IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Crete
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
55NE151002
User Pedon ID:
55NE151002
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
SSL
Lab Pedon # -
40A2245
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
36392
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:
40.5491676
Std. Longitude:
-96.9883347
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
7N
Range:
4E
Section:
29
PLSS Details:
1250 feet south and 100 feet west of northeast corner
Map Unit:
3824—Crete silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes
Country:
US—United States
State:
Nebraska
County:
NE151—Saline
MLRA:
75—Central Loess Plains
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
NE151—Saline County, Nebraska
PEDON
Describers Name:
B.H. Williams
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine, smectitic, mesic Pachic Udertic Argiustolls
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Type:
not classified to current taxon name
Pedon Purpose:
laboratory sampling site
Pedon Record Orgin:
NASIS
Pedon #:
2
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Crete
PSC -
28 to 78 cm.
Classificaton Date -
9/6/2001
Moisture Class -
udic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Crete
Classificaton Date -
11/5/1955
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Parent Material:
loess
Landform:
interfluve
Drainage Class:
moderately well
Flooding:
none flooding
Ponding:
none ponding
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
11/5/1955 (actual site observation date)
Surface Cover Properties:
Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 -
crop cover
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Drained? -
no
Bedded Soil? -
no
Forest Plantation? -
no
Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind
Feature Depth L-H
Feature Thickness L-RV-H
cm
mollic epipedon
argillic horizon
0—53
28—107
—53—
—79—
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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Ap—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist; silty clay loam; 5 percent sand; 27 percent clay; moderate very fine and fine granular structure; soft, friable; 21.0 roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # 40A17626
A—13 to 20 centimeters (5.1 to 7.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist; silty clay loam; 4 percent sand; 33 percent clay; moderate fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable; 21.0 roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A17627
AB—20 to 28 centimeters (7.9 to 11.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist; silty clay loam; 3 percent sand; 36 percent clay; strong fine granular parts to very fine subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; 21.0 roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A17628
Bt1—28 to 53 centimeters (11.0 to 20.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; silty clay; 3 percent sand; 45 percent clay; moderate coarse prismatic parts to strong medium angular blocky parts to strong fine angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 21.0 roots; 1 percent fine dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) iron-manganese concretions; strong brown (7.5YR 5/8); fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A17629
Bt2—53 to 79 centimeters (20.9 to 31.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; silty clay; 3 percent sand; 42 percent clay; moderate coarse prismatic parts to strong medium and coarse angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 3.0 roots; 1 percent fine dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A17630
Bt3—79 to 107 centimeters (31.1 to 42.1 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), brown (10YR 5/3), moist; silty clay loam; 3 percent sand; 38 percent clay; weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate coarse angular blocky structure; very hard, firm; 0.5 roots; 1 percent fine dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.9; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A17631
Bk1—107 to 135 centimeters (42.1 to 53.1 inches); pale yellow (2.5Y 7/4), light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), moist; silty clay loam; 4 percent sand; 32 percent clay; 1 percent gray (10YR 5/1) fine faint mottles; moderate medium and coarse angular blocky structure; hard, firm; 0.5 fine roots; 1 percent fine dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A17632
Bk2—135 to 145 centimeters (53.1 to 57.1 inches); pale yellow (2.5Y 7/4), light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4), moist; silty clay loam; 4 percent sand; 32 percent clay; 1 percent gray (10YR 5/1) fine faint mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; 0.5 roots; 1 percent fine dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.3; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A17633
C—145 to 157 centimeters (57.1 to 61.8 inches); pale yellow (2.5Y 7/4), light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4), moist; silty clay loam; 4 percent sand; 33 percent clay; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and 1 percent gray (10YR 5/1) fine faint mottles; massive; hard, friable; 3.0 pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.3. Lab sample # 40A17634