IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Aris

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S11TX2452366

User Pedon ID: S11TX2452366

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes

Lab Source ID - KSSL

Lab Pedon # - 12N7633

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 72850

Print Date: 11/21/2024

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: 29.8530111

Std. Longitude: -94.1340611

Datum: WGS84

Country: US—United States

State: Texas

County: TX245—Jefferson

MLRA: 150A—Gulf Coast Prairies

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: TX623—Jefferson and Orange Counties, Texas

7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 29094-G2—Alligator Hole Marsh, Texas

PEDON

Describers Name: JKW, KBH, SAK, JTB

Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, siliceous, active, hyperthermic Typic Epiaqualfs

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Type: OSD pedon

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Aris (flagged as OSD)

PSC - 26 to 76 cm.

Classificaton Date - 4/3/2012

Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition

Moisture Class - aquic

Moisture Subclass - typic

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Aris

Classificaton Date - 9/27/2011

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Erosion Class - 0

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: yes

Certification Status: certified

QC Status: level 1

QA Status: level 1

SITE

Landscape: relict meander belt, coastal plain

Landform: channel, flat

Geomorphic Component Flats: dip

Slope Complexity: simple

Slope Shape Across: concave

Slope Shape Down: concave

Runoff: low

Drainage Class: poorly

Flooding: rare flooding

Geology: Holocene Stage formation.

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 9/27/2011 (actual site observation date)

Surface Water Kind: flooded

Surface Water Depth: 15

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

Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion sheet

Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 1
Horizon	Top Depth	Bottom Depth	Sample ID	Data Collector	Total Clay	CaCO3 Clay	Total Silt	Fine Silt	Co. Silt	Total Sand	Total Sand Method	VC Sand	Co. Sand	Med. Sand	Fine Sand	VF Sand	VF Sand Method	Texture Class - Field Lab	Rubbed Fiber	Unrubbed Fiber	pH H2O
	cm	cm			%	%	%	%	%	%		%	%	%	%	%			%	%
Ap A Bt1 Bt2 Bt3 Btg1 Btg2 2Btg	0 12 26 41 79 103 124 165	12 26 41 79 103 124 165 203	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	18.7 20.7 25.1 31.4 36.8 40.8 38.2 25.2	— — — — — — — —	51.4 49.4 43.3 38.8 37.5 31.3 29.6 19.6	27.6 26 21.8 19.5 21.5 16.4 13.6 5.7	23.8 23.4 21.5 19.3 16 14.9 16 13.9	29.9 29.9 31.6 29.8 25.7 27.9 32.2 55.2	— — — — — — — —	0.1 0 0 0 0.1 0 0.1 0.1	0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0 0 0.1	0.3 0.1 0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0 0.8	6.4 7.5 10 14 6.8 7.4 9.6 33.3	23 22.2 21.5 15.6 18.6 20.4 22.5 20.9	— — — — — — — —	sil l l cl cl c cl scl	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	5.2 5.1 5.1 5.3 5.7 5.8 6.2 6.6

Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 2
Horizon	Top Depth	Bottom Depth	Sample ID	pH CaCl2	pH NaF	pH Ox	Delta pH	LL	PL	PI	Atter. Samp. Cond.	COLE	Pot. Acidity	Ca + Mg - Meh 2	K	Ca + Mg - Sat. Paste	KCl Extract. Acidity	Base Sat. - Meh 2	CEC-7	CEC-8.2
	cm	cm						%	%	%		cm/cm	meq/100g	cmol(+)/kg	cmol(+)/kg	mmol(+)/l	cmol(+)/kg	%	cmol(+)/kg	cmol(+)/kg
Ap A Bt1 Bt2 Bt3 Btg1 Btg2 2Btg	0 12 26 41 79 103 124 165	12 26 41 79 103 124 165 203	— — — — — — — —	4.6 4.5 4.6 4.9 5.3 5.6 5.9 6.1	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —		— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —

Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 3
Horizon	Top Depth	Bottom Depth	Sample ID	ECEC	Phosphate P	NO3-N	EC	EC Method	EC 1:5 by volume	CaCO3 Equiv.	Equiv. Gypsum	Na	SAR	Gypsum Req.	Humic Color	Fulvic Color	Humic + Fulvic Color	Al	PI	Pyro. Hue	PyrO. Value	Pyro. Chroma
	cm	cm		cmol(+)/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg	dS/m		dS/m	%	%	mmol(+)/l	%	L-pcu/g	L-pcu/g	L-pcu/g	%
Ap A Bt1 Bt2 Bt3 Btg1 Btg2 2Btg	0 12 26 41 79 103 124 165	12 26 41 79 103 124 165 203	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	1 1.2 1.1 0.9 1 0.9 0.6 0.6	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	4 6 4 4 3 2 1 1	1.7 2.7 2.9 0.6 0.6 0.8 0 —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
ochric epipedon aquic conditions episaturation argillic horizon endosaturation glossic horizon	0—26 0—203 0—79 41—203 103—103 165—203	—26— —203— —79— —162— —1— —38—

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
0.3	—	—	3	—	109	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Ap—0 to 12 centimeters (0.0 to 4.7 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dry; silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; few (10.0) fine roots; 10.0 fine interstitial pores; 3 percent medium prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries lining pores and 10 percent fine prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries lining pores; fragments; noneffervescent; strongly acid, pH 5.2; clear wavy boundary.; slightly dry when described; observed in pit, small. about 10 percent crawfish krotovinas

A—12 to 26 centimeters (4.7 to 10.2 inches); gray (2.5Y 5/1), light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dry; loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 8.0 fine roots throughout; 2.0 very fine tubular and 6.0 fine tubular pores; 20 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries lining pores; fragments; noneffervescent; strongly acid, pH 5.1; clear smooth boundary.; slightly dry when described; observed in pit, small. about 10 percent crawfish krotovinas

Bt1—26 to 41 centimeters (10.2 to 16.1 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout; 5.0 very fine tubular pores; 7 percent distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 2 percent fine prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries lining pores; fragments; noneffervescent; strongly acid, pH 5.1; gradual smooth boundary.; slightly dry when described; observed in pit, small. about 10 percent crawfish krotovinas

Bt2—41 to 79 centimeters (16.1 to 31.1 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) clay loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm; 6.0 very fine roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout; 1.0 very fine tubular and 2.0 fine tubular pores; 5 percent faint pressure faces and 6 percent distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films; 1 percent fine spherical moderately coherent cemented ironstone nodules and 4 percent fine prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries in matrix and 4 percent medium faint gray (10YR 5/1), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix surrounding redox concentrations and 6 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries in matrix; fragments; noneffervescent; strongly acid, pH 5.3; gradual smooth boundary.; slightly dry when described; observed in pit, small. about 10 percent crawfish krotovinas

Bt3—79 to 103 centimeters (31.1 to 40.6 inches); gray (2.5Y 5/1) clay loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 6.0 very fine roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout; 2.0 very fine interstitial and 1.0 fine tubular pores; 5 percent faint pressure faces and 8 percent faint dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films; 3 percent coarse prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries on faces of peds and 4 percent fine distinct dark gray (2.5Y 4/1), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries lining pores and 15 percent medium prominent olive yellow (2.5Y 6/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries in matrix; fragments; noneffervescent; moderately acid, pH 5.7; gradual wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small. about 10 percent crawfish krotovinas

Btg1—103 to 124 centimeters (40.6 to 48.8 inches); N 6/1 (N 6/1) clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 2.0 very fine roots throughout and 5.0 fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine tubular and 2.0 fine tubular pores; 2 percent faint slickensides (pedogenic) and 12 percent distinct pressure faces and 15 percent faint dark gray (2.5Y 4/1), moist, clay films; 1 percent fine black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese nodules with sharp boundaries in matrix and 3 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries on faces of peds and 12 percent fine distinct dark gray (2.5Y 4/1), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries lining pores and 15 percent fine prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries in matrix; fragments; noneffervescent; moderately acid, pH 5.8; clear smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small. about 10 percent crawfish krotovinas

Btg2—124 to 165 centimeters (48.8 to 65.0 inches); light greenish gray (5GY 7/1) clay loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 1.0 very fine roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout; 2.0 very fine tubular and 2.0 fine interstitial pores; 2 percent faint slickensides (pedogenic) and 10 percent prominent pressure faces on all faces of peds and 12 percent distinct dark gray (2.5Y 4/1), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 2 percent fine prominent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron in matrix and 2 percent fine distinct greenish gray (10GY 6/1), moist, iron depletions lining pores and 2 percent fine brownish yellow (10YR 6/8), moist, ironstone nodules and 15 percent medium distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, iron depletions in matrix and 25 percent medium prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron in matrix; fragments; noneffervescent; slightly acid, pH 6.2; gradual smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small. about 10 percent crawfish krotovinas

2Btg—165 to 203 centimeters (65.0 to 79.9 inches); light greenish gray (10Y 7/1) sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 15.0 very fine roots throughout and 8.0 fine roots throughout; 8.0 very fine tubular and 2.0 fine interstitial pores; 2 percent fine black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese nodules and 3 percent medium distinct greenish gray (10GY 6/1), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries lining pores and 3 percent fine prominent yellow (2.5Y 7/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries in matrix and 10 percent fine distinct light greenish gray (10GY 7/1), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries lining pores and 20 percent medium prominent olive yellow (2.5Y 6/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries in matrix and 30 percent medium distinct dark gray (2.5Y 4/1), moist, iron depletions with sharp boundaries in matrix; fragments; noneffervescent; neutral, pH 6.6.; moist when described; observed in pit, small. about 10 percent crawfish krotovinas