IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Plemons
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1997TX375001
User Pedon ID:
S1997TX375001
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
yes
Lab Pedon # -
98P0387
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
10657
Print Date:
11/12/2024
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:
35.3611107
Std. Longitude:
-101.6423340
Datum:
WGS84
Location Description:
One half mile N of intersection of Hwy. 293 and Hwy. 136, through gate on W side of 136, approx. 0.1 mile WNW in rangeland.
State:
Texas
County:
TX375—Potter
MLRA:
77E—Southern High Plains, Breaks
PEDON
Describers Name:
MLRA77 Survey Staff
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, thermic Calcidic Paleustalfs
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Type:
OSD pedon
Pedon Purpose:
laboratory sampling site
Pedon Record Orgin:
NASIS
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Plemons (flagged as OSD)
Classificaton Date -
8/11/2006
Soil Taxonomic Edition -
twelfth edition
Moisture Class -
ustic
Moisture Subclass -
aridic (torric)
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Plemons
Classificaton Date -
10/22/1997
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Erosion Class -
1
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
Certification Status:
certified
QC Status:
level 1
QA Status:
level 1
SITE
Parent Material:
loamy alluvium
Hill Slope Profile:
backslope
Slope Position:
upper third
Slope Shape Down:
convex
Runoff:
low
Drainage Class:
well
Flooding:
none flooding
Ponding:
none ponding
Geology:
Ogallala Formation formation.
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
10/22/1997 (actual site observation date)
Plant Association Name:
Loamy (077EY057TX)
Surface Cover Properties:
Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 -
grass/herbaceous cover
Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 -
rangeland, grassland
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
calcic horizon
0—15
33—80
33—80
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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
4
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1085
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0
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A—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/3), dark brown (7.5YR 3/3), moist; loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; moderate permeability; 5.0 very fine roots and fine roots; fragments; violent effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, soil test; clear smooth boundary.; observed in pit, large or quarry
Bw—15 to 33 centimeters (5.9 to 13.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4), dark brown (7.5YR 3/4), moist; clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 5.0 very fine roots and fine roots; fragments; violent effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8; clear smooth boundary.
Btk1—33 to 61 centimeters (13.0 to 24.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist; clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, very firm; 3.0 very fine roots and fine roots; 25 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; coarse noncoherent cemented carbonate masses throughout and 30 percent medium ; fragments; violent effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8; gradual smooth boundary.
Btk2—61 to 89 centimeters (24.0 to 35.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist; clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, very firm; 0.5 very fine roots; 30 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 18 percent carbonate masses; fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9; clear smooth boundary.
Btk3—89 to 117 centimeters (35.0 to 46.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist; clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, very firm; 0.5 very fine roots; 20 percent fine distinct manganese coatings with clear boundaries on faces of peds; carbonate masses at top of horizon and coarse carbonate masses throughout and 30 percent medium ; fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9; gradual smooth boundary.
Btk4—117 to 147 centimeters (46.1 to 57.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist; clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, very firm; 40 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 20 percent medium distinct manganese coatings with clear boundaries on faces of peds; coarse distinct carbonate masses with diffuse boundaries and 50 percent medium ; fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9; gradual smooth boundary.
Btk5—147 to 193 centimeters (57.9 to 76.0 inches);, strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist; clay loam; weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 25 percent distinct carbonate coats on all faces of peds and 30 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 20 percent medium manganese coatings with clear boundaries on faces of peds; 5 percent medium noncoherent cemented carbonate masses; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9; clear smooth boundary.
Btk6—193 to 203 centimeters (76.0 to 79.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist; clay; weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 5 percent distinct carbonate coats on all faces of peds and 30 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 20 percent medium manganese coatings with clear boundaries on faces of peds; 10 percent noncoherent cemented carbonate masses; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8.