IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Cherokee
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1994KS021001
  • User Pedon ID: 1994KS021001
  • User Site Association ID: MLRA 112 - SDJR Cherokee
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 94P0825
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 66996
  • Print Date: 12/4/2024

    • 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: 37.1650000
  • Std. Longitude: -95.0266667
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 33 S
  • Range: 22 E
  • Section: 17
  • PLSS Details: 1000 feet east and 200 feet north of the southwest corner
  • Location Description: SE 1/4 SE 1/4 sect. 17,T33S,R22E.
  • Map Unit: 8460—Cherokee silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS021—Cherokee
  • MLRA: 112—Cherokee Prairies
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: KS021—Cherokee County, Kansas
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 37095-B1—Oswego, Kansas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Gastineau, Donald A. and Peer, Alan
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, active, thermic Typic Albaqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Cherokee (flagged as OSD)
  • PSC - 38 to 88 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/4/2015
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Cherokee (flagged as OSD)
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, mixed, active, thermic Typic Albaqualfs
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 38 to 88 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/15/1994
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture SUBClass - typic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: silty eolian deposits over old alluvium
  • Landscape: plains
  • Landform: terrace
  • Geomorphic Component Terraces: tread
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

  • Ecological Sites. (Click Ecological Site ID For Link to EDIT.)
    Ecological Site ID Ecological Site Name Correlation Data Classifier
    R112XY007KS Clay Upland (PE 35-42)

    • SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/15/1994 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 20
  • 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
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    albic horizon

    argillic horizon

    abrupt textural change

    0—38

    30—38

    38—89

    38—38

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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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    254

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    180

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    Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) crushed silt loam; weak medium granular structure; soft, very friable; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 4.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary.
    A1—15 to 30 centimeters (5.9 to 11.8 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) crushed silt loam; moderate coarse platy parts to moderate coarse granular structure; soft, very friable; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 4.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity tubular and 1.0 coarse moderate-continuity tubular pores; 8 percent fine distinct irregular olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary.
    E—30 to 38 centimeters (11.8 to 15.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) crushed silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky parts to weak medium granular structure; soft, very friable; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 4.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 5 percent fine distinct irregular dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary.
    2Btg1—38 to 66 centimeters (15.0 to 26.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) exterior silty clay loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to strong medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; 2.0 very fine roots between peds; 3.0 very fine low-continuity tubular pores; 60 percent prominent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical weakly coherent cemented black (N 2/0) iron-manganese concretions throughout and 10 percent medium prominent irregular yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. continuous - phpvsfiid 27222; continuous - phpvsfiid 27222
    3Btg2—66 to 79 centimeters (26.0 to 31.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) crushed silty clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 4.0 very fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 40 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent coarse prominent irregular masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. continuous - phpvsfiid 27223; continuous - phpvsfiid 27223
    3Btg3—79 to 89 centimeters (31.1 to 35.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) crushed silty clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable; 4.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 5.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 20 percent faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent fine prominent irregular dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout; 2 percent medium spherical noncoherent cemented very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) clay bodies throughout and 1 percent medium spherical noncoherent cemented white (10YR 8/1) gypsum crystal clusters throughout; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. continuous - phpvsfiid 27224; continuous - phpvsfiid 27224
    3Btg4—89 to 107 centimeters (35.0 to 42.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) crushed silty clay loam; weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable; 4.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 5.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 15 percent faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds and 20 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organoargillans in root channels and/or pores; 5 percent fine prominent irregular yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron throughout and 10 percent fine prominent irregular masses of oxidized iron throughout; 1 percent medium spherical noncoherent cemented very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) clay bodies throughout; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. White efflorescence of fine unknown crystals; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 27225; continuous - phpvsfiid 27226; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 27225; continuous - phpvsfiid 27226
    3Btg/E5—107 to 137 centimeters (42.1 to 53.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) exterior silty clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 5.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 15 percent faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds and 15 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organoargillans in root channels and/or pores; 5 percent fine prominent irregular dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 27227; continuous - phpvsfiid 27228; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 27227; continuous - phpvsfiid 27228
    3Btg/E6—137 to 175 centimeters (53.9 to 68.9 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) exterior silty clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic parts to weak coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable; 2.0 very fine roots throughout; 5.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 5 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silt coats on surfaces along pores and 15 percent faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 3 percent fine spherical noncoherent cemented black (N 2/0) iron-manganese concretions throughout and 5 percent coarse prominent irregular dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) masses of oxidized iron throughout and 10 percent coarse prominent irregular dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. continuous - phpvsfiid 27229; continuous - phpvsfiid 1258033; continuous - phpvsfiid 27229; continuous - phpvsfiid 1258033
    3Btg/E7—175 to 218 centimeters (68.9 to 85.8 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) exterior silty clay loam; weak coarse prismatic structure; slightly hard, very friable; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 5 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds and 5 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, silt coats in root channels and/or pores; 2 percent fine spherical noncoherent cemented black (N 2/0) iron-manganese concretions throughout and 5 percent fine prominent irregular dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) masses of oxidized iron throughout and 10 percent coarse prominent irregular dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout; 1 percent medium irregular noncoherent cemented brown (10YR 5/3) clay bodies in cracks; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. continuous - phpvsfiid 27230; continuous - phpvsfiid 27231; continuous - phpvsfiid 27230; continuous - phpvsfiid 27231
    3Btg/E8—218 to 246 centimeters (85.8 to 96.9 inches); 80 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) exterior and 15 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) exterior and 5 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) exterior silty clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic parts to weak coarse subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; 1.0 very fine low-continuity tubular pores; 5 percent faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds and 10 percent prominent light gray (10YR 7/1) silt coats on surfaces along pores and 15 percent prominent black (N 2/0), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on vertical faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 27232; continuous - phpvsfiid 27233; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 27232; continuous - phpvsfiid 27233