IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Windthorst
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • Local Phase: very fine sandy loam
  • User Site ID: S1974TX367001
  • User Pedon ID: S1974TX367001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A4630
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 40782
  • User Project ID: 2020-MLRA-001
  • Project Name: MLRA 84B - Paluxy Erosional Hillslopes, Central Part
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • 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: 32.7288895
  • Std. Longitude: -97.8766632
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 5.2 miles southwest of the Parker County Courthouse in Weatherford via US Highway 80; 800 feet southwest of the junction with Dennis road in wooded pasture 150 feet north of US Highway 80
  • Map Unit: WoB—Windthorst very fine sandy loam, 1 to 5 percent slopes
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX367—Parker
  • MLRA: 84B—West Cross Timbers
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: TX367—Parker County, Texas
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 32097-F8—Brock, Texas

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, active, thermic Udic Paleustalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Windthorst (flagged as OSD)
  • PSC - 25 to 75 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 3/31/2015
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Windthorst
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, mixed, thermic Udic Paleustalfs
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 25 to 75 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 10/16/1977
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Moisture SUBClass - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 1


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loamy residuum weathered from sandstone and siltstone
  • Landscape: hills
  • Landform: ridge
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: crest
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Bedrock: noncoherent sandstone and siltstone at 127cm with 10 to <45
  • Geology: Lake Merritt member of the Paluxy Sand formation in the Fredericksburg group.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: yes

    • VEGETATION

  • Ecological Sites. (Click Ecological Site ID For Link to EDIT.)
    Ecological Site ID Ecological Site Name Correlation Data Classifier
    R084BY175TX Tight Sandy Loam 29-33" PZ Feb 25 2019 Chance Robinson

    • SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1974 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - pastureland, tame
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Restrictions
    Kind Hardness Restriction Depth L-H Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    bedrock, densic

    noncoherent

    127 - 200

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    redox concentrations

    densic contact

    secondary carbonates

    0—25

    25—127

    97—152

    127—127

    127—152

    —-

    —-

    —-

    —-

    —-
    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

    4

    —

    —

    314

    —

    180

    883

    —

    224

    17.3

    27.5

    6.8

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    419532

    WEATHERFORD

    COOP
    A—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; very fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky parts to weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable; many (5.0) medium roots and many (5.0) fine roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A35225
    E—10 to 25 centimeters (3.9 to 9.8 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist; very fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable; many (5.0) medium roots and many (5.0) fine roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A35226
    Bt1—25 to 46 centimeters (9.8 to 18.1 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6), red (2.5YR 4/6), moist; clay; strong fine angular blocky, and strong medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; common (3.0) fine roots; reddish brown (5YR 5/4), dry, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A35227. continuous - phpvsfiid 1410113; continuous - phpvsfiid 1410113
    Bt2—46 to 71 centimeters (18.1 to 28.0 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6), yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist; clay loam; moderate coarse angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; few (0.5) fine roots; 40 percent clay films on all faces of peds; 20 percent medium faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), dry, masses of reduced iron and 20 percent fine distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/6), dry, masses of reduced iron; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A35228. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1410114; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1410114
    Bt2—71 to 97 centimeters (28.0 to 38.2 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6), yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist; sandy clay; moderate coarse angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; few (0.5) fine roots; 40 percent clay films on all faces of peds; 20 percent medium faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), dry, masses of reduced iron and 20 percent fine distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/6), dry, masses of reduced iron; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A35229. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1410116; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1410116
    Bt3—97 to 127 centimeters (38.2 to 50.0 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) sandy clay; moderate coarse angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; few (0.5) fine roots; brown (7.5YR 5/4), dry, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent medium distinct reddish yellow (5YR 6/6), dry, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A35230
    C1—127 to 152 centimeters (50.0 to 59.8 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2) sandy clay loam; red (2.5YR 5/6) coarse prominent and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) coarse prominent mottles; massive; hard, firm; few (0.5) fine roots; 10 percent noncoherent cemented carbonate masses; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A35231
    C2—152 to 203 centimeters (59.8 to 79.9 inches); very pale brown (10YR 8/3) bedrock; massive; hard, friable; few (0.5) fine roots; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2. Lab sample # 40A35232