LOCATION NOTREES TX+NM
Established Series
Rev. TCB-SSS-TAC
09/2023
NOTREES SERIES
The Notrees series consists of very deep, well drained, moderately permeable soils formed in sandy and loamy eolian deposits of the Blackwater Draw Formation of Pleistocene age. These nearly level to gently sloping soils occur on plains. Slope ranges from 0 to 5 percent. The mean annual precipitation is about 457 mm (18 in) and the mean annual air temperature is about 16.1 degrees C (61 degrees F).
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Loamy, siliceous, superactive, thermic Arenic Aridic Haplustalfs
TYPICAL PEDON:Notrees fine sand, on a southeast-facing, 1 percent sloping plain in rangeland; elevation of about 1,125 m (3,689 ft). (Colors are for dry soil unless otherwise stated.)
A1--0 to 15 cm (0 to 6 in); brown (7.5YR 5/3) fine sand, brown (7.5YR 4/3) moist; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; common fine, common medium, and common coarse roots throughout; noneffervescent; neutral (pH-6.8); gradual smooth boundary.
A2--15 to 44 cm (6 to 17 in); light brown (7.5YR 6/3) fine sand, brown (7.5YR 5/3) moist; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; common fine, common medium, and common very coarse roots throughout; noneffervescent; slightly alkaline (pH 7.5); gradual smooth boundary. Combined thickness of the A horizons is 10 to 61 cm (4 to 24 in)
E--44 to 72 cm (17 to 28 in); pink (5YR 7/3) fine sand, light reddish brown (5YR 6/3) moist;; weak coarse subangular blocky structure parting to single grain; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; common fine, common medium, and common very coarse roots throughout; noneffervescent; neutral (pH-7.0); gradual smooth boundary. Thickness is 0 to 66 cm (0 to 26 in)
Bt--72 to 89 cm (28 to 35 in); reddish yellow (5YR 6/8) fine sandy loam, yellowish red (5YR 5/8) moist; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; common fine, common medium, and common coarse roots throughout; 30 percent distinct clay films on vertical faces of peds; 5 percent very fine distinct threadlike (7.5yr 3/1) dry, masses of iron-manganese with clear boundaries lining pores; noneffervescent; neutral (pH-6.6); abrupt smooth boundary. Thickness is 15 to 66 cm (6 to 26 in)
Bk--89 to 142 cm (35 to 56 in); white (7.5YR 9.5/1) fine sandy loam, white (7.5YR 9.5/1) moist; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; common very fine, common fine, common medium, and common coarse roots throughout; finely disseminated carbonate throughout; 20 percent medium distinct irregular masses between peds and 8 percent medium distinct irregular strongly cemented nodules in matrix of calcium carbonate; 23 percent calcium carbonate equivalent; violent effervescence, by HCL, 1N; moderately alkaline (pH-8.4); gradual smooth boundary. Thickness is 43 to 127 cm (17 to 50 in)
2Ab--142 to 175 cm (56 to 69 in); light brown (7.5YR 6/4) fine sand, brown (7.5YR 5/4) moist; weak coarse subangular blocky structure parting to single grain; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; common very fine and common fine roots throughout; 3 percent distinct sand coats on vertical faces of peds; 5 percent medium prominent irregular (7.5yr 2.5/1) dry, masses of iron-manganese with sharp boundaries in matrix; finely disseminated carbonate throughout; 2 percent fine irregular masses on faces of peds and 5 percent medium irregular strongly cemented nodules in matrix of calcium carbonate; slight effervescence, by HCL, 1N; strongly alkaline (pH-8.6); gradual smooth boundary. Thickness is 15 to 51 cm (6 to 20 in)
2BCk--175 to 203 cm (69 to 80 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) fine sand, brown (10YR 5/3) moist; weak coarse subangular blocky structure parting to single grain; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; common very fine and common fine roots throughout; 2 percent fine distinct threadlike (7.5yr 2.5/1) dry, masses of iron-manganese with clear boundaries lining pores; 4 percent medium irregular strongly cemented nodules of calcium carbonate in matrix; noneffervescent; strongly alkaline (pH-8.6).
TYPE LOCATION:
Yoakum County, Texas; from the intersection of U.S. Highway 380 and State Highway 214 in Plains, 15 miles North on State Highway 214, 4 miles east on County Road 260, 1 mile south on ranch road, 1 mile east on ranch road, 0.7 mile south on ranch road, 57 ft west of ranch road in rangeland;
USGS topographic quadrangle: Lost Draw NE, Texas
Latitude: 33 degrees, 22 minutes, 29.37 seconds N;
Longitude: 102 degrees, 43 minutes, 56.80 seconds W;
Datum: NAD 83.
Decimal Degrees
Std Latitude: 33.3748245
Std Longitude: -102.7324448
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.
Mean annual soil temperature: 15.0 to 18.3 degrees C (59 to 65 degrees F)
Solum thickness: more than 203 cm (80 in)
Thickness of the sandy epipedon: 50 to 100 cm (20 to 40 in.)
Depth to argillic horizon: 50 to 100 cm (20 to 40 in.)
Depth to calcic horizon: typically less than 102 cm (40 in), but ranges from 70 to 152 cm (28 to 60 in.)
Particle-size control section (weighted average):
Total clay content: 10 to 27 percent
Silicate clay content: 10 to 27 percent
Sand content: 60 to 80 percent
A horizon
Hue: 5YR to 7.5YR
Value: 5 to 6 dry, 4 to 5 moist
Chroma: 3 to 4
Texture: fine sand, loamy fine sand
Total clay content: 0.1 to 10 percent
Sand content: 85 to 98 percent
Effervescence: none to very slight
Reaction (pH): neutral to slightly alkaline (6.6-7.8)
E horizon (where present)
Hue: 5YR to 7.5YR
Value: 5 to 6 dry, 4 to 5 moist
Chroma: 3 to 4
Texture: fine sand, loamy fine sand
Total clay content: 0.1 to 10 percent
Sand content: 85 to 98 percent
Effervescence: none to very slight
Reaction (pH): neutral to slightly alkaline (6.6-7.8)
Bt horizon
Hue: 5YR to 7.5YR
Value: 4 to 6 dry, 3 to 5 moist
Chroma: 4 to 6
Texture: fine sandy loam, sandy clay loam
Total clay content: 10 to 27 percent
Sand content: 60 to 80 percent
Calcium carbonate equivalent (CCE): 0 to 5 percent
Effervescence: none to slight
Reaction (pH): neutral to slightly alkaline (6.6-7.8)
Bk horizon
Hue: 7.5YR to 10YR
Value: 6 to 7 dry, 5 to 6 moist
Chroma: 3 to 4
Texture: fine sandy loam, sandy clay loam
Total clay content: 8 to 27 percent
Carbonate clay content: 2 to 11 percent
Sand content: 45 to 80 percent
Identifiable secondary carbonate: 10 to 40 percent; films and masses.
Calcium carbonate equivalent (CCE): 15 to 40 percent
Effervescence: strong to violent
Reaction (pH): slightly alkaline to strongly alkaline (7.3-9.0)
2Ab horizon (where present)
Hue: 7.5YR to 10YR
Value: 5 to 7 dry, 4 to 6 moist
Chroma: 3 to 4
Texture: fine sand, loamy fine sand, fine sandy loam
Total clay content: 2 to 15 percent
Carbonate clay content: 0 to 3 percent
Sand content: 70 to 96 percent
Identifiable secondary carbonate: 2 to 10 percent; films, masses and nodules.
Calcium carbonate equivalent (CCE): 0 to 5 percent
Effervescence: none to violent
Reaction (pH): moderately alkaline to strongly alkaline (7.9-9.0)
2Btkb, 2Bkb, or 2Bkkb horizons (where present)
Hue: 2.5YR to 7.5YR
Value: 4 to 9.5 dry, 3 to 9 moist
Chroma: 1 to 6
Texture: fine sandy loam, sandy clay loam, clay loam
Total clay content: 15 to 35 percent
Carbonate clay content: 2 to 30 percent
Identifiable secondary carbonate: 15 to 60 percent; films, masses, and nodules.
Calcium carbonate equivalent (CCE): 10 to 65 percent
Effervescence: strong to violent
Reaction (pH): moderately alkaline to strongly alkaline (7.9-9.0)
2BCk horizon (where present)
Hue: 7.5YR to 10YR
Value: 5 to 7 dry, 4 to 6 moist
Chroma: 3 or 4
Texture: fine sand, loamy fine sand, fine sandy loam
Total clay content: 1 to 15 percent
Carbonate clay content: 0 to 3 percent
Sand content: 70 to 96 percent
Identifiable secondary carbonate: 2 to 10 percent; films, masses and nodules.
Calcium carbonate equivalent (CCE): 1 to 5 percent
Effervescence: slight to violent
Reaction (pH): moderately alkaline to strongly alkaline (7.9-9.0)
COMPETING SERIES:
There are no competing series in the same family. Similar soils include theAmarillo,Brownfield,Patricia,Plains,Spantara,Tokio, andYoakranseries.
Amarillo,Patricia,Spantara, andTokiosoils: have surface layers with a sandy particle-size class that are less than 50 cm (20 in.) thick
Brownfieldsoils: have an argillic horizon that does not decrease in clay content by more than 20 percent within 152 cm (60 in)
Plainssoils: have surface layers with a sandy particle-size class that are more than 102 cm (40 in.) thick
Yoakransoils: do not have a calcic horizon within 152 cm (60 in)
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING:
Parent material: sandy and loamy eolian deposits of the Blackwater Draw Formation of Pleistocene age
Landscape: Plateaus
Landform: plains and interdunes
Slopes: typically 0 to 3 percent, but ranges to 5 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: 432 to 533 mm (17 to 21 in)
Thornthwaite annual P-E Index Values: 25 to 36
Mean annual air temperature: 14.0 to 17.2 degrees C (57 to 63 degrees F)
Frost-free period: 185 to 220 days
Elevation: 792 to 1,311 m (2,600 to 4,300 ft)
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS:
These are theAmarillo,Brownfield,Gomez,Nutivoli,Patricia,Plains, andYoakranseries.
Amarillo,Brownfield, andPatriciasoils: occur on similar positions
Gomezsoils: occur on similar positions, do not have an argillic horizon, and are calcareous to the surface
Nutivolisoils: occur on higher positions, have sandy textures throughout the particle-size control section, and do not have an argillic horizon
PlainsandYoakransoils: occur on slightly higher positions
DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY:
Drainage class: Well drained
Permeability class: Moderate
Runoff: negligible on 0 to 1 percent slopes and very low on 1 to 5 percent slopes
USE AND VEGETATION:
Mainly used for native rangeland but some areas are used for cropland.. Principal crops grown are cotton and grain sorghum. Climax vegetation is tall and mid grasses, with tall grasses tending to dominate. This site is dominated by little and sand bluestem along with taller dropseed species. The remainder is mid and short grasses such as sideoats grama, sand dropseed, hooded windmillgrass, sand lovegrass, sand paspalum, fall witchgrass, hairy grama, needle and thread, and perennial threeawn. Sand sage, shinoak, and skunkbush are also present. This soil has been correlated to the Sandy (R077CY035TX) ecological site in MLRA-77C.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT:
General area: western Texas and southeastern New Mexico
Land Resource Region: H - Central Great Plains Winter Wheat and Range Region
MLRA 77C - Southern High Plains, Southern Part
Extent: Small
MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE:Temple, Texas
SERIES ESTABLISHED:Yoakum County, Texas; 2014.
REMARKS:The series was formerly included in the Brownfield series.
Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon are:
Particle-size control section: 72 to 89 cm (28 to 35_in)
Ochric epipedon: 0 to 72 cm (0 to 28 in). (A and E horizons)
Arenic feature: 0 to 72 cm (0 to 28 in.). (A and E horizons)
Argillic horizon: 71 to 89 cm (28 to 35 in). (Bt horizon)
Calcic horizon: 89 to 142 cm (35 to 56 in.). (Bk horizon)
Lithologic Discontinuity: 142 to 203 cm (56 to 80 in). (2Ab and 2BCk horizons)
Secondary Carbonates: 89 to 203 cm (35 to 80 in). (Bk, 2Ab, and 2BCk horizons)
ADDITIONAL DATA:
KSSL data available for mechanical analysis and mineralogy - Sample numbers: S2013TX501001 and S2012TX501010 (Yoakum Co. Texas)
TAXONOMIC VERSION:Keys to Soil Taxonomy, Twelfth Edition, 2014
National Cooperative Soil Survey
U.S.A.