IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Forestdale
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2009MS135021
  • User Pedon ID: S2009MS135021
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 10N0426
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 58885
  • Print Date: 11/24/2024

    • 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: 34.0489722
  • Std. Longitude: -90.2761667
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: located between Brazil and Stover on Hwy 321, east of Webb, MS
  • State: Mississippi
  • County: MS135—Tallahatchie
  • MLRA: 131A—Southern Mississippi River Alluvium
  • Regional Office: 7—Auburn, AL
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MS135—Tallahatchie County, Mississippi

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: S. Monteith and R. Stout Evans
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, thermic Typic Endoaqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: soil survey inventory
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Pedon PC 5.1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Forestdale (flagged as OSD)
  • PSC - 32 to 82 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/2013
  • Classifier - R. Stout Evans
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: silty and clayey alluvium
  • Landscape: alluvial plain
  • Geomorphic Component Flats: talf
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/26/2009 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - row crop
  • 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

    argillic horizon

    32—127

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    Setting and Climate
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    Ap1—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silty clay loam; 8 percent sand; 60 percent silt; 32 percent clay; weak medium granular structure; firm, very sticky; common medium roots throughout and common fine roots throughout; medium and fine pores; 10 percent medium distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1) iron depletions in matrix and 10 percent medium distinct brown (10YR 4/3) iron-manganese masses in matrix and 10 percent medium distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) iron-manganese masses in matrix and 10 percent medium distinct grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) iron depletions in matrix; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 10n01736; moist when described; observed in trench
    Ap2—13 to 32 centimeters (5.1 to 12.6 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silty clay; 7 percent sand; 53 percent silt; 40 percent clay; massive; very firm, very sticky; 1 percent fine distinct black (10YR 2/1) manganese masses in matrix and 5 percent medium distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) iron-manganese masses in matrix and 10 percent medium distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) iron-manganese masses in matrix and 15 percent medium distinct gray (2.5Y 5/1) iron depletions in matrix and 15 percent medium distinct brown (10YR 4/3) iron-manganese masses in matrix; fragments; neutral, pH 7.3, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 10N01737; moist when described; observed in trench
    Bt1—32 to 49 centimeters (12.6 to 19.3 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay; 7 percent sand; 51 percent silt; 42 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very firm, very sticky, very plastic; many fine pores; 2 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine distinct black (10YR 2/1) manganese masses in matrix and 10 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) iron-manganese masses in matrix and 10 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) iron-manganese masses in matrix and 15 percent medium distinct gray (10YR 5/1) iron depletions in matrix; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 10N01738; moist when described; observed in trench
    Bt2—49 to 96 centimeters (19.3 to 37.8 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay; 4 percent sand; 54 percent silt; 42 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very firm, very sticky, slightly plastic; very fine pores; 2 percent fine distinct black (10YR 2/1) manganese masses in matrix and 5 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) iron-manganese masses in matrix and 5 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) iron-manganese masses in matrix and 10 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) iron-manganese masses in matrix; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 10N01739; moist when described; observed in trench
    Bt3—96 to 119 centimeters (37.8 to 46.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay; 5 percent sand; 61 percent silt; 35 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm, very sticky, very plastic; very fine pores; 1 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) clay films on all faces of peds and 2 percent pressure faces on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine prominent black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese concretions in matrix and 2 percent fine prominent black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese nodules in matrix and 5 percent medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) iron-manganese masses in matrix and 10 percent medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) iron-manganese masses in matrix and 10 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) iron-manganese masses in matrix; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 10N01740; moist when described; observed in trench
    Bt4—119 to 127 centimeters (46.9 to 50.0 inches); gray (2.5Y 5/1) silty clay loam; 4 percent sand; 51 percent silt; 45 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very firm, very sticky, very plastic; very fine pores; 2 percent pressure faces on all faces of peds; 3 percent fine prominent black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese nodules in matrix and 5 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) iron-manganese masses in matrix and 10 percent medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) iron-manganese masses in matrix and 10 percent medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) iron-manganese masses in matrix; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 10N01741; moist when described; observed in trench
    Ab—127 to 152 centimeters (50.0 to 59.8 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) silty clay; 5 percent sand; 54 percent silt; 40 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm, very sticky, very plastic; very fine pores; 2 percent pressure faces on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine distinct black (10YR 2/1) manganese masses in matrix and 5 percent medium distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) iron-manganese masses in matrix and 5 percent medium distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) iron-manganese masses in matrix; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 10N01742; moist when described; observed in trench
    Bgb1—152 to 168 centimeters (59.8 to 66.1 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; 8 percent sand; 55 percent silt; 37 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; very fine pores; 2 percent pressure faces on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine distinct black (10YR 2/1) manganese masses in matrix and 10 percent medium distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) iron-manganese masses in matrix and 10 percent medium distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) iron-manganese masses in matrix; fragments; neutral, pH 7.1, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 10N01743; moist when described; observed in trench
    Bgb2—168 to 188 centimeters (66.1 to 74.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; 9 percent sand; 56 percent silt; 34 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2 percent fine distinct black (10YR 2/1) manganese masses in matrix and 5 percent medium distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) iron-manganese masses in matrix and 5 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) iron-manganese masses in matrix and 5 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) iron-manganese masses in matrix and 10 percent medium distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) iron-manganese masses in matrix and 10 percent medium distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) iron depletions in matrix; fragments; neutral, pH 7.3, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 10N01744; moist when described; observed in trench
    Bgb3—188 to 200 centimeters (74.0 to 78.7 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay; 7 percent sand; 48 percent silt; 45 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, very sticky, very plastic; 2 percent pressure faces on all faces of peds; 2 percent fine distinct black (10YR 2/1) manganese masses in matrix and 5 percent medium distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) iron-manganese masses in matrix and 10 percent medium distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) iron-manganese masses in matrix and 10 percent coarse distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) iron-manganese masses in matrix; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 10N01745; moist when described; observed in trench