IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Catesby
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • Local Phase: loam
  • User Site ID: S1998TX295003
  • User Pedon ID: S1998TX295003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 99P0023
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 10883
  • User Project ID: 2018WOD-MLRA77E-005
  • Project Name: MLRA 77E - Quanah (Paloduro, Veal, and Portales) soils and Paloduro loam and clay loam, 3 to 5 percent slopes
  • 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: 36.1426417
  • Std. Longitude: -100.3981306
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX295—Lipscomb
  • MLRA: 77E—Southern High Plains, Breaks
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: TX295—Lipscomb County, Texas
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 36100-B4—Barton Corners, Texas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Troy Collier, Steve Alspach, Carl Woods, Charlie Cail, Mike Risenger
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, thermic Aridic Calciustolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Catesby
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/6/2017
  • Classifier - Steven McGowen
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Moisture Subclass - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Paloduro
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, thermic Aridic Haplustolls
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 9/23/1998
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 1
  • QA Status: not reviewed


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: calcareous loamy colluvium derived from arenaceous limestone
  • Landscape: dissected high plains
  • Landform: hillslope
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Position: upper third
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • 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
    R077EY057TX Limy Upland 16-24" PZ Mar 6 2018 Steven McGowen

    • SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/23/1998 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 48
  • 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

    mollic epipedon

    secondary carbonates

    calcic horizon

    0—33

    15—238

    50—210

    —33—

    —223—

    —160—
    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

    60

    50

    821.5

    —

    90

    508

    —

    185

    14

    —

    —

    15

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —
    A—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) broken face, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed, moist; loam; moderate medium granular structure; slightly hard, friable; moderate permeability; 7.0 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium roots throughout and 7.0 fine roots throughout; 3.0 medium moderate-continuity tubular pores; 5 percent fine cylindrical worm casts throughout; 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular strongly coherent cemented 5-?-20 millimeter calcrete (caliche) fragments and 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular strongly coherent cemented 2-?-5 millimeter calcrete (caliche) fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 99P00151; observed in trench
    Bk1—15 to 33 centimeters (5.9 to 13.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) broken face, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed, moist; loam; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; moderate permeability; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout; 7.0 medium moderate-continuity tubular and 7.0 fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 1 percent fine cylindrical worm casts throughout and 1 percent fine threadlike carbonate masses throughout; 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular strongly coherent cemented 5-?-20 millimeter calcrete (caliche) fragments and 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular strongly coherent cemented 2-?-5 millimeter calcrete (caliche) fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 99P00152; observed in trench
    Bk2—33 to 50 centimeters (13.0 to 19.7 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) broken face, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) broken face, moist; loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; moderate permeability; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout; 7.0 medium moderate-continuity tubular and 7.0 fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 10 percent distinct carbonate coats on vertical faces of peds; 5 percent fine cylindrical worm casts throughout and 1 percent fine threadlike carbonate masses throughout and 5 percent fine irregular carbonate concretions throughout; 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular strongly coherent cemented 2-?-5 millimeter calcrete (caliche) fragments and 2 percent by volume nonflat subangular strongly coherent cemented 5-?-20 millimeter calcrete (caliche) fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 99P00153; observed in trench. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 91583; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 91583
    Bk3—50 to 89 centimeters (19.7 to 35.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) broken face, brown (10YR 4/3) broken face, moist; loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; moderate permeability; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout; 3.0 fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 10 percent distinct carbonate coats on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent fine cylindrical worm casts throughout and 5 percent fine irregular carbonate concretions throughout and 1 percent fine threadlike carbonate masses throughout; 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular strongly coherent cemented 2-?-5 millimeter calcrete (caliche) fragments and 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular strongly coherent cemented 5-?-20 millimeter calcrete (caliche) fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 99P00154; observed in trench. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 91584; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 91584
    Bk4—89 to 108 centimeters (35.0 to 42.5 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3) broken face, pale brown (10YR 6/3) broken face, moist; clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; moderate permeability; 0.5 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 5 percent fine irregular carbonate concretions throughout and 5 percent medium cylindrical carbonate masses throughout; 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular strongly coherent cemented 75-?-250 millimeter calcrete (caliche) fragments and 2 percent by volume nonflat subangular strongly coherent cemented 2-?-5 millimeter calcrete (caliche) fragments and 3 percent by volume nonflat subangular strongly coherent cemented 5-?-20 millimeter calcrete (caliche) fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 99P00155; observed in trench
    Bk5—108 to 163 centimeters (42.5 to 64.2 inches); pink (7.5YR 7/4) broken face, light brown (7.5YR 6/4) broken face, moist; loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; moderate permeability; 0.5 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 5 percent distinct carbonate coats on vertical faces of peds; 5 percent fine irregular carbonate concretions throughout and 5 percent medium irregular carbonate concretions throughout and 5 percent medium cylindrical carbonate masses throughout; 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular strongly coherent cemented 2-?-5 millimeter calcrete (caliche) fragments and 3 percent by volume nonflat subangular strongly coherent cemented 5-?-20 millimeter calcrete (caliche) fragments and 7 percent by volume nonflat subangular strongly coherent cemented 75-?-250 millimeter calcrete (caliche) fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 99P00156; observed in trench. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 91585; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 91585
    Bk6—163 to 210 centimeters (64.2 to 82.7 inches); pink (7.5YR 7/4) broken face, light brown (7.5YR 6/4) broken face, moist; loam; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; moderate permeability; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 5 percent distinct carbonate coats on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent coarse irregular carbonate concretions throughout and 1 percent medium irregular carbonate concretions throughout and 5 percent medium cylindrical carbonate masses throughout; 2 percent by volume nonflat subangular strongly coherent cemented 2-?-5 millimeter calcrete (caliche) fragments and 3 percent by volume nonflat subangular strongly coherent cemented 75-?-250 millimeter calcrete (caliche) fragments and 3 percent by volume nonflat subangular strongly coherent cemented 5-?-20 millimeter calcrete (caliche) fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 99P00157; observed in trench. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 91586; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 91586
    BCk—210 to 238 centimeters (82.7 to 93.7 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2) broken face and pink (7.5YR 7/4) broken face, light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) broken face and light brown (7.5YR 6/4) broken face, moist; fine sandy loam; weak coarse prismatic structure; slightly hard, friable; moderate permeability; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 10 percent distinct carbonate coats on surfaces along root channels; 1 percent coarse irregular carbonate concretions throughout and 1 percent medium cylindrical carbonate masses throughout; 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular strongly coherent cemented 75-?-250 millimeter calcrete (caliche) fragments and 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular strongly coherent cemented 5-?-20 millimeter calcrete (caliche) fragments and 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular strongly coherent cemented 2-?-5 millimeter calcrete (caliche) fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 99P00158; observed in trench