IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Zaar
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1973KS037002
  • User Pedon ID: 73KS037002
  • User Site Association ID: MLRA 112 - SDJR Zaar
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A1829
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 35987
  • 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: 37.5288887
  • Std. Longitude: -94.8472214
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 29S
  • Range: 23E
  • Section: 12
  • PLSS Details: 1150 feet E and 50 feet N of the SW corner
  • Location Description: Crawford County, KS.
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS037—Crawford

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: E.L. Bell, J.W. Frie, R.L. Haberman
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, montmorillonitic, thermic Vertic Hapludolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Zaar
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic, thermic Vertic Hapludolls
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1973
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1973 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - rangeland, grassland
  • 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

    3

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    104

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    14

    27

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    1A11—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches);, black (10YR 2/1) interior, dry; silty clay; weak fine and medium granular structure; very hard, very firm; 5.5 fine roots; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A14575. 1145; many fine roots
    1A12—18 to 46 centimeters (7.1 to 18.1 inches);, black (10YR 2/1) interior, dry; silty clay; weak fine granular, and weak very fine subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A14576. 1146; few fine roots
    1B21—46 to 76 centimeters (18.1 to 29.9 inches);, black (10YR 2/1) interior, dry; clay; weak medium blocky, and moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A14577. 1147; few slickensides; few brown concretions.; few fine roots
    1B22—76 to 104 centimeters (29.9 to 40.9 inches);, very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior, dry; clay; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct and 11 percent olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) medium distinct mottles; weak fine and medium blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*; fragments; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A14578. 1148; few slickensides; common brown concretions.; common medium distinct 10YR56 mottles; common medium distinct 2.5Y44 mottles
    1B23—104 to 130 centimeters (40.9 to 51.2 inches);, dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior, dry; clay; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium mottles; weak fine and medium blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A14579. 1149; few slickensides; common brown concretions.; common medium 7.5YR56 mottles
    1B31—130 to 165 centimeters (51.2 to 65.0 inches);, yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior and gray (5Y 5/1) interior, dry; clay; weak medium blocky structure; very hard, very firm; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A14580. 1150; few to common slickensides; many soft brown masses; common fine black concretions.
    1B32—165 to 196 centimeters (65.0 to 77.2 inches);, yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior and gray (5Y 5/1) interior, dry; clay; weak medium blocky, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 40A14581. 1151; common slickensides; few lime concretions.