Estella soil series
A representative soil profile of Estella fine sand in an area of Estella fine sand, 0 to 1 percent slopes. The argillic horizon begins at a depth of about 135 centimeters. (Soil Survey of Kenedy and Kleberg Counties, Texas; by Nathan I. Haile, and Dennis N. Brezina, Natural Resources Conservation Service)
The Estella series consists of very deep, somewhat poorly drained, moderately rapid permeable. These nearly level soils formed in sandy eolian deposits over loamy sediments on the Sandsheet of the South Texas Coastal Plain. Slope ranges from 0 to 1 percent. Mean annual air temperature is about 23 degrees C (73 degrees F) and mean annual precipitation is about 660 mm (26 in).
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Coarse-loamy, mixed, active, hyperthermic Oxyaquic Haplustalfs
Soil Moisture: An Ustic moisture regime. The soil moisture control section is dry in some or all parts for more than 90 cumulative days in normal years. The SMCS is also either moist in some or all parts for 180 cumulative days or more, or moist for 90 consecutive days or more in normal years. November through April are the driest months, with a second low in July, while September is the wettest.
Mean Annual Soil Temperature: 22 to 23 degrees C (72 to 74 degrees F)
Depth to argillic horizon: 114 to 178 cm (45 to 70 in)
Depth to redox concentrations: 0 to 51 cm (0 to 20 in)
Depth to redox depletions: 91 to 203 cm (36 to 80 in)
Depth to endosaturation: 51 to 203 cm (20 to 80 in), from November to April.
Particle-size control section (weighted average)
Clay content: 10 to 18 percent
Sand content: 75 to 85 percent
CEC/clay ratio: 0.40 to 0.60
USE AND VEGETATION: The major uses are livestock grazing and wildlife habitat. Vegetation consists of mid to tall grasses such as seacoast bluestem, gulf cordgrass, marshay cordgrass, gulfdune paspalum and threeawn. The ecological site is Sandy, PE 31-44 (R083EY706TX).
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Sandsheet Prairie (MLRA 83E in LRR I) on the coastal plains of southern Texas. The series is of moderate extent.
This series was formerly included in the Sarita series. The series was separated based on the presence of redoximorphic concentrations within the upper 51 cm (20 in), fluctuating water table, and difference in drainage class. This soil would classify as loamy, mixed, active, hyperthermic Grossarenic Oxyaquic Haplustalfs if provided for in Soil Taxonomy.
For additional information about the survey area, visit:
www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MANUSCRIPTS/texas/kenedykl...
For a detailed soil description, visit:
soilseries.sc.egov.usda.gov/OSD_Docs/E/ESTELLA.html
For acreage and geographic distribution, visit:
casoilresource.lawr.ucdavis.edu/see/#estella
Estella soil series
A representative soil profile of Estella fine sand in an area of Estella fine sand, 0 to 1 percent slopes. The argillic horizon begins at a depth of about 135 centimeters. (Soil Survey of Kenedy and Kleberg Counties, Texas; by Nathan I. Haile, and Dennis N. Brezina, Natural Resources Conservation Service)
The Estella series consists of very deep, somewhat poorly drained, moderately rapid permeable. These nearly level soils formed in sandy eolian deposits over loamy sediments on the Sandsheet of the South Texas Coastal Plain. Slope ranges from 0 to 1 percent. Mean annual air temperature is about 23 degrees C (73 degrees F) and mean annual precipitation is about 660 mm (26 in).
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Coarse-loamy, mixed, active, hyperthermic Oxyaquic Haplustalfs
Soil Moisture: An Ustic moisture regime. The soil moisture control section is dry in some or all parts for more than 90 cumulative days in normal years. The SMCS is also either moist in some or all parts for 180 cumulative days or more, or moist for 90 consecutive days or more in normal years. November through April are the driest months, with a second low in July, while September is the wettest.
Mean Annual Soil Temperature: 22 to 23 degrees C (72 to 74 degrees F)
Depth to argillic horizon: 114 to 178 cm (45 to 70 in)
Depth to redox concentrations: 0 to 51 cm (0 to 20 in)
Depth to redox depletions: 91 to 203 cm (36 to 80 in)
Depth to endosaturation: 51 to 203 cm (20 to 80 in), from November to April.
Particle-size control section (weighted average)
Clay content: 10 to 18 percent
Sand content: 75 to 85 percent
CEC/clay ratio: 0.40 to 0.60
USE AND VEGETATION: The major uses are livestock grazing and wildlife habitat. Vegetation consists of mid to tall grasses such as seacoast bluestem, gulf cordgrass, marshay cordgrass, gulfdune paspalum and threeawn. The ecological site is Sandy, PE 31-44 (R083EY706TX).
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Sandsheet Prairie (MLRA 83E in LRR I) on the coastal plains of southern Texas. The series is of moderate extent.
This series was formerly included in the Sarita series. The series was separated based on the presence of redoximorphic concentrations within the upper 51 cm (20 in), fluctuating water table, and difference in drainage class. This soil would classify as loamy, mixed, active, hyperthermic Grossarenic Oxyaquic Haplustalfs if provided for in Soil Taxonomy.
For additional information about the survey area, visit:
www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MANUSCRIPTS/texas/kenedykl...
For a detailed soil description, visit:
soilseries.sc.egov.usda.gov/OSD_Docs/E/ESTELLA.html
For acreage and geographic distribution, visit:
casoilresource.lawr.ucdavis.edu/see/#estella