IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Tippah
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984LA059023
  • User Pedon ID: 84LA059023
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1984LA059023
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0086
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 55802
  • Print Date: 5/31/2024

    • 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: 31.8291664
  • Std. Longitude: -92.0913925
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 10N
  • Range: 4E
  • Section: 20
  • PLSS Details: 32 meters E of road ditch;NW1/4 SW1/4
  • Location Description: About 6 mi NE of Summerville, Lasalle Parish, LA.
  • State: Louisiana
  • County: LA059—LaSalle
  • MLRA: 133B—Western Coastal Plain

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: George Martin
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, active, thermic Aquic Paleudalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 23
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Tippah
  • PSC - 13 to 63 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Tippah
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed, thermic Aquic Paleudalf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 10/1/1984
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: head slope
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • 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

    PITA

    Picris echioides

    Pinus taeda

    bristly oxtongue

    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

    0—13

    13—161

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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

    21

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    63

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    45

    144

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    19

    27

    9

    20

    26

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    1Ap—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior silt loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 5.5 very fine roots and 5.5 fine roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P00428; very moist when described;. many fine roots; many very fine roots
    1Bt1—13 to 30 centimeters (5.1 to 11.8 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior silt loam; 1 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) fine distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 5.5 fine and medium roots and 5.5 coarse roots; faint , moist, clay films; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P00429; very moist when described;. Few chert gravel, some chipped.; many fine and medium roots; many coarse roots; few fine distinct 10YR64 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 218032; patchy - phpvsfiid 218032
    1Bt2—30 to 47 centimeters (11.8 to 18.5 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6) interior silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 5.5 fine and medium roots and 5.5 coarse roots; faint , moist, clay films; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P00430; very moist when described;. Few chert gravel, some chipped.; many fine and medium roots; many coarse roots; patchy - phpvsfiid 218033; patchy - phpvsfiid 218033
    1Bt3—47 to 60 centimeters (18.5 to 23.6 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; 1 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine distinct and 1 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) fine distinct and 11 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 fine and medium roots and 2.5 coarse roots; faint , moist, clay films and distinct , moist, skeletans on faces of peds; 11 percent fine and medium spherical iron-manganese masses; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P00431; very moist when described;. Few chert gravel, some chipped. Water seep zone in 10YR 6/2 areas.; common fine and medium soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; common fine and medium roots; common coarse roots; common fine distinct 10YR64 mottles; few fine distinct 10YR62 mottles; few fine distinct 5YR46 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 218034; patchy - phpvsfiid 218035; patchy - phpvsfiid 218034; patchy - phpvsfiid 218035
    2Bt4—60 to 79 centimeters (23.6 to 31.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior and red (2.5YR 4/8) interior silty clay; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; very firm; 2.5 fine and medium roots and 2.5 coarse roots; , moist, clay bridges and distinct , moist, skeletans on faces of peds; 1 percent iron-manganese concretions; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P00432; very moist when described;. Silt coats in upper 5 cm only.; few iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common fine and medium roots; common coarse roots; patchy - phpvsfiid 218037; patchy - phpvsfiid 218037
    2Bt5—79 to 104 centimeters (31.1 to 40.9 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior clay; 11 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) fine and medium prominent mottles; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 fine and medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; , moist, pressure faces; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P00433; very moist when described;. few fine and medium roots; few coarse roots; common fine and medium prominent 2.5YR48 mottles
    2Bt6—104 to 125 centimeters (40.9 to 49.2 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior clay; 1 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) fine and medium prominent mottles; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 fine and medium roots; , moist, clay bridges; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P00434; moist when described;. few fine and medium roots; few fine and medium prominent 2.5YR48 mottles
    2Bt7—125 to 146 centimeters (49.2 to 57.5 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior and light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) interior clay; 1 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) fine and medium prominent mottles; weak very coarse subangular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; , moist, clay bridges; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P00435; moist when described;. few fine roots; few very fine roots; few fine and medium prominent 2.5YR48 mottles
    2Bt8—146 to 161 centimeters (57.5 to 63.4 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior clay; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium and coarse prominent and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium and coarse prominent mottles; weak very coarse subangular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 very fine roots; , moist, pressure faces; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P00436; moist when described;. few very fine roots; common medium and coarse prominent 10YR56 mottles; common medium and coarse prominent 7.5YR56 mottles
    2BC—161 to 169 centimeters (63.4 to 66.5 inches); pale olive (5Y 6/3) interior silt loam; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium and coarse distinct mottles; moderate coarse platy, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 1 percent medium and coarse barite masses; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 85P00437; moist when described;. Horizontal layer at 161 to 169 cm of silt loam sampled separately; bounded above and below by thin bands of 7.5YR 5/8 ferric iron concentrations.; few medium and coarse soft masses of barite concentrations; common medium and coarse distinct 7.5YR58 mottles
    2BC—169 to 177 centimeters (66.5 to 69.7 inches); pale olive (5Y 6/3) interior silt loam; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium and coarse distinct mottles; moderate coarse platy, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 1 percent medium and coarse barite masses; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 85P00438; moist when described;. Horizontal layer at 161 to 169 cm of silt loam sampled separately; bounded above and below by thin bands of 7.5YR 5/8 ferric iron concentrations.; few medium and coarse soft masses of barite concentrations; common medium and coarse distinct 7.5YR58 mottles