IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Anahuac

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S11TX2452367

User Pedon ID: S2011TX2452367

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes

Lab Source ID - KSSL

Lab Pedon # - 12N7634

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 73200

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: 29.8555083

Std. Longitude: -94.1337417

Datum: WGS84

Country: US—United States

State: Texas

County: TX245—Jefferson

MLRA: 150A—Gulf Coast Prairies

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: TX623—Jefferson and Orange Counties, Texas

7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 29094-G2—Alligator Hole Marsh, Texas

PEDON

Describers Name: JKW, KBH, SAK, JTB

Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, hyperthermic Oxyaquic Glossudalfs

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Type: representative pedon for component

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Anahuac

PSC - 48 to 98 cm.

Classificaton Date - 4/3/2012

Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition

Moisture Class - udic

Moisture Subclass - oxyaquic

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Anahuac

Classificaton Date - 9/27/2011

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Erosion Class - 0

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

Certification Status: certified

QC Status: level 1

QA Status: level 1

SITE

Landscape: relict meander belt, coastal plain

Landform: bar, flat

Geomorphic Component Flats: rise

Slope Complexity: simple

Slope Shape Across: convex

Slope Shape Down: convex

Runoff: low

Drainage Class: moderately well

Flooding: rare flooding

Ponding: none ponding

Geology: Holocene Stage formation.

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 9/27/2011 (actual site observation date)

Surface Water Kind: none observed

Surface Cover Properties:

Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover

Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - other grass/herbaceous cover

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Drained? - no

Bedded Soil? - no

Forest Plantation? - no

Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion sheet

Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 1
Horizon	Top Depth	Bottom Depth	Sample ID	Data Collector	Total Clay	CaCO3 Clay	Total Silt	Fine Silt	Co. Silt	Total Sand	Total Sand Method	VC Sand	Co. Sand	Med. Sand	Fine Sand	VF Sand	VF Sand Method	Texture Class - Field Lab	Rubbed Fiber	Unrubbed Fiber	pH H2O
	cm	cm			%	%	%	%	%	%		%	%	%	%	%			%	%
Ap E Bt Btss1 Btss2 Btss3 Btssg	0 27 48 78 116 151 188	27 48 78 116 151 188 203	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	11.6 7.5 60.3 49.3 48.8 51.3 58	— — — — — — —	55 58.5 21.3 33.6 35.3 33.5 27.6	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	27.2 28.4 11.8 15 — — —	— — — — — — —	0 0 0 0 0 0 0	— 0.2 — — — — —	0.2 — — — — — —	3.6 2 1 0.2 — — —	23.4 26.2 10.8 14.8 — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	5 5.1 4.7 4.7 4.9 5 5.2

Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 2
Horizon	Top Depth	Bottom Depth	Sample ID	pH CaCl2	pH NaF	pH Ox	Delta pH	LL	PL	PI	Atter. Samp. Cond.	COLE	Pot. Acidity	Ca + Mg - Meh 2	K	Ca + Mg - Sat. Paste	KCl Extract. Acidity	Base Sat. - Meh 2	CEC-7	CEC-8.2
	cm	cm						%	%	%		cm/cm	meq/100g	cmol(+)/kg	cmol(+)/kg	mmol(+)/l	cmol(+)/kg	%	cmol(+)/kg	cmol(+)/kg
Ap E Bt Btss1 Btss2 Btss3 Btssg	0 27 48 78 116 151 188	27 48 78 116 151 188 203	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —		— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	95 — 82 88 — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —

Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 3
Horizon	Top Depth	Bottom Depth	Sample ID	ECEC	Phosphate P	NO3-N	EC	EC Method	EC 1:5 by volume	CaCO3 Equiv.	Equiv. Gypsum	Na	SAR	Gypsum Req.	Humic Color	Fulvic Color	Humic + Fulvic Color	Al	PI	Pyro. Hue	PyrO. Value	Pyro. Chroma
	cm	cm		cmol(+)/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg	dS/m		dS/m	%	%	mmol(+)/l	%	L-pcu/g	L-pcu/g	L-pcu/g	%
Ap E Bt Btss1 Btss2 Btss3 Btssg	0 27 48 78 116 151 188	27 48 78 116 151 188 203	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —

Pedon Restrictions
Kind	Hardness	Restriction Depth L-H	Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
		cm
abrupt textural change	—	48 - 48	- 1 -

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
episaturation umbric epipedon argillic horizon abrupt textural change slickensides endosaturation	0—48 0—27 48—203 48—48 78—203 188—188	—48— —27— —155— —1— —125— —1—

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
0.2	—	—	1.5	—	97	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Ap—0 to 27 centimeters (0.0 to 10.6 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dry; silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 2 percent fine distinct strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries lining pores; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 12N01092; slightly dry when described; observed in pit, small

E—27 to 48 centimeters (10.6 to 18.9 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3), very pale brown (10YR 8/2), dry; silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 8.0 fine roots throughout; 2.0 very fine tubular and 6.0 fine tubular pores; 10 percent medium distinct reddish yellow (7.5YR 7/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries in matrix; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 12N01093; slightly dry when described; observed in pit, small

Bt—48 to 78 centimeters (18.9 to 30.7 inches); 60 percent red (10R 4/8) and 40 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; very firm; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout; 5.0 very fine tubular pores; 20 percent pressure faces on all faces of peds and 30 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 12N01094; moist when described; observed in pit, small

Btss1—78 to 116 centimeters (30.7 to 45.7 inches); 52 percent 10YR 4/8 (10YR 4/8) and 36 percent gray (10YR 6/1) clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; very firm; 6.0 very fine roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout; 1.0 very fine tubular and 2.0 fine tubular pores; 10 percent slickensides (pedogenic) and 15 percent pressure faces on all faces of peds and 20 percent gray (10YR 6/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 12 percent fine brownish yellow (10YR 6/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries in matrix surrounding redox concentrations; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 12N01095; moist when described; observed in pit, small

Btss2—116 to 151 centimeters (45.7 to 59.4 inches); 44 percent gray (10YR 6/1) and 40 percent 10YR 4/8 (10YR 4/8) clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; very firm; 6.0 very fine roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout; 2.0 very fine interstitial and 1.0 fine tubular pores; 5 percent slickensides (pedogenic) and 10 percent gray (10YR 6/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 20 percent pressure faces on all faces of peds; 16 percent fine brownish yellow (10YR 6/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries in matrix surrounding redox concentrations; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 12N01096; moist when described; observed in pit, small

Btss3—151 to 188 centimeters (59.4 to 74.0 inches); 52 percent red (2.5YR 5/8) and 40 percent light gray (2.5Y 7/1) clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; very firm; 2.0 very fine roots throughout and 5.0 fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine tubular and 2.0 fine tubular pores; 5 percent slickensides (pedogenic) and 10 percent light gray (2.5Y 7/1), moist, clay films; 8 percent fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries in matrix surrounding redox concentrations; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 12N01097; moist when described; observed in pit, small

Btssg—188 to 203 centimeters (74.0 to 79.9 inches); 40 percent light gray (2.5Y 7/1) and 40 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; very firm; 1.0 very fine roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout; 2.0 very fine tubular and 2.0 fine interstitial pores; 3 percent slickensides (pedogenic) and 5 percent light gray (2.5Y 7/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 10 percent pressure faces on all faces of peds; 3 percent medium light greenish gray (10Y 8/1), moist, iron depletions in matrix and 3 percent fine black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese masses on slickensides and 20 percent medium red (2.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron in matrix; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n. Lab sample # 12N01098; moist when described; observed in pit, small