IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Hamby

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S09TX4413041

User Pedon ID: S09TX4413041

Vegetation Plot ID: S09TX4413041

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - TAMU

Lab Pedon # - S09TX4413041

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 45612

Print Date: 2/17/2025

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: 32.1757507

Std. Longitude: -99.8706131

Datum: WGS84

PEDON

Describers Name: T. Riley Dayberry

Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy, mixed, active, thermic Typic Paleustalfs

Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Hamby

Taxonomic Class - Loamy, mixed, active, thermic Typic Paleustalfs

PSC - 40 to 90 cm.

Classificaton Date - 5/26/2009

Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition

Moisture Class - ustic

Moisture SUBClass - typic

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Parent Material: alluvium derived from limestone and sandstone

Landform: stream terrace

Geomorphic Component Terraces: tread

Hill Slope Profile: shoulder

Slope Position: upper third

Slope Complexity: simple

Slope Shape Across: linear

Slope Shape Down: linear

Drainage Class: somewhat poorly

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 5/26/2009 (actual site observation date)

Air Photo ID:

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

Yield Study ID -

Vegetation Plot Plants
Plant Symbol	Scientific Name	National Vernacular Name	Plant Type Group	Canopy Cover %	Vegetation Stata Level
AMDR JUCO11 OPUNT PRGL2 SOLAN	Amphiachyris dracunculoides Juniperus coahuilensis Opuntia Prosopis glandulosa Solanum	prairie broomweed redberry juniper pricklypear honey mesquite nightshade	— — — — —	— — — — —	— — — — —

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
ochric epipedon argillic horizon	0—24 40—113	—24— —73—

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	—	—	644	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), dark brown (7.5YR 3/3), moist; loamy fine sand; 83 percent sand; 11 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable; 3.0 very fine roots and 1.0 fine roots; 3.0 fine pores; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU7603

A—15 to 24 centimeters (5.9 to 9.4 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/3), brown (7.5YR 4/3), moist; loamy fine sand; 84 percent sand; 13 percent clay; weak medium granular structure; slightly hard, friable; 2.0 very fine roots and 1.0 fine roots; 2.0 very fine pores; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU7604

E—24 to 40 centimeters (9.4 to 15.7 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/3), brown (7.5YR 5/3), moist; sand; 89 percent sand; 9 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, loose; 2.0 very fine roots and 1.0 fine roots; 2.0 very fine and 2.0 fine pores; ; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU7605

Bt1—40 to 59 centimeters (15.7 to 23.2 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist; clay; 14 percent sand; 47 percent clay; red (10R 4/8) and 10 percent red (10R 4/8) mottles; strong medium prismatic structure; hard, very firm; 2.0 very fine roots; 25 percent clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent medium distinct irregular noncoherent cemented masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries in matrix; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU7606

Bt2—59 to 84 centimeters (23.2 to 33.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/3), brown (7.5YR 4/3), moist; sandy clay; 46 percent sand; 43 percent clay; red (10R 4/6) and 5 percent red (10R 4/6) mottles; strong medium prismatic structure; hard, very firm; 2.0 very fine roots; 10 percent clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent medium distinct irregular noncoherent cemented masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries in matrix; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU7607

Bt3—84 to 113 centimeters (33.1 to 44.5 inches); dark gray (7.5YR 4/1), very dark gray (7.5YR 3/1), moist; sandy clay; 47 percent sand; 48 percent clay; red (10R 4/6) and 5 percent red (10R 5/6) mottles; strong medium prismatic structure; hard, very firm; 2.0 very fine roots; 10 percent clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent medium distinct irregular noncoherent cemented masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries in matrix; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU7609

BC—113 to 159 centimeters (44.5 to 62.6 inches); gray (10YR 6/1), gray (10YR 5/1), moist; sandy clay; 56 percent sand; 48 percent clay; red (10R 4/6) and 5 percent red (10R 5/6) mottles; strong medium prismatic structure; hard, very firm; 2.0 very fine roots; 5 percent medium distinct irregular noncoherent cemented masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries in matrix; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU7611

C—159 to 230 centimeters (62.6 to 90.6 inches); gray (10YR 6/1), gray (10YR 5/1), moist; clay; 30 percent sand; 38 percent clay; strong fine prismatic structure; hard, very firm; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n. Lab sample # TAMU7613