IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Scottsville
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S84TX203002
  • User Pedon ID: S84TX203002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - TAMU
  • Lab Pedon # - S84TX203002
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 45707
  • 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: 32.3932076
  • Std. Longitude: -94.1490936
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Pedon of Scottsville fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes; from the junction of U.S. Hwy 59 and 80 in Marshall, 0.5 miles (0.8 km) south on U.S. Hwy 59, 15.8 miles (25.28 km) southeast on Farm Road 31, 1.75 miles (2.8 km) east on Farm Road 451, 1.15 miles (1.84 km) north on county road, 300 ( 91 m) feet west in pasture.
  • Map Unit: ScxBn—Scottsville-Latex complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX203—Harrison
  • MLRA: 133B—Western Coastal Plain
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: TX203—Harrison County, Texas
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 32094-D2—Stricklin Springs, Texas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: MLG, ACP, SEB, GLL
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy over clayey, siliceous over smectitic, semiactive, thermic Glossaquic Paleudalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: 232 description card
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Scottsville
  • PSC - 31 to 81 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/2012
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Scottsville
  • Classificaton Date - 6/19/1984
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 2
  • QA Status: level 2


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loamy fluviomarine deposits over clayey fluviomarine deposits
  • Landform: interfluve on coastal plain
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Geology: Wilcox Formation formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/19/1984 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - pastureland, tame
  • 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

    albic horizon

    argillic horizon

    interfingering of albic materials

    lithologic discontinuity

    aquic conditions

    0—30

    10—30

    30—152

    30—84

    84—239

    84—152

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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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    1

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    106

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    A—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; very fine sandy loam; 3 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 medium roots and 5.0 fine roots; 2.0 fine pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU2092
    E—10 to 31 centimeters (3.9 to 12.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) very fine sandy loam; 7 percent clay; weak medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 medium roots and 2.0 fine roots; 0.5 fine pores; 10 percent fine faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2) masses of reduced iron and 10 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU2093
    Bt—31 to 49 centimeters (12.2 to 19.3 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) loam; 13 percent clay; weak medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 0.5 medium roots and 2.0 fine roots; 2.0 fine pores; 1 percent clay films; 1 percent fine faint reddish brown (5YR 5/3) masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent fine prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU2094
    B/Et1—49 to 77 centimeters (19.3 to 30.3 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) loam; 21 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate fine subangular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 medium roots and 2.0 fine roots; fine and 2.0 coarse pores; medium iron-manganese concretions and medium prominent red (2.5YR 4/8) masses of oxidized iron and 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions and 1 percent fine prominent red (2.5YR 4/8) masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent fine faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2) masses of reduced iron and 20 percent fine prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # TAMU2095
    B/Et2—77 to 85 centimeters (30.3 to 33.5 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay loam; 30 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 1.0 fine roots; 2.0 fine pores; 1 percent clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions and 10 percent fine prominent red (2.5YR 4/8) masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent medium prominent 5B 4/8 (5B 4/8) masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent medium distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) masses of reduced iron; 1 percent by volume 2-?-75 millimeter ironstone nodules fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # TAMU2096. patchy - phpvsfiid 608797; patchy - phpvsfiid 608797
    2Btssg1—85 to 121 centimeters (33.5 to 47.6 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) clay; 52 percent clay; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine pores; 1 percent slickensides (pedogenic) and 1 percent clay films and 1 percent skeletans; 1 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent fine prominent dark red (2.5YR 3/6) masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent medium prominent dark red (2.5YR 3/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU2097
    2Btssg2—121 to 152 centimeters (47.6 to 59.8 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) clay; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate coarse prismatic structure; firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine pores; 1 percent slickensides (pedogenic) and 1 percent clay films and 1 percent skeletans; 1 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent fine prominent dark red (2.5YR 3/6) masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent medium prominent dark red (2.5YR 3/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU2098. patchy - phpvsfiid 608802; patchy - phpvsfiid 608802
    2BC1—152 to 178 centimeters (59.8 to 70.1 inches); light gray (5Y 7/2) clay; weak coarse prismatic structure; firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 1 percent pressure faces; 10 percent medium prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron and 20 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU2099
    2BC2—178 to 210 centimeters (70.1 to 82.7 inches); light gray (5Y 7/2) clay; weak coarse prismatic structure; very firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 1 percent pressure faces; 10 percent medium distinct yellowish red (5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron and 20 percent medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # TAMU2100
    2C—210 to 237 centimeters (82.7 to 93.3 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) clay loam; weak medium platy structure; firm, moderately sticky; 0.5 fine roots; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions and 10 percent medium prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron and 20 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7. Lab sample # TAMU2101