IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Weesatche

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: 83C-TX131-15B

User Pedon ID: S01TX-131-005

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes

Lab Source ID - KSSL

Lab Pedon # - 01N0879

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 15166

Print Date: 12/17/2024

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: 27.9499435

Std. Longitude: -98.3949432

Datum: WGS84

Location Description: Temple Ranch

Map Unit: 15B—Weesatche fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes

Country: US—United States

State: Texas

County: TX131—Duval

MLRA: 83C—Central Rio Grande Plain

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

7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 27098-H4—Rosita NW, Texas

PEDON

Describers Name: PH, ALS, ACT, RM, DNB, SD, RG

Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, hyperthermic Typic Argiustolls

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Type: representative pedon for component

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Weesatche

PSC - 18 to 68 cm.

Classificaton Date - 11/6/2013

Classifier - Clark Harshbarger

Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition

Moisture Subclass - typic

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Colmena

Classificaton Date - 5/23/2001

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Erosion Class - 0

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

Certification Status: certified

SITE

Parent Material: calcareous loamy residuum weathered from sandstone

Landscape: inland dissected coastal plain

Landform: low ridge

Hill Slope Profile: toeslope

Slope Position: middle third

Slope Complexity: simple

Slope Shape Across: convex

Slope Shape Down: linear

Runoff: very low

Drainage Class: well

Flooding: none flooding

Ponding: none ponding

Geology: Oakville-fleming formation of the Tertiary group.

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 5/23/2001 (actual site observation date)

Air Photo ID: 10A

Surface Cover Properties:

Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover

Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - rangeland, shrubby

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
mollic epipedon argillic horizon secondary carbonates calcic horizon	0—44 18—102 44—220 102—220	—- —- —- —-

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	91	60	146	—	180	611	—	280	22	29	14	22	—	—	—	—	TX0690	Benavides 2, TX0690	TAPS

A—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; moderately hard, very friable; moderate permeability; 1.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 medium roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; 1.0 very fine tubular and 1.0 fine tubular pores; 1 percent fine irregular shell fragments; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 01N04705; observed in trench

Bt1—18 to 44 centimeters (7.1 to 17.3 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; sandy clay loam; moderate very coarse prismatic parts to weak coarse subangular blocky, and moderate very coarse prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky, and moderate coarse prismatic parts to weak coarse subangular blocky, and moderate coarse prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, friable; moderate permeability; 1.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 medium roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; 1.0 very fine tubular and 1.0 fine tubular pores; 2 percent distinct carbonate coats on vertical faces of peds and 15 percent faint clay films on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent fine dendritic insect casts throughout; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 01N04706; observed in trench. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 205942; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 205943; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 205942; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 205943

Bt2—44 to 74 centimeters (17.3 to 29.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/3), brown (7.5YR 4/3), moist; sandy clay loam; strong medium prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; moderate permeability; 2.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 medium roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; 1.0 very fine tubular and 1.0 fine tubular pores; 2 percent distinct carbonate coats on vertical faces of peds and 25 percent distinct clay films on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent fine dendritic insect casts throughout; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 01N04707; observed in trench. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 205944; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 205945; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 205944; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 205945

Btk—74 to 102 centimeters (29.1 to 40.2 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), brown (10YR 5/3), moist; sandy clay loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky, and moderate coarse prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm; moderate permeability; 1.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; 1.0 very fine tubular and 1.0 fine tubular pores; 25 percent faint clay films on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent fine dendritic insect casts throughout and 1 percent fine spherical carbonate nodules throughout and 3 percent medium irregular carbonate masses between peds; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 01N04708; observed in trench. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 205946; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 205946

Bk1—102 to 147 centimeters (40.2 to 57.9 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist; clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable; moderate permeability; 1.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; 1.0 very fine tubular and 2.0 fine tubular pores; 10 percent fine irregular carbonate masses throughout and 1 percent fine spherical carbonate nodules throughout and 5 percent medium irregular carbonate masses throughout; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 01N04709; observed in trench

Bk2—147 to 172 centimeters (57.9 to 67.7 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist; clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm; moderate permeability; 1.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; 1.0 very fine tubular and 1.0 fine tubular pores; 10 percent fine irregular carbonate masses throughout and 3 percent fine spherical carbonate nodules throughout and 10 percent medium irregular carbonate masses throughout; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 01N04710; observed in trench

Bk3—172 to 220 centimeters (67.7 to 86.6 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist; loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak fine angular blocky structure; very hard, firm; moderate permeability; 1.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; 1.0 very fine tubular and 1.0 fine tubular pores; 10 percent coarse irregular carbonate masses throughout and 3 percent fine spherical carbonate nodules throughout and 15 percent medium irregular carbonate masses throughout; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n. Lab sample # 01N04711; observed in trench