IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Wyick
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2003-TX175-002
  • User Pedon ID: S2003TX175002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 04N0243
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 16445
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024
  • 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: 28.5402775
  • Std. Longitude: -97.2009430
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: From the Refugio and Goliad County Line marker on Texas Highway 239, 1.0 mile west on Texas Highway 239 to gate on south side of road, 1.8 miles southwest on ranch road, and 100 feet east of road in rangeland.
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX175—Goliad
  • MLRA: 150A—Gulf Coast Prairies
  • Regional Office: SC—South Central
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: TX175—Goliad County, Texas
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 28097-E2—Lott Lake, Texas
  • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Jon Wiedenfeld, Stacey Kloesel
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, hyperthermic Typic Haplustalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: within range of map unit
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Wyick
  • PSC - 15 to 65 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 3/1/2019
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Wyick
  • Classificaton Date - 10/22/2003
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 1


  • SITE

  • Slope Position: middle third
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Geology: Lissie formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no
  • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/22/2003 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 8279-44
  • 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
  • Current Weather - sunny
  • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    abrupt textural change

    calcic horizon

    secondary carbonates

    0—15

    15—203

    15—15

    76—203

    76—203

    —-

    —-

    —-

    —-

    —-

    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

    31

    90

    A—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 12.0 very fine roots and 1.0 fine roots; 3.0 fine tubular pores; 2 percent fine distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries lining pores; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary.; moist when described;
    Bt1—15 to 30 centimeters (5.9 to 11.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; sandy clay; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium and coarse angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 8.0 very fine roots; 2.0 very fine tubular pores; 1 percent distinct brown (10YR 4/3), moist, sand coats on vertical faces of peds and 10 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent fine distinct strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries in matrix and 8 percent fine distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries in matrix; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary.; moist when described;
    Bt2—30 to 53 centimeters (11.8 to 20.9 inches); gray (10YR 6/1), gray (10YR 6/1), moist; sandy clay loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 6.0 very fine roots; 2.0 very fine tubular pores; 10 percent distinct gray (10YR 6/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 2 percent medium distinct black (7.5YR 2.5/1), moist, manganese masses with sharp boundaries in matrix and 3 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries in matrix and 10 percent medium and coarse distinct yellow (10YR 7/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries in matrix; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary.; moist when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 248556; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 248556
    Bt3—53 to 76 centimeters (20.9 to 29.9 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist; sandy clay loam; weak medium and coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; moderately hard, very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 5.0 very fine roots; 2.0 very fine tubular pores; 2 percent faint sand coats on all faces of peds and 15 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine distinct strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries in matrix and 1 percent fine prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries in matrix and 3 percent fine and medium distinct very dark brown (10YR 2/2) manganese masses with diffuse boundaries in matrix and 5 percent fine distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries in matrix; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; neutral, pH 7.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary.; moist when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 248558; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 248558
    Btkn1—76 to 145 centimeters (29.9 to 57.1 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist; sandy clay loam; moderate medium and coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; moderately hard, very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.0 very fine roots; 1.0 very fine tubular pores; 5 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent fine dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, manganese masses with sharp boundaries lining pores; 1 percent distinct insect casts and 5 percent fine threadlike carbonate masses and 5 percent fine and medium carbonate nodules and 15 percent medium and coarse carbonate masses with sharp boundaries in matrix; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary.; moist when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 248559; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 248559
    Btkn2—145 to 188 centimeters (57.1 to 74.0 inches); light gray (2.5Y 7/2), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), moist; sandy clay loam; moderate medium and coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium and coarse angular blocky structure; moderately hard, very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 1.0 very fine roots; 10 percent distinct pressure faces and 15 percent faint light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, iron-manganese masses with sharp boundaries in matrix and 2 percent fine prominent black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese masses with sharp boundaries in matrix; 7 percent fine threadlike carbonate masses and 5 percent medium carbonate nodules and 20 percent medium and coarse carbonate masses; fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary.; moist when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 248561; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 248561
    Btkn3—188 to 203 centimeters (74.0 to 79.9 inches); light gray (2.5Y 7/2), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), moist; sandy clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium and coarse angular blocky structure; moderately hard, very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 5 percent distinct pressure faces and 20 percent distinct light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine and medium distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, iron-manganese masses with clear boundaries infused into matrix along faces of peds and 3 percent fine prominent black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese masses with sharp boundaries in matrix; 1 percent medium carbonate nodules and 10 percent medium and coarse carbonate masses; fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog.; moist when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 248563; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 248563