IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Sarita

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: 83E-TX131-84AC

User Pedon ID: P98TX-131-84AC

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes

Lab Source ID - KSSL

Lab Pedon # - 99P0129

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 10988

Print Date: 12/4/2024

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: 27.2669449

Std. Longitude: -98.3691635

Datum: WGS84

Location Description: From the intersection of 359 and 339 in Benavides Texas; go south 25.1 miles on TX hwy. 339, east .8 miles on TX hwy. 285, north .2 miles on private ranch road. Site is 100 feet west in rangeland.

Map Unit: 84AC—Sarita fine sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes

Country: US—United States

State: Texas

County: TX131—Duval

MLRA: 83E—Sandsheet Prairie

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: TX131—Duval County, Texas

7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 27098-C3—Laguna Del Toro, Texas

PEDON

Describers Name: PDH, ACT, SD, RM, CLN, DNB, ALS

Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy, mixed, active, hyperthermic Grossarenic Paleustalfs

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Type: representative pedon for component

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Sarita

PSC - 164 to 200 cm.

Classificaton Date - 6/17/2011

Soil Taxonomic Edition - second edition

Moisture Subclass - ustic

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Sarita

Classificaton Date - 10/27/1998

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Erosion Class - 0

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

Certification Status: certified

QA Status: level 1

SITE

Landscape: sand plain

Landform: low hill

Geomorphic Component Hills: crest

Hill Slope Profile: summit

Slope Position: upper third

Slope Complexity: complex

Slope Shape Across: convex

Slope Shape Down: convex

Runoff: very low

Drainage Class: well

Flooding: none flooding

Ponding: none ponding

Geology: Sand Sheet formation.

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 10/27/1998 (actual site observation date)

Air Photo ID: 41C

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

Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 1
Horizon	Top Depth	Bottom Depth	Sample ID	Data Collector	Total Clay	CaCO3 Clay	Total Silt	Fine Silt	Co. Silt	Total Sand	Total Sand Method	VC Sand	Co. Sand	Med. Sand	Fine Sand	VF Sand	VF Sand Method	Texture Class - Field Lab	Rubbed Fiber	Unrubbed Fiber	pH H2O
	cm	cm			%	%	%	%	%	%		%	%	%	%	%			%	%
2Bt2	188	203	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 2
Horizon	Top Depth	Bottom Depth	Sample ID	pH CaCl2	pH NaF	pH Ox	Delta pH	LL	PL	PI	Atter. Samp. Cond.	COLE	Pot. Acidity	Ca + Mg - Meh 2	K	Ca + Mg - Sat. Paste	KCl Extract. Acidity	Base Sat. - Meh 2	CEC-7	CEC-8.2
	cm	cm						%	%	%		cm/cm	meq/100g	cmol(+)/kg	cmol(+)/kg	mmol(+)/l	cmol(+)/kg	%	cmol(+)/kg	cmol(+)/kg
2Bt2	188	203	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 3
Horizon	Top Depth	Bottom Depth	Sample ID	ECEC	Phosphate P	NO3-N	EC	EC Method	EC 1:5 by volume	CaCO3 Equiv.	Equiv. Gypsum	Na	SAR	Gypsum Req.	Humic Color	Fulvic Color	Humic + Fulvic Color	Al	PI	Pyro. Hue	PyrO. Value	Pyro. Chroma
	cm	cm		cmol(+)/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg	dS/m		dS/m	%	%	mmol(+)/l	%	L-pcu/g	L-pcu/g	L-pcu/g	%
2Bt2	188	203	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
ochric epipedon albic horizon argillic horizon natric horizon	0—63 63—164 164—203 164—188	—- —- —- —-

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
3	61	61	70	—	235	611	—	290	22	29	14	22	—	—	—	—	TX0690	Benavides 2, TX0690	TAPS

A1—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist; fine sand; 2 percent clay; structureless single grain; loose, loose; 10.0 fine roots throughout; 3.0 fine dendritic tubular pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 99P00658

A2—20 to 63 centimeters (7.9 to 24.8 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist; fine sand; 2 percent clay; structureless single grain; loose, loose; 7.0 fine roots throughout; 3.0 fine dendritic tubular pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 99P00659

E1—63 to 115 centimeters (24.8 to 45.3 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/4), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), moist; fine sand; 2 percent clay; structureless single grain; loose, loose; 5.0 fine roots throughout; 3.0 fine dendritic tubular pores; 1 percent fine distinct brown (7.5YR 5/3) iron depletions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 99P00660

E2—115 to 142 centimeters (45.3 to 55.9 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist; fine sand; 1 percent clay; structureless single grain; loose, loose; 5.0 fine roots throughout; 3.0 fine dendritic tubular pores; 2 percent medium yellowish red (5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron and 2 percent fine yellowish red (5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron and 3 percent medium strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron and 3 percent fine strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; neutral, pH 6.9; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 99P00661

E3—142 to 164 centimeters (55.9 to 64.6 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist; fine sand; 1 percent clay; structureless single grain; loose, loose; 5.0 fine roots throughout; 3.0 fine dendritic tubular pores; 4 percent fine distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 99P00662

2Bt1—164 to 188 centimeters (64.6 to 74.0 inches); 70 percent reddish yellow (5YR 6/8) and 30 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), 70 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) and 30 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist; sandy clay loam; 21 percent clay; strong coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 4.0 fine roots throughout; 3.0 fine dendritic tubular pores; 50 percent faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 3 percent coarse prominent red (2.5YR 4/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 3 percent medium prominent red (2.5YR 4/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 99P00663. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 206811; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 206811

2Bt2—188 to 203 centimeters (74.0 to 79.9 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/3), brown (7.5YR 5/3), moist; sandy clay loam; 27 percent clay; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 2.0 very fine roots throughout; 2.0 very fine dendritic tubular pores; 80 percent prominent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 2 percent fine distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dry, iron depletions and 5 percent medium prominent red (2.5YR 4/8), dry, masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent fine prominent red (2.5YR 4/8), dry, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; neutral, pH 7.3. Lab sample # 99P00664. continuous - phpvsfiid 206810; continuous - phpvsfiid 206810