IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Shelby
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1971KS087004
  • User Pedon ID: 71KS087004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A1860
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 36018
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 39.2150002
  • Std. Longitude: -95.2055588
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 10S
  • Range: 20E
  • Section: 5
  • PLSS Details: 1940 feet W and 450 feet S of the NE corner
  • Location Description: Jefferson County, KS.
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS087—Jefferson

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: R. L. Haberman, R. Fenwick, W. Abmeyer
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Typic Argiudolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Shelby
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Typic Argiudolls
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1971
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1971 (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
    • 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

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    94

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    26

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    1A1—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches);, black (10YR 2/1) interior, dry; loam; weak fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable; 2.5 fine roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A14827. 1261; common fine roots
    1A3—23 to 36 centimeters (9.1 to 14.2 inches);, black (10YR 2/1) interior and very dark brown (10YR 2/2) crushed, dry; clay loam; moderate medium granular structure; slightly hard, friable; 2.5 fine roots; 1 percent worm casts; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A14828. 1262; few gravel.; few worm casts concentrations; common fine roots
    1B21t—36 to 51 centimeters (14.2 to 20.1 inches);, very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior and brown (10YR 4/3) interior, dry; clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 2.5 fine roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A14829. 1263; more gravel than above horizon.; common fine roots
    1B22t—51 to 86 centimeters (20.1 to 33.9 inches);, brown (10YR 4/3) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior and grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior, dry; clay; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 2.5 fine roots; faint , dry, clay films; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A14830. 1264; dark gray stains on some ped faces; common gravel.; common fine roots; common fine distinct 7.5YR56 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 213397; continuous - phpvsfiid 213397
    1B3—86 to 122 centimeters (33.9 to 48.0 inches);, brown (10YR 4/3) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior and grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior, dry; clay; weak medium and coarse blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 0.5 fine roots; faint , dry, clay films; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A14831. 1265; few fine roots; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 213398; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 213398
    1C1—122 to 170 centimeters (48.0 to 66.9 inches);, dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior, dry; clay loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine faint mottles; structureless medium blocky structure; hard, firm; 1 percent carbonate masses and 1 percent carbonate concretions; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A14832. 1266; contains streaks of dark brown (7.5YR 4/4), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), and dark gray (10YR 4/1); common gravel.; few soft masses of carbonate concentrations; few carbonate concretions concentrations; few fine faint 10YR56 mottles
    1C2—170 to 241 centimeters (66.9 to 94.9 inches);, 10YR 5/ (10YR 5/), interior, dry; clay loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; structureless massive; hard, firm; 1 percent carbonate masses and 1 percent carbonate concretions; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A14833. 1267; few soft brown fragments; common gravel.; few soft masses of carbonate concentrations; few carbonate concretions concentrations; few fine distinct 7.5YR56 mottles
    1C3—241 to 307 centimeters (94.9 to 120.9 inches);, 10YR 5/ (10YR 5/), interior, dry; clay loam; structureless massive; hard, firm; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 40A14834. 1268; contains streaks of light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6); common gravel; few to common CaCO3 concretions up to 2" in width.