IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ashford
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1993TX067006
  • User Pedon ID: 93TX067006
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1993TX067006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 93P0779
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 66122
  • Print Date: 5/30/2024

    • 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: 33.2375832
  • Std. Longitude: -94.3150024
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: From intersection of TX 8 and TX 77 in Douglassville; 0.8 mile N on TX 8; 1.4 miles NE on CR 2121; 0.2 mile E on CR 2116; 2.1 miles N on CR 2124; 30 feet W in woods.
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX067—Cass
  • MLRA: 133B—Western Coastal Plain
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: TX616—Marion and Cass Counties, Texas
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 33094-B3—Douglassville, Texas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Golden, Hatherly, Byrd, Sabo, Wilson, Williams
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Very-fine, montmorillonitic, thermic Chromic Dystraquerts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 6
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Ashford
  • Taxonomic Class - Very-fine, montmorillonitic, thermic Chromic Dystraquerts
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/26/1993
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: coastal plain
  • Landform: terrace
  • Microfeature: gilgai
  • Slope Position: depression
  • Drainage Class: very poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/26/1993 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 10D
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - intermixed conifers and hardwoods
  • 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

    JUNCU

    QUNI

    QUPH

    QUST

    QUST

    Juncus

    Quercus nigra

    Quercus phellos

    Quercus stellata

    Quercus stellata

    rush

    water oak

    willow oak

    post oak

    post oak

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

    ochric epipedon

    0—8

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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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    73

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    A—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); 50 percent gray (10YR 6/1) clay; 5 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) fine and medium irregular and 45 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) fine and medium irregular mottles; strong fine angular blocky parts to strong fine granular structure; hard, firm; 30.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 10.0 medium roots throughout; 5.0 very fine moderate-continuity continuous tubular pores; 10 percent faint black (10YR 2/1), moist, black stains on all faces of peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P05380. 1 inch organic material on top - leaves, mosses.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 176092; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 176092
    Bg—8 to 43 centimeters (3.1 to 16.9 inches); 60 percent gray (10YR 6/1) and 35 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) clay; 5 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) fine and medium prominent irregular mottles; strong coarse angular blocky parts to strong fine and medium subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; 15.0 very fine roots between peds and 10.0 fine and medium roots between peds and 5.0 coarse roots between peds; 6.0 very fine moderate-continuity continuous tubular pores; 2 percent distinct black (10YR 2/1), moist, black stains in root channels and/or pores and 30 percent faint pressure faces on all faces of peds; 3 percent fine spherical extremely weakly coherent cemented black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese concretions between peds; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P05381. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 176093; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 176094; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 176093; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 176094
    Bgss1—43 to 66 centimeters (16.9 to 26.0 inches); 70 percent gray (10YR 5/1) clay; 5 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) fine and medium prominent irregular and 25 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium and coarse distinct irregular mottles; strong coarse prismatic parts to strong medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; 10.0 very fine roots between peds and 8.0 fine and medium roots between peds and 5.0 coarse roots between peds; 6.0 very fine moderate-continuity continuous tubular pores; distinct black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains in root channels and/or pores and 10 percent faint slickensides (pedogenic) on all faces of peds and 25 percent faint pressure faces on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical extremely weakly coherent cemented black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese concretions between peds; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P05382. continuous - phpvsfiid 176095; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 176096; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 176097; continuous - phpvsfiid 176095; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 176096; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 176097
    Bgss2—66 to 91 centimeters (26.0 to 35.8 inches); 80 percent gray (10YR 5/1) clay; 5 percent red (2.5YR 5/6) fine and medium prominent irregular and 15 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) medium and coarse distinct irregular mottles; strong coarse prismatic parts to strong medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; 10.0 very fine and fine roots between peds and 2.0 medium roots between peds; 4.0 very fine moderate-continuity continuous tubular pores; distinct black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains in root channels and/or pores and 15 percent faint slickensides (pedogenic) on all faces of peds and 20 percent faint pressure faces on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical extremely weakly coherent cemented black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese concretions between peds; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P05383. continuous - phpvsfiid 176098; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 176099; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 176100; continuous - phpvsfiid 176098; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 176099; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 176100
    Bgss3—91 to 147 centimeters (35.8 to 57.9 inches); 90 percent gray (10YR 5/1) clay; 2 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) fine and medium prominent irregular and 8 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) fine and medium distinct irregular mottles; strong coarse prismatic parts to strong medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; 10.0 very fine and fine roots between peds and 2.0 medium roots between peds; 4.0 very fine moderate-continuity continuous tubular pores; 25 percent faint slickensides (pedogenic) on all faces of peds; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P05384. continuous - phpvsfiid 176101; continuous - phpvsfiid 176101
    Bgss4—147 to 191 centimeters (57.9 to 75.2 inches); 79 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) clay; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine and medium distinct irregular and 19 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) fine and medium prominent irregular mottles; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; 7.0 very fine roots between peds and 2.0 fine roots between peds; 4.0 very fine moderate-continuity continuous tubular pores; 25 percent faint slickensides (pedogenic) on all faces of peds; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P05385. continuous - phpvsfiid 176102; continuous - phpvsfiid 176102
    Bgss5—191 to 272 centimeters (75.2 to 107.1 inches); 75 percent greenish gray (5GY 5/1) clay; 5 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) medium and coarse distinct irregular and 20 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine and coarse prominent irregular mottles; moderate coarse angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; 7.0 very fine roots between peds and 2.0 fine roots between peds; 2.0 very fine moderate-continuity continuous tubular pores; 20 percent faint slickensides (pedogenic) on all faces of peds; 3 percent fine and medium spherical extremely weakly coherent cemented black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese concretions throughout; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P05386. salts on vertical slickenside faces and black stains on lowest slickenside bowl at 272 cm.; continuous - phpvsfiid 176103; continuous - phpvsfiid 176103
    Bss—272 to 323 centimeters (107.1 to 127.2 inches); 80 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay; 20 percent greenish gray (5GY 6/1) medium and coarse prominent irregular mottles; moderate coarse angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; 2.0 very fine roots between peds; 2.0 very fine moderate-continuity continuous tubular pores; 10 percent prominent black (10YR 2/1), moist, black stains on faces of peds and 10 percent faint slickensides (pedogenic) on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine and medium irregular noncoherent cemented white (10YR 8/1) salt masses; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, unspecified. Lab sample # 93P05387. salts on vertical slickenside faces and black stains on lowest slickenside bowl at 272 cm.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 176104; continuous - phpvsfiid 176105; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 176104; continuous - phpvsfiid 176105