IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): VICTORIA
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2001TX355-001
  • User Pedon ID: S2001TX355001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 01N0834
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 14362
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 27.8061104
  • Std. Longitude: -97.7252808
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: GPS reading at site: Lat. 27-48-18.4 north; long: 97-43-27.9 west
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX355—Nueces
  • MLRA: 150B—Gulf Coast Saline Prairies
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: TX355—Nueces County, Texas
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 27097-G6—Robstown, Texas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: JON WIEDENFELD
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, hyperthermic Udic Haplusterts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: research site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - VICTORIA
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 12/26/2001
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - VICTORIA
  • Classificaton Date - 6/20/2001
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/20/2001 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • 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
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    A—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist; clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm; 15.0 very fine and fine roots; 1.0 medium interstitial and 1.0 fine tubular pores; ; 1 percent insect casts and 1 percent worm casts; fragments; strong effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 01N04392
    Bw—15 to 36 centimeters (5.9 to 14.2 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), black (10YR 2/1), moist; clay; moderate medium angular blocky structure; very hard, firm; 12.0 very fine and fine roots; 1.0 medium tubular and 1.0 fine tubular pores; 5 percent faint slickensides (pedogenic) and 10 percent faint pressure faces; 1 percent shell fragments and 2 percent insect casts; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 01N04393
    Bss1—36 to 70 centimeters (14.2 to 27.6 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist; clay; weak coarse wedge parts to moderate medium and coarse angular blocky structure; very hard, firm; 8.0 very fine roots and 2.0 fine roots; 3.0 very fine tubular and 1.0 fine tubular pores; 10 percent faint slickensides (pedogenic) and 15 percent distinct pressure faces; 1 percent fine spherical moderately coherent cemented black (7.5YR 2.5/1) iron-manganese nodules; 1 percent shell fragments and 3 percent insect casts; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 01N04394
    Bss2—70 to 95 centimeters (27.6 to 37.4 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; clay; weak coarse wedge parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; very hard, firm; 3.0 very fine roots and 1.0 fine roots; 2.0 very fine tubular and 1.0 fine tubular pores; 10 percent faint slickensides (pedogenic); 1 percent insect casts and 1 percent shell fragments; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 01N04395
    Bk—95 to 122 centimeters (37.4 to 48.0 inches); 52 percent dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) and 48 percent light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), 52 percent dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) and 48 percent light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), moist; clay; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm; 2.0 very fine roots; 1.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 5 percent faint pressure faces; 1 percent insect casts and 1 percent fine gypsum crystals, unspecified and 3 percent medium carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 01N04396
    Bky—122 to 144 centimeters (48.0 to 56.7 inches); pale yellow (2.5Y 7/4), light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4), moist; clay; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm; 1.0 very fine roots; 1.0 very fine tubular pores; 30 percent distinct pressure faces; 1 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) insect casts and 1 percent fine carbonate nodules and 3 percent medium gypsum masses in cracks; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 01N04397
    By1—144 to 194 centimeters (56.7 to 76.4 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), moist; clay; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm; 1.0 very fine roots; 1.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 15 percent faint pressure faces; 1 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) insect casts throughout and 15 percent medium gypsum crystals, unspecified on faces of peds; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 01N04398
    By2—194 to 234 centimeters (76.4 to 92.1 inches); pale yellow (2.5Y 7/4), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), moist; clay; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 15 percent faint pressure faces; 3 percent fine prominent black (7.5YR 2.5/1) iron-manganese masses with sharp boundaries in matrix; 2 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) insect casts throughout and 5 percent fine and medium gypsum crystals, unspecified on faces of peds; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 01N04399
    B'ky1—234 to 272 centimeters (92.1 to 107.1 inches); olive yellow (2.5Y 6/6), brownish yellow (10YR 6/6), moist; clay; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm; 0.1 very fine roots; 2.0 very fine tubular and 1.0 fine tubular pores; 15 percent distinct pressure faces; 3 percent fine prominent black (7.5YR 2.5/1) iron-manganese masses with sharp boundaries in matrix; 1 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) insect casts throughout and 3 percent fine and medium gypsum crystals, unspecified on faces of peds and 2 percent medium carbonate masses; fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 01N04400
    B'ky2—272 to 300 centimeters (107.1 to 118.1 inches); yellow (10YR 7/6), brownish yellow (10YR 6/6), moist; clay; weak very coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm; 0.1 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 1 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) insect casts throughout and 3 percent fine and medium gypsum crystals, unspecified on faces of peds and 2 percent medium carbonate masses; fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3. Lab sample # 01N04401