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: 11/11/2024

    • 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
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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