IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Gibbon
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 09KS1571049
  • User Pedon ID: 09KS1571049
  • User Site Association ID: Kansas State University Laboratory Pedons
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - KSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 09KS1571049
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 40908
  • Print Date: 2/16/2025

    • 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: 39.9423523
  • Std. Longitude: -97.8419647
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 1 S.
  • Range: 5 W.
  • Section: 26
  • PLSS Details: NE 1/4 of the corner
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS157—Republic
  • MLRA: 74—Central Kansas Sandstone Hills
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: KS157—Republic County, Kansas
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 39097-H7—Republic, Kansas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J. Gienger
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, mesic Oxyaquic Haplustolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Gibbon
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, mesic Oxyaquic Haplustolls
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/24/2009
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Moisture SUBClass - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Field Measured Properties: 0 cm of Top effervescence and 11 cm of Bottom effervescence and 30 cm of Top effervescence and 140 cm of Bottom effervescence and 21 percent of Control Section Clay and 17 percent of Control Section Sand


    • SITE

  • Landscape: river valley
  • Landform: flood plain
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Flooding: occasional flooding for brief periods
  • Ponding: occasional ponding for brief periods
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/24/2009 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 10
  • 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 -
  • Current Weather - sunny
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    secondary carbonates

    cambic horizon

    redox concentrations

    endosaturation

    0—30

    11—

    30—49

    30—

    134—

    —30—

    —-

    —19—

    —-

    —-
    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

    0.5

    —

    —

    453

    —

    0

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

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    Ap—0 to 11 centimeters (0.0 to 4.3 inches);, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; silt loam; 5 percent sand; 24 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.0 very fine roots throughout and 2.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS4567; moist when described; observed in push tube
    A—11 to 30 centimeters (4.3 to 11.8 inches);, very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior, moist; silty clay loam; 10 percent sand; 30 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; moderately hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 2.0 fine roots throughout; 1 percent fine faint irregular very weakly coherent cemented light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, carbonate masses; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS4568; moist when described; observed in push tube. 10% of this horizon effervescences while the other 90% does not.; The CaCO3 are at the bottom of this horizon.
    Bk—30 to 49 centimeters (11.8 to 19.3 inches);, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, moist; silt loam; 15 percent sand; 23 percent clay; moderate medium angular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 4.0 very fine roots throughout; 1 percent distinct organic stains on surfaces along root channels; 2 percent fine faint irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout; 4 percent fine distinct irregular very weakly coherent cemented light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, carbonate masses throughout; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS4569; moist when described; observed in push tube. continuous - phpvsfiid 469308; continuous - phpvsfiid 469308
    Ck—49 to 75 centimeters (19.3 to 29.5 inches);, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, moist; loam; 45 percent sand; 20 percent clay; massive; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.0 fine roots throughout; 2 percent fine faint irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout; 6 percent fine distinct irregular very weakly coherent cemented light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, carbonate masses throughout; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS4570; moist when described; observed in push tube. There is a sand layer 54-58 cm.
    C—75 to 104 centimeters (29.5 to 40.9 inches);, brown (10YR 5/3) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; 75 percent sand; 12 percent clay; massive; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.0 fine roots throughout; 4 percent fine distinct irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS4571; moist when described; observed in push tube. This horizon has visible bedding planes/strata.
    Cg1—104 to 140 centimeters (40.9 to 55.1 inches);, 90 percent N 4/1 (N 4/1) interior and 10 percent brown (10YR 5/3) interior, moist; very fine sandy loam; 70 percent sand; 14 percent clay; massive; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; 1 percent fine faint irregular very weakly coherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese nodules throughout and 6 percent fine distinct irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS4572; wet when described; observed in push tube. This horizon has visible bedding planes/strata.
    Cg2—140 to 164 centimeters (55.1 to 64.6 inches);, 95 percent N 4/1 (N 4/1) interior and 5 percent brown (10YR 5/3) interior, moist; silty clay loam; 10 percent sand; 30 percent clay; massive; moderately hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; 6 percent fine faint irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron on surfaces along root channels; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS4573; wet when described; observed in push tube
    C'—164 to 192 centimeters (64.6 to 75.6 inches);, brown (10YR 5/3) interior, moist; very fine sandy loam; 70 percent sand; 14 percent clay; massive; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 6 percent fine distinct irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n. Lab sample # KSUSS4574; wet when described; observed in push tube. This horizon has visible bedding planes/strata.; This horizon is saturated at 154 cm.