IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Orelia
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S05TX355-003
User Pedon ID:
S05TX355003
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
TAMU
Lab Pedon # -
S05TX355003
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
45565
Print Date:
11/12/2024
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:
27.8393612
Std. Longitude:
-97.8691406
Datum:
WGS84
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:
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 -
26 to 76 cm.
Classificaton Date -
5/21/2012
Soil Taxonomic Edition -
eleventh edition
Moisture Subclass -
ustic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Orelia fsl
Classificaton Date -
10/18/2005
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Geomorphic Component Flats:
rise
Flooding:
none flooding
Ponding:
none ponding
Geology:
Convex Beaumont formation.
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
10/18/2005 (actual site observation date)
Air Photo ID:
14
Surface Cover Properties:
Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 -
crop cover
Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 -
row crop
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Drained? -
no
Bedded Soil? -
no
Forest Plantation? -
no
Current Weather -
sunny
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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Ap—0 to 26 centimeters (0.0 to 10.2 inches);, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; fine sandy loam; weak fine and medium granular structure; very friable; 6.0 very fine roots; 3.0 very fine tubular and 1.0 fine tubular pores; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # TAMU7052; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry
Bt1—26 to 38 centimeters (10.2 to 15.0 inches);, black (10YR 2/1), moist; sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 very fine roots; 2.0 very fine tubular pores; 2 percent white (10YR 8/1), moist, sand coats and 20 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # TAMU7053; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry
Bt2—38 to 51 centimeters (15.0 to 20.1 inches);, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; sandy clay loam; moderate medium angular blocky structure; very firm; 2.0 very fine roots; 2.0 very fine tubular pores; 20 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, clay films; 1 percent fine faint brown (10YR 4/3), moist, iron-manganese masses with sharp boundaries lining pores; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # TAMU7054; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry
Btk1—51 to 67 centimeters (20.1 to 26.4 inches);, grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist; sandy clay loam; moderate medium angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 1.0 very fine roots; 2.0 very fine tubular pores; 30 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films; 1 percent fine faint brown (10YR 4/3), moist, iron-manganese masses with sharp boundaries on faces of peds; 2 percent fine carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # TAMU7055; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry
Btk2—67 to 121 centimeters (26.4 to 47.6 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist; sandy clay loam; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 0.5 very fine roots; 1.0 very fine tubular pores; 30 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films; 3 percent fine faint brown (10YR 4/3), moist, iron-manganese masses with sharp boundaries on faces of peds; 3 percent fine carbonate nodules and 20 percent medium carbonate masses; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # TAMU7056; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry
Btk3—121 to 165 centimeters (47.6 to 65.0 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/4), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), moist; sandy clay loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 15 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist, clay films; 2 percent fine distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, iron-manganese masses with sharp boundaries on faces of peds; 3 percent fine carbonate nodules and 8 percent medium carbonate masses; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # TAMU7057; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry
Btk4—165 to 186 centimeters (65.0 to 73.2 inches);, very pale brown (10YR 7/3), moist; sandy clay loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 10 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist, clay films; 2 percent fine carbonate nodules and 5 percent fine and medium carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # TAMU7058; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry
BCk—186 to 203 centimeters (73.2 to 79.9 inches);, light gray (2.5Y 7/2), moist; sandy clay loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 1 percent fine carbonate nodules and 2 percent fine and medium carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n. Lab sample # TAMU7059; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry