IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Elmont
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1983KS177001
  • User Pedon ID: 83KS177001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 83P0734
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 53521
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • 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: 38.8942032
  • Std. Longitude: -95.8002777
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 13S
  • Range: 14E
  • Section: 36
  • PLSS Details: 5 meters N and 8 meters E of W quarter corner or 885 meters N and 8 meters E of the SW corner
  • Location Description: 3 km S of Auburn
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS177—Shawnee
  • MLRA: 106—Nebraska and Kansas Loess-Drift Hills

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: K Sallee and R E Mayhugh
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, mesic Typic Argiudolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Elmont
  • PSC - 42 to 92 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Elmont
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Typic Argiudoll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1983
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: upland slope
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Position: middle third
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1983 (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
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—55

    42—110

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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

    60

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    309

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    1A—0 to 26 centimeters (0.0 to 10.2 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, dry; silt loam; moderate fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable; 5.5 fine and medium roots throughout; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P03638. many fine and medium roots throughout
    1AB—26 to 42 centimeters (10.2 to 16.5 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, dry; silt loam; moderate medium granular structure; slightly hard, friable; 5.5 fine and medium roots throughout; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P03639. many fine and medium roots throughout
    1Bt1—42 to 55 centimeters (16.5 to 21.7 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, dry; silty clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; 2.5 fine and medium roots throughout; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P03640. common fine and medium roots throughout
    1Bt2—55 to 75 centimeters (21.7 to 29.5 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4) fine faint mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; 2.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 55 percent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P03641. many organic coats surface features on faces of peds; common fine and medium roots throughout; common fine faint 5YR44 mottles
    1Bt3—75 to 110 centimeters (29.5 to 43.3 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) medium distinct and 11 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) medium prominent mottles; moderate medium prismatic, and strong medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 55 percent brown (7.5YR 4/2), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron-manganese masses; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 83P03642. few fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; many organic coats surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots throughout; common medium distinct 7.5YR46 mottles; common medium prominent 2.5YR46 mottles
    1BC—110 to 121 centimeters (43.3 to 47.6 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior shaly clay loam; 1 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) medium distinct and 11 percent reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) medium prominent mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 37 percent brown (7.5YR 5/2), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter shale, unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P03643. common organic coats surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots throughout; common medium prominent 2.5YR44 mottles; few medium distinct 10YR63 mottles
    1Cr—121 to 145 centimeters (47.6 to 57.1 inches); 50 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior and 50 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior unweathered bedrock; fragments. Lab sample # 83P03644