IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Meaton

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S12TX2451000

User Pedon ID: S12TX2451000

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes

Lab Source ID - KSSL

Lab Pedon # - 12N7637

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 73260

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: 29.7452528

Std. Longitude: -94.1568083

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-F2—Star Lake, Texas

PEDON

Describers Name: Kenneth Hall

Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, active, hyperthermic Typic Natrudolls

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Type: OSD pedon

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Meaton

PSC - 97 to 147 cm.

Classificaton Date - 4/3/2012

Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition

Moisture Class - udic

Moisture Subclass - aquic

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Meaton

Classificaton Date - 9/28/2011

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Erosion Class - 0

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Landscape: flat coastal plain, relict meander belt

Landform: flat

Geomorphic Component Flats: talf

Slope Complexity: simple

Slope Shape Across: concave

Slope Shape Down: linear

Runoff: negligible

Drainage Class: somewhat poorly

Flooding: rare flooding

Ponding: none ponding

Geology: Holocene Stage formation.

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 9/28/2011 (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

Current Weather - sunny

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			%	%	%	%	%	%		%	%	%	%	%			%	%
A1 A2 A3 A4 Btg1 Btg2	0 14 38 63 97 163	14 38 63 97 163 203	— — — — — —	— — — — — —	19.9 20.1 20.9 20.8 36.7 33	— — — — — —	39.9 38.7 38.5 40.1 31.8 34	18.1 16.4 16.1 18 14.1 14.9	21.8 22.3 22.4 22.1 17.7 19.1	40.2 41.2 40.6 39.1 31.5 33	— — — — — —	0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0	0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0	0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.1	13.1 15.2 20.9 12.9 10.3 12.3	26.6 25.6 19.1 25.5 20.9 20.6	— — — — — —	l l l l cl cl	— — — — — —	— — — — — —	6.2 6.6 6.8 7.1 7.1 7.2

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
A1 A2 A3 A4 Btg1 Btg2	0 14 38 63 97 163	14 38 63 97 163 203	— — — — — —	5.7 6.2 6.4 6.7 6.9 6.9	— — — — — —	— — — — — —	— — — — — —	— — — — — —	— — — — — —		— — — — — —	— — — — — —	— — — — — —	— — — — — —	— — — — — —	— — — — — —	— — — — — —	— — — — — —	— — — — — —	— — — — — —

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	%
A1 A2 A3 A4 Btg1 Btg2	0 14 38 63 97 163	14 38 63 97 163 203	— — — — — —	— — — — — —	— — — — — —	— — — — — —	1.7 2.1 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.8	— — — — — —	— — — — — —	— — — — — —	— — — — — —	11 16 17 16 17 15	5 6.9 5.3 5.9 4.8 6.5	— — — — — —	— — — — — —	— — — — — —	— — — — — —	— — — — — —	— — — — — —	— — — — — —	— — — — — —	— — — — — —

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
mollic epipedon argillic horizon aquic conditions endosaturation	0—38 38—203 38—63 97—97	—38— —165— —25— —1—

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	—	358	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

A1—0 to 14 centimeters (0.0 to 5.5 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) loam; moderate fine subangular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 20.0 very fine roots throughout and 4.0 fine roots throughout; 15.0 very fine tubular and 5.0 fine interstitial and 2.0 fine tubular pores; 5 percent distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist, silt coats on bottom faces of peds; 3 percent fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries lining pores; fragments; clear smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry

A2—14 to 38 centimeters (5.5 to 15.0 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 12.0 very fine roots throughout and 2.0 fine roots throughout; 8.0 very fine tubular pores; 2 percent fine distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries lining pores; fragments; clear smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry

A3—38 to 63 centimeters (15.0 to 24.8 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate coarse angular blocky structure; friable; 6.0 very fine roots throughout; 5.0 very fine tubular pores; 10 percent distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent fine distinct dark brown (7.5YR 3/3), moist, iron-manganese nodules with sharp boundaries in matrix and 2 percent fine prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries lining pores and 3 percent fine distinct light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries lining pores; fragments; gradual wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry

A4—63 to 97 centimeters (24.8 to 38.2 inches); gray (2.5Y 5/1) loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; 4.0 very fine roots; 5.0 very fine tubular pores; 20 percent distinct dark gray (2.5Y 4/1), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent fine prominent dark brown (7.5YR 3/3), moist, iron-manganese masses with sharp boundaries in matrix and 5 percent medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries in matrix and 10 percent medium faint gray (5Y 5/1), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix and 15 percent medium prominent olive yellow (2.5Y 6/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries on faces of peds; fragments; gradual wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry

Btg1—97 to 163 centimeters (38.2 to 64.2 inches); N 6/1 (N 6/1) clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate coarse angular blocky structure; very firm; 3.0 very fine roots in cracks; 2.0 very fine tubular pores; 10 percent faint N 6/1 (N 6/1), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent fine prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries in matrix and 3 percent medium prominent black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese masses with sharp boundaries in matrix and 40 percent coarse prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries on faces of peds; fragments; gradual wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry

Btg2—163 to 203 centimeters (64.2 to 79.9 inches); greenish gray (10Y 6/1) clay loam; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 4.0 very fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine tubular and 1.0 medium vesicular pores; 10 percent distinct gray (10YR 6/1), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent medium prominent black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese masses with sharp boundaries in matrix and 8 percent medium prominent yellow (2.5Y 7/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries in matrix and 15 percent medium prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries on faces of peds; fragments.; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry