IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Thurman
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2004NE003016-RRH
  • User Pedon ID: 04NE003016
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 04N0858
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 16616
  • Print Date: 9/24/2024

    • 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: 42.0212517
  • Std. Longitude: -98.2695541
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 24N
  • Range: 8W
  • Section: 29
  • PLSS Details: 2150 feet east and 1700 feet north of southwest corner
  • Map Unit: 6703—Thurman loamy fine sand, 2 to 6 percent slopes
  • State: Nebraska
  • County: NE003—Antelope
  • MLRA: 102C—Loess Uplands
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE003—Antelope County, Nebraska
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 42098-A3—Deloit, Nebraska

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: R. HAMMER
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Sandy, mixed, mesic Udorthentic Haplustolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: within range of map unit
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 16
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Thurman
  • Taxonomic Class - Sandy, mixed, mesic Udorthentic Haplustolls
  • Classificaton Date - 5/6/2004
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Moisture SUBClass - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: eolian sands
  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: dune
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: negligible
  • Drainage Class: somewhat excessively
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/6/2004 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 51
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - rangeland, grassland
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: wind erosion
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    0—41

    —41—
    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

    5

    —

    —

    625

    —

    225

    584

    —

    145

    9.5

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    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    NE2595

    Elgin 10 W

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    A1—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) crushed, very dark brown (10YR 2/2) crushed, moist; loamy fine sand; weak very fine granular structure; soft, very friable; rapid permeability; 6.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 medium roots throughout and 2.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 04N04897; moist when described; observed in auger, bucket
    A2—10 to 28 centimeters (3.9 to 11.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) crushed, very dark brown (10YR 2/2) crushed, moist; loamy fine sand; weak medium subangular blocky parts to weak very fine granular structure; soft, very friable; rapid permeability; 4.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 medium roots throughout and 2.0 fine roots throughout; 30 percent distinct very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist, organic stains on vertical faces of peds; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 04N04898; moist when described; observed in auger, bucket. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 271692; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 271692
    AC—28 to 41 centimeters (11.0 to 16.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) crushed, dark brown (10YR 3/3) crushed, moist; loamy fine sand; weak coarse subangular blocky parts to weak very fine granular structure; soft, very friable; rapid permeability; 2.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 medium roots throughout and 2.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; 10 percent krotovinas (volume percent); clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 04N04899; moist when described; observed in auger, bucket
    C1—41 to 76 centimeters (16.1 to 29.9 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) crushed, brown (10YR 5/3) crushed, moist; loamy fine sand; single grain, and weak coarse prismatic; soft, very friable; rapid permeability; 1.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 medium roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; 10 percent krotovinas (volume percent); clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 04N04900; moist when described; observed in auger, bucket
    C2—76 to 137 centimeters (29.9 to 53.9 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) crushed, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) crushed, moist; fine sand; single grain; loose, loose; rapid permeability; 1.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 medium roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; clear smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in auger, bucket
    C3—137 to 183 centimeters (53.9 to 72.0 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) crushed, brown (10YR 5/3) crushed, moist; fine sand; single grain; loose, loose; rapid permeability; 1.0 medium roots throughout; fragments; 10 percent lamellae (lateral area percent); clear wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in auger, bucket
    2Ab—183 to 193 centimeters (72.0 to 76.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) crushed, dark brown (10YR 3/3) crushed, moist; loam; massive; soft, friable; moderate permeability; 1.0 medium roots throughout; fragments; clear wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in auger, bucket
    2C—193 to 203 centimeters (76.0 to 79.9 inches); light reddish brown (2.5YR 6/4) crushed, reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) crushed, moist; silt loam; massive; slightly hard, friable; moderate permeability; 1.0 medium roots throughout; fragments.; moist when described; observed in auger, bucket