IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Kian
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S12TX3731024
  • User Pedon ID: S12TX3731024
  • Transect:
  • Transect Stop Number - 2
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 12N8324
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 72833
  • 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: 30.5778889
  • Std. Longitude: -94.6311389
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX373—Polk
  • MLRA: 152B—Western Gulf Coast Flatwoods

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Cody N. Langston
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, siliceous, semiactive, acid, thermic Aeric 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 - Kian (flagged as OSD)
  • 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 - Kian (flagged as OSD)
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, siliceous, active, acid, thermic Fluvaquentic Epiaquepts
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/26/2012
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - typic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 1


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loamy alluvium derived from igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rock
  • Landscape: coastal plain
  • Landform: flatwoods, flood plain
  • Geomorphic Component Flats: rise
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: negligible
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Flooding: frequent flooding begining in jan
  • Ponding: frequent ponding begining in jan
  • Geology: Alluvium (floodplain) formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/26/2012 (actual site observation date)
  • 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

    Bg4

    0

    8

    41

    68

    95

    123

    181

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    41

    68

    95

    123

    181

    203

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    18.3

    19.3

    17.2

    16.2

    14.2

    13.2

    11.2

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    47.1

    42.3

    28.1

    23.3

    22.5

    6.7

    0.7

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    34.5

    38.4

    54.6

    60.4

    63.3

    80.1

    88.1

    sieves

    sieves

    sieves

    sieves

    sieves

    hydrometer

    hydrometer

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    0

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    0

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    1

    1.2

    2.2

    1.8

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    7.7

    8.3

    13.5

    14.1

    16.7

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    18.8

    19.7

    28.7

    33.1

    32.7

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    8.1

    9.5

    11.2

    11

    12.1

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    270 mesh sieve

    270 mesh sieve

    270 mesh sieve

    270 mesh sieve

    hydrometer

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    fsl

    fsl

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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

    Bw2

    Bg1

    Bg2

    Bg3

    Bg4

    0

    8

    41

    68

    95

    123

    181

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    95

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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

    Bw1

    Bw2

    Bg1

    Bg2

    Bg3

    Bg4

    0

    8

    41

    68

    95

    123

    181

    8

    41

    68

    95

    123

    181

    203

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    0.5

    0.1

    0.1

    0.1

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

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    ochric epipedon

    redox concentrations

    cambic horizon

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    0—8

    8—203

    41—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 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 3.0 very fine roots and 3.0 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots and 2.0 coarse roots; 1.0 fine interstitial pores; 2 percent fine worm casts; fragments; noneffervescent; clear wavy boundary.; slightly moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bw1—8 to 41 centimeters (3.1 to 16.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 2.0 very fine roots and 1.0 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 4.0 very fine interstitial and 2.0 fine interstitial pores; 2 percent fine distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries on surfaces along root channels and 8 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries in matrix surrounding redox concentrations; 3 percent medium worm casts; fragments; noneffervescent; gradual smooth boundary.; slightly moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bw2—41 to 68 centimeters (16.1 to 26.8 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 3.0 very fine roots and 1.0 fine roots; 3.0 very fine tubular and 1.0 fine tubular pores; 10 percent medium prominent red (2.5YR 4/8) masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries lining pores and 15 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries in matrix surrounding redox concentrations; 1 percent by volume silica concretions fragments; noneffervescent; gradual smooth boundary.; slightly moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bg1—68 to 95 centimeters (26.8 to 37.4 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 2.0 very fine roots and 3.0 fine roots; 2.0 very fine tubular and 3.0 fine tubular pores; 3 percent fine prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries lining pores and 10 percent medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries in matrix and 30 percent coarse prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries in matrix; 1 percent by volume silica concretions fragments; noneffervescent; gradual smooth boundary.; slightly moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bg2—95 to 123 centimeters (37.4 to 48.4 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) fine sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 2.0 very fine roots; 1.0 very fine pores; 2 percent medium prominent dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) iron-manganese nodules with sharp boundaries in matrix and 10 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries in matrix and 15 percent coarse prominent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix; 1 percent by volume silica concretions fragments; noneffervescent; gradual smooth boundary.; slightly moist when described; observed in auger, bucket
    Bg3—123 to 181 centimeters (48.4 to 71.3 inches); reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) loamy sand; weak fine granular structure; loose; 10 percent medium prominent 10Y 6/3 (10Y 6/3) iron depletions with diffuse boundaries in matrix and 10 percent coarse prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries in matrix; 8 percent by volume 6-8-10 millimeter silica concretions fragments; noneffervescent; gradual smooth boundary.; slightly moist when described; observed in auger, bucket
    Bg4—181 to 203 centimeters (71.3 to 79.9 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) sand; weak fine granular structure; loose; 5 percent medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries in matrix and 10 percent coarse prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries in matrix; 5 percent by volume 3-5-7 millimeter silica concretions fragments; noneffervescent.; wet when described; observed in auger, bucket