IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Carwile
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1987KS145001
  • User Pedon ID: 87KS145001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 87P0662
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 59957
  • 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: 38.0577774
  • Std. Longitude: -98.9486084
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 23S
  • Range: 15W
  • Section: 14
  • PLSS Details: 2000 feet west and 25 feet south of the northeast corner
  • Location Description: located 200 feet east and 200 feet south of the NW corner
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS145—Pawnee
  • MLRA: 79—Great Bend Sand Plains

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: C. E. Watts
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, thermic Typic Argiaquolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Carwile
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, mixed, thermic Typic Argiaquolls
  • PSC - 38 to 88 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1987
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: upland slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: shoulder
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Flooding: frequent flooding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1987 (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—38

    38—111

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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

    2

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    606

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    135

    630

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    1Ap1—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, brown (10YR 5/3) interior, dry; loamy fine sand; weak fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable; 5.5 fine roots throughout; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P03490. many fine roots throughout
    1Ap2—23 to 30 centimeters (9.1 to 11.8 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, dry; fine sandy loam; 11 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium platy structure; hard, very friable; 5.5 fine roots throughout; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P03491. many fine roots throughout; common fine distinct 7.5YR44 mottles
    1A3—30 to 38 centimeters (11.8 to 15.0 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, brown (10YR 5/3) interior, dry; fine sandy loam; 11 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium platy structure; hard, very friable; 5.5 fine roots throughout; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P03492. many fine roots throughout; common fine distinct 7.5YR44 mottles
    1Bt—38 to 52 centimeters (15.0 to 20.5 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, brown (10YR 5/3) interior, dry; fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 5.5 fine roots throughout; 37 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) clay films on vertical faces of peds; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P03493. common clay films surface features on vertical faces of peds; many fine roots throughout; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222193; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222193
    2Bt1—52 to 92 centimeters (20.5 to 36.2 inches); light olive gray (5Y 6/2) interior, light gray (5Y 7/2) interior, dry; silty clay loam; moderate fine prismatic structure; hard, firm; 5.5 fine roots throughout; 37 percent distinct brown (10YR 4/3) black stains in root channels and/or pores and 37 percent distinct light gray (10YR 7/2) carbonate coats on faces of peds; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P03494. common black stains surface features in root channels and/or pores; common lime or carbonate coats surface features on faces of peds; many fine roots throughout; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222194; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222195; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222194; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222195
    2Btk2—92 to 111 centimeters (36.2 to 43.7 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) interior, light olive gray (5Y 6/2) interior, dry; silty clay loam; moderate medium prismatic structure; hard, firm; 5.5 fine roots throughout; 15 percent distinct black (10YR 2/1) manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds and 37 percent distinct brown (10YR 4/3) black stains in root channels and/or pores; 1 percent fine platy carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P03495. few fine soft masses of carbonate concentrations; common black stains surface features in root channels and/or pores; few manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features on faces of peds; many fine roots throughout; effervescence is continuous; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222196; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222197; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222196; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222197
    3Abk—111 to 123 centimeters (43.7 to 48.4 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior, dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior, dry; silty clay loam; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 5.5 fine roots throughout; 15 percent distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) iron stains on faces of peds and 37 percent distinct light gray (10YR 7/2) carbonate coats on faces of peds; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P03496. few iron stains surface features on faces of peds; common lime or carbonate coats surface features on faces of peds; many fine roots throughout; effervescence is continuous; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222198; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222199; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222198; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222199
    3Bk—123 to 140 centimeters (48.4 to 55.1 inches); dark gray (5Y 4/1) interior, light gray (5Y 7/1) interior, dry; silty clay; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 37 percent distinct light gray (10YR 7/2) carbonate coats on faces of peds; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P03497. common lime or carbonate coats surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots throughout; effervescence is continuous; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222200; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222200
    3BCk—140 to 154 centimeters (55.1 to 60.6 inches); dark gray (5Y 4/1) interior, gray (5Y 5/1) interior, dry; clay loam; 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 5.5 fine roots throughout; 37 percent distinct light gray (10YR 7/2) carbonate coats on faces of peds; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P03498. common lime or carbonate coats surface features on faces of peds; many fine roots throughout; many fine distinct 10YR56 mottles; effervescence is continuous; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222201; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222201
    4C1—154 to 167 centimeters (60.6 to 65.7 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; clay loam; 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct and 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine distinct mottles; massive; slightly hard, friable; 2.5 fine roots throughout; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P03499. common fine roots throughout; many fine distinct 10YR56 mottles; many fine distinct 7.5YR46 mottles; effervescence is continuous
    4C2—167 to 184 centimeters (65.7 to 72.4 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, light brown (7.5YR 6/4) interior, dry; fine sandy loam; 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; massive; slightly hard, friable; 2.5 fine roots throughout; 15 percent distinct light gray (10YR 7/2) carbonate coats on faces of peds; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P03500. few lime or carbonate coats surface features on faces of peds; common fine roots throughout; many fine distinct 10YR56 mottles; effervescence is continuous; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222202; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222202
    4C3—184 to 220 centimeters (72.4 to 86.6 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, light brown (7.5YR 6/4) interior, dry; fine sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, friable; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 15 percent faint light gray (10YR 7/2) carbonate coats on faces of peds; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified. Lab sample # 87P03501. Below 220 cm the soil is noncalcareous.; few lime or carbonate coats surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots throughout; effervescence is continuous; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222203; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222203