IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Orelia
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S05TX355-001
  • User Pedon ID: S05TX355001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S05TX355-001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - TAMU
  • Lab Pedon # - S05TX355001
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 45563
  • 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: 27.9361382
  • Std. Longitude: -97.8610306
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: From FM10 & 1624
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX355—Nueces
  • MLRA: 150A—Gulf Coast Prairies
  • Regional Office: SC—South Central
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: TX355—Nueces County, Texas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: RM, JKW
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, hyperthermic Typic Argiustolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: family
  • Pedon Type: within range of map unit
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Orelia
  • PSC - 23 to 74 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 5/21/2012
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Subclass - ustic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Orelia fsl
  • Classificaton Date - 10/17/2005
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Geomorphic Component Flats: talf
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Geology: Lissie formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/17/2005 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 3
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - shrub cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - rangeland, shrubby
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Current Weather - sunny
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    ACFA

    CRCA6

    PRGLG

    Acacia farnesiana

    Croton capitatus

    Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa

    aroma

    hogwort

    honey mesquite

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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

    0.5

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    A—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches);, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; fine sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; 10.0 very fine roots and 1.0 medium roots; 5.0 very fine tubular pores; 1 percent fine distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, iron-manganese masses with sharp boundaries lining pores; 1 percent worm casts and 2 percent insect casts; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # TAMU7038; observed in pit, large or quarry
    Bt1—23 to 39 centimeters (9.1 to 15.4 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), black (10YR 2/1), moist; clay loam; moderate medium and coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium and coarse angular blocky structure; very hard, firm; 5.0 very fine roots and 1.0 fine roots; 3.0 very fine tubular pores; 25 percent distinct black (10YR 2/1), moist, clay films; 1 percent fine prominent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, iron-manganese masses with sharp boundaries lining pores; 1 percent insect casts and 1 percent worm casts; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # TAMU7039; observed in pit, large or quarry
    Bt2—39 to 63 centimeters (15.4 to 24.8 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist; sandy clay loam; strong medium and coarse prismatic parts to strong medium and coarse angular blocky structure; very hard, firm; 7.0 very fine roots; 3.0 very fine tubular pores; 25 percent distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, clay films; 1 percent fine prominent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, iron-manganese masses with sharp boundaries lining pores; 1 percent worm casts; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # TAMU7040; observed in pit, large or quarry
    Btk1—63 to 85 centimeters (24.8 to 33.5 inches); 70 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and 30 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3), 70 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1) and 30 percent brown (10YR 5/3), moist; sandy clay loam; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm; 3.0 very fine roots; 1.0 very fine tubular pores; 10 percent distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, clay films; 1 percent worm casts and 5 percent fine carbonate nodules and 10 percent medium carbonate masses; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # TAMU7041; observed in pit, large or quarry
    Btk2—85 to 127 centimeters (33.5 to 50.0 inches); 50 percent very pale brown (10YR 7/3) and 50 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), 50 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) and 50 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; sandy clay loam; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm; 3.0 very fine roots; 2.0 very fine tubular pores; 10 percent faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films; 1 percent fine worm casts and 5 percent fine and medium carbonate nodules and 2 percent fine and medium insect casts and 20 percent medium carbonate masses; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # TAMU7042; observed in pit, large or quarry
    Btk3—127 to 147 centimeters (50.0 to 57.9 inches); 80 percent very pale brown (10YR 7/4) and 20 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), 80 percent very pale brown (10YR 7/4) and 20 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist; sandy clay loam; weak very coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 0.5 very fine roots; 1.0 very fine tubular pores; 5 percent faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films; 5 percent medium insect casts and 2 percent medium carbonate masses; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # TAMU7043; observed in pit, large or quarry
    BtC—147 to 203 centimeters (57.9 to 79.9 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/4), very pale brown (10YR 7/4), moist; sandy clay loam; weak very coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 0.2 very fine roots; 0.1 very fine tubular pores; 5 percent faint light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), moist, clay films; 1 percent fine carbonate masses; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n. Lab sample # TAMU7044; observed in pit, large or quarry