IDENTIFIERS

User Site ID: S14TX1450001

User Pedon ID: S2014TX1450001

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - KSSL

Lab Pedon # - 15N0343

Print Date: 12/7/2025

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: 31.4791410

Std. Longitude: -96.8816560

Datum: WGS84

Location Description: Scan Site weather station site on Native Prairie at the ARS research farm near Riesel, TX.

State: Texas

County: TX145—Falls

MLRA: 86A—Texas Blackland Prairie, Northern Part

7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 31096-D8—Riesel, Texas

PEDON

Describers Name: Richard Reid

Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description

Pedon Purpose: research site

Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Landscape: plains

Landform: dissected plain

Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve

Hill Slope Profile: summit

Slope Position: upper third

Slope Shape Across: concave

Slope Shape Down: linear

Flooding: none flooding

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 9/19/2014 (actual site observation date)

Data Collector: Richard Reid

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

Kind of Land: native pasture

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
mollic epipedon slickensides calcic horizon	0—165 36—165 77—165	—- —- —-

Pedon Soil Moisture and Temperature Data
Stat ID	Obs. Date	Daily Precip	Min Air Temp	Ave Air Temp	Max Air Temp	Temp Sensor Ht	Notes	Moist Sensor ID	Moist Sensor Dep	Sensor Kind	Min Soil Moist	Ave Soil Moist	Max Soil Moist	Moist Notes	Temp Sensor ID	Temp Sensor Dep	Temp Sensor Kind	Min Soil Temp	Ave Soil Temp	Max Soil Temp	Temp Notes
		cm	C			cm			cm		%					cm		C
2199	9/19/2014	—	—	—	—	—	This soil description is for the Scan Site weather station located at the ARS research farm near Riesel, TX. The weather station ID is 2199	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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
1	—	—	554	—	315	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2199	Scan Site	—

A—0 to 17 centimeters (0.0 to 6.7 inches);, black (10YR 2/1) broken face, moist; 48 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine granular structure; hard, firm; 2.0 very fine roots and 1.0 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 2.0 very fine pores; ; 2 percent by volume flat shell fragments fragments observed by visual inspection method; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 15N01879; observed in pit, small

Bw—17 to 36 centimeters (6.7 to 14.2 inches);, black (10YR 2/1) broken face, moist; 52 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine granular structure; hard, firm; 3.0 very fine roots and 2.0 fine roots; 1.0 very fine pores; 2 percent by volume flat shell fragments fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 15N01880; observed in pit, small

Bss—36 to 77 centimeters (14.2 to 30.3 inches);, black (10YR 2/1) broken face, moist; 52 percent clay; moderate medium wedge structure; hard, firm; 1.0 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; distinct slickensides (pedogenic) on all faces of peds; 2 percent fine carbonate concretions and 2 percent medium carbonate concretions; 2 percent by volume flat shell fragments fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 15N01881; observed in pit, small

Bkss1—77 to 108 centimeters (30.3 to 42.5 inches);, 70 percent black (10YR 2/1) broken face and 30 percent very dark brown (10YR 2/2) broken face, moist; 55 percent clay; strong coarse wedge, and strong medium wedge structure; very hard, very firm; 1.0 very fine roots and 0.2 coarse roots; slickensides (pedogenic); 2 percent fine carbonate concretions; 2 percent by volume flat shell fragments fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 15N01882; observed in pit, small

Bkss2—108 to 128 centimeters (42.5 to 50.4 inches);, 65 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) broken face and 20 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) broken face and 15 percent very dark brown (10YR 2/2) broken face, moist; 55 percent clay; moderate medium wedge structure; hard, firm; 0.5 very fine roots; slickensides (pedogenic); 2 percent fine carbonate concretions and 2 percent fine carbonate masses; 2 percent by volume flat shell fragments fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small

Bkss3—128 to 159 centimeters (50.4 to 62.6 inches);, 70 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) broken face and 30 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) broken face, moist; 50 percent clay; moderate medium wedge, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 0.5 very fine roots; slickensides (pedogenic); 3 percent fine carbonate concretions and 1 percent fine carbonate masses; 2 percent by volume flat shell fragments fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small

Bkss4—159 to 165 centimeters (62.6 to 65.0 inches);, 60 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) broken face and 40 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) broken face, moist; 45 percent clay; weak medium wedge, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; moderately hard, friable; 0.2 very fine roots; slickensides (pedogenic); 1 percent fine carbonate concretions and 1 percent fine carbonate masses and 1 percent fine carbonate nodules; 2 percent by volume flat shell fragments fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n.; observed in pit, small