IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Saltcreek
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
04KS079099
User Pedon ID:
04KS079099
User Site Association ID:
Kansas State University Laboratory Pedons
Transect:
User Transect ID -
07904KS079-5910-001
Transect Stop Number -
9
Transect Interval -
65.0
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
KSU
Lab Pedon # -
04KS079099
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
40192
Print Date:
11/24/2024
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:
37.9885521
Std. Longitude:
-97.6971283
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
24
Range:
3w
Section:
6
PLSS Details:
1385 feet east and 1292 feet north of southwest corner
Map Unit:
Nb—NARON FINE SANDY LOAM, 1 TO 4 PERCENT SLOPES
State:
Kansas
County:
KS079—Harvey
MLRA:
75—Central Loess Plains
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
KS079—Harvey County, Kansas
7.5 Minute USGS Quad:
37097-H6—Patterson, Kansas
PEDON
Describers Name:
Ryan Still
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Udic Haplustalfs
Current Taxon Kind:
taxadjunct
Pedon Type:
taxadjunct to the series
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
NASIS
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Saltcreek
Taxonomic Class -
Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Udic Haplustalfs
PSC -
19 to 69 cm.
Classificaton Date -
6/29/2004
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
Field Measured Properties:
20 percent of control section clay and 145 cm of depth to buried soil
SITE
Parent Material:
loamy eolian deposits over older loamy eolian deposits
Landscape:
river valley
Landform:
dune on paleoterrace
Geomorphic Component Hills:
side slope
Hill Slope Profile:
backslope
Slope Position:
middle third
Slope Shape Across:
concave
Slope Shape Down:
convex
Drainage Class:
well
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
6/29/2004 (actual site observation date)
Surface Cover Properties:
Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 -
crop cover
Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 -
close-grown crop
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
ochric epipedon
argillic horizon
0—19
19—145
—19—
—126—
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
7
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455.7
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40
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Ap—0 to 19 centimeters (0.0 to 7.5 inches);, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; 4 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; rapid permeability; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS3134; observed in push tube
Bt1—19 to 41 centimeters (7.5 to 16.1 inches);, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; sandy clay loam; 24 percent clay; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; moderately hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 4.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; 4.0 very fine moderate-continuity dendritic tubular and 5.0 fine moderate-continuity dendritic tubular pores; 5 percent distinct clay bridges between sand grains and 6 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS3135; observed in push tube. continuous - phpvsfiid 280091; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 280090; continuous - phpvsfiid 280091; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 280090
Bt2—41 to 82 centimeters (16.1 to 32.3 inches);, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; 17 percent clay; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; 4.0 very fine moderate-continuity dendritic tubular and 1.0 fine moderate-continuity dendritic tubular pores; 6 percent distinct clay bridges between sand grains; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS3136; observed in push tube. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 280092; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 280092
Bt3—82 to 145 centimeters (32.3 to 57.1 inches);, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; 13 percent clay; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 1.0 fine roots throughout; 4.0 very fine moderate-continuity dendritic tubular and 1.0 fine moderate-continuity dendritic tubular pores; 3 percent distinct clay bridges between sand grains; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS3137; observed in push tube. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 280093; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 280093
2Btb—145 to 169 centimeters (57.1 to 66.5 inches);, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; sandy clay loam; 28 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; rapid permeability; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; 4.0 very fine moderate-continuity dendritic tubular pores; 4 percent distinct clay bridges between sand grains; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS3138; observed in push tube. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 280094; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 280094
2BCb—169 to 200 centimeters (66.5 to 78.7 inches);, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; 5 percent clay; structureless massive; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; rapid permeability; fragments. Lab sample # KSUSS3139; observed in push tube