Port soil and landscape
Soil profile: A representative soil profile of the Port soil series; the State Soil of Oklahoma.
Landscape: These soils formed in calcareous, loamy alluvium and under native grasses. A high volume of organic matter recycled in a grass ecosystem has resulted in good soil structure and tilth. Most areas of the soils are used as cropland. The main cultivated crops are alfalfa, wheat, grain sorghum, and cotton. Some areas are used as pasture or rangeland. (Soil Survey of Canadian County, Oklahoma; Original fieldwork by Carl F. Fisher and Bill Swafford, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Update of information by Chuck Sample, Natural Resources Conservation Service).
The Port series consists of very deep, well-drained, moderately permeable, nearly level and very gently sloping soils on flood plains that are subject to frequent, occasional, or rare flooding. Depth to secondary calcium carbonates ranges from 20 to 60 inches. Thickness of the mollic epipedon ranges from 20 to 40 inches.
These soils are in western and central Oklahoma. They are in 33 of the 77 counties and make up about 1 million acres. The Port series was established in 1942 and is named after the small community of Port, Washita County, Oklahoma. The series was added to the list of official State symbols by the Oklahoma Legislature in 1987.
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, thermic Cumulic Haplustolls
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Eastern part of the Central Rolling Red Plains (MLRA-78C) and the Central Rolling Red Prairies (MLRA-80A) of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas. The series is extensive.
For additional information about the survey area, visit:
www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MANUSCRIPTS/oklahoma/OK017...
For a detailed soil description, visit:
soilseries.sc.egov.usda.gov/OSD_Docs/P/PORT.html
For acreage and geographic distribution, visit:
casoilresource.lawr.ucdavis.edu/see/#port
Port soil and landscape
Soil profile: A representative soil profile of the Port soil series; the State Soil of Oklahoma.
Landscape: These soils formed in calcareous, loamy alluvium and under native grasses. A high volume of organic matter recycled in a grass ecosystem has resulted in good soil structure and tilth. Most areas of the soils are used as cropland. The main cultivated crops are alfalfa, wheat, grain sorghum, and cotton. Some areas are used as pasture or rangeland. (Soil Survey of Canadian County, Oklahoma; Original fieldwork by Carl F. Fisher and Bill Swafford, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Update of information by Chuck Sample, Natural Resources Conservation Service).
The Port series consists of very deep, well-drained, moderately permeable, nearly level and very gently sloping soils on flood plains that are subject to frequent, occasional, or rare flooding. Depth to secondary calcium carbonates ranges from 20 to 60 inches. Thickness of the mollic epipedon ranges from 20 to 40 inches.
These soils are in western and central Oklahoma. They are in 33 of the 77 counties and make up about 1 million acres. The Port series was established in 1942 and is named after the small community of Port, Washita County, Oklahoma. The series was added to the list of official State symbols by the Oklahoma Legislature in 1987.
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, thermic Cumulic Haplustolls
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Eastern part of the Central Rolling Red Plains (MLRA-78C) and the Central Rolling Red Prairies (MLRA-80A) of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas. The series is extensive.
For additional information about the survey area, visit:
www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MANUSCRIPTS/oklahoma/OK017...
For a detailed soil description, visit:
soilseries.sc.egov.usda.gov/OSD_Docs/P/PORT.html
For acreage and geographic distribution, visit:
casoilresource.lawr.ucdavis.edu/see/#port