IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Orcadia
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: P10TX6235019
  • User Pedon ID: S10TX361001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - TAMU
  • Lab Pedon # - S10TX361001
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 45538
  • Print Date: 11/24/2024

    • 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: 30.0208333
  • Std. Longitude: -93.7920861
  • Datum: WGS84

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Ricky Lambert, R. Dolizel
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, hyperthermic Oxyaquic Glossudalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Windows Pedon
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Orcadia
  • PSC - 25 to 75 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 5/21/2012
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - oxyaquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Orcadia
  • Classificaton Date - 2/18/2010
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Geology: Beaumont formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 2/18/2010 (entry creation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 8692-141
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - intermixed conifers and hardwoods
  • 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

    argillic horizon

    glossic horizon

    aquic conditions

    38—203

    38—51

    119—203

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    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

    0.6

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    A—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silt loam; weak medium prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 very fine roots and 1.0 medium roots and 2.0 fine roots; 1.0 medium interstitial and 2.0 fine interstitial pores; 2 percent fine prominent brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent medium distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU4862; moist when described; observed in auger, bucket
    E—13 to 25 centimeters (5.1 to 9.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 very fine roots and 1.0 fine roots; 1.0 fine interstitial pores; 2 percent fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent fine prominent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 30 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, iron depletions; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU4863; moist when described; observed in auger, bucket
    Bt/E—25 to 38 centimeters (9.8 to 15.0 inches); 70 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and 30 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silty clay loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, very sticky, very plastic; 1.0 very fine roots; 1.0 very fine tubular pores; 1 percent faint brownish yellow (10YR 6/6), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 2 percent fine and medium prominent cylindrical noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries on surfaces along root channels and 2 percent fine distinct platy yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries on faces of peds; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU4864; moist when described; observed in auger, bucket. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 499638; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 499638
    Bt—38 to 74 centimeters (15.0 to 29.1 inches); 15 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1) clay; weak medium prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm, very sticky, very plastic; 5 percent pressure faces; 2 percent fine distinct platy masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries on faces of peds and 2 percent fine and medium prominent cylindrical noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries on surfaces along root channels; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU4865; moist when described; observed in auger, bucket
    Btg—74 to 114 centimeters (29.1 to 44.9 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) clay; weak medium prismatic parts to strong fine subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm, very sticky, very plastic; 1.0 very fine roots; 1.0 very fine tubular pores; 20 percent gray (10YR 6/1), moist, pressure faces on vertical faces of peds; 2 percent fine distinct irregular noncoherent cemented dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries in matrix and 10 percent fine and medium prominent irregular noncoherent cemented dark red (2.5YR 3/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries in matrix; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU4866; moist when described; observed in auger, bucket
    Btssg—114 to 150 centimeters (44.9 to 59.1 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) clay; weak medium prismatic parts to strong fine angular blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm, very sticky, very plastic; 1.0 very fine roots; 1.0 very fine tubular pores; 20 percent gray (10YR 6/1), moist, pressure faces on faces of peds and 20 percent prominent slickensides (pedogenic); 2 percent fine prominent irregular noncoherent cemented yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries in matrix and 25 percent fine and medium distinct irregular noncoherent cemented dark red (2.5YR 3/6), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU4867; moist when described; observed in auger, bucket
    B'tg1—150 to 178 centimeters (59.1 to 70.1 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) clay; weak medium prismatic parts to strong fine angular blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm, very sticky, very plastic; 1.0 very fine tubular pores; 1 percent light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, pressure faces on faces of peds; 10 percent fine and medium prominent irregular noncoherent cemented dark red (2.5YR 3/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries in matrix and 10 percent fine faint irregular noncoherent cemented light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries between peds and 10 percent fine distinct irregular noncoherent cemented brownish yellow (10YR 6/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries in matrix; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU4868; moist when described; observed in auger, bucket
    B'tg2—178 to 203 centimeters (70.1 to 79.9 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) clay; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate fine angular blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm, very sticky, very plastic; 1.0 very fine tubular pores; 1 percent light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, pressure faces on faces of peds; 5 percent fine and medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, iron depletions with diffuse boundaries between peds and 10 percent fine and medium prominent irregular noncoherent cemented yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries in matrix and 10 percent fine prominent irregular noncoherent cemented reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron in matrix; fragments. Lab sample # TAMU4869; moist when described; observed in auger, bucket