IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Nalim
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 08KS173008
  • User Pedon ID: 08KS173008
  • User Site Association ID: Kansas State University Laboratory Pedons
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - KSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 08KS173008
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 40885
  • Print Date: 11/13/2024

    • 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: 37.8227768
  • Std. Longitude: -97.3075027
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 26 south
  • Range: 1 east
  • Section: 3
  • PLSS Details: NE 1/4
  • Map Unit: 5893—Farnum loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS173—Sedgwick
  • MLRA: 74—Central Kansas Sandstone Hills
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: KS173—Sedgwick County, Kansas
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 37097-G3—Valley Center, Kansas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Gary Parks
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Udic Argiustolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: not classified to current taxon name
  • Pedon Purpose: soil survey inventory
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Nalim
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Udic Argiustolls
  • PSC - 23 to 73 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/2008
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Field Measured Properties: 31 percent of control section clay


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: alluvium
  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: paleoterrace
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Position: middle third
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/1/2008 (entry creation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 20
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - close-grown 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—35

    23—135

    155—

    —35—

    —112—

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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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    411

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    180

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    Ap—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches);, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; loam; 45 percent sand; 24 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky parts to weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; Ksat of 2 um/s; fragments; noneffervescent; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS4196; observed in push tube
    Bt1—23 to 35 centimeters (9.1 to 13.8 inches);, very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist; loam; 30 percent sand; 25 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; Ksat of 1 um/s; 3.0 very fine high-continuity dendritic tubular pores; 5 percent distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS4197; observed in push tube. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 435026; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 435026
    Bt2—35 to 63 centimeters (13.8 to 24.8 inches);, 95 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) exterior and 5 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) exterior, moist; clay loam; 30 percent sand; 34 percent clay; moderate coarse subangular blocky parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; Ksat of 0.7 um/s; 5.0 very fine high-continuity dendritic tubular pores; 5 percent prominent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organoargillans on vertical faces of peds and 20 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS4198; observed in push tube. continuous - phpvsfiid 435027; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 435029; continuous - phpvsfiid 435027; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 435029
    Bt3—63 to 111 centimeters (24.8 to 43.7 inches);, strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) exterior, moist; clay loam; 40 percent sand; 30 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; moderately hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; Ksat of 1 um/s; 5.0 very fine high-continuity dendritic tubular pores; 1 percent prominent brown (7.5YR 4/2), moist, organoargillans on surfaces along root channels and 15 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent medium prominent irregular noncoherent cemented reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries throughout; fragments; noneffervescent; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS4199; observed in push tube. continuous - phpvsfiid 435030; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 435031; continuous - phpvsfiid 435030; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 435031
    Bt4—111 to 125 centimeters (43.7 to 49.2 inches);, strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) exterior, moist; sandy clay loam; 65 percent sand; 22 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky parts to weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; Ksat of 9 um/s; 2.0 fine high-continuity dendritic tubular pores; 1 percent prominent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, organoargillans on surfaces along root channels and 5 percent faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS4200; observed in push tube. continuous - phpvsfiid 435032; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 435033; continuous - phpvsfiid 435032; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 435033
    Bt5—125 to 135 centimeters (49.2 to 53.1 inches);, brown (7.5YR 5/4) exterior, moist; sandy loam; 70 percent sand; 18 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; Ksat of 10 um/s; 3 percent faint brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist, clay bridges between sand grains; 1 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries throughout; 1 percent fine distinct irregular strongly coherent cemented pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2), moist, carbonate nodules with sharp boundaries throughout; fragments; noneffervescent; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS4201; observed in push tube. patchy - phpvsfiid 435034; patchy - phpvsfiid 435034
    C1—135 to 155 centimeters (53.1 to 61.0 inches);, yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) exterior, moist; sandy clay loam; 75 percent sand; 20 percent clay; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; Ksat of 20 um/s; 2 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries throughout; fragments; noneffervescent; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS4202; observed in push tube
    2C2—155 to 200 centimeters (61.0 to 78.7 inches);, yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) exterior, moist; sandy clay loam; 65 percent sand; 24 percent clay; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; Ksat of 9 um/s; 1 percent fine faint irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries throughout and 1 percent fine prominent spherical noncoherent cemented black (7.5YR 2/1), moist, manganese masses with sharp boundaries throughout; fragments; noneffervescent. Lab sample # KSUSS4203; observed in push tube