IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Brazoria
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S2010TX6002761
User Pedon ID:
S2010TX6002761
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
yes
Lab Source ID -
SSL
Lab Pedon # -
11N0445
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
58664
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:
29.8255005
Std. Longitude:
-96.0138626
Datum:
WGS84
PEDON
Describers Name:
Kenneth Hall
Current Taxonomic Class:
Very-fine, smectitic, hyperthermic Chromic Hapluderts
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Type:
classifies to current taxon name, full description
Pedon Purpose:
laboratory sampling site
Pedon Record Orgin:
PedonPC
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Brazoria
PSC -
25 to 100 cm.
Classificaton Date -
10/27/2016
Soil Taxonomic Edition -
twelfth edition
Moisture Class -
udic
Moisture Subclass -
typic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Brazoria
Taxonomic Class -
Very-fine, smectitic, hyperthermic Chromic Hapluderts
PSC -
25 to 100 cm.
Classificaton Date -
10/25/2010
Moisture SUBClass -
udic
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
Certification Status:
certified
QC Status:
level 1
SITE
Parent Material:
slightly weathered, clayey alluvium
Landscape:
coastal plain
Landform:
flood plain
Geomorphic Component Flats:
talf
Runoff:
negligible
Drainage Class:
somewhat poorly
Geology:
.beaumont formation.
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
10/25/2010 (actual site observation date)
Surface Cover Properties:
Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 -
grass/herbaceous cover
Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 -
other tree cover
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
ochric epipedon
slickensides
secondary carbonates
0—15
15—203
160—203
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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
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A—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches);, brown (7.5YR 4/2), dry; clay; moderate medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard; 7.0 very fine roots; 3.0 very fine pores; fragments; noneffervescent; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 11N02321; dry when described;
Bss1—15 to 30 centimeters (5.9 to 11.8 inches);, brown (7.5YR 4/3), dry; clay; moderate medium wedge parts to strong medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard; 4.0 very fine roots; 3.0 very fine and 1.0 fine pores; 15 percent slickensides (pedogenic); fragments; noneffervescent; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 11N02322; dry when described;
Bss2—30 to 71 centimeters (11.8 to 28.0 inches);, reddish brown (5YR 5/4), dry; clay; strong medium wedge parts to strong medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard; 3.0 very fine roots; 2.0 very fine and 1.0 medium pores; 25 percent slickensides (pedogenic); fragments; noneffervescent; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 11N02323; dry when described;
Bssb1—71 to 113 centimeters (28.0 to 44.5 inches);, dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), dry; clay; strong coarse wedge parts to strong coarse angular blocky structure; extremely hard; 3.0 very fine roots; 2.0 very fine and 1.0 fine pores; 25 percent slickensides (pedogenic); 15 percent medium brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries in matrix; 1 percent fine carbonate nodules; fragments; noneffervescent; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 11N02324; dry when described;
Bssb2—113 to 138 centimeters (44.5 to 54.3 inches);, dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), dry; clay; strong coarse wedge parts to strong coarse angular blocky structure; extremely hard; 2.0 very fine roots in cracks; 1.0 very fine pores; 25 percent slickensides (pedogenic); 1 percent fine black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese nodules with sharp boundaries in matrix; 1 percent fine carbonate nodules; fragments; noneffervescent; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 11N02325; dry when described;
Bssb3—138 to 160 centimeters (54.3 to 63.0 inches);, dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), dry; clay; strong coarse wedge parts to strong coarse angular blocky structure; extremely hard; 2.0 very fine roots; 2.0 very fine pores; 30 percent slickensides (pedogenic); 1 percent fine strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries in matrix surrounding redox concentrations and 1 percent fine black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese nodules with sharp boundaries in matrix; 1 percent fine carbonate nodules; fragments; noneffervescent; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 11N02326; dry when described;
Bkssb1—160 to 184 centimeters (63.0 to 72.4 inches);, dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), dry; clay; strong coarse wedge parts to strong coarse angular blocky structure; extremely hard; 1.0 very fine roots; 2.0 very fine and 1.0 fine pores; 40 percent slickensides (pedogenic); 2 percent fine black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese masses with sharp boundaries in matrix; 5 percent fine carbonate nodules and 1 percent medium carbonate nodules and 1 percent medium carbonate masses; fragments; noneffervescent; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 11N02327; dry when described;
Bkssb2—184 to 203 centimeters (72.4 to 79.9 inches);, dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), dry; clay; strong coarse wedge parts to strong coarse angular blocky structure; extremely hard; 2.0 very fine roots; 4.0 very fine pores; 50 percent slickensides (pedogenic); 1 percent fine black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese nodules with sharp boundaries in matrix and 2 percent fine black (7.5YR 2.5/1), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries lining pores; 3 percent fine carbonate nodules and 2 percent fine brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist, carbonate masses; fragments; noneffervescent. Lab sample # 11N02328; dry when described;