IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Kenoma
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1985KS003006
  • User Pedon ID: 85KS003006
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1985KS003006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0809
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 57075
  • Print Date: 1/30/2025

    • 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: 38.0733337
  • Std. Longitude: -95.2597198
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 23S
  • Range: 20E
  • Section: 6
  • PLSS Details: 330 feet East and 2485 feet North of SW corner
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS003—Anderson
  • MLRA: 112—Cherokee Prairies

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: K. H. Sallee
  • 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 #: 6
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Kenoma
  • PSC - 5 to 55 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/11/2010
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Kenoma
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic, thermic Vertic Argiudoll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/1985
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 3
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: upland slope
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: shoulder
  • Slope Position: middle third
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/1/1985 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - close-grown crop
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    TRITI

    Triticum

    wheat

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—43

    5—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

    3

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    0

    106

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    14

    26

    1

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    1Ap—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, dry; silty clay loam; 39 percent clay; 1 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine distinct mottles; weak very fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine interstitial pores; 1 percent fine spherical iron concretions; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P04321; moist when described;. few fine iron concretions concentrations; many very fine roots throughout; few fine roots throughout; few fine distinct 10YR44 mottles
    1Bt1—5 to 18 centimeters (2.0 to 7.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, dry; silty clay; 46 percent clay; 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine distinct mottles; moderate fine angular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 5.5 very fine roots between peds; 0.5 very fine interstitial pores; 55 percent distinct , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent fine spherical iron concretions; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # 85P04322; moist when described;. Vertical fillings of (10YR 3/2)M colored material.; common fine iron concretions concentrations; many clay films surface features on faces of peds; many very fine roots between peds; common fine distinct 10YR44 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 219310; continuous - phpvsfiid 219310
    1Bt2—18 to 43 centimeters (7.1 to 16.9 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, brown (10YR 5/3) interior, dry; silty clay; 46 percent clay; 1 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) fine distinct and 30 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine faint and 30 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate fine angular blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots between peds; 0.5 very fine interstitial pores; 55 percent distinct , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent medium spherical iron concretions; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # 85P04323; moist when described;. Vertical fillings of (10YR 3/)2M colored material.; common medium iron concretions concentrations; many clay films surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots between peds; many fine faint 10YR44 mottles; many fine distinct 10YR46 mottles; few fine distinct 7.5YR68 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 219311; continuous - phpvsfiid 219311
    1Bt3—43 to 71 centimeters (16.9 to 28.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, brown (10YR 5/3) interior, dry; silty clay; 45 percent clay; 1 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) fine prominent and 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine distinct mottles; moderate very fine angular blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots between peds; 0.5 very fine interstitial pores; 15 percent distinct , moist, pressure faces and 55 percent distinct , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent medium spherical iron concretions; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # 85P04324; moist when described;. Vertical fillings of (10YR 3/2)M colored material.; common medium iron concretions concentrations; many clay films surface features on faces of peds; few pressure faces surface features; few very fine roots between peds; many fine distinct 7.5YR58 mottles; few fine prominent 5YR56 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 219313; continuous - phpvsfiid 219312; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 219313; continuous - phpvsfiid 219312
    1Bt4—71 to 104 centimeters (28.0 to 40.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) interior, yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior, dry; silty clay; 45 percent clay; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; weak very fine angular blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots between peds; 0.5 very fine interstitial pores; 55 percent distinct , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent medium spherical iron concretions; 11 percent medium spherical salt masses; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # 85P04325; moist when described;. Vertical fillings of (10YR 3/2)M colored material.; common medium iron concretions concentrations; common medium salt masses concentrations; many clay films surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots between peds; few fine distinct 7.5YR56 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 219314; continuous - phpvsfiid 219314
    1BC—104 to 119 centimeters (40.9 to 46.9 inches); 50 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior and 50 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) interior, 50 percent light brown (7.5YR 6/4) interior and 50 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior, dry; silty clay; 42 percent clay; 1 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) coarse distinct mottles; massive; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary.; moist when described;. few coarse distinct 10YR62 mottles
    1R—119 to 122 centimeters (46.9 to 48.0 inches); unweathered bedrock; fragments.