IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): RUSTON
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1957LA015002
  • User Pedon ID: S1957LA015002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A4120
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 40312
  • 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: 32.8797226
  • Std. Longitude: -93.6772232
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 22N
  • Range: 13W
  • Section: 23
  • PLSS Details: 395 feet S of center of road intersection, then 43 feet W of center of road, SE 1/4, SW 1/4
  • Location Description: about 5 miles NW of Plain Dealing.
  • State: Louisiana
  • County: LA015—Bossier
  • MLRA: 133B—Western Coastal Plain
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: LA015—Bossier Parish, Louisiana

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: James S. Allen, Bruce Chaffin, and Lester L. Loftin
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, siliceous, thermic Typic Paleudults
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - RUSTON
  • PSC - 43 to 84 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/16/2007
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Ruston
  • Classificaton Date - 5/21/1957
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/21/1957 (actual site observation date)
  • Plant Association Name: Native - pine-hardwood forest
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • 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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    Ap—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) fine sandy loam; moderate fine granular structure; very friable; 10.0 roots; 1 percent medium weakly coherent cemented dark concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A31478
    A31—13 to 25 centimeters (5.1 to 9.8 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine sandy loam; massive; friable; 10.0 roots; 1 percent medium weakly coherent cemented dark concretions; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A31479. (traffic pan).
    B32—25 to 43 centimeters (9.8 to 16.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 10.0 roots; 1 percent medium weakly coherent cemented dark concretions; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A31480
    B21t—43 to 69 centimeters (16.9 to 27.2 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 roots; 10 percent medium weakly coherent cemented dark concretions; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A31481
    B22t—69 to 84 centimeters (27.2 to 33.1 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/8) sandy clay loam; moderate medium angular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 roots; 10 percent medium weakly coherent cemented dark concretions; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A31482
    B&A1—84 to 114 centimeters (33.1 to 44.9 inches); red (2.5YR 4/8) sandy clay, fine sandy loam; 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium angular blocky structure; hard, firm; brittle; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A31483
    B&A2—114 to 140 centimeters (44.9 to 55.1 inches); dark red (2.5YR 3/6) sandy clay, fine sandy loam; 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) coarse distinct mottles; moderate fine angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; brittle; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, unspecified. Lab sample # 40A31484