IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Sorter
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S95TX199008
  • User Pedon ID: S95TX199008
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S95TX199008
  • Transect:
  • Transect Interval - 200.0
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - TAMU
  • Lab Pedon # - S95TX199008
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 45511
  • 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: 30.4194444
  • Std. Longitude: -94.5036111
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Map Unit: SomA—Sorter-Dallardsville complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX199—Hardin
  • MLRA: 152B—Western Gulf Coast Flatwoods
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: TX457—Tyler County, Texas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: JKW, DKM, KG, CLN
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, siliceous, superactive, thermic Natric Vermaqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: representative pedon for component
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Sorter
  • Classificaton Date - 6/4/2012
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Sorter
  • Classificaton Date - 10/18/1995
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: coastal plain
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/18/1995 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    ARIST

    Aristida

    threeawn

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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
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    A—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; very fine sandy loam; 50 percent sand; 48 percent silt; 2 percent clay; moderate fine and medium granular structure; hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 6.0 fine and medium roots and 2.0 coarse roots; 6.0 fine and medium pores; 3 percent fine faint brown (10YR 4/3) masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries lining pores; fragments; 10 percent krotovinas (volume percent); extremely acid, pH 4.0, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU5003
    Bg1—8 to 61 centimeters (3.1 to 24.0 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) very fine sandy loam; 47 percent sand; 50 percent silt; 4 percent clay; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 2.0 fine and medium pores; 2 percent fine prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries on faces of peds and 7 percent fine prominent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries lining pores and 8 percent fine prominent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries throughout; fragments; 5 percent albic tongues and 95 percent krotovinas (volume percent); very strongly acid, pH 4.6, pH meter; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # TAMU5004. 5 percent brittleness in krotovina. 50 percent krotovina are fresh yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and very pale brown (10YR 8/3) layered cups. 50 percent of krotovina are old grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and pink (7.5YR 7/3).
    Bg2—61 to 104 centimeters (24.0 to 40.9 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) very fine sandy loam; 51 percent sand; 45 percent silt; 4 percent clay; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 2.0 fine and medium pores; 1 percent fine prominent pale green (5G 6/2) iron depletions with sharp boundaries lining pores and 8 percent fine and medium prominent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries on faces of peds and 12 percent medium and coarse prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries on faces of peds; fragments; 5 percent albic tongues and 95 percent krotovinas (volume percent); very strongly acid, pH 4.6, pH meter; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # TAMU5005. 5 percent brittleness in krotovina. 50 percent of krotovina are fresh pink (7.5YR 7/3) and grayish brown (10YR 5/2) layered cups. 50 percent of krotovina are old gray (10YR 6/1), pink (7.5YR 7/3) and grayish brown (10YR 5/2).
    B/Etg1—104 to 130 centimeters (40.9 to 51.2 inches); 90 percent light gray (10YR 7/2) and 10 percent pink (7.5YR 7/3) very fine sandy loam; 53 percent sand; 43 percent silt; 4 percent clay; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 2.0 fine and medium pores; 7 percent fine and medium prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries on faces of peds and 20 percent medium and coarse prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries on faces of peds; fragments; 10 percent albic tongues and 70 percent krotovinas (volume percent); very strongly acid, pH 4.7, pH meter; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # TAMU5006. 10 Percent brittleness in krotovina. 40 percent krotovina are fresh and 30 of krotovina are old.
    B/Etg2—130 to 198 centimeters (51.2 to 78.0 inches); 80 percent light gray (10YR 7/2) and 20 percent pink (7.5YR 7/3) very fine sandy loam; 54 percent sand; 41 percent silt; 5 percent clay; moderate medium and coarse prismatic parts to moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 2.0 fine and medium pores; 2 percent fine and medium prominent reddish yellow (7.5YR 7/6) masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries on faces of peds and 2 percent fine prominent light gray (10YR 7/1) iron depletions with sharp boundaries lining pores and 5 percent fine prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries lining pores and 20 percent medium and coarse prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries throughout; fragments; 20 percent albic tongues and 45 percent krotovinas (volume percent); very strongly acid, pH 4.8, pH meter; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # TAMU5007. 20 percent brittleness in krotovina. 35 percent krotovina are fresh and 10 percent are old.
    E/Bgx—198 to 203 centimeters (78.0 to 79.9 inches); 80 percent pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2) and 20 percent pink (7.5YR 7/3) very fine sandy loam; 50 percent sand; 46 percent silt; 5 percent clay; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 2.0 fine and medium pores; 15 percent fine prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries on vertical faces of peds; fragments; 60 percent albic tongues and 35 percent krotovinas (volume percent); strongly acid, pH 5.1, pH meter. Lab sample # TAMU5008. 60 percent brittleness in B horizon. 25 percent krotovina are fresh and 10 percent are old.
    C—366 to 396 centimeters (144.1 to 155.9 inches); silt loam; fragments. Lab sample # TAMU5009