IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Providence
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984LA059022
  • User Pedon ID: 84LA059022
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1984LA059022
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0085
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 55801
  • 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: 31.7347221
  • Std. Longitude: -92.0405579
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: About 5 mi NE of Jena, Lasalle Parish, LA; 0.2 mi E from LA 459 on gravel Rd 0.3 mi S from junction.
  • State: Louisiana
  • County: LA059—LaSalle
  • MLRA: 133B—Western Coastal Plain

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: George Martin
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, active, thermic Typic Fragiudalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 22
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Providence
  • PSC - 20 to 70 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Providence
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed, 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

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: terrace—stream or lake
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • 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
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    PIEC

    PIPA

    PITA

    Picris echioides

    Pinaropappus parvus

    Pinus taeda

    bristly oxtongue

    small rocklettuce

    loblolly pine

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    fragipan

    0—20

    20—208

    79—208

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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

    11

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    67

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    270

    144

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    19

    27

    9

    20

    26

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    1Ap1—0 to 11 centimeters (0.0 to 4.3 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior silt loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine faint mottles; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 2.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P00418; moist when described;. common fine roots; common very fine roots; few fine faint 7.5YR46 mottles
    1Ap2—11 to 20 centimeters (4.3 to 7.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P00419; moist when described;. common very fine roots; few medium roots
    1Bt1—20 to 45 centimeters (7.9 to 17.7 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) interior silty clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 fine and medium roots and 2.5 coarse roots; , moist, clay films; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P00420; moist when described;. common fine and medium roots; common coarse roots; patchy - phpvsfiid 230470; patchy - phpvsfiid 230470
    1Bt2—45 to 63 centimeters (17.7 to 24.8 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) interior silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 fine and medium roots and 2.5 coarse roots; , moist, clay films and 15 percent , moist, black stains; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese masses; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P00421; moist when described;. few fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; few black stains surface features; common fine and medium roots; common coarse roots; patchy - phpvsfiid 230471; patchy - phpvsfiid 230471
    1B/E—63 to 79 centimeters (24.8 to 31.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine distinct mottles; weak fine prismatic, and moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; brittle; 2.5 fine and medium roots and 2.5 coarse roots; , moist, clay films and light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), moist, skeletans on faces of peds; 30 percent fine and medium spherical iron-manganese masses; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P00422; very moist when described;. Mn concretions hard and black in center and brown on edges. Silt coats 1 to 2 mm thick.; 30% brittle material; many fine and medium soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; common fine and medium roots; common coarse roots; common fine distinct 10YR62 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 230473; patchy - phpvsfiid 230473
    1Btx1—79 to 99 centimeters (31.1 to 39.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior and brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior clay loam; 1 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine distinct mottles; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; brittle; 0.5 fine roots; , moist, clay films; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P00423; moist when described;. 10YR 6/2 silt loam in seams 5 to 15 mm thick.; 40% brittle material; few fine roots; few fine distinct 10YR62 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 230475; patchy - phpvsfiid 230475
    1Btx2—99 to 119 centimeters (39.0 to 46.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior sandy clay loam; 1 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine distinct mottles; weak very coarse prismatic structure; firm; brittle; 0.5 fine roots in cracks; strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, clay films; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P00424; moist when described;. 10YR 6/2 silt loam in seams 5 to 15 mm thick.; 85% brittle material; few fine roots in cracks; few fine distinct 10YR62 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 230476; patchy - phpvsfiid 230476
    1Btx3—119 to 155 centimeters (46.9 to 61.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) interior and brown (7.5YR 4/4) exterior loam; 1 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine distinct mottles; weak very coarse prismatic structure; firm; brittle; 0.5 fine roots in cracks; brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist, clay films; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P00425; moist when described;. 10YR 6/2 silt loam in seams 5 to 15 mm thick.; 85% brittle material; few fine roots in cracks; few fine distinct 10YR62 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 218027; patchy - phpvsfiid 218027
    1Btx4—155 to 181 centimeters (61.0 to 71.3 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) interior sandy loam; 1 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) medium distinct mottles; weak very coarse prismatic structure; firm; brittle; weak red (7.5R 5/4), moist, clay films; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P00426; moist when described;. Few seams 10YR 6/4 sandy loam 5 to 15 mm thick.; 85% brittle material; few medium distinct 10YR52 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 218028; patchy - phpvsfiid 218028
    1Btx5—181 to 208 centimeters (71.3 to 81.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior and strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) exterior sandy loam; weak very coarse prismatic structure; firm; brittle; , moist, clay films and , moist, skeletans on faces of peds and , moist, black stains on faces of peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 85P00427; moist when described;. 45% brittle material; patchy - phpvsfiid 218029; patchy - phpvsfiid 218029