IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Nalim
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 08KS095242
  • User Pedon ID: 08KS095242
  • User Site Association ID: 07908KS095Kansas State University Laboratory Pedons
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - KSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 08KS095242
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 40877
  • 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: 37.6884956
  • Std. Longitude: -98.1802597
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 27s
  • Range: 8w
  • Section: 22
  • PLSS Details: NE
  • 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: 37098-F2—Kingman NW, Kansas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Ryan Still
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, superactive, mesic Oxyaquic Argiustolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: not classified to current taxon name
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Nalim
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, superactive, mesic Oxyaquic Argiustolls
  • PSC - 24 to 74 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/18/2008
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Field Measured Properties: 25 control section clay


    • SITE

  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Position: middle third
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: 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

    lithologic discontinuity

    0—35

    21—167

    102—

    —35—

    —143—

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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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    —

    —

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    300

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    Ap1—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches);, brown (7.5YR 4/3) broken face, moist; fine sandy loam; 80 percent sand; 12 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; Ksat of 40 um/s; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; fragments; noneffervescent; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS3998; observed in push tube
    Ap2—13 to 24 centimeters (5.1 to 9.4 inches);, dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) broken face, moist; fine sandy loam; 80 percent sand; 15 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; Ksat of 40 um/s; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; fragments; noneffervescent; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS3999; observed in push tube
    Bt1—24 to 35 centimeters (9.4 to 13.8 inches);, dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) broken face, moist; sandy clay loam; 60 percent sand; 21 percent clay; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; Ksat of 7 um/s; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine moderate-continuity dendritic tubular pores; 5 percent distinct clay films on vertical faces of peds and 30 percent distinct clay bridges between sand grains; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-3-5 millimeter mixed fragments; noneffervescent; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS4000; observed in push tube. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 405086; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 405095; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 405086; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 405095
    Bt2—35 to 46 centimeters (13.8 to 18.1 inches);, brown (7.5YR 4/3) broken face, moist; clay loam; 40 percent sand; 31 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; moderately hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; Ksat of 0.9 um/s; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; 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 5-7-10 millimeter mixed fragments and 4 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-3-5 millimeter mixed fragments; noneffervescent; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS4001; observed in push tube. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 405087; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 405087
    Bt3—46 to 74 centimeters (18.1 to 29.1 inches);, strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) broken face, moist; loam; 45 percent sand; 25 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; Ksat of 3 um/s; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; 4.0 very fine moderate-continuity dendritic tubular pores; 15 percent prominent clay films on all faces of peds and 30 percent prominent clay bridges between sand grains; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-3-5 millimeter mixed fragments; noneffervescent; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS4002; observed in push tube. continuous - phpvsfiid 405096; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 405088; continuous - phpvsfiid 405096; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 405088
    Bt4—74 to 102 centimeters (29.1 to 40.2 inches);, yellowish red (5YR 4/6) broken face, moist; gravelly coarse sandy loam; 65 percent sand; 18 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; Ksat of 9 um/s; 3.0 very fine moderate-continuity dendritic tubular pores; 25 percent distinct clay bridges between sand grains; 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 5-7-10 millimeter mixed fragments and 17 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-3-5 millimeter mixed fragments; noneffervescent; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS4003; observed in push tube. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 405091; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 405091
    2Bt5—102 to 167 centimeters (40.2 to 65.7 inches);, strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) broken face, moist; clay loam; 25 percent sand; 38 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; Ksat of 0.4 um/s; 3.0 very fine moderate-continuity dendritic tubular pores; 60 percent prominent clay films on all faces of peds; 2 percent fine distinct irregular noncoherent cemented yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries throughout and 20 percent medium prominent irregular noncoherent cemented dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist, iron depletions with diffuse boundaries on vertical faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS4004; observed in push tube. continuous - phpvsfiid 405089; continuous - phpvsfiid 405089
    2C—167 to 205 centimeters (65.7 to 80.7 inches);, strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) broken face, moist; sandy loam; 85 percent sand; 12 percent clay; structureless massive parts to structureless single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; Ksat of 50 um/s; 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 # KSUSS4005; observed in push tube