IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Realitos

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S1983C-TX131-14A

User Pedon ID: S2001TX131002

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 01N0875

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 15162

Print Date: 2/16/2025

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: 27.4819450

Std. Longitude: -98.4197235

Datum: WGS84

Location Description: James Miller Ranch

Map Unit: 14A—Realitos clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes

Country: US—United States

State: Texas

County: TX131—Duval

MLRA: 83C—Central Rio Grande Plain

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: TX131—Duval County, Texas

7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 27098-E4—Benavides, Texas

PEDON

Describers Name: PH, ALS, ACT, DNB, SD, CN, RG, WL

Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, hyperthermic Typic Haplusterts

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Type: OSD pedon

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS

Pedon #: 2

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Realitos

PSC - 25 to 100 cm.

Classificaton Date - 11/15/2004

Soil Taxonomic Edition - second edition

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Realitos

Classificaton Date - 5/22/2001

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Erosion Class - 0

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Landscape: upland

Landform: depression

Geomorphic Component Flats: dip

Slope Position: lower third

Slope Complexity: simple

Slope Shape Across: concave

Slope Shape Down: concave

Runoff: negligible

Drainage Class: somewhat poorly

Flooding: none flooding

Ponding: none ponding

Geology: Goliad formation of the Tertiary group.

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 5/22/2001 (actual site observation date)

Air Photo ID: 34A

Surface Water Kind: none observed

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 Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
mollic epipedon slickensides argillic horizon	0—76 76—175 117—193	—- —- —-

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
0.5	61	40	110	—	200	611	—	290	22	29	14	22	—	—	—	—	TX0690	Benavides 2, TX0690	TAPS

A—0 to 12 centimeters (0.0 to 4.7 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist; clay; strong coarse angular blocky, and strong medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm, very sticky; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 2.0 fine roots throughout; 1.0 very fine tubular pores; 2 percent fine distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron lining pores and 3 percent fine distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron infused into matrix along faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent; moderately acid, pH 5.7; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 01N04678

Bw—12 to 43 centimeters (4.7 to 16.9 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist; clay; strong very coarse prismatic parts to strong coarse angular blocky, and strong very coarse prismatic parts to strong medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm, very sticky; 2.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 medium roots throughout and 2.0 fine roots throughout and 1.0 coarse roots throughout; 2.0 very fine tubular pores; fragments; noneffervescent; neutral, pH 6.6; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 01N04679

Bss1—43 to 76 centimeters (16.9 to 29.9 inches); dark gray (2.5Y 4/1), very dark gray (2.5Y 3/1), moist; clay; moderate medium wedge, and moderate fine wedge, and moderate coarse angular blocky, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm, very sticky; 1.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 medium roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout and 1.0 coarse roots throughout; 1.0 very fine tubular pores; 5 percent distinct slickensides (pedogenic); fragments; noneffervescent; neutral, pH 6.8; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 01N04680. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 238751; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 238751

Bss2—76 to 117 centimeters (29.9 to 46.1 inches); gray (2.5Y 5/1), dark gray (2.5Y 4/1), moist; clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate fine wedge, and moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium wedge, and moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate fine wedge, and moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium wedge structure; extremely hard, very firm, very sticky; 1.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; 2.0 very fine tubular pores; 10 percent distinct slickensides (pedogenic); fragments; noneffervescent; neutral, pH 7.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 01N04681. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 238752; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 238752

Btss1—117 to 143 centimeters (46.1 to 56.3 inches); 60 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and 40 percent gray (2.5Y 5/1), 60 percent light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) and 40 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist; clay; moderate medium angular blocky, and moderate coarse angular blocky, and moderate fine wedge, and moderate medium wedge structure; extremely hard, very firm, very sticky; 1.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; 2.0 very fine tubular and 1.0 fine tubular pores; 5 percent distinct slickensides (pedogenic) and 50 percent prominent clay films on vertical faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 01N04682. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 238753; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 238754; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 238753; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 238754

Btss2—143 to 175 centimeters (56.3 to 68.9 inches); gray (2.5Y 5/1) and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), 80 percent light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) and 20 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist; clay loam; moderate medium angular blocky, and moderate fine angular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky; 1.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; 1.0 very fine tubular pores; 5 percent faint slickensides (pedogenic) and 25 percent distinct clay films on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent fine carbonate masses; fragments; noneffervescent; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 01N04683. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 238755; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 238756; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 238755; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 238756

BCt—175 to 193 centimeters (68.9 to 76.0 inches); gray (2.5Y 5/1), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), moist; clay loam; moderate medium angular blocky, and moderate fine angular blocky structure; moderately hard, firm, moderately sticky; 1.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; 1.0 very fine tubular pores; 10 percent faint clay films on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent fine irregular carbonate masses; fragments; noneffervescent; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2; very abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 01N04684. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 238757; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 238757

BC1—193 to 199 centimeters (76.0 to 78.3 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), brown (10YR 5/3), moist; clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; moderately hard, friable, moderately sticky; 1.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; 1.0 very fine tubular pores; 15 percent fine irregular brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) iron-manganese masses infused into matrix along faces of peds and 15 percent medium irregular brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) iron-manganese masses infused into matrix along faces of peds and 15 percent irregular yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) iron-manganese masses infused into matrix along faces of peds and 15 percent medium irregular yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) iron-manganese masses infused into matrix along faces of peds and 40 percent coarse irregular black (10YR 2/1) manganese masses infused into matrix along faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2; very abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 01N04685

BC2—199 to 214 centimeters (78.3 to 84.3 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist; fine sandy loam; massive; moderately hard, friable, slightly sticky; 1.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; 1.0 very fine tubular pores; fragments; noneffervescent; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3. Lab sample # 01N04686