IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Kisiwa
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 03KS009501
  • User Pedon ID: 03KS009501
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Print Date: 12/9/2025

    • LOCATION

  • Location In Web Soil Survey
  • AOI is roughly a square mile and pedon is marked in the center.
  • Location in SoilWeb
  • Location in Google Maps
  • Std. Latitude: 38.5146944
  • Std. Longitude: -98.7348611
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 18
  • Range: 13W
  • Section: 2
  • PLSS Details: 2640 feet south and 800 feet east of the northwest corner
  • Location Description: 2640 feet south and 0800 feet east
  • Map Unit: Dw—DRUMMOND SILT LOAM, 0 TO 1 PERCENT SLOPES
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS009—Barton
  • MLRA: 79—Great Bend Sand Plains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: KS009—Barton County, Kansas
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 38098-E6—Redwing, Kansas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: John Warner, Bob Murphy, Bill Wehmueller
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, superactive, mesic Vertic Natraquolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Kisiwa
  • PSC - 18 to 68 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/27/2009
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Kisiwa
  • Classificaton Date - 8/13/2003
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Field Measured Properties: cm of cambthk and 18 cm of carbdep and 39 percent of cntrlclay and 103 cm of mollthk and 18 cm of natrdep and cm of ochrthk and cm of paledep and 41 cm of redoxdep and cm of rockdep and 18 cm of saltdep and cm of sanddep and cm of wtapp and cm of wtperl and cm of wtperu and 18 cm of argdep and 185 cm of argthk and cm of calcicdep


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: alluvium
  • Landscape: river valley
  • Landform: depression
  • Slope Shape Across: concave
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Runoff: negligible
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/13/2003 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 32
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    natric horizon

    argillic horizon

    0—103

    18—203

    18—203

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    Setting and Climate
    Slope Slope Length USLE Upslope Length Elev. Corr. Elev Aspect MAP REAP FFD MAAT MSAT MWAT MAST MSST MWST MFFP PE Index Climate Station ID Climate Station Name Climate Station Type
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

    0

    —

    —

    550

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    0

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    —

    —

    —

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    A—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior, dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior, dry; silty clay loam; 35 percent sand; 32 percent clay; strong medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderately slow permeability; 15.0 fine roots throughout; 15 percent distinct silt coats on all faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 248477; continuous - phpvsfiid 248477
    Btknyz—18 to 41 centimeters (7.1 to 16.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior, dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior, dry; silty clay; 15 percent sand; 40 percent clay; weak coarse prismatic parts to strong medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; slow permeability; 7.0 very fine roots throughout; 20 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent fine irregular gypsum masses throughout and 5 percent fine irregular carbonate masses throughout and 2 percent fine irregular salt masses throughout; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small. patchy - phpvsfiid 248483; patchy - phpvsfiid 248483
    Btkny1—41 to 58 centimeters (16.1 to 22.8 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior, dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior, dry; silty clay; 15 percent sand; 40 percent clay; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; slow permeability; 3.0 very fine roots throughout; 35 percent prominent clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine irregular very dark brown (10YR 2/2) iron-manganese nodules throughout and 1 percent fine irregular strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout; 10 percent fine irregular carbonate masses throughout and 25 percent fine irregular gypsum masses throughout; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 248489; continuous - phpvsfiid 248489
    Btkny2—58 to 75 centimeters (22.8 to 29.5 inches); dark reddish gray (2.5YR 3/1) interior, dark reddish gray (2.5YR 4/1) interior, dry; silty clay loam; 15 percent sand; 34 percent clay; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderately slow permeability; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; 20 percent prominent clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine irregular very dark brown (10YR 2/2) iron-manganese nodules throughout and 1 percent fine irregular very dark brown (10YR 2/2) iron-manganese masses throughout and 4 percent fine irregular strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout; 7 percent fine irregular gypsum crystals, unspecified throughout and 15 percent fine irregular gypsum masses throughout and 15 percent fine irregular carbonate masses throughout; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 248499; continuous - phpvsfiid 248499
    Btkny3—75 to 103 centimeters (29.5 to 40.6 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, dry; silty clay loam; 15 percent sand; 30 percent clay; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; moderately hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderately slow permeability; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; 4 percent prominent pressure faces on all faces of peds and 25 percent prominent clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent fine irregular very dark brown (10YR 2/2) iron-manganese masses throughout and 8 percent fine irregular strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout; 12 percent fine irregular gypsum crystals, unspecified throughout and 12 percent fine irregular carbonate masses throughout and 12 percent fine irregular gypsum masses throughout; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 248516; continuous - phpvsfiid 248517; continuous - phpvsfiid 248516; continuous - phpvsfiid 248517
    Btkny4—103 to 142 centimeters (40.6 to 55.9 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior, gray (10YR 5/1) interior, dry; silty clay loam; 15 percent sand; 34 percent clay; weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderately slow permeability; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; 10 percent prominent pressure faces on all faces of peds and 35 percent prominent clay films on all faces of peds; 2 percent fine irregular very dark brown (10YR 2/2) iron-manganese masses throughout and 2 percent fine irregular very dark brown (10YR 2/2) iron-manganese nodules throughout and 3 percent fine irregular strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout; 4 percent fine irregular carbonate masses throughout and 4 percent fine irregular gypsum crystals, unspecified throughout and 8 percent medium irregular carbonate masses throughout and 3 percent medium irregular carbonate concretions throughout; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 248525; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 248526; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 248525; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 248526
    Btkn1—142 to 174 centimeters (55.9 to 68.5 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior, gray (10YR 5/1) interior, dry; silty clay loam; 15 percent sand; 38 percent clay; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; slow permeability; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; 15 percent distinct pressure faces on all faces of peds and 25 percent prominent clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine irregular very dark brown (10YR 2/2) iron-manganese masses throughout and 2 percent fine irregular strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout; 8 percent fine irregular carbonate concretions throughout; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 248533; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 248532; continuous - phpvsfiid 248533; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 248532
    Btkn2—174 to 203 centimeters (68.5 to 79.9 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) interior, light olive gray (5Y 6/2) interior, dry; silty clay loam; 15 percent sand; 29 percent clay; weak medium prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderately slow permeability; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; 10 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine irregular very dark brown (10YR 2/2) iron-manganese masses throughout and 2 percent fine irregular strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout; 4 percent coarse irregular carbonate concretions throughout; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified.; observed in pit, small. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 248535; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 248535