IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Burchard

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: 06KS005610

User Pedon ID: 06KS005610

User Site Association ID: Kansas State University Laboratory Pedons

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - KSU

Lab Pedon # - 06KS005610

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 40815

Print Date: 2/16/2025

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: 39.4461098

Std. Longitude: -95.3672256

Datum: WGS84

Township: 7 S.

Range: 18 E.

Section: 14

PLSS Details: 1250 feet north and 250 feet west of the northeast corner

Map Unit: Pd—PAWNEE CLAY, 3 TO 7 PERCENT SLOPES, ERODED7510—Pawnee clay, 3 to 7 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-D3—Nortonville, Kansas

PEDON

Describers Name: J. Gienger

Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Aquic Hapludalfs

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Burchard

Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Aquic Hapludalfs

PSC - 13 to 63 cm.

Classificaton Date - 11/13/2006

Soil Taxonomic Edition - ninth edition

Moisture Class - udic

Moisture SUBClass - udic

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Erosion Class - 3

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Parent Material: calcareous fine-loamy subglacial till

Landscape: upland

Landform: hill

Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope

Hill Slope Profile: backslope

Slope Position: middle third

Slope Complexity: simple

Slope Shape Across: convex

Slope Shape Down: convex

Drainage Class: moderately well

Flooding: none flooding

Ponding: none ponding

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 11/13/2006 (actual site observation date)

Air Photo ID: 28

Surface Cover Properties:

Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop 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
ochric epipedon redox concentrations secondary carbonates argillic horizon	0—13 13— 13— 13—158	—13— —- —- —145—

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
9	—	—	332	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Ap—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) exterior loam; 24 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded strongly coherent cemented 2-?-5 millimeter mixed fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS3628; observed in push tube

Btk1—13 to 34 centimeters (5.1 to 13.4 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) exterior clay loam; 28 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; 3 percent fine faint spherical strongly coherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese nodules throughout; 8 percent fine distinct irregular weakly coherent cemented light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, carbonate masses throughout; 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded strongly coherent cemented 2-?-5 millimeter mixed fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS3629; observed in push tube. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 342063; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 342063

Btk2—34 to 56 centimeters (13.4 to 22.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) exterior clay loam; 32 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 8 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 2 percent fine faint spherical strongly coherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese nodules throughout and 8 percent fine distinct irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, iron-manganese masses in matrix; 6 percent fine distinct irregular weakly coherent cemented light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, carbonate masses throughout; 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded strongly coherent cemented 2-?-5 millimeter mixed fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS3630; observed in push tube. continuous - phpvsfiid 342057; continuous - phpvsfiid 342057

Btk3—56 to 76 centimeters (22.0 to 29.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) exterior clay loam; 34 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 20 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 4 percent fine distinct spherical strongly coherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese nodules throughout and 8 percent fine distinct irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, iron-manganese masses in matrix and 20 percent fine distinct irregular noncoherent cemented light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, reduced matrix infused into matrix adjacent to pores; 8 percent fine distinct irregular weakly coherent cemented light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, carbonate masses throughout; 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded strongly coherent cemented 2-?-5 millimeter mixed fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS3631; observed in push tube. continuous - phpvsfiid 342058; continuous - phpvsfiid 342058

Btk4—76 to 97 centimeters (29.9 to 38.2 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) exterior clay loam; 36 percent clay; moderate coarse prismatic structure; moderately hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 35 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 2 percent fine distinct spherical strongly coherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese nodules throughout and 5 percent fine distinct irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, iron-manganese masses in matrix and 80 percent fine distinct irregular noncoherent cemented light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, reduced matrix infused into matrix adjacent to pores; 4 percent fine distinct irregular weakly coherent cemented light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, carbonate masses throughout; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded strongly coherent cemented 2-?-5 millimeter mixed fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS3632; observed in push tube. continuous - phpvsfiid 342059; continuous - phpvsfiid 342059

Btk5—97 to 119 centimeters (38.2 to 46.9 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) exterior clay loam; 36 percent clay; moderate coarse prismatic structure; moderately hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 30 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 4 percent fine distinct dendritic extremely weakly coherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese coatings on faces of peds and 8 percent fine distinct irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, iron-manganese masses in matrix and 60 percent fine distinct irregular noncoherent cemented light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, reduced matrix infused into matrix adjacent to pores; 12 percent fine distinct irregular weakly coherent cemented light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, carbonate masses throughout; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded strongly coherent cemented 2-?-5 millimeter mixed fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS3633; observed in push tube. continuous - phpvsfiid 342060; continuous - phpvsfiid 342060

Btk6—119 to 133 centimeters (46.9 to 52.4 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) exterior clay loam; 38 percent clay; moderate coarse prismatic structure; moderately hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 30 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 6 percent fine distinct dendritic extremely weakly coherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese coatings on faces of peds and 15 percent fine distinct irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, iron-manganese masses in matrix and 40 percent fine distinct irregular noncoherent cemented light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, reduced matrix infused into matrix adjacent to pores; 15 percent fine distinct irregular weakly coherent cemented light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, carbonate masses between peds; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS3634; observed in push tube. continuous - phpvsfiid 342061; continuous - phpvsfiid 342061

Btk7—133 to 158 centimeters (52.4 to 62.2 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) 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; 8 percent fine distinct irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, iron-manganese masses in matrix and 10 percent fine distinct dendritic extremely weakly coherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese coatings on faces of peds; 12 percent fine distinct irregular weakly coherent cemented light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, carbonate masses between peds; 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded strongly coherent cemented 2-?-5 millimeter mixed fragments. Lab sample # KSUSS3635; observed in push tube. continuous - phpvsfiid 342062; continuous - phpvsfiid 342062