LOCATION GOLTRY                  OK

Established Series
Rev. GS:JLD
07/2018

GOLTRY SERIES

The Goltry series consists of very deep, moderately well drained, rapidly permeable soils that formed in sandy eolian and alluvial sediments of Quaternary age. These nearly level to very gently sloping soils are on high terraces in the Central Rolling Red Prairies (MLRA 80A). Slope ranges from 0 to 3 percent. Mean annual air temperature is about 15 degrees C (59 degrees F), and mean annual precipitation is about 813 mm (32 in).

TAXONOMIC CLASS: Mixed, thermic Psammentic Paleustalfs

TYPICAL PEDON: Goltry fine sand, on a 0 to 3 percent slope in rangeland at an elevation of 358 m (1175 ft). (Colors are for dry soil unless otherwise stated.)

A--0 to 30 cm (0 to 12 in); brown (10YR 5/3) fine sand, brown (10YR 4/3) moist; weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable; many fine roots; slightly acid; clear wavy boundary. (Thickness of the A horizon is 23 to 41 cm {9 to 16 in])

E--30 to 76 cm (12 to 30 in); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) fine sand, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) moist; single grain; loose; many fine roots; slightly acid; clear wavy boundary. (Thickness of the E horizon is 20 to 91 cm [8 to 36 in])

E and Bt1--76 to 127 cm (30 to 50 in); very pale brown (10YR 7/3) fine sand, pale brown (10YR 6/3) moist (E), single grain; loose; many uncoated sand grains; with lamellae of strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) loamy fine sand (B); the lamellae have weak subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; wavy and discontinuous 3 to 75 mm (0.12 to 3 in) thick, and 1.2 to 12.7 cm (0.5 to 5 in) apart; the lamellae have clay bridges between the sand grains; common fine faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) redoximorphic depletions with clear boundaries; neutral; diffuse wavy boundary. (Combined thickness of the E and Bt horizons is 50 to 130 cm [20 to 52 in])

E and Bt2--127 to 203 cm (50 to 80 in); light brown (7.5YR 6/4) fine sand, brown (7.5YR 5/4) moist (E); single grain; loose; many uncoated sand grains; with lamellae of strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine sandy loam (B); the lamellae have weak subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; wavy and discontinuous 3 to 75 mm (0.12 to 3 in) thick, and 2.5 to 12.7 cm (1 to 5 in) apart; the lamellae have bridges between the sand grains; common fine faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) redoximorphic depletions with clear boundaries; moderately alkaline.

TYPE LOCATION: Alfalfa County, Oklahoma; about 5 miles east and 2 miles south of Byron; 1,150 feet north and 825 feet east of the southwest corner of sec. 29, T. 28 N., R. 9 W.

USGS Topographic Quadrangle: Manchester SW, OK
Latitude: 36 degrees, 52 minutes, 21.59 seconds N
Longitude: 98 degrees, 11 minutes, 49.52 seconds W

Decimal Degrees:
Latitude: 36.87266
Longitude: -98.19709
Datum: NAD83

UTM Easting: 571559 m
UTM Northing: 4081048 m
UTM Zone 14N

RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS:
Solum thickness: is more than 152 cm (60 in)
Redoximorphic depletions: chroma of 1 or 2 occur at depths ranging from 76 to 152 cm (30 to 60 in)
Combined thickness of the A and E horizons: ranges from 51 to 127 cm (20 to 50 in)

A or Ap horizon:
Hue: 7.5YR or 10YR
Value: 5 to 7, and 4 to 6 moist
Chroma: 2 to 6 dry or moist
Texture: fine sand or loamy fine sand
Effervescence: none to slight
Reaction: slightly acid to slightly alkaline

E horizon:
Hue: 7.5YR or 10YR
Value: 5 to 8, 4 to 6 moist
Chroma: 2 to 6 dry or moist
Texture: fine sand or loamy fine sand
Effervescence: none to slight
Reaction: slightly acid to slightly alkaline

E and Bt horizon:
E part
Hue: 7.5YR or 10YR
Value: 5 to 8, 4 to 6 moist
Chroma: 2 to 6 dry or moist
Texture: fine sand or loamy fine sand
Effervescence: none to slight
Reaction: slightly acid to slightly alkaline

Bt part:
Hue: 5YR to 10YR
Value: 5 to 7, and 4 to 6 moist
Chroma: 3 to 8 dry or moist
Texture: loamy fine sand or fine sandy loam, but the control section averages loamy fine sand
Other features: typically, the Bt part occurs as lamellae, but in some pedons it is continuous horizontally and vertically and has a loamy fine sand texture
Effervescence: none to slight
Reaction: slightly acid to moderately alkaline

C horizon (where present):
Texture: fine sand or loamy fine sand
Lithologic discontinuities: in some pedons, below the solum that are fine sandy loam or very fine sandy loam
Effervescence: none to slight
Reaction: slightly acid to moderately alkaline, and are calcareous in some pedons

COMPETING SERIES: These are Aline series in the same family and Bienville, Dougherty, Eufaula, Likes, Meno, Nobscot, Eda, Stidham, and Tivoli series of similar families.
Aline, Eda and Eufaula soils: do not have wetness features or a wet season water table within 152 cm (60 in) of the surface, and are somewhat excessively drained
Bienville soils: have siliceous mineralogy and an udic soil moisture regime
Dougherty, Meno, and Stidham soils: have a loamy control section
Eufaula soils: have siliceous mineralogy
Likes and Tivoli soils: do not have an argillic horizon
Nobscot soils: have a continuous vertical argillic horizon that is fine sandy loam and is 20 cm (8 in) or more thick

GEOGRAPHIC SETTING:
Parent material: eolian sands and alluvial sediments
Landscape: dunes on terraces
Landform: stream terraces
Slope: 0 to 3 percent and are undulating to slightly concave
Mean annual temperature: 15 to 16.7 degrees C (59 to 62 degrees F)
Mean annual precipitation ranges: 660 to 914 mm (26 to 36 in)
Frost-free days: 180 to 230
Elevation: 213 to 457 m (700 to 1500 ft)

GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: These are the Aline, Eda, and Tivoli series and the Attica and Dillwyn series.
Aline, Eda, and Tivoli soils: are in higher positions
Attica soils: have an argillic horizon that is fine sandy loam
Dillwyn soils: do not have an argillic horizon

DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY:
Drainage: moderately well
Permeability: rapid above the water table
Runoff: negligible
Seasonal water table: 76 to 152 cm (30 to 60 in) in wet seasons, and 152 to 203 cm (60 to 80 in) during dry seasons

USE AND VEGETATION: Largely used for grazing. The main grasses are sand bluestem, switchgrass, indiangrass, eastern gamagrass, and little bluestem. Minor acreage are cultivated with grain sorghum and small grains being the main crops.

DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT:
General area: South-central Kansas and north-central Oklahoma
Land Resource Region: H-Central Great Plains Winter Wheat and Range Region
MLRA 80A-Central Rolling Red Prairies
Extent: small

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

SERIES ESTABLISHED: Alfalfa County, Oklahoma; 1971

REMARKS:
Goltry soils were formerly included in the Pratt series.

Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon are:
Ochric epipedon: 0 to 30 cm (0 to 12 in) (A horizon)
Argillic horizon: 127 to 203 cm (30 to 80 in) (Bt part of E and Bt horizons)
Lamellic feature: lamellae are present, but have cumulative thickness of less than 7.5 cm (3 in)

Edited 07/2018 (JAD-JLD) Changed to tabular format. Updated pedon description, Range in Characteristics, and other sections.

ADDITIONAL DATA: none

TAXONOMIC VERSION: Keys to Soil Taxonomy, Twelfth Edition, 2014

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National Cooperative Soil Survey
U.S.A.