IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Burchard
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 06KS005605
  • User Pedon ID: 06KS005605
  • User Site Association ID: Kansas State University Laboratory Pedons
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - KSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 06KS005605
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 40812
  • 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: 39.4786110
  • Std. Longitude: -95.3811111
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 6 S.
  • Range: 18 E.
  • Section: 35
  • PLSS Details: 1000 feet east and 200 feet north of the southwest corner
  • Map Unit: Sm—SHELBY CLAY LOAM, 7 TO 15 PERCENT SLOPES, ERODED
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS005—Atchison
  • MLRA: 106—Nebraska and Kansas Loess-Drift Hills
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: KS005—Atchison County, Kansas
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 39095-D4—Half Mound, Kansas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J. Gienger
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, superactive, mesic Aquic Argiudolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: not classified to current taxon name
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Burchard
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, mixed, superactive, mesic Aquic Argiudolls
  • PSC - 20 to 70 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/15/2006
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - ninth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: calcareous fine-loamy subglacial till
  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: hillslope
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Position: lower third
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/15/2006 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 21
  • 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

    argillic horizon

    redox concentrations

    secondary carbonates

    0—31

    20—200

    31—

    76—

    —31—

    —180—

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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

    6

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    —

    329

    —

    215

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    A—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) exterior clay loam; 34 percent clay; moderate medium granular structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3 percent by volume nonflat subrounded strongly coherent cemented 2-?-5 millimeter mixed fragments; noneffervescent; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS3619; observed in push tube
    Bt1—20 to 31 centimeters (7.9 to 12.2 inches); 80 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) exterior and 20 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) exterior clay loam; 36 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; moderately hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 6 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 3 percent by volume nonflat subrounded strongly coherent cemented 2-?-5 millimeter mixed fragments; noneffervescent; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS3620; observed in push tube. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 337019; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 337019
    Bt2—31 to 45 centimeters (12.2 to 17.7 inches); 90 percent brown (10YR 5/3) exterior and 10 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) exterior clay loam; 36 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; moderately hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 8 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 3 percent fine faint spherical strongly coherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese nodules throughout; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded strongly coherent cemented 5-?-20 millimeter mixed fragments and 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded strongly coherent cemented 2-?-5 millimeter mixed fragments; noneffervescent; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS3621; observed in push tube. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 337020; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 337020
    Bt3—45 to 61 centimeters (17.7 to 24.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) exterior clay loam; 38 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic structure; moderately hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 10 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 3 percent fine faint irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, iron-manganese masses throughout; 3 percent by volume nonflat subrounded strongly coherent cemented 2-?-5 millimeter mixed fragments; noneffervescent; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS3622; observed in push tube. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 337021; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 337021
    Bt4—61 to 76 centimeters (24.0 to 29.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) exterior clay loam; 38 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic structure; moderately hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 10 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 6 percent fine distinct irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, iron-manganese masses throughout; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded strongly coherent cemented 5-?-20 millimeter mixed fragments and 4 percent by volume nonflat subrounded strongly coherent cemented 2-?-5 millimeter mixed fragments; noneffervescent; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS3623; observed in push tube. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 337022; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 337022
    Btk1—76 to 103 centimeters (29.9 to 40.6 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) exterior clay loam; 36 percent clay; moderate coarse prismatic structure; moderately hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 15 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 2 percent fine distinct platy noncoherent cemented reduced matrix in cracks and 3 percent fine distinct dendritic extremely weakly coherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese coatings throughout and 8 percent fine distinct irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, iron-manganese masses throughout; 8 percent fine distinct irregular weakly coherent cemented light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, carbonate masses throughout; 3 percent by volume nonflat subrounded strongly coherent cemented 2-?-5 millimeter mixed fragments; noneffervescent; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS3624; observed in push tube. continuous - phpvsfiid 337023; continuous - phpvsfiid 337023
    Btk2—103 to 123 centimeters (40.6 to 48.4 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) exterior clay loam; 36 percent clay; moderate coarse prismatic structure; moderately hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 25 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 3 percent fine distinct noncoherent cemented reduced matrix in cracks and 5 percent fine distinct dendritic extremely weakly coherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese coatings throughout and 8 percent fine distinct irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, iron-manganese masses throughout; 15 percent fine distinct irregular weakly coherent cemented light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, carbonate masses throughout; 3 percent by volume nonflat subrounded strongly coherent cemented 2-?-5 millimeter mixed fragments; noneffervescent; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS3625; observed in push tube. continuous - phpvsfiid 337024; continuous - phpvsfiid 337024
    Btk3—123 to 156 centimeters (48.4 to 61.4 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) exterior clay loam; 36 percent clay; moderate coarse prismatic structure; moderately hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 20 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 6 percent fine distinct noncoherent cemented reduced matrix in cracks and 6 percent fine distinct irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, iron-manganese masses throughout and 8 percent fine distinct dendritic extremely weakly coherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese coatings throughout; 6 percent fine distinct irregular strongly coherent cemented light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, carbonate nodules throughout; 4 percent by volume nonflat subrounded strongly coherent cemented 2-?-5 millimeter mixed fragments and 4 percent by volume nonflat subrounded strongly coherent cemented 5-?-20 millimeter mixed fragments; noneffervescent; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS3626; observed in push tube. continuous - phpvsfiid 337029; continuous - phpvsfiid 337029
    Btk4—156 to 200 centimeters (61.4 to 78.7 inches); 50 percent light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) exterior and 50 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) exterior clay loam; 36 percent clay; moderate coarse prismatic structure; moderately hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 15 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent fine distinct noncoherent cemented reduced matrix in cracks and 15 percent fine distinct dendritic extremely weakly coherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese coatings throughout; 15 percent fine distinct irregular weakly coherent cemented light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, carbonate masses throughout; 4 percent by volume nonflat subrounded strongly coherent cemented 5-?-20 millimeter mixed fragments and 4 percent by volume nonflat subrounded strongly coherent cemented 2-?-5 millimeter mixed fragments; noneffervescent. Lab sample # KSUSS3627; observed in push tube. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 337030; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 337030