IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Branyon
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S80TX145005
  • User Pedon ID: S80TX145005
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S80TX145005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - TAMU
  • Lab Pedon # - S80TX145005
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 45663
  • Print Date: 11/12/2024

    • 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: 31.1428337
  • Std. Longitude: -97.0965805
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Pete Ejems Farm. 2 miles northeast of Westphalia, and 200 feet east in field.
  • Map Unit: 13—Branyon clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX145—Falls
  • MLRA: 86A—Texas Blackland Prairie, Northern Part
  • Regional Office: SC—South Central
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: TX145—Falls County, Texas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: L.Wilding,E.Rivers,B.Ramsey
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, thermic Udic Haplusterts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Branyon
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/4/2012
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Branyon
  • Classificaton Date - 7/18/1980
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: clayey alluvium
  • Landform: stream terrace
  • Runoff: very high
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/18/1980 (actual site observation date)
  • Microrelief Kind: microlow
  • 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
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    GOSSY

    Gossypium

    cotton

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    slickensides

    secondary carbonates

    salt accumulations

    0—58

    58—287

    127—206

    206—439

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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

    1

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    140

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    50

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    Ap—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist; clay; weak fine granular, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 3.0 fine roots; 1 percent by volume shell fragments fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU851
    A—13 to 58 centimeters (5.1 to 22.8 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), black (10YR 2/1), moist; clay; weak fine and medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; 3.0 fine roots; 1 percent fine black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese concretions with sharp boundaries; 1 percent by volume shell fragments fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # TAMU852
    Bss1—58 to 127 centimeters (22.8 to 50.0 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), black (10YR 2/1), moist; clay; weak fine and medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; 3.0 fine roots; 0.9 fine pores; 20 percent slickensides (pedogenic); 1 percent fine black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese concretions with sharp boundaries; 1 percent by volume shell fragments fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # TAMU853, TAMU854
    Bss2—127 to 170 centimeters (50.0 to 66.9 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), black (10YR 2/1), moist; clay; weak fine and medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; 3.0 fine roots; 0.9 fine pores; 20 percent slickensides (pedogenic); 1 percent fine black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese concretions with sharp boundaries; 1 percent fine carbonate concretions; 1 percent by volume shell fragments fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # TAMU855
    Bkss—170 to 206 centimeters (66.9 to 81.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; clay; weak fine and medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; 1.0 fine roots; 2 percent slickensides (pedogenic); 1 percent fine black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese concretions with sharp boundaries; 1 percent fine carbonate concretions and 1 percent fine carbonate masses; 1 percent by volume shell fragments fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # TAMU856
    Bssy1—206 to 246 centimeters (81.1 to 96.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; clay; weak fine and medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; 2 percent slickensides (pedogenic); 1 percent fine black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese concretions with sharp boundaries; 5 percent salt crystals and 5 percent threadlike salt masses; 1 percent by volume shell fragments fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # TAMU857
    Bssy2—246 to 287 centimeters (96.9 to 113.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; clay; weak fine and medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; 2 percent slickensides (pedogenic); 1 percent fine black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese concretions with sharp boundaries; 15 percent salt crystals and 10 percent fine threadlike salt masses; 1 percent by volume shell fragments fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # TAMU858
    Bwy—287 to 325 centimeters (113.0 to 128.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; clay; weak fine and medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; 1 percent fine black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese concretions with sharp boundaries; 15 percent salt crystals and 10 percent fine threadlike salt masses; 1 percent by volume shell fragments fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # TAMU859
    Bw1—325 to 353 centimeters (128.0 to 139.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; clay; weak fine and medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; 1 percent fine black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese concretions with sharp boundaries; 1 percent salt crystals and 1 percent fine threadlike salt masses; 1 percent by volume shell fragments fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # TAMU860
    Bw2—353 to 399 centimeters (139.0 to 157.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; clay; weak fine and medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; 1 percent fine distinct reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 1 percent fine black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese concretions with sharp boundaries; 1 percent salt crystals and 1 percent fine threadlike salt masses; 1 percent by volume shell fragments fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # TAMU861
    C—399 to 439 centimeters (157.1 to 172.8 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist; clay; massive; extremely hard, very firm; 1 percent fine black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese concretions with sharp boundaries and 10 percent medium distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent salt crystals and 1 percent fine carbonate concretions and 1 percent fine threadlike salt masses; 1 percent by volume shell fragments fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0. Lab sample # TAMU862