IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Steinauer
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 07KS005503
  • User Pedon ID: 07KS005503
  • User Site Association ID: Kansas State University Laboratory Pedons
  • Transect:
  • User Transect ID - 10607KS005-7594-126
  • Transect Stop Number - 5
  • Transect Interval - 13.7
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - KSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 07KS005503
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 40850
  • Print Date: 2/17/2025

    • 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: 39.5615273
  • Std. Longitude: -95.4262466
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 6 S.
  • Range: 18 E.
  • Section: 5
  • PLSS Details: 1550 feet west and 1600 feet south of the northeast corner
  • Map Unit: Ss—SHELBY-STEINAUER LOAMS, 12 TO 25 PERCENT SLOPES7594—Shelby-Steinauer loams, 12 to 25 percent slopes
  • 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-E4—Effingham, Kansas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J. Gienger
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, calcareous, mesic Typic Udorthents
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Steinauer
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, calcareous, mesic Typic Udorthents
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 3/22/2007
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition
  • Moisture SUBClass - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 3
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: calcareous fine-loamy drift
  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: hill
  • 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
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 3/22/2007 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 14
  • 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

    secondary carbonates

    redox concentrations

    0—10

    0—

    40—

    —10—

    —0—

    —40—
    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

    13

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    324

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    215

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    Ap—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) exterior clay loam; 34 percent clay; moderate medium granular structure; moderately hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 6 percent fine prominent irregular strongly coherent cemented light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, carbonate concretions throughout; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS3696; observed in push tube
    Bk—10 to 26 centimeters (3.9 to 10.2 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) exterior clay loam; 32 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 10 percent fine prominent irregular weakly coherent cemented light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, carbonate masses throughout and 25 percent fine prominent irregular strongly coherent cemented light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, carbonate concretions throughout; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS3697; observed in push tube
    BC—26 to 40 centimeters (10.2 to 15.7 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) exterior clay loam; 28 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3 percent fine prominent irregular weakly coherent cemented light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, carbonate masses throughout; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS3698; observed in push tube
    C1—40 to 58 centimeters (15.7 to 22.8 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) exterior clay loam; 26 percent clay; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 4 percent fine distinct irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, iron-manganese masses on surfaces along root channels; 3 percent fine prominent irregular strongly coherent cemented light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, carbonate concretions throughout; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS3699; observed in push tube
    C2—58 to 72 centimeters (22.8 to 28.3 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) exterior loam; 15 percent clay; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2 percent fine distinct spherical strongly coherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese nodules throughout and 4 percent fine distinct irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, iron-manganese masses on surfaces along root channels; 3 percent fine prominent irregular strongly coherent cemented light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, carbonate concretions throughout; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS3700; observed in push tube
    C3—72 to 90 centimeters (28.3 to 35.4 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) exterior loam; 20 percent clay; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 6 percent fine distinct spherical strongly coherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese nodules throughout; 15 percent fine prominent irregular strongly coherent cemented light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, carbonate concretions throughout and 10 percent fine prominent irregular weakly coherent cemented light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, carbonate masses throughout; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS3701; observed in push tube
    C4—90 to 106 centimeters (35.4 to 41.7 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) exterior loam; 15 percent clay; massive; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 4 percent fine distinct irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, iron-manganese masses throughout; 5 percent fine prominent irregular strongly coherent cemented light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, carbonate concretions throughout and 25 percent fine prominent irregular weakly coherent cemented light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, carbonate masses throughout; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS3702; observed in push tube
    C5—106 to 134 centimeters (41.7 to 52.8 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) exterior loam; 17 percent clay; massive; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 15 percent fine distinct irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, iron-manganese masses throughout; 2 percent fine prominent irregular strongly coherent cemented light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, carbonate concretions throughout; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS3703; observed in push tube
    C6—134 to 168 centimeters (52.8 to 66.1 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) exterior loam; 23 percent clay; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 4 percent fine distinct irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, iron-manganese masses throughout; 4 percent fine prominent irregular strongly coherent cemented light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, carbonate concretions throughout; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS3704; observed in push tube
    2C7—168 to 180 centimeters (66.1 to 70.9 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) exterior silt loam; 26 percent clay; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 8 percent fine distinct irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, iron-manganese masses throughout; 2 percent fine prominent irregular strongly coherent cemented light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, carbonate concretions throughout; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified. Lab sample # KSUSS3705; observed in push tube