IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Venus

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S1963TX027002

User Pedon ID: S1963TX027002

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 40A4512

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 40664

Print Date: 2/16/2025

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: 30.9905548

Std. Longitude: -97.3894424

Datum: WGS84

Location Description: About 10 miles S of Temple; 2.3 miles W of town of Little River, TX, on FM Road 436; 300 feet S of road in pasture.

State: Texas

County: TX027—Bell

MLRA: 86A—Texas Blackland Prairie, Northern Part

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: TX027—Bell County, Texas

PEDON

Describers Name: M. Stout

Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, thermic Udic Calciustolls

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x

Pedon #: 2

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Venus

PSC - 25 to 100 cm.

Classificaton Date - 7/23/2007

Moisture Class - udic

Moisture Subclass - udic

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Lewisville

Classificaton Date - 4/17/1963

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Runoff: medium

Drainage Class: well

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 4/17/1963 (actual site observation date)

Surface Cover Properties:

Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover

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
5	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Ap—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; clay loam; weak granular, and weak subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm; 21 percent worm casts and 1 percent fine carbonate concretions; fragments; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # 40A34494. Wormcasts are within the horizon and mounded upon the surface.

A1—13 to 36 centimeters (5.1 to 14.2 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; clay loam; moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 21 percent worm casts and 3 percent fine brown (7.5YR 5/4) carbonate concretions; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A34495

B21ca—36 to 51 centimeters (14.2 to 20.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; silty clay loam; moderate and strong very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 3 percent worm casts; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter quartzite fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A34496

B22ca—51 to 74 centimeters (20.1 to 29.1 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist; silty clay loam; strong fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; faint clay films; 1 percent carbonate concretions and 3 percent worm casts; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 40A34497. continuous - phpvsfiid 173759; continuous - phpvsfiid 173759

B23ca—74 to 91 centimeters (29.1 to 35.8 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist; silty clay loam; strong fine and medium subangular blocky, and strong fine and medium angular blocky structure; hard, firm; faint clay films; 3 percent worm casts and 1 percent carbonate concretions; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A34498. continuous - phpvsfiid 173760; continuous - phpvsfiid 173760

B24ca—91 to 122 centimeters (35.8 to 48.0 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist; silty clay loam; weak prismatic parts to moderate and strong fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; clay films; 3 percent carbonate concretions; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter quartzite fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 40A34499

C1ca—122 to 147 centimeters (48.0 to 57.9 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist; silty clay loam; weak prismatic parts to moderate and strong fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; clay films; 3 percent carbonate concretions; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter quartzite fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 40A34500. Same as horizon above, but blocky structure is more apparent; sampling break.

C2ca—147 to 175 centimeters (57.9 to 68.9 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist; silty clay loam; weak prismatic parts to moderate and strong fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; clay films; 3 percent medium and coarse carbonate concretions; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter quartzite fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A34501

C3ca—175 to 216 centimeters (68.9 to 85.0 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist; silty clay loam; weak and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 1 percent coarse carbonate masses; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 40A34502. Root channels extend through ped interior and horizon.

C4ca—216 to 246 centimeters (85.0 to 96.9 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist; silty clay loam; fragments; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # 40A34503. Same as above, but becomes coarser textured with depth.

C5ca—246 to 399 centimeters (96.9 to 157.1 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/4) sandy clay loam; fragments. Lab sample # 40A34504. Grades to gravelly sandy loam and gravel with depth.