IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Padrones
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S87TX261001
  • User Pedon ID: S87TX261001
  • User Site Association ID: Kenedy Foundation
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - TAMU
  • Lab Pedon # - S87TX261001
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 45710
  • 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: 27.2382507
  • Std. Longitude: -97.6651917
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Kenedy County, Texas: From the intersection on La Parra Ave and US Highway 77 in Sarita; 2.3 miles north on U. S. Highway 77; 5.0 miles east on paved ranch road; 4.15 miles south and east on ranch road; 0.19 mile south on ranch road; 0.25 mile southeast on ranch road; 50 feet north in rangeland.
  • Map Unit: PaA—Padrones fine sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX261—Kenedy
  • MLRA: 83E—Sandsheet Prairie
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: TX613—Kenedy and Kleberg Counties, Texas
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 27097-B6—La Parra Ranch, Texas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: tamu
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy, mixed, active, hyperthermic Arenic Natrustalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: TUD pedon
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Padrones
  • PSC - 65 to 115 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 5/21/2012
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Padrones
  • Classificaton Date - 9/27/1987
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Geology: Sandsheet Prairie formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/27/1987 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • 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 % % % % % % % % % % % % %

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    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

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    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 %

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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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    A1—0 to 6 centimeters (0.0 to 2.4 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; loamy fine sand; loose, very friable; 20.0 fine roots; 2.0 medium and 2.0 fine pores; fragments; noneffervescent; moderately acid, pH 5.9; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU3184
    A2—6 to 22 centimeters (2.4 to 8.7 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; fine sand; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable; 20.0 fine roots; 2.0 medium and 2.0 fine pores; fragments; noneffervescent; moderately acid, pH 6.0; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU3185
    E1—22 to 44 centimeters (8.7 to 17.3 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; fine sand; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable; 15.0 medium roots and 20.0 fine roots; 2.0 fine pores; fragments; noneffervescent; moderately acid, pH 6.0; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU3186
    E2—44 to 65 centimeters (17.3 to 25.6 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3), brown (10YR 5/3), moist; fine sand; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable; 15.0 medium roots and 20.0 fine roots; 2.0 medium and 2.0 fine pores; 2 percent fine faint yellow (10YR 7/8) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; noneffervescent; slightly acid, pH 6.2; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU3187
    Btng1—65 to 100 centimeters (25.6 to 39.4 inches);, light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), moist; fine sandy loam; strong coarse prismatic structure; extremely hard, very firm; 2.0 fine roots throughout and 20.0 fine roots between peds; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) clay films on all faces of peds and 1 percent organic stains on surfaces along root channels; 5 percent medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron and 5 percent medium prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent threadlike salt masses; fragments; noneffervescent; neutral, pH 6.6; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU3188
    Btng2—100 to 116 centimeters (39.4 to 45.7 inches);, light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), moist; sandy clay loam; strong coarse prismatic parts to moderate coarse angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; 10.0 fine roots; clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent medium distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; noneffervescent; neutral, pH 7.1; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU3189
    Btng3—116 to 135 centimeters (45.7 to 53.1 inches);, grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist; sandy clay; weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; 2.0 medium roots and 2.0 fine roots; 1.0 fine pores; 2 percent fine iron-manganese concretions and 5 percent medium prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent fine prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; noneffervescent; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU3190
    Btn—135 to 162 centimeters (53.1 to 63.8 inches);, light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), moist; sandy clay; weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; 1.0 fine pores; 5 percent medium prominent yellow (10YR 7/8) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; noneffervescent; slightly alkaline, pH 7.7; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU3191
    BCt1—162 to 220 centimeters (63.8 to 86.6 inches);, light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), moist; sandy clay loam; weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; 1.0 fine pores; 5 percent fine faint light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) masses of oxidized iron and 5 percent medium faint light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) masses of oxidized iron and 5 percent coarse prominent yellow (10YR 7/8) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; noneffervescent; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU3192
    BCt2—220 to 340 centimeters (86.6 to 133.9 inches);, light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), moist; sandy clay loam; moderate medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; fragments; noneffervescent; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5. Lab sample # TAMU3193