IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Monahans
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1980-TX301-008-copy
  • User Pedon ID: S1980-TX301-008-copy
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 91P0680
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 63719
  • Print Date: 12/7/2025

    • 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: 31.9771306
  • Std. Longitude: -103.8853139
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Loving County, Texas. From the intersection of US highway 285 and RM 652 in Orla, 2.7 miles north on US 285, 2.7 miles northeast on Reeves County Road 447 to Red Bluff Reservoir, 1.75 miles east on road across Red Bluff Dam, 1.45 miles northeast on gravel road, 3.9 miles north-northwest on gravel road to water tank, 1.55 mile east on ranch road, 0.65 mile south on ranch road, then 30 feet west in range.
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX301—Loving
  • MLRA: 42—Southern Desertic Basins, Plains, and Mountains
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: SW-MAF—Marfa, Texas
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: TX615—Loving and Winkler Counties, Texas
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 31103-H8—Red Bluff, Texas

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, thermic Typic Calcigypsids
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 8
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Monahans
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/15/2019
  • Classifier - Lynn Loomis
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Monahans
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed Typic Camborthids
  • Classificaton Date - 3/1/1980
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - first edition
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • 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: 3/1/1980 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    calcic horizon

    gypsic horizon

    0—36

    36—81

    81—152

    81—150

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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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    —

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    298

    691

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    18.3

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    A1—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/4), reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist; fine sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; loose, very friable; 2.5 fine and medium roots throughout; fragments; slight effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P03914. common fine and medium roots throughout
    A2—10 to 36 centimeters (3.9 to 14.2 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6), yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist; fine sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; loose, very friable; 2.5 fine and medium roots throughout; fragments; slight effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P03915. common fine and medium roots throughout
    Bw—36 to 81 centimeters (14.2 to 31.9 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6), yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist; sandy clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; slightly hard, very friable; 2.5 fine and medium roots throughout; fragments; strong effervescence; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P03916. 5% siliceous pebbles; common fine and medium roots throughout
    Bky1—81 to 102 centimeters (31.9 to 40.2 inches); white (5YR 8/1), pink (5YR 7/4), moist; sandy clay loam; massive; slightly hard, friable; fragments; violent effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P03917. 10% visible calcium carbonate masses and concretions
    Bky2—102 to 152 centimeters (40.2 to 59.8 inches); pink (5YR 7/3), reddish yellow (5YR 6/6), moist; clay loam; massive; slightly hard, friable; fragments; violent effervescence. Lab sample # 91P03918. 10% visible calcium carbonate masses and concretions