IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Parsons
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1986KS099003
  • User Pedon ID: 86KS099003
  • User Site Association ID: SDJR - MLRA 112 - Parsons silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 86P0870
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 59164
  • Print Date: 11/11/2024

    • 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: 37.1916656
  • Std. Longitude: -95.1755524
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 33S
  • Range: 20E
  • Section: 12
  • PLSS Details: 700 feet south and 175 feet east of the NW corner
  • Location Description: Labette County, KS.
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS099—Labette

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, active, thermic Mollic Albaqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Parsons
  • PSC - 32 to 82 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Parsons
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, mixed, thermic Mollic Albaqualf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1986
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: terrace—stream or lake
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1986 (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

    albic horizon

    argillic horizon

    20—32

    32—125

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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

    1

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    270

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    1Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, dry; silt loam; weak fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable; 2.5 fine roots; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P05203. common fine roots
    1E—20 to 32 centimeters (7.9 to 12.6 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior, dry; silt loam; weak fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable; 2.5 fine roots; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P05204. common fine roots
    1Bt1—32 to 60 centimeters (12.6 to 23.6 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior silty clay; 11 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4) medium and 11 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) medium mottles; moderate medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; 2.5 fine roots; faint , moist, clay films; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P05205. common fine roots; common medium 5YR44 mottles; common medium 7.5YR44 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 221016; continuous - phpvsfiid 221016
    1Bt2—60 to 82 centimeters (23.6 to 32.3 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior silty clay; 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) medium mottles; moderate medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; 0.5 fine roots; faint , moist, clay films; 1 percent coarse spherical plinthite nodules; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P05206. few coarse plinthite segregations concentrations; few fine roots; common medium 10YR44 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 221017; continuous - phpvsfiid 221017
    1Bt3—82 to 99 centimeters (32.3 to 39.0 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior silty clay; 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) medium mottles; weak medium blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; 0.5 fine roots; faint , moist, clay films; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P05207. few fine roots; many medium 10YR54 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 221018; patchy - phpvsfiid 221018
    1Bt4—99 to 125 centimeters (39.0 to 49.2 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior silty clay; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; 0.5 fine roots; faint , moist, clay films; 1 percent medium spherical plinthite nodules; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P05208. few medium plinthite segregations concentrations; few fine roots; patchy - phpvsfiid 221019; patchy - phpvsfiid 221019
    1BC—125 to 160 centimeters (49.2 to 63.0 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm; 0.5 fine roots; fragments. Lab sample # 86P05209. few fine roots