IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Kurten
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S88TX041005
User Pedon ID:
S88TX041005
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
yes
Lab Source ID -
TAMU
Lab Pedon # -
S88TX041005
Print Date:
12/5/2025
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:
30.9353472
Std. Longitude:
-96.2960222
Datum:
WGS84
Location Description:
Typical pedon of Kurten fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes; from the intersection of Old San Antonio Road (OSR) and Texas Highway 6 about 5 miles north of Bryan, 15.1 miles east on OSR, 1.1 miles southeast on private road (Pecan Valley Ranch), 0.1 mile east, in a pasture.
State:
Texas
County:
TX041—Brazos
PEDON
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine, smectitic, thermic Udertic Paleustalfs
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Type:
not classified to current taxon name
Pedon Purpose:
laboratory sampling site
Pedon Record Orgin:
NASIS
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Kurten
Taxonomic Class -
Fine, smectitic, thermic Udertic Paleustalfs
Taxon Kind -
series
Classificaton Date -
1/5/2018
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
1/5/2018 (entry creation date)
Data Collector:
Unknown
Surface Cover Properties:
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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Ap—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); silt loam; fragments. Lab sample # TAMU3694
Bt—10 to 28 centimeters (3.9 to 11.0 inches); clay; fragments. Lab sample # TAMU3695
Btss1—28 to 51 centimeters (11.0 to 20.1 inches); clay; fragments. Lab sample # TAMU3696
Btss2—51 to 84 centimeters (20.1 to 33.1 inches); clay; fragments. Lab sample # TAMU3697
BC—84 to 114 centimeters (33.1 to 44.9 inches); clay; fragments. Lab sample # TAMU3698
C1—114 to 147 centimeters (44.9 to 57.9 inches); clay; fragments. Lab sample # TAMU3699
C2—147 to 203 centimeters (57.9 to 79.9 inches); clay; fragments. Lab sample # TAMU3700