IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): OLIVIER
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1961LA033001
  • User Pedon ID: S1961LA033001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1961LA033001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A1355
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 34963
  • 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: 30.6869450
  • Std. Longitude: -91.2216644
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 4S
  • Range: 1W
  • PLSS Details: SE part of northern segment of 61
  • Location Description: One mile W of Plains, 100 feet N of Plains-Port Hudson Hwy.
  • State: Louisiana
  • County: LA033—East Baton Rouge
  • MLRA: 134—Southern Mississippi Valley Loess
  • Regional Office: 7—Auburn, AL
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: LA033—East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J.S. Allen, D.C. McMurtry, J.E. Seaholm, H.L. Clark, Wm. Upchurch, and S.A. Lytle
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, thermic Aquic Fragiudalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - OLIVIER
  • PSC - 23 to 73 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/16/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Olivier
  • Classificaton Date - 5/9/1961
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/9/1961 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    AXONO

    CAREX

    CYNOD

    Axonopus

    Carex

    Cynodon

    carpetgrass

    sedge

    Bermudagrass

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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

    2

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    37

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    1524

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    19.4

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    Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; silt loam; weak medium granular structure; firm; 10.0 fine to coarse roots; brown (7.5YR 4/4) coats in root channels and/or pores; dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) masses of dark accumulation and 2 percent black (10YR 2/1) masses of dark accumulation and 2 percent brown (10YR 5/3) masses of dark accumulation; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A10345
    A2—15 to 23 centimeters (5.9 to 9.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; silt loam; 1 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) faint mottles; massive, and weak medium and coarse granular; friable; 10.0 fine roots; 2 percent brown (10YR 5/3) masses of dark accumulation and 2 percent black (10YR 2/1) masses of dark accumulation; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A10346
    B21t—23 to 38 centimeters (9.1 to 15.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; silty clay loam; 7 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) and 7 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; brown (10YR 5/3) silt coats on faces of peds and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dry, silt coats on faces of peds and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt coats on faces of peds; 2 percent black (10YR 2/1) masses of dark accumulation and 2 percent brown (10YR 5/3) masses of dark accumulation; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A10347
    B22t—38 to 56 centimeters (15.0 to 22.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), brownish yellow (10YR 6/6), dry; silty clay loam; 10 percent dark brown (10YR 3/3) fine distinct and 10 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) fine distinct mottles; moderate fine and medium prismatic structure; firm; 10.0 fine roots between peds; 10.0 fine pores; 15 percent manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds and 55 percent silt coats on faces of peds and 55 percent brown (10YR 5/3) silt coats on faces of peds and 55 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry, silt coats on faces of peds and 55 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silt coats on faces of peds and 55 percent light gray (10YR 7/2), dry, silt coats on faces of peds; 3 percent brown (10YR 5/3) iron-manganese concretions and 3 percent black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese concretions; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, unspecified. Lab sample # 40A10348. many small and medium sized vertical veins and krotovinas of grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silt; some of there are filled with crayfish burrows; arbitrary boundary.; patchy - phpvsfiid 174801; patchy - phpvsfiid 174801
    B23t—56 to 76 centimeters (22.0 to 29.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; silty clay loam; 10 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) and 10 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) and 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) mottles; strong fine and medium prismatic structure; firm; grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silt coats on faces of peds and light gray (10YR 7/1), dry, silt coats on faces of peds; 2 percent brown (10YR 5/3) iron-manganese concretions and 2 percent black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese concretions; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A10349. few small vertical veins and few large krotovinas (crayfish burrows) filled with grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silt.
    Bx&A—76 to 94 centimeters (29.9 to 37.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; silt loam; 5 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) mottles; strong medium and coarse prismatic structure; firm; 10.0 fine pores; brown (10YR 5/3) silt coats on faces of peds and grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silt coats on faces of peds and pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry, silt coats on faces of peds and light gray (10YR 7/2), dry, silt coats on faces of peds; 2 percent brown (10YR 5/3) iron-manganese concretions and 2 percent black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese concretions; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified. Lab sample # 40A10350. common small vertical veins between prisms and a few large krotovinas (crayfish burrows) filled with grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silt, light gray (10YR 7/2) dry; arbitrary boundary.
    Bx2—94 to 132 centimeters (37.0 to 52.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), dry; silt loam; 15 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and 15 percent light gray (10YR 7/2) and 15 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) mottles; strong medium and coarse prismatic structure; firm; 10.0 fine pores; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silt coats on faces of peds and light gray (10YR 7/2), dry, silt coats on faces of peds and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silt coats on all faces of peds; 2 percent brown (10YR 5/3) masses of dark accumulation and 2 percent black (10YR 2/1) masses of dark accumulation; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A10351. few large krotovinas (crayfish burrows).
    B3—132 to 163 centimeters (52.0 to 64.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), brownish yellow (10YR 6/6), dry; silt loam; weak medium and coarse prismatic structure; firm; 10.0 fine pores; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silt coats on faces of peds and light gray (10YR 7/2), dry, silt coats on faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, unspecified. Lab sample # 40A10352. few large krotovinas (crayfish burrows).