IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Bigbow
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1992OK007002
  • User Pedon ID: S1992OK007002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 93P0101
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 65445
  • Print Date: 11/24/2024

    • 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: 36.9477768
  • Std. Longitude: -100.7819443
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 6N
  • Range: 21E
  • Section: 34
  • PLSS Details: 900 feet S and 300 feet E of the NW corner
  • Location Description: About 21 km W and 5 km N of Forgan, OK on R#64.
  • State: Oklahoma
  • County: OK007—Beaver
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: OK007—Beaver County, Oklahoma
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 36100-H7—Turpin NE, Oklahoma

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Troy Collier and Chad Remley
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Aridic Haplustalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: research site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Bigbow
  • PSC - 36 to 86 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/5/2013
  • Classifier - Steven McGowen
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Moisture Subclass - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Dalhart
  • Classificaton Date - 9/30/1992
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 1
  • QA Status: not reviewed


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/30/1992 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    lithologic discontinuity

    0—23

    36—198

    56—

    —23—

    —-

    —-
    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

    —

    —

    —

    836

    —

    440

    —

    —

    14

    26

    1

    15

    27

    4

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —
    Ap—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; fine sandy loam; 3 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine distinct mottles; coarse platy structure; extremely hard; 3.0 very fine and fine roots; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P00735; observed in trench
    A—23 to 36 centimeters (9.1 to 14.2 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; fine sandy loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 10 percent faint clay films on vertical faces of peds; 3 percent worm casts; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P00736; observed in trench
    Bt1—36 to 56 centimeters (14.2 to 22.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; sandy clay loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 30 percent distinct clay films; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P00737; observed in trench
    2Bt2—56 to 79 centimeters (22.0 to 31.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; silty clay; strong medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 75 percent distinct clay films; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P00738; observed in trench
    2Bt3—79 to 102 centimeters (31.1 to 40.2 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; silty clay; strong medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 75 percent distinct clay films; 1 percent fine carbonate concretions; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P00739; observed in trench
    2Btk1—102 to 127 centimeters (40.2 to 50.0 inches); 75 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) and 25 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), 75 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and 25 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; silty clay loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard; 0.5 very fine roots; 30 percent distinct clay films; 21 percent medium carbonate concretions and 3 percent medium carbonate threads; fragments; violent effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P00740; observed in trench
    3Btk2—127 to 178 centimeters (50.0 to 70.1 inches); reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6), strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist; sandy clay loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard; 30 percent distinct clay films on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent coarse carbonate concretions and 3 percent fine carbonate threads and 3 percent medium carbonate concretions; fragments; violent effervescence; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P00741; observed in trench
    3Btk3—178 to 198 centimeters (70.1 to 78.0 inches); reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6), strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist; fine sandy loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard; 21 percent fine and medium carbonate threads and 1 percent medium carbonate concretions; fragments; violent effervescence. Lab sample # 93P00742; observed in trench