Soil Survey of Live Oak County, Texas

316 Pages·2006·4.37 MB·English

United States In cooperation
Department of with Texas Soil Survey of
Agriculture Agricultural
Experiment

Natural Station Live Oak County,
Resources
Conservation
Service
Texas
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How To Use This Soil Survey

General Soil Map
The general soil map, which is a color map, shows the survey area divided into groups of
associated soils called general soil map units. This map is useful in planning the use and
management of large areas.
To find information about your area of interest, locate that area on the map, identify the
name of the map unit in the area on the color-coded map legend, then refer to the section
General Soil Map Units for a general description of the soils in your area.
Detailed Soil Maps
The detailed soil maps can be useful in planning the use and management of small
areas.
To find information about your area of interest, locate that area on the Index to Map
Sheets. Note the number of the map sheet and go to that sheet.
Locate your area of interest on the map sheet. Note the map unit symbols that are in that
area. Go to the Contents, which lists the map units by symbol and name and shows the
page where each map unit is described.
The Contents shows which table has data on a specific land use for each detailed soil
map unit. Also see the Contents for sections of this publication that may address your
specific needs.
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This soil survey is a publication of the National Cooperative Soil Survey, a joint effort
of the United States Department of Agriculture and other Federal agencies, State
agencies including the Agricultural Experiment Stations, and local agencies. The Natural
Resources Conservation Service has leadership for the Federal part of the National
Cooperative Soil Survey.
Major fieldwork for this soil survey was completed in 1995. Soil names and
descriptions were approved in 1996. Unless otherwise indicated, statements in this
publication refer to conditions in the survey area in 1996. This survey was made
cooperatively by the Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Texas Agricultural
Experiment Station. The survey is part of the technical assistance furnished to the Live
Oak Soil and Water Conservation District. The most current official data are available at
http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/app/
Soil maps in this survey may be copied without permission. Enlargement of these
maps, however, could cause misunderstanding of the detail of mapping. If enlarged,
maps do not show the small areas of contrasting soils that could have been shown at a
larger scale.
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Cover: The natural gas rig in the background stands in an area of Cotulla clay loam, 1 to 3 percent
slopes. Olmos very gravelly sandy loam, 1 to 8 percent slopes, is in the foreground.

Additional information about the Nation’s natural resources is available on the Natural
Resources Conservation Service homepage on the World Wide Web. The address is
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov
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Contents

How To Use This Survey .................................................................................. i
Foreword..........................................................................................................ix
General Nature of the County....................................................................... 1
History .................................................................................................... 1
Climate................................................................................................... 3
How This Survey Was Made ........................................................................ 4
General Soil Map Units.................................................................................... 7
1. Weesatche-Pernitas ................................................................................. 7
2. Olmos-Sarnosa-Weesatche...................................................................... 8
3. Eloso-Rosenbrock .................................................................................... 9
4. Sarnosa-Weesatche............................................................................... 10
5. Pernitas-Annarose.................................................................................. 11
6. Buchel-Sinton ........................................................................................ 11
7. Esseville................................................................................................. 12
8. Papalote-Weesatche-Coy....................................................................... 13
9. Nusil-Papalote-Rhymes.......................................................................... 14
10. Monteola-Cotulla .................................................................................. 15
11. Lattas ................................................................................................... 15
12. Imogene-Buchel ................................................................................... 16
13. Hindes-Mata......................................................................................... 17
Detailed Soil Map Units ................................................................................. 19
AnC—Annarose fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes.............................. 20
BcA—Buchel clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes, occasionally flooded ................... 22
BfA—Buchel clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes, frequently flooded........................ 25
CaB—Campbellton clay loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes................................... 27
CaC—Campbellton clay loam, 3 to 5 percent slopes................................... 29
CeB—Choke silty clay loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes ..................................... 32
CeC—Choke silty clay loam, 3 to 5 percent slopes ..................................... 34
CkA—Clareville sandy clay loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes .............................. 36
CkB—Clareville sandy clay loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes .............................. 38
CnA—Condido clay, 0 to 2 percent slopes.................................................. 40
CoB—Conquista clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes ............................................... 43
CoG—Conquista clay, 20 to 40 percent slopes........................................... 45
CtB—Cotulla clay loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes ............................................ 47
CyA—Coy clay loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes ................................................ 49
CyB—Coy clay loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes ................................................ 51
DAM—Dams.............................................................................................. 54
DnA—Danjer clay loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes ............................................ 54
DnB—Danjer clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes..................................................... 56
EcB—Ecleto sandy clay loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes................................... 58
EsA—Eloso clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes ...................................................... 60
EsB—Eloso clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes ...................................................... 63
EvA—Esseville clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes ................................................. 65
EvB—Esseville clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes ................................................. 68
EvC—Esseville clay, 3 to 5 percent slopes ................................................. 70
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ExC—Esseville gravelly clay, 1 to 5 percent slopes .................................... 73
FaC—Fashing clay loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes .......................................... 76
GoB—Goliad fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes .................................. 78
HnD—Hindes very gravelly sandy clay loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes............. 81
ImA—Imogene fine sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes................................ 83
LaB—Lacoste fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes ................................. 86
LpB—Laparita sandy clay loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes ................................ 88
LtA—Lattas clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes....................................................... 90
LtB—Lattas clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes....................................................... 93
MaD—Mata gravelly clay loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes ................................. 95
MoA—Monteola clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes ................................................ 98
MoB—Monteola clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes ...............................................100
NuC—Nusil fine sand, 1 to 5 percent slopes..............................................102
OdA—Odem fine sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes,
occasionally flooded.............................................................................105
OmD—Olmos very gravelly sandy loam, 1 to 8 percent slopes ..................107
PaB—Papalote loamy fine sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes ..............................110
PbA—Papalote fine sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes ..............................112
PbB—Papalote fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes ..............................114
PcB—Parrita fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes..................................117
PkB—Pavelek clay loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes .........................................119
PkC2—Pavelek clay loam, 3 to 5 percent slopes, severely eroded.............122
PmC—Pernitas fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes..............................125
PnB—Pernitas sandy clay loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes...............................127
PtC—Pettus sandy clay loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes ..................................129
PvC—Picosa loam, 1 to 5 percent slopes ..................................................131
Px—Pits....................................................................................................134
RhC—Rhymes fine sand, 1 to 5 percent slopes.........................................134
RoA—Rosenbrock clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes ...........................................137
RoB—Rosenbrock clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes ...........................................139
RrA—Rosenbrock clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes, rarely flooded .....................142
SaD—Sancajo very gravelly loam, 1 to 8 percent slopes ...........................144
SeD—Sarnosa fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes...............................147
ShC—Schattel clay loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes.........................................149
StA—Sinton sandy clay loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes,
occasionally flooded.............................................................................151
SxA—Sinton clay loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes, frequently flooded ..............154
TcA—Tiocano clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes ..................................................156
UsC—Ustarents loamy, 2 to 5 percent slopes............................................159
W—Water .................................................................................................161
WaB—Weesatche fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes .........................161
WaC—Weesatche fine sandy loam, 3 to 5 percent slopes .........................163
WeB—Weesatche sandy clay loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes.........................165
Prime Farmland.............................................................................................169
Use and Management of the Soils ...............................................................171
Crops and Pasture ....................................................................................171
Cropland..............................................................................................171
Pasture and Hayland ...........................................................................176
Yields Per Acre....................................................................................177
Land Capability Classification ..............................................................178
Rangeland ................................................................................................179
Ecological Sites, Similarity Index, Trend, and Health ............................179
Blackland Ecological Site .................................................................182
Clay Loam Ecological Site ...............................................................182
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Clayey Bottomland Ecological Site...................................................183
Claypan Prairie Ecological Site ........................................................183
Gravelly Ridge Ecological Site .........................................................183
Gray Sandy Loam Ecological Site ....................................................184
Lakebed Ecological Site...................................................................184
Loamy Bottomland Ecological Site ...................................................184
Loamy Sand Ecological Site.............................................................185
Rolling Blackland Ecological Site .....................................................185
Saline Clay Ecological Site ..............................................................186
Saline Clay Loam Ecological Site.....................................................186
Sandy Ecological Site ......................................................................186
Sandy Loam Ecological Site.............................................................186
Shallow Ecological Site....................................................................187
Shallow Ridge Ecological Site..........................................................187
Shallow Sandy Loam Ecological Site ...............................................188
Sloping Clay Loam Ecological Site...................................................188
Tight Sandy Loam Ecological Site....................................................188
Wildlife Habitat ..........................................................................................189
Recreation.................................................................................................192
Hydric Soils...............................................................................................193
Engineering...............................................................................................194
Building Site Development.........................................................................194
Sanitary Facilities ......................................................................................196
Agricultural Waste Management................................................................198
Construction Materials...............................................................................201
Water Management...................................................................................202
Soil Properties ..............................................................................................205
Engineering Index Properties.....................................................................205
Physical Soil Properties.............................................................................206
Chemical Soil Properties ...........................................................................208
Water Features .........................................................................................208
Soil Features.............................................................................................210
Physical and Chemical Analyses of Selected Soils ....................................210
Classification of the Soils.............................................................................213
Soil Series and Their Morphology..............................................................213
Annarose Series ..................................................................................214
Buchel Series ......................................................................................216
Campbellton Series .............................................................................218
Choke Series.......................................................................................220
Clareville Series...................................................................................223
Condido Series ....................................................................................225
Conquista Series .................................................................................226
Cotulla Series ......................................................................................227
Coy Series...........................................................................................229
Danjer Series.......................................................................................231
Ecleto Series .......................................................................................233
Eloso Series ........................................................................................234
Esseville Series ...................................................................................235
Fashing Series.....................................................................................237
Goliad Series.......................................................................................239
Hindes Series ......................................................................................240
Imogene Series ...................................................................................241
Lacoste Series.....................................................................................243
Laparita Series ....................................................................................245
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Lattas Series........................................................................................246
Mata Series .........................................................................................248
Monteola Series...................................................................................249
Nusil Series .........................................................................................250
Odem Series........................................................................................252
Olmos Series.......................................................................................253
Papalote Series ...................................................................................255
Parrita Series.......................................................................................257
Pavelek Series.....................................................................................259
Pernitas Series ....................................................................................260
Pettus Series .......................................................................................263
Picosa Series.......................................................................................264
Rhymes Series ....................................................................................265
Rosenbrock Series ..............................................................................266
Sancajo Series ....................................................................................267
Sarnosa Series ....................................................................................269
Schattel Series ....................................................................................271
Sinton Series .......................................................................................273
Tiocano Series.....................................................................................274
Weesatche Series................................................................................275
Formation of the Soil ....................................................................................279
Factors of Soil Formation...........................................................................279
Parent Material ....................................................................................279
Climate................................................................................................279
Living Organisms.................................................................................279
Topography .........................................................................................280
Time....................................................................................................280
Processes of Horizon Differentiation..........................................................280
Surface Geology..................................................................................282
Tertiary Formations..........................................................................282
Tertiary-Quaternary Terrace Deposits ..............................................283
Quaternary Deposits........................................................................284
References ....................................................................................................285
Glossary........................................................................................................287
Tables............................................................................................................303
Table 1—Temperature and Precipitation....................................................304
Table 2—Freeze Dates in Spring and Fall .................................................305
Table 3—Growing Season.........................................................................305
Table 4—Acreage and Proportionate Extent of the Soils............................306
Table 5—Prime Farmland..........................................................................308
Table 6—Irrigated and Nonirrigated Yields by Map Unit Component ..........309
Table 7—Rangeland Productivity and Characteristic Plant Communities ...313
Table 8—Wildlife Habitat ...........................................................................333
Table 9—Camp Areas, Picnic Areas, and Playgrounds..............................338
Table 10—Paths, Trails, and Golf Course Fairways ...................................344
Table 11—Dwellings and Small Commercial Buildings...............................349
Table 12—Roads and Streets, Shallow Excavations, and Lawns
and Landscaping .................................................................................355
Table 13—Sewage Disposal .....................................................................362
Table 14—Landfills....................................................................................369
Table 15—Agricultural Disposal of Manure, Food-Processing
Waste, and Sewage Sludge.................................................................375
Table 16—Agricultural Disposal of Wastewater by Irrigation and
Overland Flow .....................................................................................382
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Table 17—Agricultural Disposal of Wastewater by Infiltration and
Treatment of Wastewater.....................................................................389
Table 18—Source of Gravel and Sand ......................................................397
Table 19—Source of Reclamation Material, Roadfill, and Topsoil ..............403
Table 20—Ponds and Embankments.........................................................410
Table 21—Water Management..................................................................416
Table 22—Engineering Index Properties....................................................423
Table 23—Physical Soil Properties............................................................438
Table 24—Chemical Soil Properties ..........................................................447
Table 25—Water Features ........................................................................454
Table 26—Soil Features............................................................................476
Table 27—Physical Analyses of Selected Soils..........................................480
Table 28—Chemical Analyses of Selected Soils........................................482
Table 29—Clay Mineralogy of Selected Soils.............................................484
Table 30—Taxonomic Classification of the Soils........................................485

November 2006