IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Topsey

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S09TX0350006

User Pedon ID: S09TX0350006

Vegetation Plot ID: S09TX0350006

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - KSSL

Lab Pedon # - 10N0566

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 36946

Print Date: 1/11/2025

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: 31.8800869

Std. Longitude: -97.7764435

Datum: WGS84

State: Texas

County: TX035—Bosque

MLRA: 85—Grand Prairie

7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 31097-H7—Iredell, Texas

PEDON

Describers Name: ALS, JAG, JRJ, GWH

Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, thermic Udic Calciustepts

Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Topsey

Taxonomic Class - Fine, thermic Udic Calciustepts

PSC - 25 to 100 cm.

Classificaton Date - 9/4/2009

Moisture Class - ustic

Moisture SUBClass - udic

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Parent Material: fine-loamy residuum weathered from siltstone

Landscape: hills

Landform: ridge

Hill Slope Profile: backslope

Slope Position: upper third

Slope Complexity: simple

Slope Shape Across: convex

Slope Shape Down: convex

Bedrock: noncoherent slight weathered siltstone, unspecified at 147cm with 10 to <45

Geology: Kwa formation.

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 9/4/2009 (actual site observation date)

Air Photo ID:

Surface Cover Properties:

Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover

Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - other grass/herbaceous cover

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Drained? - no

Bedded Soil? - no

Forest Plantation? - no

Yield Study ID -

Vegetation Plot Plants
Plant Symbol	Scientific Name	National Vernacular Name	Plant Type Group	Canopy Cover %	Vegetation Stata Level
AMBRO AMPHI8 BUDA CHVE2 CRTE4 HIBE JUNIP OPUNT TRAGI	Ambrosia Amphiachyris Buchloe dactyloides Chloris verticillata Croton texensis Hilaria belangeri Juniperus Opuntia Tragia	ragweed broomweed buffalograss tumble windmill grass Texas croton curly-mesquite juniper pricklypear noseburn	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —

Pedon Restrictions
Kind	Hardness	Restriction Depth L-H	Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
		cm
densic material bedrock, densic	noncoherent noncoherent	147 - 160 160 - 182	— —

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
ochric epipedon cambic horizon calcic horizon densic materials densic contact	0—16 16—34 34—147 147—160 160—182	—- —- —- —- —-

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
4	—	—	298	—	170	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

A—0 to 16 centimeters (0.0 to 6.3 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 medium roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout; 5 percent by volume flat angular strongly coherent cemented 2-?-75 millimeter limestone, unspecified fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary.; dry when described; observed in pit, small

Bw—16 to 34 centimeters (6.3 to 13.4 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; gravelly clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 2.0 fine roots throughout; 4 percent fine distinct platy moderately coherent cemented carbonate concretions with clear boundaries around rock fragments; 10 percent by volume flat subangular strongly coherent cemented 2-?-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume flat subangular strongly coherent cemented 2-?-75 millimeter limestone, unspecified fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary.; dry when described; observed in pit, small

2Bk1—34 to 74 centimeters (13.4 to 29.1 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4), light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), moist; silty clay; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to moderate fine granular, and moderate medium subangular blocky parts to moderate medium granular structure; soft, very sticky, very plastic; 2.0 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; 20 percent coarse distinct irregular noncoherent cemented carbonate masses with clear boundaries throughout and 10 percent medium distinct irregular noncoherent cemented carbonate masses with clear boundaries throughout; 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded strongly coherent cemented 2-?-75 millimeter limestone, unspecified fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary.; dry when described; observed in pit, small

2Bk2—74 to 97 centimeters (29.1 to 38.2 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), moist; silty clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to strong medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very sticky, very plastic; 2.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; 10 percent medium distinct irregular noncoherent cemented carbonate masses with clear boundaries throughout and 2 percent medium distinct irregular moderately coherent cemented carbonate nodules with clear boundaries throughout; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual smooth boundary.; dry when described; observed in pit, small

2Bk3—97 to 124 centimeters (38.2 to 48.8 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) and olive yellow (2.5Y 6/6), light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) and olive yellow (2.5Y 6/8), moist; silty clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to strong medium subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, very sticky, very plastic; 2.0 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 50 percent prominent pressure faces on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent fine distinct spherical noncoherent cemented iron-manganese concretions with clear boundaries on vertical faces of peds; 3 percent medium distinct irregular noncoherent cemented carbonate masses with clear boundaries throughout; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual smooth boundary.; dry when described; observed in pit, small. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 469530; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 469530

2BCk—124 to 147 centimeters (48.8 to 57.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) and olive yellow (2.5Y 6/6), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and olive yellow (2.5Y 6/8), moist; silty clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium platy structure; hard, very sticky, very plastic; 0.1 very fine roots in cracks; 30 percent prominent pressure faces on vertical faces of peds; 2 percent medium distinct irregular noncoherent cemented carbonate masses with clear boundaries throughout; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary.; dry when described; observed in pit, small. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 469531; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 469531

2Cd1—147 to 160 centimeters (57.9 to 63.0 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) and olive yellow (2.5Y 6/8), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and olive yellow (2.5Y 6/8), moist; silty clay; moderate thick platy structure; very hard, very sticky, very plastic; 0.1 very fine roots in cracks; 2 percent medium distinct irregular noncoherent cemented carbonate masses with clear boundaries throughout; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; abrupt smooth boundary.; dry when described; observed in pit, small

2Cd2—160 to 182 centimeters (63.0 to 71.7 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and olive yellow (2.5Y 6/8), olive yellow (2.5Y 6/8) and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), moist; clay; structureless massive; very hard, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine roots in cracks; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n.; dry when described; observed in pit, small