iron depletions with sharp boundaries in matrix surrounding redox concentrations and 30 percent fine prominent red (2.5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries in matrix; fragments; 50 percent krotovinas (volume percent); strongly acid, pH 5.5; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P00375. 50 percent crayfish krotovinas; 20 percent of the krotovinas are active tubules; 30 percent of the krotovinas are filled with a mixture of grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine sandy loam, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) loam and very dark gray (10YR 3/1) clay
    Btg1—40 to 62 centimeters (15.7 to 24.4 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry; clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; very hard, firm; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 5.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 2 percent faint black (10YR 2/1) clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries in matrix and 10 percent fine prominent red (2.5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries in matrix; fragments; 55 percent krotovinas (volume percent); strongly acid, pH 5.5; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P00376. 55 percent crayfish krotovinas; 20 percent of the krotovinas are active tubules; 35 percent of the krotovinas are filled with a mixture of grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine sandy loam, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) loam and very dark gray (10YR 3/1) clay; patchy - phpvsfiid 434880; patchy - phpvsfiid 434880
    Btg2—62 to 92 centimeters (24.4 to 36.2 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1), gray (10YR 5/1), dry; clay loam; strong coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; very hard, firm; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 1.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 2 percent faint very dark gray (10YR 3/1) clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent fine prominent red (2.5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries in matrix and 10 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries in matrix; fragments; 35 percent krotovinas (volume percent); moderately acid, pH 5.7; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P00377. 50 percent crayfish krotovinas; 20 percent of the krotovinas are active tubules; 30 percent of the krotovinas are filled with a mixture of grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine sandy loam, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) loam and very dark gray (10YR 3/1) clay; patchy - phpvsfiid 434881; patchy - phpvsfiid 434881
    Btg3—92 to 118 centimeters (36.2 to 46.5 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1), gray (10YR 5/1), dry; sandy clay loam; strong coarse prismatic parts to moderate coarse angular blocky structure; very hard, firm; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 2 percent faint dark gray (10YR 4/1) clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries in matrix and 10 percent medium distinct light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix surrounding redox concentrations; fragments; 15 percent krotovinas (volume percent); moderately acid, pH 6.0; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P00378. 30 percent crayfish krotovinas; 5 percent of the krotovinas are active tubules; 25 percent of the krotovinas are filled with a mixture of grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine sandy loam and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) loam and very dark gray (10YR 3/1) clay; patchy - phpvsfiid 434882; patchy - phpvsfiid 434882
    Btg4—118 to 143 centimeters (46.5 to 56.3 inches); 55 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1) and 45 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), 55 percent gray (10YR 5/1) and 45 percent light gray (2.5Y 7/2), dry; sandy clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate coarse angular blocky structure; very hard, firm; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 10 percent faint black (10YR 2/1) clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries in matrix and 1 percent fine black (7.5YR 2.5/1) iron-manganese masses with sharp boundaries in matrix; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P00379. 25 percent crayfish krotovinas; 10 percent of the krotovinas are active tubules with dark gray (10YR 4/1) clay lined cups at the base of the tubule; 15 percent of the krotovinas are filled in with a mixture of grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine sandy loam and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) loam; patchy - phpvsfiid 434883; patchy - phpvsfiid 434883
    Btg5—143 to 185 centimeters (56.3 to 72.8 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), light gray (2.5Y 7/2), dry; sandy clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic parts to weak coarse angular blocky structure; hard, firm; 15 percent faint grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 50 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2) sand coats on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent medium yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries in matrix and 1 percent fine black (7.5YR 2.5/1) iron-manganese masses with sharp boundaries in matrix; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P00380. 25 percent crayfish krotovinas; 10 percent of the krotovinas are active tubules with dark gray (10YR 4/1) clay lined cups at the base of the tubule; 15 percent of the krotovinas are filled in with a mixture of grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine sandy loam and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) loam; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 433461; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 433461
    Btg6—185 to 216 centimeters (72.8 to 85.0 inches); light gray (10YR 7/1), light gray (10YR 7/1), dry; sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 0.5 very fine roots; 2 percent faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, sand coats on vertical faces of peds and 2 percent faint gray (10YR 5/1) clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent medium prominent red (2.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries in matrix and 1 percent fine distinct black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese nodules with sharp boundaries in matrix; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P00381. 15 percent crayfish krotovinas; 5 percent of the krotovinas are active tubules with dark gray (10YR 4/1) clay lined cups at the base of the tubule; 10 percent of the krotovinas are filled in with a mixture of grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine sandy loam and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) loam; patchy - phpvsfiid 434885; patchy - phpvsfiid 434885