IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Simelake
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S12TX1991026
  • User Pedon ID: S12TX1991026
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S12TX1991026
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 12N8307
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 72842
  • 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: 30.4962500
  • Std. Longitude: -94.1019167
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX199—Hardin
  • MLRA: 152B—Western Gulf Coast Flatwoods

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Jon Wiedenfeld
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, thermic Aeric Dystraquerts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Simelake
  • Classificaton Date - 4/29/2014
  • Classifier - Jon Wiedenfeld
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - aeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Estes
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, smectitic, thermic Aeric Dystraquerts
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/27/2012
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture SUBClass - typic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 1
  • QA Status: level 1


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: strongly weathered, clayey alluvium derived from igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rock
  • Landscape: river valley
  • Landform: flood plain
  • Geomorphic Component Flats: talf
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: high
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Flooding: frequent flooding for long periods begining in jan
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/27/2012 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hardwoods
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Current Weather - sunny
  • Current Air Temp - 33
    • 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 % % % % % % % % % % % % %

    A

    Bw

    Bss

    Bssg1

    Bssg2

    0

    15

    54

    117

    167

    15

    54

    117

    167

    203

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    45.1

    49

    52

    48.9

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    35.4

    37.3

    34.3

    37.3

    31.5

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    19.5

    13.7

    13.8

    13.8

    15.5

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    4.4

    4.3

    4.1

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    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

    A

    Bw

    Bss

    Bssg1

    Bssg2

    0

    15

    54

    117

    167

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    203

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    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 %

    A

    Bw

    Bss

    Bssg1

    Bssg2

    0

    15

    54

    117

    167

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    54

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    167

    203

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    Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    CARYA

    FRPE

    ILOP

    QUNI

    TORA2

    Carya

    Fraxinus pennsylvanica

    Ilex opaca

    Quercus nigra

    Toxicodendron radicans

    hybrid hickory

    green ash

    American holly

    water oak

    eastern poison ivy

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

    ochric epipedon

    redox depletions with chroma 2 or less

    slickensides

    reduced matrix

    0—15

    0—15

    54—203

    54—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

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    A—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 1.0 very coarse roots throughout and 1.0 medium roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout and 1.0 coarse roots throughout; 2.0 very fine tubular and 2.0 fine vesicular pores; ; 1 percent fine faint dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries lining pores and 1 percent fine faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2) iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix surrounding redox concentrations; fragments; noneffervescent; strongly acid, pH 5.2; clear smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bw—15 to 54 centimeters (5.9 to 21.3 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silty clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 1.0 very coarse roots throughout and 1.0 medium roots throughout and 2.0 fine roots throughout and 1.0 coarse roots throughout; 1.0 fine tubular pores; 10 percent faint pressure faces; 1 percent fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries lining pores and 2 percent fine distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries in matrix; fragments; noneffervescent; extremely acid, pH 4.4; clear smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bss—54 to 117 centimeters (21.3 to 46.1 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) clay; moderate medium angular blocky structure; very firm; 1.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; 1.0 fine tubular pores; 10 percent faint gray (10YR 6/1) slickensides (pedogenic); 2 percent medium distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) iron-manganese masses with clear boundaries in matrix and 5 percent fine prominent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries lining pores; fragments; noneffervescent; extremely acid, pH 4.3; gradual wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bssg1—117 to 167 centimeters (46.1 to 65.7 inches); gray (2.5Y 6/1) clay; moderate medium angular blocky structure; very firm; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; 1.0 very fine tubular pores; 20 percent distinct slickensides (pedogenic); 2 percent medium prominent black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese masses with sharp boundaries in matrix and 3 percent fine prominent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries lining pores and 10 percent medium prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries in matrix; fragments; noneffervescent; extremely acid, pH 4.1; gradual wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in auger, bucket
    Bssg2—167 to 203 centimeters (65.7 to 79.9 inches); N 6/1 (N 6/1) clay; moderate coarse angular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 1.0 very fine tubular pores; 25 percent distinct N 6/1 (N 6/1) slickensides (pedogenic); 1 percent medium faint bluish gray (5PB 6/1) iron depletions with diffuse boundaries lining pores and 3 percent medium prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries in matrix and 12 percent coarse prominent red (2.5YR 4/8) masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries in matrix; fragments; noneffervescent; extremely acid, pH 4.0.; moist when described; observed in auger, bucket