IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Hastings
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 85NE035108
  • User Pedon ID: 85NE035108
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 86P0633
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 58927
  • 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: 40.5613899
  • Std. Longitude: -98.1547241
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 7N
  • Range: 7W
  • Section: 19
  • PLSS Details: 2430 feet south and 2380 feet west of the northeast corner
  • Map Unit: 3866—Hastings silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Nebraska
  • County: NE035—Clay
  • MLRA: 75—Central Loess Plains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE035—Clay County, Nebraska

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: M. Kuzila
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, mesic Udic Argiustolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 108
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Hastings
  • PSC - 15 to 52 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Hastings
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Udic Argiustoll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/1985
  • Moisture SUBClass - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: Peoria loess
  • Landscape: plateaus or tablelands
  • Landform: hillslope
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/1/1985 (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

    umbric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—52

    15—52

    —52—

    —37—
    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

    —

    —

    561

    —

    135

    69

    —

    —

    11

    —

    —

    12

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

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    Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed, moist; silt loam; massive; very hard, friable; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P3673; dry when described;
    Bt1—15 to 30 centimeters (5.9 to 11.8 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) crushed, dark brown (10YR 3/3) crushed, moist; silty clay; moderate medium prismatic, and weak medium blocky structure; very hard, firm; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P3674; dry when described;
    Bt2—30 to 52 centimeters (11.8 to 20.5 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) crushed, dark brown (10YR 3/3) crushed, moist; silty clay; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P3675; dry when described;
    BC1—52 to 69 centimeters (20.5 to 27.2 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) crushed, brown (10YR 4/3) crushed, moist; silty clay loam; moderate medium prismatic, and weak fine blocky structure; very hard, firm; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P3676; dry when described;
    BC2—69 to 90 centimeters (27.2 to 35.4 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/4) crushed, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) crushed, moist; silt loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic, and weak fine blocky structure; hard, firm; 11 percent fine threadlike carbonate concretions and 11 percent medium irregular carbonate concretions; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P3677; dry when described;. common medium carbonate concretions concentrations; common fine carbonate concretions concentrations; few fine distinct 7.5YR46 mottles
    C1—90 to 126 centimeters (35.4 to 49.6 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/4) crushed, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) crushed, moist; silt loam; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) medium distinct mottles; weak fine prismatic structure; slightly hard, friable; 11 percent fine threadlike carbonate concretions; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P3678; dry when described;. common fine carbonate concretions concentrations; common medium distinct 7.5YR46 mottles
    C2—126 to 152 centimeters (49.6 to 59.8 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/4) crushed, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) crushed, moist; silt loam; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) medium distinct mottles; weak fine prismatic structure; soft, friable; 11 percent fine threadlike carbonate concretions; fragments. Lab sample # 86P3679; dry when described;. common fine carbonate concretions concentrations; common medium distinct 7.5YR46 mottles