IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Hepler
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984KS021002
  • User Pedon ID: 84KS021002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 84P0826
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 55064
  • Print Date: 2/17/2025

    • 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: 37.1124992
  • Std. Longitude: -95.0319443
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 34S
  • Range: 22E
  • Section: 5
  • PLSS Details: 670 m. N and 275 m. E of the SW corner
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS021—Cherokee
  • MLRA: 112—Cherokee Prairies

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: H. D. Owens, S. P. Graber, and E. L. Fleming
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-silty, mixed, active, thermic Typic Haplaquolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Hepler
  • PSC - 75 to 104 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Hepler
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed, thermic Udollic Ochraqualf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1984
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture SUBClass - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: terrace—stream or lake
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: very low
  • Flooding: frequent flooding for long periods
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1984 (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
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    25—64

    75—104

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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

    0

    —

    —

    245

    —

    101

    —

    —

    15

    24

    2

    16

    25

    3

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    1Ap—0 to 12 centimeters (0.0 to 4.7 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, dry; silt loam; weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable; 2.5 fine roots throughout; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04681; moist when described;. common fine roots throughout
    1A—12 to 25 centimeters (4.7 to 9.8 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, dry; silt loam; moderate fine granular structure; soft, very friable; 2.5 fine roots throughout; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P04682; moist when described;. common fine roots throughout
    1E1—25 to 49 centimeters (9.8 to 19.3 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; silt loam; 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine faint mottles; weak fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 2.5 tubular pores; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04683; moist when described;. few fine roots throughout; common fine faint 10YR44 mottles
    1E2—49 to 64 centimeters (19.3 to 25.2 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; silt loam; 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 2.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04684; moist when described;. 10YR 7/2 silt coatings on ped faces.; few fine roots throughout; common medium distinct 10YR46 mottles
    1E3—64 to 75 centimeters (25.2 to 29.5 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; silt loam; 1 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine faint and 1 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/6) fine faint mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 5.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04685; moist when described;. (10YR 7/2) silt coatings on ped faces.; few fine roots throughout; few fine faint 10YR46 mottles; few fine faint 10YR36 mottles
    1Bt—75 to 104 centimeters (29.5 to 40.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior, dry; silty clay loam; 1 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) medium faint and 1 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) medium faint mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 5.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04686; moist when described;. 10YR 6/2 silt coatings on ped faces.; few fine roots throughout; few medium faint 10YR46 mottles; few medium faint 10YR46 mottles
    1BC—104 to 127 centimeters (40.9 to 50.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior and grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, dry; silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04687; moist when described;. Common black stains.; few fine roots throughout
    1C—127 to 175 centimeters (50.0 to 68.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior, dry; silty clay loam; 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine faint mottles; massive; hard, firm; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04688; moist when described;. few fine roots throughout; common fine faint 10YR46 mottles