IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Nueces
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1976TX047001
  • User Pedon ID: S1976TX047001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A4680
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 41382
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 26.8622222
  • Std. Longitude: -98.2366667
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: From the intersection of U.S. Highway 281 and Farm Road 755 in Rachal; 6.45 miles west on Farm Road 755; 2.1 miles south on caliche road to dead end; 150 feet west in rangeland.
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX047—Brooks
  • MLRA: 83E—Sandsheet Prairie
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: TX047—Brooks County, Texas
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 26098-G2—Hartland, Texas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Manuscript by Charles Thompson
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy, mixed, active, hyperthermic Arenic Paleustalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Nueces (flagged as OSD)
  • PSC - 81 to 131 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/30/2014
  • Classifier - James B. Akin
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Subclass - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - NUECES
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1976
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 1
  • QA Status: level 1


    • SITE

  • Landscape: inland, dissected coastal plain
  • Landform: low hill
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

  • Ecological Sites. (Click Ecological Site ID For Link to EDIT.)
    Ecological Site ID Ecological Site Name Correlation Data Classifier
    R083EY021TX Sandy

    • SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/30/2014 (entry creation date)
  • Data Collector: Manuscript by Charles Thompson
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - rangeland, shrubby
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 1
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID Data Collector Total Clay CaCO3 Clay Total Silt Fine Silt Co. Silt Total Sand Total Sand Method VC Sand Co. Sand Med. Sand Fine Sand VF Sand VF Sand Method Texture Class - Field Lab Rubbed Fiber Unrubbed Fiber pH H2O
    cm cm % % % % % % % % % % % % %

    A

    E1

    E2

    2Bt1

    2Bt2

    2Bt3

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    25

    58

    81

    102

    122

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    58

    81

    102

    122

    203

    40A35558

    40A35559

    40A35560

    40A35561

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    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 2
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID pH CaCl2 pH NaF pH Ox Delta pH LL PL PI Atter. Samp. Cond. COLE Pot. Acidity Ca + Mg - Meh 2 K Ca + Mg - Sat. Paste KCl Extract. Acidity Base Sat. - Meh 2 CEC-7 CEC-8.2
    cm cm % % % cm/cm meq/100g cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg mmol(+)/l cmol(+)/kg % cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg

    A

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    2Bt1

    2Bt2

    2Bt3

    0

    25

    58

    81

    102

    122

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    58

    81

    102

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    203

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    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 3
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID ECEC Phosphate P NO3-N EC EC Method EC 1:5 by volume CaCO3 Equiv. Equiv. Gypsum Na SAR Gypsum Req. Humic Color Fulvic Color Humic + Fulvic Color Al PI Pyro. Hue PyrO. Value Pyro. Chroma
    cm cm cmol(+)/kg mg/kg mg/kg dS/m dS/m % % mmol(+)/l % L-pcu/g L-pcu/g L-pcu/g %

    A

    E1

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    2Bt1

    2Bt2

    2Bt3

    0

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    58

    81

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    122

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    203

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    40A35560

    40A35561

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

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—81

    81—203

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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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    A—0 to 25 centimeters (0.0 to 9.8 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; fine sand; structureless single grain; loose, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A35558
    E1—25 to 58 centimeters (9.8 to 22.8 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; fine sand; structureless single grain; loose, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A35559
    E2—58 to 81 centimeters (22.8 to 31.9 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist; fine sand; structureless single grain; loose, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A35560
    2Bt1—81 to 102 centimeters (31.9 to 40.2 inches); pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2), brown (7.5YR 5/2), moist; sandy clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; common (3.0) fine pores; 5 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds and 5 percent distinct organic stains on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine and medium distinct reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A35561
    2Bt2—102 to 122 centimeters (40.2 to 48.0 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2), light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist; sandy clay loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; few (0.7) fine pores; 5 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds and 6 percent distinct organic stains on bottom faces of peds; 21 percent medium and coarse prominent reddish yellow (5YR 6/8) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A35562
    2Bt3—122 to 203 centimeters (48.0 to 79.9 inches); yellow (10YR 7/6), brownish yellow (10YR 6/6), moist; sandy clay loam; weak medium angular blocky structure; very hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds and 5 percent faint organic stains on all faces of peds and 10 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) clay films on all faces of peds; 11 percent coarse prominent reddish yellow (5YR 6/8) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1. Lab sample # 40A35563