IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Aksarben
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
86NE109001
User Pedon ID:
86NE109001
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
SSL
Lab Pedon # -
87P0103
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
59399
Print Date:
4/28/2025
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:
40.8552780
Std. Longitude:
-96.4711075
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
10N
Range:
8E
Section:
12
PLSS Details:
2160 feet W and 420 feet S of the NE corner
Location Description:
R.8W. recorded on description changed to R.8E.
Map Unit:
7207—Aksarben silty clay loam, 6 to 11 percent slopes
Country:
US—United States
State:
Nebraska
County:
NE109—Lancaster
MLRA:
106—Nebraska and Kansas Loess-Drift Hills
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
NE109—Lancaster County, Nebraska
PEDON
Describers Name:
Bartles, Nettleton, LeGeros, Geschwender, Matteson
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine, smectitic, mesic Typic Argiudolls
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Type:
not classified to current taxon name
Pedon Purpose:
laboratory sampling site
Pedon Record Orgin:
Converted from SSL-CMS data
Pedon #:
1
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Aksarben
Classificaton Date -
7/11/2007
Moisture Class -
udic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Sharpsburg
Taxonomic Class -
Fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Typic Argiudoll
Taxon Kind -
series
Classificaton Date -
11/1/1986
Moisture Class -
udic
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Erosion Class -
2
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Parent Material:
loess
Landscape:
upland
Landform:
hillslope
Geomorphic Component Hills:
side slope
Hill Slope Profile:
backslope
Slope Shape Down:
convex
Drainage Class:
moderately well
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
11/1/1986 (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
Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind
Feature Depth L-H
Feature Thickness L-RV-H
cm
mollic epipedon
argillic horizon
0—28
28—84
—28—
—56—
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
6
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374
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0
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Ap1—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, dry; silty clay loam; 5 percent sand; 40 percent clay; granular structure; friable; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P0610
Ap2—8 to 20 centimeters (3.1 to 7.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, dry; silty clay; 6 percent sand; 40 percent clay; weak coarse angular blocky structure; firm; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P0611
Ap3—20 to 28 centimeters (7.9 to 11.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, dry; silty clay; 3 percent sand; 41 percent clay; weak medium angular blocky structure; very firm; fragments; abrupt broken boundary. Lab sample # 87P0612
Bt1—28 to 41 centimeters (11.0 to 16.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior silty clay; 3 percent sand; 43 percent clay; moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; very firm; faint , moist, clay films; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P0613. continuous - phpvsfiid 1174522; continuous - phpvsfiid 1174522
Bt2—41 to 58 centimeters (16.1 to 22.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior silty clay loam; 4 percent sand; 38 percent clay; 1 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) fine faint mottles; moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; very firm; faint , moist, clay films; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P0614. few fine faint 10YR42 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 1174523; continuous - phpvsfiid 1174523
Bt3—58 to 84 centimeters (22.8 to 33.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior silty clay loam; 5 percent sand; 36 percent clay; 1 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine faint mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 11 percent fine dark concretions; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P0615. common fine dark concretions concentrations; few fine faint 10YR52 mottles
BC—84 to 99 centimeters (33.1 to 39.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior silty clay loam; 3 percent sand; 33 percent clay; 1 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine faint mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 11 percent fine dark concretions; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P0616. common fine dark concretions concentrations; few fine faint 10YR52 mottles
C1—99 to 119 centimeters (39.0 to 46.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior silty clay loam; 5 percent sand; 32 percent clay; 11 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) coarse distinct and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine distinct mottles; massive; firm; 11 percent fine dark concretions; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P0617. common fine dark concretions concentrations; common coarse distinct 10YR52 mottles; common fine distinct 7.5YR46 mottles
C2—119 to 160 centimeters (46.9 to 63.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior silty clay loam; 5 percent sand; 30 percent clay; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine distinct and 11 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) coarse distinct mottles; massive; firm; fragments. Lab sample # 87P0618. common coarse distinct 10YR52 mottles; common fine distinct 7.5YR46 mottles