IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Dallam
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1995TX111001
  • User Pedon ID: S1995TX111001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 95P0494
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 67512
  • 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: 36.0862236
  • Std. Longitude: -102.0913315
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Location as reported by desribers appear incorrect. See site text notes.
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX111—Dallam
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: TX111—Dallam County, Texas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J. Kimble, R. Follett
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Dallam
  • PSC - 17 to 67 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/5/1995
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 3
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: plains
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: negligible
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/5/1995 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: wind erosion
    • 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

    2

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    1220

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    90

    430

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    Ap1—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) crushed, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) broken face, dry; fine sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; soft, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; deformable; 3.0 very fine to medium roots throughout; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P03719
    Ap2—5 to 10 centimeters (2.0 to 3.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) crushed, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) broken face, dry; sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky parts to weak fine granular structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; deformable; 3.0 very fine to medium roots throughout; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P03720
    Ap3—10 to 17 centimeters (3.9 to 6.7 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) crushed, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) broken face, dry; sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky parts to weak fine granular structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; deformable; 3.0 very fine to medium roots throughout; 5 percent faint clay films between sand grains; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P03721. patchy - phpvsfiid 358990; patchy - phpvsfiid 358990
    Bt1—17 to 39 centimeters (6.7 to 15.4 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/3) crushed, brown (10YR 5/3) broken face, dry; sandy clay loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; deformable; 0.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 21.0 very fine and fine high-continuity continuous tubular pores; 10 percent distinct clay films between sand grains; 10 percent fine and medium dendritic noncoherent cemented light gray (10YR 7/2) carbonate threads in cracks; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P03722. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 358991; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 358991
    Bt2—39 to 68 centimeters (15.4 to 26.8 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) crushed, strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) broken face, dry; sandy clay loam; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; deformable; 0.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 21.0 very fine and fine high-continuity continuous tubular pores; 10 percent distinct clay films between sand grains; 20 percent fine and medium dendritic noncoherent cemented light gray (10YR 7/2) carbonate threads in cracks; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P03723. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 358992; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 358992
    Bt3—68 to 86 centimeters (26.8 to 33.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) crushed, strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) broken face, dry; sandy clay loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; deformable; 0.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine and fine moderate-continuity continuous tubular pores; 10 percent distinct clay films between sand grains; 5 percent medium cylindrical weakly coherent cemented very pale brown (10YR 8/2) carbonate concretions throughout; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P03724. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 358993; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 358993
    Bt4—86 to 97 centimeters (33.9 to 38.2 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) crushed, strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) broken face, dry; sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; deformable; 0.5 very fine and fine moderate-continuity continuous tubular pores; 5 percent faint clay films between sand grains; 10 percent medium cylindrical weakly coherent cemented very pale brown (10YR 8/2) carbonate concretions throughout; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P03725. patchy - phpvsfiid 358994; patchy - phpvsfiid 358994
    2Btk1—97 to 157 centimeters (38.2 to 61.8 inches); pink (7.5YR 7/3) crushed, 60 percent pinkish white (7.5YR 8/2) broken face and 40 percent pink (7.5YR 7/3) broken face, dry; silty clay loam; weak fine and medium angular blocky structure; hard, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; deformable; 21.0 very fine and fine high-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P03726
    2Btk2—157 to 205 centimeters (61.8 to 80.7 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) crushed, 70 percent pink (7.5YR 7/3) broken face and 30 percent brown (7.5YR 5/4) broken face, dry; silty clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; deformable; 21.0 very fine and fine high-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 95P03727