IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ramita

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S00TX261002

User Pedon ID: S00TX261002

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - TAMU

Lab Pedon # - S00TX261002

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 45544

Print Date: 1/30/2025

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: 26.7908897

Std. Longitude: -97.7312241

Datum: WGS84

Location Description: Kenedy County, Texas; From intersection of La Parra Avenue and U.S. Highway 77 in Sarita; 30.15 miles south on U.S. Highway 77; 3.25 miles east on paved ranch road; 1900 feet north on ranch road; 750 feet west along sendero; 100 feet north in rangeland. Saltillo Well, Texas USGS topographic quadrangle.

Map Unit: RaB—Ramita fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes

County: TX261—Kenedy

MLRA: 83E—Sandsheet Prairie

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: TX613—Kenedy and Kleberg Counties, Texas

PEDON

Describers Name: DNB, CLN, WLM, PDH, ALS, SMD

Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, active, hyperthermic Typic Natraqualfs

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Type: OSD pedon

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Ramita

PSC - 38 to 58 cm.

Classificaton Date - 5/21/2012

Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Ramita

Classificaton Date - 9/12/2000

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Runoff: low

Drainage Class: somewhat poorly

Flooding: none flooding

Geology: Sandsheet Prairie formation.

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 9/12/2000 (actual site observation date)

Air Photo ID: F15

Surface Cover Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Drained? - no

Bedded Soil? - no

Forest Plantation? - no

Current Weather - sunny

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			%	%	%	%	%	%		%	%	%	%	%			%	%
A1 A2 A2 E Btn1 Btn1 Btn2 Btn2 Btn3 Btn3 Btny Btny Btny Btkny1 Btkny1 Btkny1 Btkny2 Btkny2 Btkny2	0 11 11 29 38 38 55 55 76 76 111 111 111 140 140 140 173 173 173	— — — — — 55 — 76 — 111 — 140 140 — 173 173 — 200 200	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	2.4 2.7 — 2.2 16.8 — 24.1 — 22.8 — 26.4 — — 32.5 — — 27.6 — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	10 10.4 — 9.4 7.9 — 5.6 — 6.9 — 5.5 — — 13 — — 13.3 — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	87.6 86.9 — 88.4 75.3 — 70.3 — 70.3 — 68.1 — — 54.5 — — 59.1 — —	hydrometer hydrometer — hydrometer hydrometer — hydrometer — hydrometer — hydrometer — — hydrometer — — hydrometer — —	0 0 — 0 0 — 0 — 0.1 — 0.1 — — 1.3 — — 2.7 — —	0.2 0 — 0.1 0.1 — 0.1 — 0.1 — 0.1 — — 0.8 — — 1.9 — —	3.4 3.4 3.2 3.4 2.7 — 3 — 2.6 — 2.4 — — 3 — — 3.5 — —	70.6 70.8 — 71.9 61.2 — 56.9 — 57 — 54.8 — — 41.2 — — 42.5 — —	13.2 12.9 — 13 11.3 — 10.3 — 10.5 — 10.7 — — 8.2 — — 8.5 — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

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
A1 A2 A2 E Btn1 Btn1 Btn2 Btn2 Btn3 Btn3 Btny Btny Btny Btkny1 Btkny1 Btkny1 Btkny2 Btkny2 Btkny2	0 11 11 29 38 38 55 55 76 76 111 111 111 140 140 140 173 173 173	— — — — — 55 — 76 — 111 — 140 140 — 173 173 — 200 200	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —		— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

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	%
A1 A2 A2 E Btn1 Btn1 Btn2 Btn2 Btn3 Btn3 Btny Btny Btny Btkny1 Btkny1 Btkny1 Btkny2 Btkny2 Btkny2	0 11 11 29 38 38 55 55 76 76 111 111 111 140 140 140 173 173 173	— — — — — 55 — 76 — 111 — 140 140 — 173 173 — 200 200	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — 2 — 29 — — — 29	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — 19 — 33 — 34 — 40 — — — 43 — 43 —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
ochric epipedon albic horizon natric horizon argillic horizon abrupt textural change	0—38 29—38 38—200 38—200 38—40	—- —- —- —- —-

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	—	—	5.2	—		661	—	310	22.7	—	—	21.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

A1—0 to 11 centimeters (0.0 to 4.3 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; fine sand; 88 percent sand; 10 percent silt; 2 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky parts to weak fine granular, and weak medium subangular blocky parts to weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable; 3.0 very fine roots and 2.0 fine roots; 1.0 very fine and 1.0 fine pores; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; moderately acid, pH 5.7, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU6659; observed in pit, small. this horizon has been dug up and rooted by pigs.

A2—11 to 29 centimeters (4.3 to 11.4 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dry; fine sand; 87 percent sand; 10 percent silt; 3 percent clay; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak fine subangular blocky, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable; 3.0 very fine roots and 2.0 fine roots; 1.0 very fine and 1.0 fine pores; 2 percent fine faint dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; moderately acid, pH 5.9, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU6660; observed in pit, small

E—29 to 38 centimeters (11.4 to 15.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), gray (10YR 6/1), dry; fine sand; 88 percent sand; 9 percent silt; 2 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable; 2.0 very fine roots and 2.0 fine roots; 3.0 very fine and 2.0 fine pores; 3 percent fine faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron lining pores; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; neutral, pH 6.6, pH meter; very abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU6661; observed in pit, small

Btn1—38 to 55 centimeters (15.0 to 21.7 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; sandy clay loam; 75 percent sand; 8 percent silt; 17 percent clay; strong coarse columnar parts to moderate fine angular blocky, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm; 2.0 very fine roots and 2.0 fine roots; 3.0 very fine and 2.0 fine pores; 4 percent faint clay films; 4 percent fine faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) masses of oxidized iron and 7 percent fine distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU6662; observed in pit, small. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 203525; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 203525

Btn2—55 to 76 centimeters (21.7 to 29.9 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dry; sandy clay loam; 70 percent sand; 6 percent silt; 24 percent clay; strong coarse prismatic parts to moderate fine angular blocky, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; very hard, firm; 3.0 very fine roots and 2.0 fine roots; 2.0 very fine and 2.0 fine pores; 5 percent distinct clay films; 2 percent medium iron-manganese concretions and 2 percent fine iron-manganese masses and 3 percent fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron and 4 percent fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron and 4 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent fine salt crystals; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU6663; observed in pit, small. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 203526; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 203526

Btn3—76 to 111 centimeters (29.9 to 43.7 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dry; sandy clay loam; 70 percent sand; 7 percent silt; 23 percent clay; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate fine angular blocky, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; very hard, firm; 3.0 very fine roots and 2.0 fine roots; 3.0 very fine and 2.0 fine pores; 5 percent distinct clay films; 3 percent fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron and 3 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron and 3 percent medium iron-manganese masses and 4 percent fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron and 4 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; 2 percent fine salt crystals; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU6664; observed in pit, small. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 203527; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 203527

Btny—111 to 140 centimeters (43.7 to 55.1 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), pale yellow (2.5Y 7/3), dry; sandy clay loam; 68 percent sand; 6 percent silt; 26 percent clay; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak fine angular blocky, and weak medium angular blocky structure; hard, friable; 2.0 very fine roots and 2.0 fine roots; 3.0 very fine and 2.0 fine pores; 5 percent faint clay films; 2 percent medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron and 3 percent fine prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) masses of oxidized iron and 3 percent fine prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron and 4 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent fine carbonate concretions and 1 percent fine carbonate masses and 3 percent fine gypsum crystals, unspecified; fragments; 4 percent krotovinas (volume percent); noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU6665; observed in pit, small. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 203528; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 203528

Btkny1—140 to 173 centimeters (55.1 to 68.1 inches); light gray (5Y 7/2), pale yellow (5Y 8/2), dry; sandy clay loam; 55 percent sand; 13 percent silt; 33 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 4.0 very fine roots; 3.0 very fine and 2.0 fine pores; 5 percent faint clay films; 3 percent medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron and 4 percent fine prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; 6 percent fine carbonate concretions and 6 percent fine carbonate masses and 4 percent fine gypsum crystals, unspecified; fragments; 7 percent krotovinas (volume percent); strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.7, pH meter; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU6666; observed in pit, small. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 203529; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 203529

Btkny2—173 to 200 centimeters (68.1 to 78.7 inches); pale yellow (5Y 8/2), pale yellow (5Y 8/2), dry; sandy clay loam; 59 percent sand; 13 percent silt; 28 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 2.0 very fine roots and 1.0 fine roots; 3.0 very fine and 2.0 fine pores; 3 percent faint clay films; 2 percent fine prominent olive (5Y 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; 2 percent fine gypsum crystals, unspecified and 5 percent medium carbonate concretions and 5 percent medium carbonate masses; fragments; 5 percent krotovinas (volume percent); strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, pH meter. Lab sample # TAMU6667; observed in pit, small. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 203530; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 203530