IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Pluck
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S12TX3731023
  • User Pedon ID: S12TX3731023
  • Transect:
  • Transect Stop Number - 1
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 12N8323
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 71767
  • Print Date: 4/16/2025

    • 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: 30.5777222
  • Std. Longitude: -94.6313056
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX373—Polk
  • MLRA: 152B—Western Gulf Coast Flatwoods

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Jon Wiedenfeld
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, siliceous, active, acid, thermic Fluvaquentic Endoaquepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Pluck
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 5/5/2014
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Pluck
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, siliceous, active, thermic Fluvaquentic Epiaquepts
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/26/2012
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture SUBClass - typic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 1


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: moderately weathered, loamy alluvium derived from igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rock
  • Landform: meandering channel
  • Geomorphic Component Flats: dip
  • Slope Shape Across: concave
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Runoff: negligible
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Flooding: occasional flooding
  • Geology: Alluvium formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/26/2012 (actual site observation date)
  • Plant Association Name: l
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - intermixed conifers and hardwoods
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Current Weather - sunny
    • 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

    Bw1

    Bw2

    Bg1

    Bg2

    Bg3

    0

    15

    49

    99

    119

    161

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    99

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    161

    203

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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

    Bw1

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    Bg1

    Bg2

    Bg3

    0

    15

    49

    99

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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

    Bw1

    Bw2

    Bg1

    Bg2

    Bg3

    0

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    49

    99

    119

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

    ochric epipedon

    aquic conditions

    redox concentrations

    cambic horizon

    episaturation

    0—15

    0—203

    0—203

    15—99

    15—49

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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); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) loam; weak medium granular structure; friable; 1.0 medium roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout and 1.0 coarse roots throughout; 3.0 medium tubular pores; 5 percent fine distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries lining pores; fragments; 1 to 3 percent krotovinas (volume percent); noneffervescent; clear smooth boundary.; slightly moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bw1—15 to 49 centimeters (5.9 to 19.3 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 1.0 medium roots throughout and 2.0 fine roots throughout; 2.0 fine tubular pores; 2 percent fine prominent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries lining pores and 10 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries in matrix surrounding redox concentrations; fragments; noneffervescent; clear smooth boundary.; slightly moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bw2—49 to 99 centimeters (19.3 to 39.0 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 1.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; 2.0 very fine tubular pores; 2 percent fine prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries in matrix surrounding redox concentrations and 12 percent fine prominent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries lining pores; 1 percent medium silica concretions; fragments; 1 to 2 percent krotovinas (volume percent); noneffervescent; gradual smooth boundary.; slightly moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bg1—99 to 119 centimeters (39.0 to 46.9 inches); gray (2.5Y 6/1) sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 1.0 very fine roots; 1.0 very fine tubular pores; 45 percent coarse prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries in matrix; 2 percent medium silica concretions; fragments; noneffervescent; gradual smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bg2—119 to 161 centimeters (46.9 to 63.4 inches); N 6/1 (N 6/1) loamy sand; weak extremely coarse subangular blocky structure; very friable; 5 percent fine prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries in matrix surrounding redox concentrations and 30 percent medium prominent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries in matrix; 2 percent medium silica concretions; fragments; noneffervescent; clear smooth boundary.; wet when described; observed in auger, bucket
    Bg3—161 to 203 centimeters (63.4 to 79.9 inches); N 7/1 (N 7/1) sand; massive; very friable; 3 percent medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries in matrix and 5 percent medium prominent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries in matrix; 5 percent extremely coarse silica concretions and 15 percent fine silica concretions and 10 percent medium silica concretions; fragments; noneffervescent.; wet, satiated when described; observed in auger, bucket