IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Branyon
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S81TX217001
  • User Pedon ID: S81TX217001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - TAMU
  • Lab Pedon # - S81TX217001
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 45677
  • Print Date: 2/16/2025

    • 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: 31.9308052
  • Std. Longitude: -96.8812790
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: ABOUT 16 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HILLSBORO ON SCHULZE FARM. FROM MALONE, 1.4 MILES NORTHEAST ON FARM ROAD 744, 0.5 MILES NORTHEAST ON COUNTY ROAD, 1000 FT SOUTHWEST ON FIELD ROAD, 50 FEET SOUTH IN FIELD (SHEET 53 OF HILL COUNTY SOIL SURVEY)
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX217—Hill
  • MLRA: 86A—Texas Blackland Prairie, Northern Part

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: T.Hallmark, L.Brockman, T.Moore, D.Zuberer
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, thermic Udic Haplusterts
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Branyon
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 5/21/2012
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - ustic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Branyon
  • Classificaton Date - 7/21/1981
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: alluvium
  • Landform: stream terrace
  • Runoff: high
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Geology: Alluvium group .
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/21/1981 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: AS-53
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • 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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    151

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    160

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    Ap—0 to 17 centimeters (0.0 to 6.7 inches);, very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist; clay; strong fine granular structure; hard, firm; ; 1 percent by volume chert fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU1034
    A—17 to 60 centimeters (6.7 to 23.6 inches);, very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist; clay; strong fine angular blocky structure; hard, firm; 1 percent by volume chert fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # TAMU1035
    Bss1—60 to 78 centimeters (23.6 to 30.7 inches);, dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist; clay; strong fine angular blocky structure; hard, firm; 1 percent slickensides (pedogenic) and 1 percent pressure faces; 1 percent by volume chert fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # TAMU1036
    Bss2—78 to 105 centimeters (30.7 to 41.3 inches);, light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), moist; clay; strong medium angular blocky structure; hard, firm; dark gray (10YR 4/1) carbonate coats on vertical faces of peds; 10 percent medium distinct light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) iron depletions and 10 percent fine faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent by volume chert fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # TAMU1037
    Bss3—105 to 155 centimeters (41.3 to 61.0 inches);, light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), moist; clay; moderate medium angular blocky structure; hard, firm; 1 percent pressure faces and 1 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, organic stains on vertical faces of peds and 10 percent slickensides (pedogenic); 10 percent fine faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron and 25 percent faint light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent by volume chert fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU1038
    Bw—155 to 250 centimeters (61.0 to 98.4 inches);, light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), moist; clay; hard, firm; 10 percent medium distinct light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent fine faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; 10 percent carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; gradual wavy boundary.
    C1—250 to 315 centimeters (98.4 to 124.0 inches);, brownish yellow (10YR 6/6), moist; clay; 1 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) distinct mottles; hard, firm; ; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; gradual boundary.
    C2—315 to 365 centimeters (124.0 to 143.7 inches);, yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist; clay; hard, firm; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0.