IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Kaplan
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S01LA001001
  • User Pedon ID: S2001LA001001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 02N0312
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 15460
  • Print Date: 6/2/2024

    • 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: 30.1175842
  • Std. Longitude: -92.5178223
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 11S
  • Range: 2W
  • Section: 1
  • PLSS Details: 2050 feet north and 900 feet west of the southwest corner
  • Location Description: about 1.2 miles west-southwest of Morse.
  • Map Unit: KpB—Kaplan silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes
  • State: Louisiana
  • MLRA: 150A—Gulf Coast Prairies
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: LA001—Acadia Parish, Louisiana
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 30092-A5—Gueydan, Louisiana

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Don McDaniel, Gerald Trahan
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine Aeric Chromic Vertic Epiaqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: TUD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Kaplan
  • Classificaton Date - 12/5/2002
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Kaplan
  • Classificaton Date - 9/10/2001
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loamy and clayey alluvium
  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: stream terrace
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: high
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Geology: Gulf Coastal Prairie formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/10/2001 (entry creation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

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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

    1.5

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    2.4

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    295

    1488

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    270

    19.4

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    LA2212

    CROWLEY 2 NE

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    Ap1—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silt loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 25.0 very fine roots throughout and 25.0 fine roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 02N01554; observed in push tube
    Ap2—10 to 23 centimeters (3.9 to 9.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silt loam; weak medium granular structure; friable; 25.0 very fine roots throughout and 25.0 fine roots; 10 percent fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries throughout; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 02N01556; observed in push tube
    Btg1—23 to 41 centimeters (9.1 to 16.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 5.0 very fine roots throughout and 5.0 fine roots; 55 percent distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical moderately coherent cemented iron-manganese concretions throughout and 10 percent medium distinct irregular yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.1; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N01555; observed in push tube. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 236817; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 236817
    Btg2—41 to 56 centimeters (16.1 to 22.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silty clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 4.0 fine roots throughout; 50 percent distinct clay films and 75 percent distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions throughout and 30 percent medium prominent irregular very dark gray (2.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries throughout; fragments; neutral, pH 7.1; gradual wavy boundary.; observed in push tube
    Btkg—56 to 91 centimeters (22.0 to 35.8 inches); variegated light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) silty clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 4.0 very fine roots throughout; 50 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent fine spherical moderately coherent cemented iron-manganese concretions throughout and 30 percent medium irregular light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries throughout; 5 percent coarse carbonate concretions throughout and 5 percent fine carbonate concretions throughout and 5 percent medium carbonate concretions throughout; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6; gradual wavy boundary.; observed in push tube
    Btkssg1—91 to 117 centimeters (35.8 to 46.1 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 10 percent distinct slickensides (pedogenic) and 35 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent fine prominent spherical weakly coherent cemented iron-manganese concretions throughout and 33 percent medium distinct irregular light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries throughout; coarse strongly coherent cemented carbonate concretions throughout and 20 percent fine and medium ; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9; gradual wavy boundary.; observed in push tube. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 236821; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 236822; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 236821; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 236822
    Btkssg2—117 to 135 centimeters (46.1 to 53.1 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 5 percent distinct slickensides (pedogenic) and 5 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent medium prominent spherical weakly coherent cemented iron-manganese concretions throughout and 10 percent fine prominent spherical weakly coherent cemented iron-manganese concretions throughout and 35 percent medium distinct irregular light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries throughout; coarse strongly coherent cemented carbonate concretions throughout and 20 percent fine and medium ; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.7; clear wavy boundary.; observed in push tube. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 236823; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 236824; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 236823; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 236824
    Btkssg3—135 to 216 centimeters (53.1 to 85.0 inches); gray (5Y 6/1) silty clay; 15 percent reddish brown (5YR 5/4) coarse prominent irregular mottles; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 5 percent distinct slickensides (pedogenic) and 5 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent medium prominent spherical weakly coherent cemented iron-manganese concretions throughout and 10 percent coarse prominent spherical weakly coherent cemented iron-manganese concretions throughout and 35 percent coarse prominent irregular yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries throughout; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.7.; observed in push tube. common strata of light reddish brown (5YR 6/3) very fine sandy loam throughout; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 236825; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 236826; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 236825; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 236826