IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Greta
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S01-TX-175-03
  • User Pedon ID: S01TX-175-03
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 01N1069
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 14610
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 28.5513897
  • Std. Longitude: -97.2828598
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: south of Goliad, from the intersection of US Hwy 183 and TH 239, 8.2 miles southeast on TH 239 to gate on south side of road, 3.5 miles south on private ranch road, and 50 feet east of fence in rangeland.
  • Map Unit: 518A—Greta fine sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: TX175—Goliad County, Texas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: JKW
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, hyperthermic Aquertic Natrustalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: TUD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Greta
  • PSC - 13 to 63 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/11/2008
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Greta
  • Classificaton Date - 7/30/2001
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Geology: Lissie formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/30/2001 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 8288-52
  • 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
  • Current Weather - sunny
  • Current Air Temp - 35
    • 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 % % % % % % % % % % % % %

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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

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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 %

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    Pedon Restrictions
    Kind Hardness Restriction Depth L-H Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    natric

    abrupt textural change

    very strongly coherent

    moderately coherent

    13 - 86

    13 - 13

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    natric horizon

    argillic horizon

    abrupt textural change

    secondary carbonates

    0—13

    13—86

    13—203

    13—13

    63—203

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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

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    A—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist; fine sandy loam; extremely hard, friable; very slow permeability; high excavation difficulty; 2.0 very fine roots; 4.0 very fine vesicular and 4.0 medium vesicular and 3.0 fine vesicular pores; 5 percent fine prominent brown (7.5YR 4/3) iron-manganese masses with diffuse boundaries lining pores; fragments; noneffervescent; neutral, pH 6.9; abrupt smooth boundary.; observed in trench
    Btn1—13 to 33 centimeters (5.1 to 13.0 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist; sandy clay loam; moderate medium and coarse columnar parts to moderate medium and coarse angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; very slow permeability; very high excavation difficulty; 1.0 very fine roots; 1.0 very fine tubular pores; 5 percent prominent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dry, sand coats on vertical faces of peds and 10 percent prominent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), dry, clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent fine prominent brown (7.5YR 4/4) iron-manganese masses lining pores; fragments; noneffervescent; neutral, pH 6.7; clear wavy boundary.; observed in trench
    Btn2—33 to 63 centimeters (13.0 to 24.8 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1), dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist; sandy clay loam; moderate extremely coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium and coarse angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; very high excavation difficulty; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 5 percent distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dry, sand coats on vertical faces of peds and 10 percent distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1), dry, clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent fine prominent black (7.5YR 2.5/1) iron-manganese masses lining pores; fragments; noneffervescent; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4; clear wavy boundary.; observed in trench
    Btn3—63 to 86 centimeters (24.8 to 33.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; sandy clay loam; moderate very coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium and coarse angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; very high excavation difficulty; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 10 percent distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dry, sand coats on vertical faces of peds and 20 percent distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry, clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent fine prominent black (7.5YR 2.5/1) iron-manganese masses lining pores; 1 percent fine very dark gray (10YR 3/1) insect casts and 1 percent fine white (5Y 8/1) carbonate masses; fragments; noneffervescent; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1; clear wavy boundary.; observed in trench
    Btkn1—86 to 124 centimeters (33.9 to 48.8 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist; sandy clay loam; moderate very coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm; very high excavation difficulty; 0.1 very fine tubular pores; 10 percent faint grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent fine prominent black (7.5YR 2.5/1) iron-manganese masses lining pores; 1 percent fine prominent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) insect casts and 3 percent fine and medium distinct white (5Y 8/1) carbonate nodules and 25 percent medium and coarse distinct white (5Y 8/1) carbonate masses; fragments; noneffervescent; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1; gradual smooth boundary.; observed in trench
    Btkn2—124 to 168 centimeters (48.8 to 66.1 inches); light gray (2.5Y 7/2), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), moist; sandy clay loam; moderate very coarse prismatic parts to moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm; high excavation difficulty; 20 percent distinct grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 5 percent fine prominent black (7.5YR 2.5/1) iron-manganese masses lining pores; 1 percent fine prominent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) insect casts and 3 percent fine and medium distinct white (5Y 8/1) carbonate nodules and 30 percent medium and coarse distinct white (5Y 8/1) carbonate masses; fragments; noneffervescent; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2; gradual smooth boundary.; observed in trench
    Btkn3—168 to 203 centimeters (66.1 to 79.9 inches); light gray (2.5Y 7/2), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), moist; sandy clay loam; weak very coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm; high excavation difficulty; 15 percent faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent fine prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) iron-manganese concretions and 1 percent fine prominent black (7.5YR 2.5/1) masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries and 3 percent fine prominent very dark brown (7.5YR 2/2) iron-manganese masses with sharp boundaries in matrix; 1 percent fine prominent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) insect casts and 4 percent fine and medium distinct white (5Y 8/1) carbonate nodules and 30 percent medium and coarse distinct white (5Y 8/1) carbonate masses; fragments; noneffervescent; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2.; observed in trench