IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Fiat
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1986KS049001
  • User Pedon ID: 86KS049001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 86P0868
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 59162
  • Print Date: 2/3/2025

    • 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: 37.4797211
  • Std. Longitude: -96.1730576
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS049—Elk
  • MLRA: 76—Bluestem Hills

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, thermic Vertic Argiaquolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Fiat
  • PSC - 27 to 77 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Fiat
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic, thermic Vertic Argiaquoll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1986
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1986 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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

    agric horizon

    0—58

    27—86

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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
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    1A1—0 to 14 centimeters (0.0 to 5.5 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior silty clay loam; moderate medium granular, and moderate fine granular structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 fine roots throughout; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P05190. common fine roots throughout
    1A2—14 to 27 centimeters (5.5 to 10.6 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior silty clay loam; moderate medium granular, and moderate fine granular structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 fine roots throughout; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P05191. common fine roots throughout
    1Bt1—27 to 40 centimeters (10.6 to 15.7 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior silty clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; very hard, extremely firm*; 15 percent faint , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical iron concretions; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P05192. few fine iron concretions concentrations; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 221006; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 221006
    1Bt2—40 to 58 centimeters (15.7 to 22.8 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior silty clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; 37 percent distinct , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical iron concretions; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P05193. few fine iron concretions concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 221007; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 221007
    1Btg3—58 to 76 centimeters (22.8 to 29.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior silty clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; 2 percent distinct , moist, slickensides (pedogenic) and 37 percent prominent , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical iron concretions; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P05194. few fine iron concretions concentrations; very few intersecting slickensides surface features; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; patchy - phpvsfiid 221008; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 221009; patchy - phpvsfiid 221008; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 221009
    1Bt4—76 to 86 centimeters (29.9 to 33.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior and dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior silty clay; 2 percent distinct , moist, slickensides (pedogenic) and 37 percent prominent , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical iron concretions; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P05195. few fine iron concretions concentrations; very few intersecting slickensides surface features; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; patchy - phpvsfiid 221010; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 221011; patchy - phpvsfiid 221010; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 221011
    1R—86 centimeters (33.9 inches); unknown texture; fragments.