IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ladysmith
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 05KS017003
  • User Pedon ID: 05KS017003
  • User Site Association ID: Irwin, Ladysmith, Dwight, Konza DeAnn Presley PhD studyKansas State University Laboratory PedonsKSU _ Presley dissertation
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - KSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 05KS017003
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 40229
  • Print Date: 12/11/2024

    • 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: 38.4068108
  • Std. Longitude: -96.4115677
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 19S
  • Range: 9E
  • Section: 9
  • PLSS Details: SE 1/4 of SE 1/4
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS017—Chase
  • MLRA: 76—Bluestem Hills
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 38096-D4—Saffordville, Kansas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: DeAnn Presley
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, mesic Typic Argiustolls
  • Pedon Purpose: research site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Ladysmith
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, smectitic, mesic Typic Argiustolls
  • PSC - 26 to 76 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 11/22/2005
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: clayey loess over old clayey alluvium
  • Hill Slope Profile: footslope
  • Slope Complexity: complex
  • Slope Shape Across: concave
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Geology: Undifferentiated Terrace Deposits, Tertiary And Quaternary S group .
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/22/2005 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hayland
  • 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

    argillic horizon

    redox concentrations

    reduced matrix

    lithologic discontinuity

    0—41

    26—

    26—

    100—

    100—

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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

    2

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    —

    358

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    158

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    A—0 to 17 centimeters (0.0 to 6.7 inches);, black (10YR 2/1) rubbed, moist; silt loam; 21 percent clay; moderate fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; medium roots throughout and fine roots throughout; 5.0 fine dendritic tubular pores; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUR1311; observed in push tube
    BA—17 to 26 centimeters (6.7 to 10.2 inches);, very dark brown (10YR 2/2) broken face, moist; silty clay loam; 32 percent clay; weak fine granular, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.0 fine roots throughout; 2.0 fine dendritic tubular pores; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUR1312; observed in push tube
    Bt1—26 to 41 centimeters (10.2 to 16.1 inches);, 50 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) broken face and 50 percent dark brown (10YR 3/3) broken face, moist; silty clay loam; 38 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, very sticky, very plastic; 1.0 fine roots throughout; 1.0 fine dendritic tubular pores; 20 percent faint very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist, organoargillans; 5 percent fine distinct strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; ; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUR1313; observed in push tube. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 328706; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 328706
    Bt2—41 to 55 centimeters (16.1 to 21.7 inches);, 50 percent brown (10YR 4/3) broken face and 50 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) broken face, moist; silty clay loam; 38 percent clay; moderate fine prismatic structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 1.0 fine roots between peds; 1.0 fine dendritic tubular pores; 10 percent faint dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, clay films; 2 percent fine distinct black (N 2/0), moist, iron-manganese nodules and 8 percent fine distinct strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUR1314; observed in push tube. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 328707; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 328707
    Bt3—55 to 77 centimeters (21.7 to 30.3 inches);, brown (10YR 4/3) broken face, moist; silty clay loam; 38 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 1.0 fine roots between peds; 0.5 fine dendritic tubular pores; 8 percent faint dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, clay films; 8 percent fine distinct strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent fine distinct black (N 2/0), moist, iron-manganese nodules; 1 percent by volume ? to 2-? millimeter chert fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUR1315; observed in push tube. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 328708; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 328708
    Bt4—77 to 100 centimeters (30.3 to 39.4 inches);, brown (10YR 4/3) broken face, moist; silty clay loam; 34 percent clay; moderate fine prismatic structure; hard, firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine roots between peds; 0.5 fine irregular pores; 2 percent faint dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, clay films; 5 percent fine distinct brown (10YR 5/3), moist, masses of reduced iron and 15 percent fine distinct strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 20 percent fine distinct black (N 2/0), moist, iron-manganese masses; 1 percent by volume ? to 2-? millimeter chert fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUR1316; observed in push tube. patchy - phpvsfiid 328709; patchy - phpvsfiid 328709
    2Btg1—100 to 130 centimeters (39.4 to 51.2 inches);, weak red (2.5YR 5/2) broken face, moist; clay; 50 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate fine angular blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine roots between peds; 0.5 fine irregular pores; 10 percent faint dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, clay films; 5 percent fine distinct black (N 2/0), moist, iron-manganese masses and 30 percent medium strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 2 percent by volume 5-?-10 millimeter chert fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUR1317; observed in push tube. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 328710; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 328710
    2Btg1—130 to 165 centimeters (51.2 to 65.0 inches);, weak red (2.5YR 5/2) broken face, moist; clay; 50 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate fine angular blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine roots between peds; 0.5 fine irregular pores; 10 percent faint dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, clay films; 5 percent fine distinct black (N 2/0), moist, iron-manganese masses and 30 percent medium strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 2 percent by volume 5-?-10 millimeter chert fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUR1318; observed in push tube. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 571459; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 571459
    2Btg2—165 to 200 centimeters (65.0 to 78.7 inches);, 50 percent pale red (2.5YR 6/2) broken face and 50 percent weak red (2.5YR 5/2) broken face, moist; clay; 50 percent clay; moderate fine angular blocky, and moderate medium prismatic structure; extremely hard, extremely firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine irregular pores; 5 percent faint dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, clay films; 5 percent fine distinct black (N 2/0), moist, iron-manganese masses and 30 percent medium strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 2 percent by volume 2-?-5 millimeter chert fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUR1319; observed in push tube. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 328712; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 328712
    2Btg3—200 to 206 centimeters (78.7 to 81.1 inches);, 50 percent light reddish brown (2.5YR 6/3) broken face and 50 percent pale red (2.5YR 6/2) broken face, moist; clay; 50 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate fine angular blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine irregular pores; 5 percent fine distinct black (N 2/0), moist, iron-manganese masses and 30 percent medium strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 10 percent by volume chert fragments. Lab sample # KSUR1320; observed in push tube