IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Providence
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1984LA021018
User Pedon ID:
84LA021018
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
SSL
Lab Pedon # -
85P0087
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
55803
Print Date:
5/20/2024
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:
31.9708328
Std. Longitude:
-92.0961075
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
11N
Range:
4E
Section:
6
PLSS Details:
NW 1/4 NE 1/4
Location Description:
Caldwell Parish, LA.
State:
Louisiana
County:
LA021—Caldwell
MLRA:
133B—Western Coastal Plain
PEDON
Describers Name:
W.H. Boyd, G. L. Bowden and E. Williams
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine-silty, mixed, thermic Typic Fragiudalfs
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
Converted from SSL-CMS data
Pedon #:
18
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Providence
PSC -
15 to 56 cm.
Classificaton Date -
2/1/2010
Moisture Class -
udic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Bussy
Taxonomic Class -
Fine-silty, siliceous, thermic Typic Fragiudalf
Taxon Kind -
series
Classificaton Date -
10/1/1984
Moisture Class -
udic
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Erosion Class -
1
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Slope Shape Down:
linear
Runoff:
low
Drainage Class:
somewhat poorly
Surface Fragments:
0.00 percent
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
10/1/1984 (actual site observation date)
Surface Cover Properties:
Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 -
tree cover
Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 -
hardwoods
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Drained? -
no
Bedded Soil? -
no
Forest Plantation? -
no
Site Erosion Accelerated:
water erosion
Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind
Feature Depth L-H
Feature Thickness L-RV-H
cm
ochric epipedon
argillic horizon
fragipan
0—15
15—137
56—137
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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
1
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90
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1Ap1—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior silt loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 5.5 fine and medium roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Not sampled.; many fine and medium roots
1Ap2—5 to 15 centimeters (2.0 to 5.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior silt loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine faint mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 5.5 fine and medium roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Not sampled.; many fine and medium roots; common fine faint 10YR56 mottles
1Bt1—15 to 40 centimeters (5.9 to 15.7 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 fine and medium roots; 2.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 37 percent distinct , moist, clay films; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P00439. common clay films surface features; common fine and medium roots; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 218042; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 218042
1Bt2—40 to 56 centimeters (15.7 to 22.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) medium faint mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 fine and medium roots; 2.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 15 percent , moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains and 37 percent distinct , moist, clay films; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Not sampled.; common clay films surface features; few manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features; common fine and medium roots; common medium faint 10YR54 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 218044; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 218043; patchy - phpvsfiid 218044; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 218043
1Bx1—56 to 74 centimeters (22.0 to 29.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior silty clay loam, silt loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) medium distinct and 11 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) medium distinct and 11 percent very pale brown (10YR 7/3) medium distinct mottles; moderate fine and medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 2.5 fine and medium roots; 2.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 15 percent , moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains and 37 percent distinct , moist, clay films; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Not sampled. E material friable.; common clay films surface features; few manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features; common fine and medium roots; few medium distinct 10YR54 mottles; common medium distinct 10YR63 mottles; common medium distinct 10YR73 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 218045; patchy - phpvsfiid 218046; patchy - phpvsfiid 218045; patchy - phpvsfiid 218046
1Bx2—71 to 94 centimeters (28.0 to 37.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) medium distinct mottles; strong coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 2.5 fine and medium roots and 0.5 fine roots between peds; 2.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 15 percent , moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains and 37 percent distinct , moist, clay films; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Not sampled.; common clay films surface features; few manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features; common fine and medium roots; few fine roots between peds; common medium distinct 10YR54 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 218047; patchy - phpvsfiid 218048; patchy - phpvsfiid 218047; patchy - phpvsfiid 218048
1Bx3—94 to 119 centimeters (37.0 to 46.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) medium distinct mottles; strong coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots between peds; 2.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 15 percent , moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains and 37 percent distinct , moist, clay films; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Not sampled.; common clay films surface features; few manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features; few fine roots between peds; common medium distinct 10YR54 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 218049; patchy - phpvsfiid 218050; patchy - phpvsfiid 218049; patchy - phpvsfiid 218050
1Bx4—119 to 137 centimeters (46.9 to 53.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; 1 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; strong coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots between peds; 2.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 15 percent , moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains and 37 percent distinct , moist, clay films; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P00440. common clay films surface features; few manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features; few fine roots between peds; few fine distinct 5YR56 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 218051; patchy - phpvsfiid 218052; patchy - phpvsfiid 218051; patchy - phpvsfiid 218052
2Bt3—137 to 182 centimeters (53.9 to 71.7 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior clay loam; 11 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) medium prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 15 percent faint , moist, clay films; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog. Not sampled.; few clay films surface features; common medium prominent 2.5YR46 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 218053; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 218053