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: 11/23/2024
  • 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