IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Apperson
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1986KS205006
  • User Pedon ID: 1986KS205006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 86P0873
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 59167
  • Print Date: 12/17/2024

    • 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: 37.6327782
  • Std. Longitude: -95.6699982
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 28S
  • Range: 16E
  • Section: 5
  • PLSS Details: 150 feet west and 550 feet north of SE corner
  • Location Description: Wilson County, KS.
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS205—Wilson

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Deane W. Swanson
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, thermic Vertic Argiudolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: TUD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 6
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Apperson
  • PSC - 44 to 94 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Apperson
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1986
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: upland slope
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1986 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    lithic contact

    0—68

    44—110

    125—200

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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

    1

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    0

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    A1—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior silty clay loam; moderate fine and medium granular structure; slightly hard, very friable; 5.5 fine roots; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P05221. many fine roots
    A2—15 to 27 centimeters (5.9 to 10.6 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior silty clay loam; moderate medium granular structure; slightly hard, very friable; 2.5 fine roots; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P05222. common fine roots
    BA—27 to 44 centimeters (10.6 to 17.3 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior silty clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm; 2.5 fine roots; 1 percent fine spherical iron concretions; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P05223. few fine iron concretions concentrations; common fine roots
    Bt1—44 to 68 centimeters (17.3 to 26.8 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior silty clay; 1 percent brown (10YR 4/3) fine faint mottles; moderate medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; 2.5 fine roots; 15 percent faint , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical iron concretions; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P05224. few fine iron concretions concentrations; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; common fine roots; few fine faint 10YR43 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 1152873; continuous - phpvsfiid 1152873
    Bt2—68 to 90 centimeters (26.8 to 35.4 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior silty clay; 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; 0.5 fine roots; 15 percent faint , moist, clay films on faces of peds and 15 percent prominent , moist, slickensides (pedogenic) on vertical faces of peds; 30 percent fine spherical iron concretions; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P05225. many fine iron concretions concentrations; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; few intersecting slickensides surface features on vertical faces of peds; few fine roots; common medium distinct 10YR44 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1152875; patchy - phpvsfiid 1152874; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1152875; patchy - phpvsfiid 1152874
    Bt3—90 to 110 centimeters (35.4 to 43.3 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior silty clay; 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine and medium distinct mottles; moderate medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; 0.5 fine roots; 15 percent faint , moist, clay films on faces of peds and 15 percent prominent , moist, slickensides (pedogenic) on vertical faces of peds; 11 percent fine spherical iron concretions; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P05226. 5% by volume gravel.; common fine iron concretions concentrations; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; few intersecting slickensides surface features on vertical faces of peds; few fine roots; common fine and medium distinct 10YR46 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1152877; patchy - phpvsfiid 1152876; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1152877; patchy - phpvsfiid 1152876
    BC—110 to 125 centimeters (43.3 to 49.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior silty clay; 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine and medium distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; 0.5 fine roots; 15 percent prominent , moist, slickensides (pedogenic) on vertical faces of peds; 11 percent fine spherical iron concretions; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P05227. common fine iron concretions concentrations; few intersecting slickensides surface features on vertical faces of peds; few fine roots; many fine and medium distinct 7.5YR46 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1152878; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1152878
    R—125 centimeters (49.2 inches); unknown texture; fragments.