IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Potrero
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: MLRA150B-TX613-S88TX-261-004
  • User Pedon ID: S88TX261004
  • User Site Association ID: Kenedy Foundation
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - TAMU
  • Lab Pedon # - S88TX261004
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 45526
  • Print Date: 3/2/2025

    • 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: 27.0280285
  • Std. Longitude: -97.5677490
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Kenedy County, Texas; from the intersection of La Parra Ave and Highway 77 in Sarita; 13 miles south on U.S. Highway 77; 15.6 miles east on ranch road; 2.3 miles southeast and east on ranch road; 1.15 miles northwest and west on ranch road; 320 feet northwest in rangeland.
  • Map Unit: PrC—Potrero-Lopeno-Noria complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes, very rarely flooded, frequently ponded
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX261—Kenedy
  • MLRA: 150B—Gulf Coast Saline Prairies
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: TX613—Kenedy and Kleberg Counties, Texas
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 27097-A5—La Parra Ranch SE, Texas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: tamu
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Mixed, hyperthermic Aquic Ustipsamments
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Potrero
  • PSC - 82 to 132 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 5/21/2012
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Potrero
  • Classificaton Date - 1/6/1988
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Geology: Sandsheet Prairie formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 1/6/1988 (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 % % % % % % % % % % % % %

    C2

    Agb

    Bgb1

    Bgb2

    Bgb3

    52

    82

    98

    115

    135

    82

    98

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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

    C2

    Agb

    Bgb1

    Bgb2

    Bgb3

    52

    82

    98

    115

    135

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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 %

    C2

    Agb

    Bgb1

    Bgb2

    Bgb3

    52

    82

    98

    115

    135

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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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    A—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; fine sand; structureless single grain; loose, loose; 10.0 medium roots and 10.0 fine roots; 2.0 fine pores; 1 percent fine faint brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; noneffervescent; slightly acid, pH 6.5; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU3348
    C1—20 to 52 centimeters (7.9 to 20.5 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), very pale brown (10YR 7/3), dry; fine sand; structureless single grain; loose, loose; 5.0 medium roots and 2.0 fine roots and 5.0 fine roots; 1 percent fine faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; noneffervescent; slightly acid, pH 6.3; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU3349
    C2—52 to 82 centimeters (20.5 to 32.3 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), very pale brown (10YR 7/3), dry; fine sand; structureless single grain; loose, loose; 5.0 medium roots and 2.0 fine roots and 5.0 fine roots; 2 percent fine faint brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; noneffervescent; slightly acid, pH 6.3; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU3350
    Agb—82 to 98 centimeters (32.3 to 38.6 inches); dark gray (5Y 4/1), gray (5Y 5/1), dry; loamy fine sand; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 2.0 fine roots and 2.0 fine roots; 3 percent medium distinct olive (5Y 5/4) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; noneffervescent; slightly acid, pH 6.5; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # TAMU3351
    Bgb1—98 to 115 centimeters (38.6 to 45.3 inches); light olive gray (5Y 6/2), light gray (5Y 7/2), dry; loamy fine sand; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 2.0 fine roots and 2.0 fine roots; 3 percent coarse prominent greenish gray (5GY 5/1) iron depletions and 5 percent medium prominent olive yellow (2.5Y 6/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; noneffervescent; neutral, pH 6.9; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU3352
    Bgb2—115 to 135 centimeters (45.3 to 53.1 inches); gray (5Y 5/1), gray (5Y 6/1), dry; fine sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 2.0 fine roots and 1.0 fine roots; 10 percent coarse distinct pale olive (5Y 6/3) masses of oxidized iron and 15 percent coarse prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; noneffervescent; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU3353
    Bgb3—135 to 203 centimeters (53.1 to 79.9 inches); gray (5Y 6/1), light gray (5Y 7/1), dry; fine sandy loam; weak very coarse prismatic parts to weak coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 2.0 fine roots and 1.0 fine roots; 2 percent faint clay films on vertical faces of peds; 2 percent fine iron-manganese masses and 10 percent medium distinct olive yellow (2.5Y 6/6) masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent coarse faint greenish gray (5G 5/1) iron depletions; fragments; noneffervescent; neutral, pH 7.2. Lab sample # TAMU3354. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 207900; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 207900