IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Pawnee
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1986KS131002
  • User Pedon ID: 86KS131002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 87P0020
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 59316
  • Print Date: 2/17/2025

    • 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: 39.7691650
  • Std. Longitude: -95.8791656
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 3S
  • Range: 14E
  • Section: 20
  • PLSS Details: 925 feet east and 100 feet north of the southwest corner
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS131—Nemaha
  • MLRA: 106—Nebraska and Kansas Loess-Drift Hills

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: WAW
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, mesic Aquic Argiudolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Pawnee
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Pawnee
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Aquic Argiudoll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/1986
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: upland slope
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Position: upper third
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: high
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Flooding: frequent flooding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/1/1986 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • 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

    4

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    397

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    90

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    1Ap—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, dry; loam; 26 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable; 5.5 fine roots throughout; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P00101; moist when described;. many fine roots throughout
    1A1—13 to 23 centimeters (5.1 to 9.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1) exterior and very dark brown (10YR 2/2) crushed, very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior, dry; clay loam; 35 percent clay; strong medium angular blocky, and moderate fine angular blocky structure; hard, firm; 2.5 fine roots throughout; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P00102; moist when described;. common fine roots throughout
    1Bt1—23 to 46 centimeters (9.1 to 18.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, dry; clay; 18 percent sand; 45 percent clay; 1 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine distinct mottles; moderate fine angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 2.5 fine roots throughout; 15 percent prominent organic stains on vertical faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, pH meter; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P00103; dry when described;. few organic coats surface features on vertical faces of peds; common fine roots throughout; few fine distinct 7.5YR44 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 221263; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 221263
    1Bt2—46 to 69 centimeters (18.1 to 27.2 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, dry; clay; 45 percent clay; 1 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine distinct mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, pH meter; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P00104; dry when described;. few very fine roots throughout; few fine distinct 7.5YR44 mottles
    1Bt3—69 to 91 centimeters (27.2 to 35.8 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, dry; clay; 42 percent clay; 1 percent gray (10YR 5/1) fine distinct mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, pH meter; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P00105; dry when described;. few fine distinct 10YR51 mottles
    1BC—91 to 117 centimeters (35.8 to 46.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, brown (10YR 5/3) interior, dry; clay; 40 percent clay; 11 percent gray (10YR 5/1) medium distinct and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) medium distinct mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 11 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, pH meter; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P00106; dry when described;. common fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common medium distinct 10YR51 mottles; common medium distinct 7.5YR46 mottles
    1C—117 to 152 centimeters (46.1 to 59.8 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior, light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior, dry; clay loam; 37 percent clay; 30 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) coarse distinct mottles; massive; very hard, very firm; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, pH meter. Lab sample # 87P00107; dry when described;. many coarse distinct 10YR66 mottles