IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Zenda
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1976KS151002
  • User Pedon ID: 76KS151002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A1824
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 35982
  • Print Date: 11/24/2024
  • 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: 37.6555557
  • Std. Longitude: -98.5824966
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 27S
  • Range: 12W
  • Section: 36
  • PLSS Details: 3450 feet N and 2700 feet E of the SW corner
  • Location Description: Pratt County, KS.
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS151—Pratt
  • PEDON

  • Describers Name: C. Holzhey, D. Dodge, R. Haberman
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, thermic Fluvaquentic Haplustolls
  • 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 - Zenda
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, thermic Fluvaquentic Haplustolls
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1976
  • 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: 6/1/1976 (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
  • 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

    1

    64

    14

    27

    1A11—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; loam; weak fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable; 5.5 fine roots; 5.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A14538. 76P0090; many fine roots
    1A12—18 to 38 centimeters (7.1 to 15.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; loam; moderate medium granular structure; slightly hard, friable; 5.5 fine roots; 5.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A14539. many fine roots
    1C1—38 to 61 centimeters (15.0 to 24.0 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, moist; clay loam; 1 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) faint and 1 percent light gray (10YR 7/2) faint mottles; weak fine granular structure; hard, friable; 5.5 fine roots; 5.5 fine tubular pores; 11 percent fine carbonate concretions; fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A14540. 76P0092; common fine carbonate concretions concentrations; many fine roots; few faint 10YR44 mottles; few faint 10YR72 mottles
    1C2—61 to 86 centimeters (24.0 to 33.9 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior, grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior, moist; clay loam; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) distinct mottles; weak fine granular structure; hard, friable; 2.5 fine roots; 5.5 fine tubular pores; 11 percent fine and medium carbonate concretions; fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A14541. 76P0093; common fine and medium carbonate concretions concentrations; common fine roots; common distinct 7.5YR56 mottles
    1C3—86 to 117 centimeters (33.9 to 46.1 inches); light gray (10YR 7/1) interior, gray (10YR 6/1) interior, moist; clay loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) coarse distinct mottles; weak coarse granular structure; hard, friable; 2.5 fine roots; 5.5 fine tubular pores; 30 percent fine and medium carbonate concretions; fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A14542. 76P0094; many fine and medium carbonate concretions concentrations; common fine roots; common coarse distinct 10YR56 mottles
    1C4—117 to 127 centimeters (46.1 to 50.0 inches); light gray (10YR 7/1) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior, gray (10YR 6/1) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior, moist; clay loam; structureless massive; hard, friable; 2.5 fine roots; 5.5 fine tubular pores; 1 percent fine carbonate concretions; fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A14543. 76P0095; few gypsum crystals.; few fine carbonate concretions concentrations; common fine roots
    1C5—127 to 140 centimeters (50.0 to 55.1 inches); gray (N 5/0) interior, dark gray (N 4/0) interior, moist; clay loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium and coarse mottles; structureless massive; hard, firm; 30 percent fine carbonate concretions; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A14544. 76P0096; many fine carbonate concretions concentrations; common medium and coarse 10YR56 mottles
    1C6—140 to 168 centimeters (55.1 to 66.1 inches); pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2) interior, gray (10YR 5/1) interior, moist; clay loam; 11 percent light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) faint mottles; structureless massive; hard, firm; 2.5 roots; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 40A14545. 76P0097; few fine gravel; common highly decomposed vertical roots resembling roots of marsh plants.; common roots; common faint 2.5Y64 mottles