IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Nalim
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
08KS095241
User Pedon ID:
08KS095241
User Site Association ID:
07908KS095Kansas State University Laboratory Pedons
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
KSU
Lab Pedon # -
08KS095241
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
40876
Print Date:
11/21/2024
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:
37.6900330
Std. Longitude:
-97.9307022
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
27s
Range:
6w
Section:
24
PLSS Details:
NW
Map Unit:
Fa—FARNUM SANDY LOAM, 0 TO 2 PERCENT SLOPES5897—Farnum sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes
State:
Kansas
County:
KS095—Kingman
MLRA:
79—Great Bend Sand Plains
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
KS095—Kingman County, Kansas
7.5 Minute USGS Quad:
37097-F8—Waterloo, Kansas
PEDON
Describers Name:
Ryan Still
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine-loamy, superactive, mesic Oxyaquic Argiustolls
Current Taxon Kind:
taxadjunct
Pedon Type:
taxadjunct to the series
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Nalim
Taxonomic Class -
Fine-loamy, superactive, mesic Oxyaquic Argiustolls
PSC -
25 to 75 cm.
Classificaton Date -
4/18/2008
Soil Taxonomic Edition -
tenth edition
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
Field Measured Properties:
31 control section clay
SITE
Geomorphic Component Terraces:
tread
Slope Shape Across:
linear
Slope Shape Down:
linear
Drainage Class:
moderately well
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
4/18/2008 (actual site observation date)
Air Photo ID:
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
Yield Study ID -
Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind
Feature Depth L-H
Feature Thickness L-RV-H
cm
mollic epipedon
argillic horizon
0—25
25—
—25—
—-
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
1
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100
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Ap—0 to 25 centimeters (0.0 to 9.8 inches);, dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) broken face, moist; sandy loam; 65 percent sand; 15 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; Ksat of 2 um/s; fragments; noneffervescent; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS3992; observed in push tube
Bt1—25 to 44 centimeters (9.8 to 17.3 inches);, reddish brown (5YR 4/4) broken face, moist; clay loam; 35 percent sand; 31 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; Ksat of 0.9 um/s; 4.0 very fine moderate-continuity dendritic tubular pores; 5 percent distinct organoargillans on surfaces along root channels and 35 percent prominent clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-3-5 millimeter mixed fragments; noneffervescent; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS3993; observed in push tube. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 405074; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 405075; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 405074; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 405075
Bt2—44 to 67 centimeters (17.3 to 26.4 inches);, yellowish red (5YR 4/6) broken face, moist; clay loam; 40 percent sand; 30 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; Ksat of 1 um/s; 3.0 very fine moderate-continuity dendritic tubular pores; 30 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-3-5 millimeter mixed fragments; noneffervescent; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS3994; observed in push tube. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 405076; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 405076
Bt3—67 to 116 centimeters (26.4 to 45.7 inches);, strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) broken face, moist; clay loam; 35 percent sand; 32 percent clay; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; moderately hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; Ksat of 0.9 um/s; 2.0 very fine moderate-continuity dendritic tubular pores; 15 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 2 percent medium prominent dendritic noncoherent cemented dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist, iron depletions with diffuse boundaries on surfaces along root channels and 5 percent fine prominent spherical noncoherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese masses with diffuse boundaries throughout and 20 percent fine faint irregular noncoherent cemented red (2.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries throughout; 3 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-3-5 millimeter mixed fragments; noneffervescent; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS3995; observed in push tube. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 405078; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 405078
Bt4—116 to 145 centimeters (45.7 to 57.1 inches);, strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) broken face, moist; clay loam; 35 percent sand; 33 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; moderately hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; Ksat of 0.7 um/s; 3.0 very fine moderate-continuity dendritic tubular pores; 20 percent prominent clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent fine prominent spherical weakly coherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese nodules with diffuse boundaries throughout and 5 percent medium prominent dendritic noncoherent cemented dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist, iron depletions with diffuse boundaries on surfaces along root channels and 5 percent fine prominent irregular noncoherent cemented dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist, iron depletions with diffuse boundaries on vertical faces of peds and 15 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries throughout; fragments; noneffervescent; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS3996; observed in push tube. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 405079; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 405079
Bt5—145 to 208 centimeters (57.1 to 81.9 inches);, yellowish red (5YR 4/6) broken face, moist; clay loam; 21 percent sand; 38 percent clay; strong medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; Ksat of 0.3 um/s; 4.0 very fine moderate-continuity dendritic tubular pores; 50 percent prominent clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent fine prominent dendritic noncoherent cemented dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist, iron depletions with diffuse boundaries on surfaces along root channels; fragments; noneffervescent. Lab sample # KSUSS3997; observed in push tube. continuous - phpvsfiid 405080; continuous - phpvsfiid 405080