IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Sawtown
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2005TX457001-73SAWTOWN
  • User Pedon ID: S2005TX457001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 05N0809
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 17485
  • Print Date: 4/26/2025

    • 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: 30.8099995
  • Std. Longitude: -94.2892761
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: from US 69/287 in Woodville, 5 miles east on US 190; 1.1 mile south and east on CR 4040; 2.1 miles north and east on CR 4210; bear right at "Y" through pipe-gate 0.85 mile southeast; 100 feet north in clear-cut area to site.
  • Map Unit: SeD—Sawlit-Sawtown complex, 1 to 3 percent slopes
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX457—Tyler
  • MLRA: 133B—Western Coastal Plain
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: TX457—Tyler County, Texas
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 30094-G3—Birdwell Lake, Texas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Levi Steptoe; Lynn Gray
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, siliceous, thermic Oxyaquic Paleudalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: TUD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Sawtown
  • PSC - 47 to 97 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/16/2005
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Sawtown
  • Classificaton Date - 7/28/2005
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: stream terrace alluvium
  • Landform: marine terrace
  • Slope Position: middle third
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Geology: Stream Terrace formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/28/2005 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 14B
  • Microrelief Kind: microhigh
  • 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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    Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable; 20.0 medium roots and 20.0 fine roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 05N04277; observed in pit, large or quarry
    E1—20 to 43 centimeters (7.9 to 16.9 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3) fine sandy loam; 2 percent brown (10YR 5/3) fine faint mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable; 15.0 medium roots and 15.0 fine roots; 2 percent fine distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, iron-manganese masses; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 05N04278; observed in pit, large or quarry
    E2—43 to 47 centimeters (16.9 to 18.5 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3) fine sandy loam; 2 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine faint mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable; 10.0 medium roots and 10.0 fine roots; 2 percent fine distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, iron-manganese masses; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 05N04279; observed in pit, large or quarry
    Bt—47 to 92 centimeters (18.5 to 36.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; 5.0 medium roots and 5.0 fine roots; 10.0 medium tubular and 10.0 fine tubular pores; 2 percent distinct light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), moist, skeletans and 15 percent clay films; 2 percent fine distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 05N04280; observed in pit, large or quarry. continuous - phpvsfiid 295040; continuous - phpvsfiid 295040
    Bt/E1—92 to 124 centimeters (36.2 to 48.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 5.0 medium roots and 5.0 fine roots; 10.0 medium tubular and 10.0 fine tubular pores; 10 percent clay films and 15 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist, skeletans on vertical faces of peds; 2 percent fine prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 2 percent fine distinct red (2.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 05N04281; observed in pit, large or quarry. patchy - phpvsfiid 295038; patchy - phpvsfiid 295038
    2Bt/E2—124 to 152 centimeters (48.8 to 59.8 inches); 55 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and 25 percent light gray (10YR 7/2) clay loam; weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 3.0 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 10.0 medium tubular and 10.0 fine tubular pores; 10 percent clay films and 25 percent distinct light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, skeletans on vertical faces of peds and 25 percent distinct light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), moist, skeletans; 10 percent medium distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, masses of reduced iron and 10 percent medium prominent red (2.5YR 4/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 05N04282; observed in pit, large or quarry. patchy - phpvsfiid 295036; patchy - phpvsfiid 295036
    2Bt/E3—152 to 203 centimeters (59.8 to 79.9 inches); 35 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and 30 percent light gray (10YR 7/1) clay loam; weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 3.0 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 10.0 medium tubular and 10.0 fine tubular pores; 5 percent clay films and 30 percent light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, skeletans on vertical faces of peds; 5 percent medium prominent iron-manganese masses and 5 percent medium prominent red (2.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent medium distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, masses of reduced iron and 15 percent fine and medium prominent dark red (2.5YR 3/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 05N04283; observed in pit, large or quarry. patchy - phpvsfiid 295033; patchy - phpvsfiid 295033