IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): BONHAM
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1962TX147002
  • User Pedon ID: S1962TX147002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A4506
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 40658
  • Print Date: 4/3/2025
  • 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: 33.4500008
  • Std. Longitude: -96.3499985
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Sam Raeburn farm about 1 mile west of Bonham on US Highway 82 in an alfalfa field east of farm buildings.
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX147—Fannin
  • MLRA: 133B—Western Coastal Plain
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: TX147—Fannin County, Texas
  • PEDON

  • Describers Name: M. Stout and H. Oakes
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, montmorillonitic, thermic Aquic Argiudolls
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - BONHAM
  • PSC - 46 to 96 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/27/2010
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Bonham
  • Classificaton Date - 9/10/1962
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


  • SITE

  • Landform: alluvial fan
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no
  • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/10/1962 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hayland
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • 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

    1

    AP—0 to 25 centimeters (0.0 to 9.8 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) and black (10YR 2/1) silt loam; weak fine and medium granular structure; hard when dry, friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 21.0 roots; 3 percent worm casts; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A34445
    B1—25 to 46 centimeters (9.8 to 18.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) and very dark brown (10YR 2/2) silty clay loam; 3 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine faint mottles; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm; 3.0 fine pores; 30 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, coats; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A34446
    B21T—46 to 81 centimeters (18.1 to 31.9 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) and very dark gray (10YR 3/1) silty clay loam; 3 percent reddish brown (5YR 5/3) medium distinct and 3 percent gray (10YR 6/1) medium distinct mottles; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; 3.0 fine pores; distinct clay films and 30 percent between sand grains; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A34447. continuous - phpvsfiid 198108; continuous - phpvsfiid 198108
    B22T—81 to 112 centimeters (31.9 to 44.1 inches); gray (2.5Y 6/1) and gray (2.5Y 5/1) silty clay loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; 3.0 very fine pores; distinct clay films; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # 40A34448. continuous - phpvsfiid 198110; continuous - phpvsfiid 198110
    B23T—112 to 150 centimeters (44.1 to 59.1 inches); gray (2.5Y 6/1) and gray (2.5Y 5/1) silty clay loam; 3 percent light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) medium distinct and 3 percent pale yellow (2.5Y 8/3) medium distinct mottles; strong medium subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; distinct clay films; 1 percent medium iron-manganese concretions; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A34449. continuous - phpvsfiid 198111; continuous - phpvsfiid 198111
    B24T—150 to 201 centimeters (59.1 to 79.1 inches); light gray (2.5Y 7/2) and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) silty clay loam; 3 percent yellow (2.5Y 8/6) medium and 3 percent light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) medium mottles; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; 21 percent medium noncoherent cemented black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese concretions; fragments; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # 40A34450
    C1—201 to 251 centimeters (79.1 to 98.8 inches); light gray (2.5Y 7/2) and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) silty clay loam; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; 21 percent iron-manganese concretions; fragments. Lab sample # 40A34451. Split for sampling purposes.
    C2—251 to 284 centimeters (98.8 to 111.8 inches); light gray (2.5Y 7/2) and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) silty clay loam; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; fragments. Lab sample # 40A34452. The 56 to 112 inch depth considered as same horizon in respect to color and texture - split into 3 horizons for sampling purposes.
    C3CA—284 to 323 centimeters (111.8 to 127.2 inches); light gray (2.5Y 7/2) and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) silty clay loam; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; 1 percent noncoherent cemented iron-manganese concretions; weakly coherent cemented carbonate concretions; fragments. Lab sample # 40A34453
    C4—323 to 368 centimeters (127.2 to 144.9 inches); yellow (10YR 8/6) and light gray (10YR 7/1) clay loam; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; 1 percent iron-manganese concretions; fragments. Lab sample # 40A34454
    C5—368 to 444 centimeters (144.9 to 174.8 inches); yellow (10YR 8/6) and light gray (10YR 7/1) silty clay loam; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; fragments. Lab sample # 40A34455. Augered.