IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Victoria
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2001TX355-002A
  • User Pedon ID: S2001TX355002A
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 01N0837
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 14365
  • 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: 27.5636120
  • Std. Longitude: -97.5529175
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: GPS reading: lat. 27 deg. 33 min. 48.40 sec. north; long. 97 deg. 33 min. 12.60 sec. west; 1.7km NE of Petronila Creek; Laurels Ranch.
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX355—Nueces
  • MLRA: 150B—Gulf Coast Saline Prairies

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Larry Wilding,Lee Nordt,Paul Holland
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, hyperthermic Sodic Haplusterts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: research site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Victoria
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 10/4/2002
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Victoria
  • Classificaton Date - 5/16/2001
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/16/2001 (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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    A1—0 to 11 centimeters (0.0 to 4.3 inches); very dark gray (2.5Y 3/1), black (2.5Y 2.5/1), moist; clay; weak very coarse angular blocky structure; very hard, extremely firm; 3.0 very fine and fine roots and 1.0 medium roots; 1.0 medium interstitial and 1.0 fine tubular pores; ; 1 percent shell fragments and 5 percent worm casts; fragments; strong effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 01N04425
    A2—11 to 32 centimeters (4.3 to 12.6 inches); dark gray (2.5Y 4/1), very dark gray (2.5Y 3/1), moist; clay; weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 3.0 very fine and fine roots and 1.0 medium roots; 1.0 medium tubular and 1.0 fine tubular pores; 50 percent faint pressure faces; 1 percent fine cylindrical black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent shell fragments and 5 percent insect casts; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 01N04426
    Bss1—32 to 69 centimeters (12.6 to 27.2 inches); gray (2.5Y 6/1), gray (2.5Y 5/1), moist; clay; moderate fine and medium wedge, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 1.0 very fine roots between peds; 3.0 very fine tubular and 1.0 fine tubular pores; 40 percent distinct slickensides (pedogenic); 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; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 01N04427
    Bss2—69 to 107 centimeters (27.2 to 42.1 inches); gray (2.5Y 6/1), gray (2.5Y 5/1), moist; clay; weak fine and medium wedge parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 1.0 very fine roots between peds and 1.0 medium roots between peds; 2.0 very fine tubular and 1.0 fine tubular pores; 60 percent distinct slickensides (pedogenic); 1 percent fine cylindrical black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese concretions and 2 percent fine cylindrical dark brown (10YR 3/3) iron-manganese concretions; 2 percent black (2.5Y 2.5/1) worm casts and 1 percent shell fragments and 1 percent fine carbonate nodules; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 01N04428
    Bkss1—107 to 125 centimeters (42.1 to 49.2 inches);, dark gray (2.5Y 4/1), moist; clay; weak coarse wedge parts to moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 4.0 very fine and fine roots between peds; 1.0 fine tubular pores; 5 percent distinct slickensides (pedogenic); 8 percent fine cylindrical dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent shell fragments and 5 percent black (2.5Y 2.5/1) worm casts and 15 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) insect casts and 1 percent fine irregular moderately coherent cemented carbonate nodules and 1 percent fine carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 01N04429
    Bkss2—125 to 155 centimeters (49.2 to 61.0 inches); pale yellow (2.5Y 7/3), light gray (2.5Y 7/2), moist; clay; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm; 1.0 very fine roots; 1.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 2 percent faint slickensides (pedogenic); 8 percent fine cylindrical dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) iron-manganese concretions; 30 percent dark gray (2.5Y 4/1) insect casts and 5 percent black (2.5Y 2.5/1) worm casts and 1 percent shell fragments and 2 percent fine carbonate nodules and 2 percent medium carbonate masses; fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 01N04430
    Bky1—155 to 189 centimeters (61.0 to 74.4 inches); pale yellow (2.5Y 7/3), light gray (2.5Y 7/2), moist; clay; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm; 1.0 medium roots and 1.0 fine roots; 1.0 very fine tubular pores; 8 percent fine cylindrical dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) iron-manganese concretions; 3 percent fine and medium carbonate nodules and 10 percent fine and medium dark gray (2.5Y 4/1) insect casts and 2 percent fine and medium black (2.5Y 2.5/1) worm casts and 1 percent medium gypsum crystal clusters in cracks; fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 01N04431
    Bky2—189 to 232 centimeters (74.4 to 91.3 inches); light gray (2.5Y 7/2), light gray (2.5Y 7/2), moist; silty clay loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable; 1.0 very fine roots; 1.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 2 percent faint slickensides (pedogenic); 2 percent fine cylindrical dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent fine and medium carbonate masses and 4 percent fine and medium carbonate nodules and 1 percent medium gypsum crystal clusters; fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 01N04432
    Bky3—232 to 270 centimeters (91.3 to 106.3 inches); pale yellow (2.5Y 7/4), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), moist; silty clay loam; weak very coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 2 percent faint slickensides (pedogenic); 1 percent fine cylindrical dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) iron-manganese concretions; 2 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) worm casts throughout and 1 percent fine and medium gypsum crystals, unspecified on faces of peds and 1 percent fine and medium carbonate masses and 1 percent fine and medium carbonate nodules and 1 percent fine and medium gypsum crystal clusters; fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3. Lab sample # 01N04433