LOCATION CATESBY OK+KS TX

Established Series
SLM-JTB-CLN
12/2017

CATESBY SERIES

The Catesby series consists of very deep, well drained, moderately permeable soils that formed in calcareous loamy colluvium from the Ash Hollow or Kimball Members, Ogallala Formation of Miocene-Pliocene age. These soils are on gently sloping to steep hillslopes and colluvial aprons in the Southern High Plains, Breaks (MLRA 77E). Slope ranges from 1 to 20 percent. Mean annual precipitation is about 530 mm (21 in), and mean annual temperature is about 15 degrees C (59 degrees F).

TAXONOMIC CLASS: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, thermic Aridic Calciustolls

TYPICAL PEDON: Catesby loam--on a 7 percent convex slope in native rangeland at approximately 826 m (2710 ft) elevation.
(Colors are for dry soil unless otherwise stated.)

Ak--0 to 20 cm (0 to 8 in); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) loam, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) moist; moderate medium granular structure; slightly hard, friable; many fine and few medium roots throughout; finely disseminated calcium carbonate throughout; few fine irregular carbonate concretions in the matrix; common fine cylindrical worm casts; 2 percent 2 to 5 mm, 3 percent 5 to 20 mm, and 1 percent 75 to 250 mm strongly cemented subangular caliche fragments; strongly effervescent (19 percent calcium carbonate equivalent); moderately alkaline, pH 7.9; clear smooth boundary. (Thickness of the A, Ak, Ap, or Akp horizons is 18 to 41 cm [7 to 16 in])

Bk1--20 to 40 cm (8 to 16 in); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) loam, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) moist; weak medium subangular blocky parting to moderate medium granular structure; slightly hard, friable; common fine and few medium roots throughout; finely disseminated calcium carbonate throughout; few fine threadlike calcium carbonate masses in matrix; few fine irregular calcium carbonate concretions in matrix; 4 percent 2 to 5 mm, 3 percent 5 to 20 mm, and 1 percent 75 to 250 mm strongly cemented subangular caliche fragments; strongly effervescent (32 percent calcium carbonate equivalent); moderately alkaline, pH 8.2; gradual smooth boundary.

Bk2--40 to 73 cm (16 to 29 in); pale brown (10YR 6/3) clay loam, brown (10YR 4/3) moist; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; few fine and few medium roots throughout; finely disseminated calcium carbonate throughout; few fine threadlike calcium carbonate masses in matrix; common fine and medium irregular calcium carbonate concretions in matrix; 2 percent 2 to 5 mm, and 3 percent 5 to 20 mm strongly cemented subangular caliche fragments; strongly effervescent (35 percent calcium carbonate equivalent); moderately alkaline, pH 8.3; clear smooth boundary.

Bk3--73 to 106 cm (29 to 42 in); light brown (7.5YR 6/4) clay loam, brown (7.5YR 5/4) moist; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; few fine roots throughout; finely disseminated calcium carbonate throughout; common fine threadlike calcium carbonate masses in matrix; and many fine and few medium irregular calcium carbonate masses in matrix; 3 percent 2 to 5 mm, and 2 percent 5 to 20 mm strongly cemented subangular caliche fragments; strongly effervescent (39 percent calcium carbonate equivalent); moderately alkaline, pH 8.3; gradual smooth boundary. (Combined thickness of the Bk horizons is 25 to 130 cm [10 to 51 in])

BCk1--106 to 140 cm (42 to 55 in); pink (7.5YR 7/4) loam, light brown (7.5YR 6/4) moist; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; few fine roots throughout; finely disseminated calcium carbonate throughout; common fine threadlike calcium carbonate masses in matrix; many fine and few medium irregular calcium carbonate concretions in matrix; 6 percent 2 to 5 mm, 7 percent 5 to 20 mm, and 1 percent 20 to 76 mm strongly cemented subangular caliche fragments; violently effervescent (43 percent calcium carbonate equivalent); moderately alkaline, pH 8.4; gradual smooth boundary.

BCk2--140 to 164 cm (55 to 65 in); pink (7.5YR 8/4) gravelly fine sandy loam, pink (7.5YR 7/4), moist; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; few fine roots throughout; finely disseminated calcium carbonate throughout; few fine threadlike calcium carbonate masses in matrix; many fine and few medium irregular calcium carbonate concretions in matrix; 5 percent 2 to 5 mm, 12 percent 5 to 20 mm, and 6 percent 20 to 76 mm strongly cemented subangular caliche fragments; violently effervescent (41 percent calcium carbonate equivalent); moderately alkaline, pH 8.4; gradual smooth boundary. (Combined thickness of the BCk horizons is 40 to 109 cm thick [16 to 43 in])

BCk3--164 to 200 cm (65 to 79 in); pink (7.5YR 8/4) very gravelly fine sandy loam, pink (7.5YR 7/4), moist; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; few fine roots throughout; finely disseminated carbonate throughout; few fine threadlike calcium carbonate masses in matrix; many fine, common medium, and few coarse irregular calcium carbonate concretions in matrix; 3 percent 2 to 5 mm, 12 percent 5 to 20 mm, and 25 percent 20 to 76 mm strongly cemented subangular caliche fragments; violently effervescent, (45 percent calcium carbonate equivalent); strongly alkaline, pH 8.7.

TYPE LOCATION:
Beaver County, Oklahoma; From the intersection of Highway 412 and Highway 23 at Elmwood, about 1.7 miles east and 0.1 miles north; 1100 ft (335 m) west and 500ft (152 m) north of the southeast corner of Section 20, Township 2N, Range 24E (Cimarron meridian).

USGS topographic quadrangle: Clear Lake SW, Oklahoma
Latitude: 36 degrees, 37 minutes, 4.18 seconds N
Longitude: 100 degrees, 29 minutes, 31.24 seconds W
Datum WGS84

Decimal Degrees
Latitude: 36.617828
Longitude: -100.492011

UTM Northing: 4053515
UTM Easting: 366581
UTM zone 14S

RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS:
Soil moisture: An ustic moisture regime bordering on aridic. The soil moisture control section is dry in some or all parts for more than 180 but less than 220 days, cumulative, in normal years.
Solum thickness: 150 to 200 cm (60 to 80 in)
Thickness of mollic epipedon: 18 to 41 cm (7 to 16 in)
Depth to identifiable secondary carbonates: 0 to 18 cm (0 to 7 in)
Depth to calcic horizon: 18 to 61 cm (7 to 24 in)
Surface fragments: 0 to 20 percent; fine to coarse gravel; caliche fragments, carbonate nodules and concretions

Particle-size control section (weighted average):
Total clay content: 10 to 30 percent
Silicate clay content: 6 to 15 percent
Calcium carbonate equivalent: 25 to 40 percent
Coarse fragments: 2 to 14 percent; fine to coarse gravel; caliche fragments

A, Ak, Ap, or Akp horizons:
Hue: 7.5YR, 10YR
Value: 3 to 5, 2 or 3 moist
Chroma: 2 or 3 moist or dry
Texture: fine sandy loam, sandy loam, or loam
Total clay content: 7 to 18 percent
Carbonate clay content: 1 to 7 percent
Coarse fragments: 0 to 10 percent; fine to coarse gravel; caliche fragments, carbonate nodules and concretions
Identifiable calcium carbonate: 1 to 5 percent; fine to coarse; masses, nodules, and caliche fragments
Calcium carbonate equivalent: 5 to 20 percent
Effervescence: slight or strong
Reaction (pH): slightly alkaline to moderately alkaline (7.4-8.4)

Bk horizons:
Hue: 7.5YR, 10YR
Value: 5 to 8, 4 to 7 moist
Chroma: 2 to 6 moist or dry
Texture: fine sandy loam, sandy loam, sandy clay loam, loam, clay loam
Total clay content: 7 to 30 percent
Carbonate clay content: 6 to 15 percent
Coarse fragments: 1 to 15 percent; fine to coarse gravel; caliche fragments, carbonate nodules and concretions
Identifiable calcium carbonate: 5 to 25 percent; fine to very coarse; masses, concretions, and coatings
Calcium carbonate equivalent: 10 to 40 percent
Effervescence: strong or violent
Reaction (pH): slightly alkaline to moderately alkaline (7.4-8.4)

BCk and Ck horizons (where present):
Hue: 7.5YR, 10YR
Value: 5 to 8, 4 to 7 moist
Chroma: 2 to 6 moist or dry
Texture: sandy loam, fine sandy loam, very fine sandy loam, loam, or sandy clay loam and their gravelly and very gravelly counterparts
Total clay content: 7 to 30 percent
Carbonate clay content: 5 to 12 percent
Coarse fragments: 10 to 55 percent; fine to coarse gravel and cobbles; caliche fragments, carbonate nodules and concretions, caliche parafragments
Identifiable calcium carbonate: 5 to 50 percent; fine to extremely coarse; masses, concretions, and coatings
Calcium carbonate equivalent: 15 to 55 percent
Effervescence: strong or violent
Reaction (pH): moderately alkaline to strongly alkaline (7.9-9.0)

COMPETING SERIES:
These are the Oklark and Pyeatt series in the same family. Similar soils are the Alopark, Gomez, Slapout, and Veal series.
Oklark soils: have lower calcium carbonate equivalents in the calcic horizons, and grade to loamy or sandy, and siliceous gravelly subsoils derived from the Laverne Member of Ogallala Formation.
Pyeatt soils: Formed in mixed calcareous sources, are drier in the soil moisture control section, and occur on fan terraces in MLRA 41.
Alopark, Gomez, Slapout, and Veal soils: do not have a mollic epipedon, in addition, Veal soils have carbonatic mineralogy.

GEOGRAPHIC SETTING:
Parent Material: Calcareous, loamy colluvial sediments derived from the Ash Hollow and Kimball Members of the Ogallala Formation of Mio-Pliocene age.
Landscape: Dissected high plains
Landform: summit, shoulder, and backslopes of Hillslopes, and colluvial aprons
Slope: 1 to 20 percent
Precipitation Pattern: These soils are intermittently moist in September through November and March through June. July through August and December through February are the driest months.
Mean annual precipitation: 457 to 635 mm (18 to 25 in)
Thornthwaite annual P-E Index: 27 to 36
Mean annual air temperature: 13.9 to 16.7 degrees C (57 to 62 degrees F)
Frost-free period: 180 to 215 days
Elevation: 640.1 to 1219.2 m (2,100 to 4,000 ft)

GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS:
These are the Alopark, Laverne, Mansic, Mocane, Ochiltree, Oklark, Paloduro, and Slapout soils.
Alopark and Mocane soils: have an ochric epipedon and occur on lower positions derived from the Laverne Member of Ogallala Formation.
Mansic soils: have a fine-loamy particle-size class, and a solum thickness of 50 to 100 cm (20 to 40 in)
Oklark soils: have lower calcium carbonate equivalents in the calcic horizons, grade to loamy or sandy, and siliceous gravelly subsoils, and occur on lower positions derived from the Laverne Member of Ogallala Formation.
Laverne and Ochiltree soils: have a petrocalcic horizon within 50 cm (20 in) of the soil surface and occur on similar positions
Paloduro soils: have a fine-loamy particle-size class, and do not have a calcic horizon within 100 cm (40 in) of the soil surface and occur on similar positions
Slapout soils: have an ochric epipedon and occur on similar positions

DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY:
Drainage class: well drained
Permeability class: moderate
Runoff: low on 1 to 5 percent slopes, and medium on 5 to 20 percent slopes

USE AND VEGETATION:
These soils are mainly used for livestock grazing. Vegetation is predominantly purple threeawn, little bluestem, silver bluestem, side oats grama, sand bluestem, blue grama, and broom snakeweed. Yucca is the major woody species along with small amounts of sand sagebrush.

DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT:
General area: Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles, northwestern Oklahoma and southwestern Kansas
Land Resource Region: H - Central Great Plains Winter Wheat and Range Region
MLRA 77E - Southern High Plains, Breaks
Extent: Moderate

MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: Temple, Texas

SERIES ESTABLISHED: Ellis County, OK 2017. The name of the series is from a community in Ellis County, OK.

REMARKS:
These soils were formerly included in the Mansker and Mansic series.

Diagnostic horizons and features in this pedon are:
Particle-size control section: 25 to 100 cm (10 to 40_in)
Mollic epipedon: 0 to 20 cm (0 to 8 in) (Ak horizon)
Calcic horizon: 20 to 200 cm (8 to 80 in) (Bk and BCk horizons)
Secondary carbonates: 0 to 200 cm (0 to 80 in) (all horizons)

ADDITIONAL DATA: KSSL data available, S1999OK007006 (TL-Beaver County, Oklahoma), S1998TX295003 (Lipscomb County, Texas)

Taxonomic Version: Keys to Soil Taxonomy, Twelfth Edition, 2014.

National Cooperative Soil Survey
U.S.A.