IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
HARLESTON
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1967MS047001
User Pedon ID:
S1967MS047001
Vegetation Plot ID:
S1967MS047001
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
SSL
Lab Pedon # -
40A5221
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
42468
Print Date:
11/23/2024
LOCATION
Township:
6S
Range:
9W
Section:
32
PLSS Details:
3 miles northwest of Biloxi along Mississippi Highway 67, then 1.1 miles north on Mississippi Highway 15 and 50 yards west of roadway; NE 1/4, NW 1/4
State:
Mississippi
County:
MS047—Harrison
Regional Office:
7—Auburn, AL
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
MS047—Harrison County, Mississippi
PEDON
Describers Name:
W. I. Smith and W. M. Koss
Pedon Record Orgin:
Converted from PDP 3.x
Pedon #:
1
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
HARLESTON
Classificaton Date -
8/22/1967
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Drainage Class:
moderately well
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
8/22/1967 (actual site observation date)
Surface Cover Properties:
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
MYCO9
PIEL
Myrtus communis
Pinus elliottii
myrtle
slash pine
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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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8
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A1—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1) loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 1 percent weakly coherent cemented plinthite nodules; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A39236
A2—13 to 20 centimeters (5.1 to 7.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loam; 3 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) medium distinct mottles; weak fine and medium granular structure; very friable; 3.0 fine roots; 21.0 fine pores; plinthite nodules; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A39237
A3—20 to 33 centimeters (7.9 to 13.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) loam; 3 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 very fine roots; 1 percent noncoherent cemented plinthite nodules and 1 percent weakly coherent cemented plinthite nodules; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A39238
B1—33 to 46 centimeters (13.0 to 18.1 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) loam; 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium distinct and 3 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium distinct and 3 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) medium distinct mottles; 1.0 very fine roots; clay films; 1 percent weakly coherent cemented plinthite nodules; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A39239. patchy - phpvsfiid 200266; patchy - phpvsfiid 200266
Bx1—46 to 66 centimeters (18.1 to 26.0 inches); loam; gray (10YR 6/1) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and red (2.5YR 4/8) mottles; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; 1.0 very fine roots in cracks; clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent fine noncoherent cemented plinthite nodules; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A39240. patchy - phpvsfiid 200269; patchy - phpvsfiid 200269
Bx2—66 to 86 centimeters (26.0 to 33.9 inches); loam; yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and gray (10YR 6/1) and dark red (10R 3/6) mottles; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent fine and medium weakly coherent cemented plinthite nodules; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A39241. patchy - phpvsfiid 200272; patchy - phpvsfiid 200272
B21t—86 to 117 centimeters (33.9 to 46.1 inches); clay loam; yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) and gray (10YR 6/1) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and red (2.5YR 4/8) mottles; moderate fine and medium angular blocky, and moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; brittle; clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent noncoherent cemented plinthite nodules; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A39242. continuous - phpvsfiid 200273; continuous - phpvsfiid 200273
B22t—117 to 150 centimeters (46.1 to 59.1 inches); clay loam; strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) and gray (N 6/0) and dark red (10R 3/6) mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; brittle; clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent noncoherent cemented plinthite nodules; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A39243. continuous - phpvsfiid 200276; continuous - phpvsfiid 200276
B3t—150 to 183 centimeters (59.1 to 72.0 inches); clay loam; light gray (10YR 7/1) and light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) and red (2.5YR 4/8) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) mottles; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; clay films on faces of peds; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A39244. patchy - phpvsfiid 200277; patchy - phpvsfiid 200277
Cg—183 to 224 centimeters (72.0 to 88.2 inches); light gray (10YR 7/1) loam; 1 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/6) medium prominent and 21 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) fine and medium distinct and 21 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine and medium distinct mottles; massive; friable; fragments. Lab sample # 40A39245