IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Kenoma
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1985KS001005
  • User Pedon ID: 85KS001005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 86P0030
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 57285
  • Print Date: 4/24/2025

    • 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: 37.9655571
  • Std. Longitude: -95.2886124
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 24S
  • Range: 19E
  • Section: 11
  • PLSS Details: 2400 feet east and 85 feet north of the SW corner
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS001—Allen
  • MLRA: 112—Cherokee Prairies

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: D. W. Swanson
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, thermic Vertic Argiudolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Kenoma
  • PSC - 25 to 75 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Kenoma
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic, thermic Vertic Argiudoll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1985
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: upland slope
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: shoulder
  • Slope Position: upper third
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1985 (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—58

    25—84

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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

    2

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    308

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    90

    102

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    16

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    1A1—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior silt loam; moderate fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky; 5.5 fine roots throughout; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P00131; moist when described;. many fine roots throughout
    1A2—15 to 25 centimeters (5.9 to 9.8 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior silt loam; moderate medium granular structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky; 5.5 fine roots throughout; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P00132; moist when described;. many fine roots throughout
    1Bt1—25 to 58 centimeters (9.8 to 22.8 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior silty clay; 30 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) fine faint mottles; moderate medium angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, moderately sticky; 5.5 fine roots throughout; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P00133; moist when described;. many fine roots throughout; many fine faint 10YR34 mottles
    1Bt2—58 to 84 centimeters (22.8 to 33.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior silty clay; 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) medium faint mottles; weak medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*, very sticky; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 1 percent medium spherical iron concretions and 1 percent medium spherical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P00134; moist when described;. few medium iron concretions concentrations; few medium iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few fine roots throughout; common medium faint 10YR44 mottles
    1BC—84 to 132 centimeters (33.1 to 52.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior silty clay; 30 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) medium distinct mottles; weak medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*, very sticky; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 1 percent medium spherical iron concretions and 1 percent medium spherical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P00135; moist when described;. few medium iron concretions concentrations; few medium iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few fine roots throughout; many medium distinct 10YR44 mottles
    1C—132 to 152 centimeters (52.0 to 59.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior silty clay; 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) coarse distinct mottles; very hard, very friable, moderately sticky; 1 percent medium spherical iron-manganese concretions and 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese masses; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 86P00136; moist when described;. few medium iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; many coarse distinct 10YR56 mottles