IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Hockley
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: P00TX-473-001
  • User Pedon ID: S00TX473001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - TAMU
  • Lab Pedon # - S00TX473001
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 45530
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • 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: 29.9989722
  • Std. Longitude: -95.9493889
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: WALLER COUNTY, TEXAS; FROM THE INTERSECTION OF U.S. BUSINESS 290 AND FARM ROAD 362 IN WALLER; 4.25 MILES SOUTH ON FARM ROAD 362; .35 MILE WEST ON PRIVATE ROAD; 100 FEET NORTH IN PASTURE.

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: JKW, REL
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, siliceous, semiactive, hyperthermic Plinthic Paleudalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Hockley
  • Classificaton Date - 5/21/2012
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Hockley
  • Classificaton Date - 6/21/2000
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Hill Slope Profile: shoulder
  • Slope Position: upper third
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Geology: Willis Formation formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/21/2000 (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
    • 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 % % % % % % % % % % % % %

    Ap

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    20

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    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

    Ap

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    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 %

    Ap

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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

    1.5

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    Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dry; loamy fine sand; 77 percent sand; 19 percent silt; 4 percent clay; moderate medium granular structure; soft, very friable; 3.0 very fine and fine roots; 2.0 very fine vesicular and tubular pores; 1 percent fine distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries on faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical strongly coherent cemented dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) ironstone nodules and 3 percent fine worm casts; fragments; neutral, pH 6.9, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU6630
    A—20 to 41 centimeters (7.9 to 16.1 inches); 70 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and 30 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), 70 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and 30 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; fine sandy loam; 69 percent sand; 19 percent silt; 12 percent clay; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; soft, friable; 2.0 very fine and fine roots; 1.0 very fine tubular pores; 1 percent fine distinct dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries lining pores and 1 percent fine distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries on faces of peds; 5 percent fine worm casts and 1 percent fine spherical strongly coherent cemented dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) ironstone nodules and 3 percent fine insect casts; fragments; neutral, pH 7.3, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU6631
    E—41 to 56 centimeters (16.1 to 22.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; fine sandy loam; 63 percent sand; 19 percent silt; 17 percent clay; weak medium and coarse prismatic parts to weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; soft, friable; 1.0 very fine and fine roots; 1.0 very fine tubular pores; 1 percent fine spherical strongly coherent cemented very dark brown (7.5YR 2/2) iron-manganese concretions and 4 percent fine and medium distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries in matrix; 5 percent fine worm casts and 1 percent fine spherical strongly coherent cemented dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) ironstone nodules; fragments; neutral, pH 7.1, pH meter; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU6632
    Bt—56 to 89 centimeters (22.0 to 35.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), brownish yellow (10YR 6/6), dry; sandy clay loam; 57 percent sand; 19 percent silt; 24 percent clay; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak medium and coarse angular blocky structure; hard, firm; 1.0 very fine and fine roots; 1.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 6 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent medium dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) plinthite nodules and 5 percent fine and medium distinct light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries in matrix and 9 percent fine and medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries in matrix; 3 percent fine worm casts and 2 percent fine spherical strongly coherent cemented dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) ironstone nodules; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU6633
    Btcv1—89 to 145 centimeters (35.0 to 57.1 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6), brownish yellow (10YR 6/6), dry; sandy clay loam; 52 percent sand; 18 percent silt; 30 percent clay; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak medium and coarse angular blocky structure; hard, firm; 1.0 very fine roots; 1.0 very fine tubular pores; 10 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine black (7.5YR 2.5/1) iron-manganese nodules and 3 percent fine very dark brown (7.5YR 2/2) iron-manganese masses and 7 percent fine and medium distinct red (2.5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries in matrix and 12 percent medium red (2.5YR 4/8) plinthite nodules and 20 percent medium and coarse distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries in matrix; 4 percent fine spherical strongly coherent cemented dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) ironstone nodules; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.1, pH meter; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU6634
    Btcv2—145 to 175 centimeters (57.1 to 68.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), brownish yellow (10YR 6/6), dry; sandy clay; 47 percent sand; 18 percent silt; 35 percent clay; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium and coarse angular blocky structure; hard, firm; 1.0 very fine roots; 1.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 15 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent fine and medium distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3) masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries in matrix and 4 percent fine black (7.5YR 2.5/1) iron-manganese nodules and 12 percent medium red (2.5YR 4/8) plinthite nodules and 15 percent medium and coarse distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries in matrix; 4 percent fine spherical strongly coherent cemented dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) ironstone nodules; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, pH meter; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU6635
    Btcv3—175 to 203 centimeters (68.9 to 79.9 inches); 60 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) and 15 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), 60 percent yellow (10YR 7/6) and 15 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8), dry; sandy clay loam; 51 percent sand; 20 percent silt; 30 percent clay; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium and coarse angular blocky structure; hard, firm; 1.0 very fine roots; 1.0 very fine tubular pores; 20 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine prominent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries in matrix and 2 percent medium red (2.5YR 4/8) plinthite nodules and 3 percent fine distinct light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix and 5 percent fine and medium distinct red (2.5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries in matrix; 2 percent fine spherical strongly coherent cemented dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) ironstone nodules; fragments; 3 percent albic tongues (volume percent); slightly acid, pH 6.2, pH meter. Lab sample # TAMU6636