IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Branyon
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S11TX187005
User Pedon ID:
S11TX187005
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
KSSL
Lab Pedon # -
12N7665
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
55354
Print Date:
11/12/2024
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:
29.6565781
Std. Longitude:
-98.0016632
Datum:
WGS84
State:
Texas
County:
TX187—Guadalupe
MLRA:
86A—Texas Blackland Prairie, Northern Part
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
TX187—Guadalupe County, Texas
7.5 Minute USGS Quad:
29098-F1—New Braunfels East, Texas
PEDON
Describers Name:
Travis Waiser, Alan Deubler, Ashley Newsome
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine, smectitic, thermic Calcic Haplusterts
Current Taxon Kind:
taxadjunct
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
PedonPC
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Branyon
Taxonomic Class -
Fine, smectitic, thermic Calcic Haplusterts
Taxon Kind -
taxadjunct
Classificaton Date -
11/7/2011
Classifier -
Travis Waiser
Soil Taxonomic Edition -
eleventh edition
Moisture Class -
ustic
Moisture SUBClass -
typic
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
Certification Status:
not certified
SITE
Parent Material:
clayey alluvium
Landscape:
hills
Landform:
hill
Slope Shape Across:
linear
Slope Shape Down:
linear
Drainage Class:
somewhat poorly
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
11/7/2011 (actual site observation date)
Surface Cover Properties:
Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 -
crop cover
Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 -
row crop
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
slickensides
calcic horizon
0—103
24—186
139—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
0.5
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Ap1—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist; clay; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to moderate coarse granular structure; hard, firm, very sticky, very plastic; 1.0 medium roots throughout and 5.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary.; dry when described; observed in trench
Ap2—10 to 24 centimeters (3.9 to 9.4 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist; clay; moderate medium single grain; hard, firm, very sticky, very plastic; 3.0 fine roots throughout; 3 percent faint pressure faces on all faces of peds; fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary.; dry when described; observed in trench
Bss1—24 to 64 centimeters (9.4 to 25.2 inches); dark reddish gray (2.5YR 4/1), black (10YR 2/1), moist; clay; moderate medium wedge structure; hard, firm, very sticky, very plastic; 3.0 fine roots throughout; 25 percent distinct slickensides (pedogenic) on all faces of peds; fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary.; dry when described; observed in trench
Bss2—64 to 103 centimeters (25.2 to 40.6 inches); dark reddish gray (2.5YR 4/1), black (10YR 2/1), moist; clay; strong medium wedge structure; extremely hard, extremely firm, very sticky, very plastic; 3.0 fine roots throughout; 2.0 medium pores; 45 percent prominent slickensides (pedogenic) on all faces of peds; 5 percent by volume angular 2-?-75 millimeter chert fragments and 5 percent by volume subangular 2-?-75 millimeter chert fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual smooth boundary.; dry when described; observed in trench
Bkss—103 to 139 centimeters (40.6 to 54.7 inches); 70 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) and 30 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), 70 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and 30 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist; clay; 2 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) medium faint mottles; moderate medium angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 1.0 very fine roots; 50 percent prominent slickensides (geogenic) on all faces of peds; 5 percent medium distinct spherical weakly coherent cemented carbonate concretions with clear boundaries throughout; 5 percent by volume nonflat angular indurated 2-?-75 millimeter chert fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary.; dry when described; observed in trench
BCkss—139 to 186 centimeters (54.7 to 73.2 inches); 90 percent light gray (10YR 7/1) and 10 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1) and light gray (10YR 7/1), 90 percent gray (10YR 6/1) and 10 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist; clay; moderate fine angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; 50 percent prominent slickensides (pedogenic) on all faces of peds; 10 percent coarse distinct spherical noncoherent cemented carbonate masses with clear boundaries throughout and 5 percent medium distinct spherical weakly coherent cemented carbonate nodules with clear boundaries throughout; 10 percent by volume nonflat angular indurated 2-?-75 millimeter chert fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; abrupt smooth boundary.; dry when described; observed in trench
BCk—186 to 203 centimeters (73.2 to 79.9 inches); very pale brown (10YR 8/4), very pale brown (10YR 8/3), moist; clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 10 percent coarse distinct spherical noncoherent cemented carbonate masses with clear boundaries throughout and 5 percent medium distinct spherical weakly coherent cemented carbonate nodules with clear boundaries throughout; fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual smooth boundary.; dry when described; observed in trench