IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Gertrudis
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S06TX273004
  • User Pedon ID: S06TX273004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - TAMU
  • Lab Pedon # - S06TX273004
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 45577
  • Print Date: 2/16/2025

    • 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: 27.5495281
  • Std. Longitude: -97.9983902
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Kleberg County, TXl; from the intersection of State Highway 141 and US Highway 77 in Kingsville, 9.05 miles west on 141, .85 miles North on ranch road, 1.61 mile northwest on ranch road, .9 miles south on ranch road, 100 feet east in rangeland; USGS Quad Kingsville West;
  • Map Unit: GeB—Gertrudis fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes
  • Country: US—United States
  • County: TX273—Kleberg
  • MLRA: 83A—Northern Rio Grande Plain
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: TX613—Kenedy and Kleberg Counties, Texas
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 27097-E8—Kingsville West, Texas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: ROG
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, active, hyperthermic Typic Calciustolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Gertrudis
  • Classificaton Date - 5/21/2012
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Hidalgo taxadjunct
  • Classificaton Date - 7/13/2006
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: inland, dissected coastal plain
  • Landform: remnant terrace
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/13/2006 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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

    calcic horizon

    0—42

    65—203

    —42—

    —138—
    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

    2.3

    —

    —

    —

    —

    335

    30

    —

    330

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —
    A1—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; fine sandy loam; 10 percent clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; moderately hard, friable; 8.0 medium roots throughout and 9.0 fine roots throughout; 8.0 medium tubular and 9.0 fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU7102; slightly dry when described; observed in auger, bucket
    A2—18 to 42 centimeters (7.1 to 16.5 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist; very fine sandy loam; 10 percent clay; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 1.0 medium roots throughout and 6.0 fine roots throughout; 1.0 medium tubular and 6.0 fine tubular pores; 3 percent fine faint threadlike white (10YR 8/1), dry, carbonate masses throughout; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU7103; slightly dry when described; observed in auger, bucket
    Bk1—42 to 65 centimeters (16.5 to 25.6 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; sandy clay loam; 12 percent clay; weak fine and medium prismatic parts to weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 2.0 fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine tubular and 2.0 fine tubular pores; 3 percent fine faint threadlike white (10YR 8/1), dry, carbonate masses throughout and 1 percent medium distinct white (10YR 8/1), dry, carbonate masses throughout; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU7104; slightly dry when described; observed in auger, bucket
    Bk2—65 to 103 centimeters (25.6 to 40.6 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist; sandy clay loam; 15 percent clay; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 3.0 fine roots throughout; 3.0 fine tubular pores; 5 percent fine faint threadlike white (10YR 8/1), dry, carbonate masses throughout and 2 percent fine distinct white (10YR 8/1), dry, carbonate masses throughout; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU7105; slightly dry when described; observed in auger, bucket
    Bk3—103 to 128 centimeters (40.6 to 50.4 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), brown (10YR 5/3), moist; clay loam; 22 percent clay; weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 3.0 fine roots throughout; 3.0 fine tubular pores; 8 percent fine faint white (10YR 8/1), dry, carbonate masses throughout; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU7106; slightly dry when described; observed in auger, bucket
    2Bk1—128 to 172 centimeters (50.4 to 67.7 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2), pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist; clay loam; 22 percent clay; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; moderately hard, friable; 1.0 medium roots throughout and 2.0 fine roots throughout; 1.0 medium tubular and 2.0 fine tubular pores; 6 percent coarse prominent white (10YR 8/1), dry, carbonate masses throughout and 4 percent fine faint white (10YR 8/1), dry, carbonate, finely disseminated throughout and 8 percent medium distinct irregular white (10YR 8/1), dry, carbonate masses throughout; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU7107; slightly dry when described; observed in auger, bucket
    2Bk2—172 to 203 centimeters (67.7 to 79.9 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2), light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist; loam; 24 percent clay; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 15 percent coarse prominent white (10YR 8/1), dry, carbonate masses throughout and 3 percent fine distinct irregular white (10YR 8/1), dry, carbonate masses throughout and 7 percent fine faint white (10YR 8/1), dry, carbonate, finely disseminated throughout; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU7108; slightly dry when described; observed in auger, bucket