IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Savannah
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1960AR125001
  • User Pedon ID: S1960AR125001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1960AR125001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A4403
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 40566
  • Print Date: 3/2/2025

    • 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: 34.4953995
  • Std. Longitude: -92.3487701
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: on or near Saline-Grant County line, 200 feet west of Arkansas-U.S. Highway 167.
  • State: Arkansas
  • County: AR125—Saline
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: AR125—Saline County, Arkansas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Dr. H. C. Dean, Robert L. Juve, Marvin Lawson
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Savannah
  • Classificaton Date - 5/11/1960
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: coastal plain
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/11/1960 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: CQQ-2R147
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - other tree cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    CEAM

    CORNU

    NYSY

    PIEC2

    PITA

    QUAL

    QUFA

    Ceanothus americanus

    Cornus

    Nyssa sylvatica

    Pinus echinata

    Pinus taeda

    Quercus alba

    Quercus falcata

    New Jersey tea

    dogwood

    blackgum

    shortleaf pine

    loblolly pine

    white oak

    southern red oak

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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

    5

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    84

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    180

    1270

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    17.2

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    Aoo—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 40A33602. Leaf and twig litter.
    Ao—5 to 6 centimeters (2.0 to 2.4 inches); very dark gray (5YR 3/1); fine roots; fragments. Lab sample # 40A33603
    A1—6 to 11 centimeters (2.4 to 4.3 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) very fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 21.0 roots; 3.0 medium and coarse tubular pores; 1 percent worm casts; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A33604
    A2—11 to 21 centimeters (4.3 to 8.3 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) very fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 21.0 roots; 0.5 medium tubular pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A33605
    B1—21 to 29 centimeters (8.3 to 11.4 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) very fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable, slightly sticky; 3.0 roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A33606
    B21—29 to 54 centimeters (11.4 to 21.3 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky; 0.5 roots; 0.5 medium tubular pores; clay films; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # 40A33607
    B22—54 to 72 centimeters (21.3 to 28.3 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay loam; 1 percent gray (10YR 5/1) fine mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 roots; 0.5 medium tubular pores; 10 percent clay films; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A33608. patchy - phpvsfiid 192271; patchy - phpvsfiid 192271
    Bx1—72 to 97 centimeters (28.3 to 38.2 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) sandy clay loam; 40 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; coarse subangular blocky parts to angular blocky structure; firm; brittle; 0.5 fine roots; 3.0 medium pores; clay films; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A33609
    Bx2—97 to 128 centimeters (38.2 to 50.4 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) sandy clay loam; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and 40 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) coarse distinct mottles; coarse subangular blocky parts to fine angular blocky structure; friable; brittle; 0.5 very fine roots; 3.0 medium tubular pores; clay films; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A33610
    D1—128 to 143 centimeters (50.4 to 56.3 inches); gray (5Y 6/1) sandy clay; 20 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) coarse prominent mottles; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 10 percent clay films; 1 percent fine weakly coherent cemented dark concretions; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A33611. patchy - phpvsfiid 192274; patchy - phpvsfiid 192274
    D2—143 to 163 centimeters (56.3 to 64.2 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine sandy loam; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and gray (10YR 5/1) and 21 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) coarse distinct mottles; coarse angular blocky structure; very firm; brittle; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 40A33612