IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Nalim
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 08KS095243
  • User Pedon ID: 08KS095243
  • User Site Association ID: 07908KS095Kansas State University Laboratory Pedons
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - KSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 08KS095243
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 40878
  • 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: 37.4241219
  • Std. Longitude: -98.4466095
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 30s
  • Range: 10w
  • Section: 19
  • 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-D4—Nashville, 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 - 32 to 82 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/18/2008
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Field Measured Properties: 87 depth to sand and 28 control section clay


    • SITE

  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Position: middle third
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • 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 - crop cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - row crop
  • 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—40

    32—87

    49—

    —40—

    —55—

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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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    90

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    Ap1—0 to 21 centimeters (0.0 to 8.3 inches);, brown (7.5YR 4/3) broken face, moist; fine sandy loam; 60 percent sand; 19 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; Ksat of 7 um/s; 2.0 very fine roots throughout; fragments; noneffervescent; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS4006; observed in push tube
    Ap2—21 to 32 centimeters (8.3 to 12.6 inches);, dark brown (10YR 3/3) broken face, moist; sandy clay loam; 55 percent sand; 22 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; Ksat of 5 um/s; fragments; noneffervescent; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS4007; observed in push tube
    Bt1—32 to 40 centimeters (12.6 to 15.7 inches);, dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) broken face, moist; sandy clay loam; 50 percent sand; 25 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; Ksat of 4 um/s; 2.0 very fine moderate-continuity dendritic tubular pores; 20 percent prominent clay films on vertical faces of peds; 3 percent fine distinct irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries throughout; fragments; noneffervescent; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS4008; observed in push tube. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 405097; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 405097
    Bt2—40 to 49 centimeters (15.7 to 19.3 inches);, brown (7.5YR 4/3) broken face, moist; fine sandy loam; 70 percent sand; 12 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; Ksat of 20 um/s; 2 percent prominent clay films on all faces of peds and 15 percent distinct clay bridges between sand grains; 3 percent fine distinct irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries throughout; fragments; noneffervescent; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS4009; observed in push tube. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 405099; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 405109; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 405099; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 405109
    2Bt3—49 to 65 centimeters (19.3 to 25.6 inches);, brown (7.5YR 4/3) broken face, moist; clay loam; 43 percent sand; 36 percent clay; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; Ksat of 0.7 um/s; 40 percent prominent clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS4010; observed in push tube. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 405100; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 405100
    2Btg—65 to 87 centimeters (25.6 to 34.3 inches);, olive gray (5Y 4/2) broken face, moist; sandy clay loam; 60 percent sand; 29 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; Ksat of 7 um/s; 50 percent prominent clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine prominent spherical weakly coherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese nodules with diffuse boundaries throughout and 45 percent medium prominent irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries throughout; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-3-5 millimeter mixed fragments; noneffervescent; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS4011; observed in push tube. continuous - phpvsfiid 405102; continuous - phpvsfiid 405102
    2C1—87 to 96 centimeters (34.3 to 37.8 inches);, strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) broken face, moist; coarse sandy loam; 70 percent sand; 14 percent clay; structureless massive parts to structureless single grain; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; Ksat of 20 um/s; 3 percent medium distinct irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries throughout and 5 percent fine prominent spherical weakly coherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese nodules with diffuse boundaries throughout; fragments; noneffervescent; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS4012; observed in push tube
    2C2—96 to 119 centimeters (37.8 to 46.9 inches);, brown (7.5YR 5/4) broken face, moist; coarse sandy loam; 70 percent sand; 14 percent clay; structureless massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; Ksat of 20 um/s; 2 percent fine prominent spherical weakly coherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese nodules with diffuse boundaries throughout and 10 percent fine faint irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries throughout and 20 percent medium prominent dendritic noncoherent cemented olive gray (5Y 4/2), moist, iron depletions with diffuse boundaries throughout; fragments; noneffervescent; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS4013; observed in push tube
    2C3—119 to 166 centimeters (46.9 to 65.4 inches);, strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) broken face, moist; stratified stratified loamy coarse sand; 80 percent sand; 8 percent clay; structureless single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; Ksat of 50 um/s; 3 percent fine prominent spherical weakly coherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese nodules with diffuse boundaries throughout; fragments; noneffervescent. Lab sample # KSUSS4014; observed in push tube