IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Edgerly
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S10LA0190048
  • User Pedon ID: S10LA0190048
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S10LA0190048
  • User Site Association ID: MLRA 150A - Morey Study
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Pedon # - 11N0007
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 43414
  • 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: 30.2236778
  • Std. Longitude: -93.5003167
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Map Unit: Mr—Edgerly loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes, rarely flooded
  • State: Louisiana
  • County: LA019—Calcasieu
  • MLRA: 150A—Gulf Coast Prairies
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: 9-13—Opelousas, Louisiana
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: LA019—Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 30093-B4—Sulphur, Louisiana

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: M. Lindsey, M. Mouton
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, siliceous, superactive, thermic Typic Argiaquolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Edgerly
  • PSC - 19 to 69 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/13/2012
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Morey
  • Classificaton Date - 9/23/2010
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • QA Status: level 3


    • SITE

  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/23/2010 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - pastureland, tame
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Current Weather - sunny
  • Current Air Temp - 32
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    CRCA6

    CYDA

    HESU3

    PADI3

    PAUR2

    SOLID

    Croton capitatus

    Cynodon dactylon

    Heterotheca subaxillaris

    Paspalum dilatatum

    Paspalum urvillei

    Solidago

    hogwort

    Bermudagrass

    camphorweed

    dallisgrass

    Vasey's grass

    goldenrod

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—78

    19—205

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    Site Soil Temperature
    Site Obs. Date Depth Sensor Kind Temperature
    cm C

    9/23/2010

    50

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    28
    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

    0.2

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    4.9

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    60

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    Ap—0 to 19 centimeters (0.0 to 7.5 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) loam; weak medium granular structure; friable; 3.0 very fine roots and 1.0 fine roots; 1.0 medium and 2.0 fine pores; 1 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, sand coats on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent medium prominent irregular noncoherent cemented yellowish red (5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries in matrix and 1 percent fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron lining pores; ; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small. patchy - phpvsfiid 551613; patchy - phpvsfiid 551613
    Bt1—19 to 44 centimeters (7.5 to 17.3 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) loam; moderate coarse prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 2.0 very fine roots and 1.0 fine roots; 1.0 fine pores; 1 percent distinct sand coats on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron in matrix and 1 percent fine yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; neutral, pH 6.7, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small. patchy - phpvsfiid 551614; patchy - phpvsfiid 551614
    Bt2—44 to 57 centimeters (17.3 to 22.4 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 2.0 very fine roots and 1.0 fine roots; 2.0 fine pores; 1 percent distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, sand coats on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent fine prominent noncoherent cemented brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron in matrix and 1 percent fine yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small. patchy - phpvsfiid 551615; patchy - phpvsfiid 551615
    Bt3—57 to 78 centimeters (22.4 to 30.7 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 2.0 very fine roots and 1.0 fine roots; 3.0 fine pores; 1 percent distinct gray (10YR 6/1), moist, sand coats on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent fine black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese masses in matrix and 5 percent fine prominent irregular noncoherent cemented dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries in matrix; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small. patchy - phpvsfiid 551616; patchy - phpvsfiid 551616
    Btg1—78 to 108 centimeters (30.7 to 42.5 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) clay loam; strong coarse prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 1.0 very fine roots; 3.0 fine pores; 80 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organoargillans on all faces of peds; 1 percent medium iron-manganese nodules and 2 percent fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron in matrix and 3 percent coarse black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese masses and 5 percent medium masses of oxidized iron in matrix; 1 percent fine distinct barite masses on faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 551617; continuous - phpvsfiid 551617
    Btg2—108 to 130 centimeters (42.5 to 51.2 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) clay loam; strong coarse prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 1.0 very fine roots; 2.0 fine pores; 1 percent distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, sand coats and 65 percent distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, organoargillans on all faces of peds; 1 percent medium manganese masses and 8 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron in matrix; 1 percent fine distinct barite masses between peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 551618; patchy - phpvsfiid 551619; continuous - phpvsfiid 551618; patchy - phpvsfiid 551619
    Btg3—130 to 172 centimeters (51.2 to 67.7 inches); gray (2.5Y 6/1) clay loam; strong coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 2.0 fine roots; 2.0 fine pores; prominent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organoargillans on surfaces along root channels and 5 percent prominent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 3 percent medium prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron in matrix and 5 percent coarse prominent noncoherent cemented brownish yellow (10YR 6/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron in matrix; 1 percent fine distinct barite masses between peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small. patchy - phpvsfiid 551620; continuous - phpvsfiid 551621; patchy - phpvsfiid 551620; continuous - phpvsfiid 551621
    Btg4—172 to 205 centimeters (67.7 to 80.7 inches); gray (2.5Y 6/1) clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 2.0 very fine roots; 2.0 very fine pores; 5 percent distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 2 percent medium black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese masses and 3 percent coarse manganese masses and 20 percent coarse prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron in matrix; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small. patchy - phpvsfiid 551622; patchy - phpvsfiid 551622