IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Waldeck
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1987KS155001
  • User Pedon ID: 87KS155001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 87P0656
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 59951
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 37.8266678
  • Std. Longitude: -98.3525009
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 25S
  • Range: 9W
  • Section: 31
  • PLSS Details: 200 feet north and 1900 feet east of the SW corner
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS155—Reno
  • MLRA: 79—Great Bend Sand Plains

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: C.E. Watts
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Waldeck
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed Fluvaquentic Haplustolls
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1987
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: flood plain
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: shoulder
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: 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 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - rangeland, grassland
  • 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

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    0—49

    49—75

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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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    515

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    270

    630

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    1Ap—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; sandy loam; moderate medium granular structure; hard, very friable; 5.5 fine roots throughout; 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P03430. many fine roots throughout
    1A1—13 to 34 centimeters (5.1 to 13.4 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; sandy loam; weak medium granular structure; hard, friable; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P03431. few fine roots throughout
    1A2—34 to 49 centimeters (13.4 to 19.3 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, moist; sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; hard, friable; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P03432. few fine roots throughout
    1BA—49 to 56 centimeters (19.3 to 22.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior, moist; sandy loam; moderate medium granular structure; hard, friable; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P03433. few fine roots throughout
    1Bw—56 to 75 centimeters (22.0 to 29.5 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) interior, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, moist; sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P03434. few fine roots throughout
    1C1—75 to 96 centimeters (29.5 to 37.8 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) interior, yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P03435. few fine roots throughout
    1C2—96 to 110 centimeters (37.8 to 43.3 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, moist; loamy fine sand; massive; hard, friable; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P03436
    2C3—110 to 180 centimeters (43.3 to 70.9 inches); pale red (2.5YR 7/2) interior, pale red (2.5YR 6/2) interior, moist; silty clay; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; massive; hard, firm; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese masses; 30 percent fine spherical carbonate concretions; fragments. Lab sample # 87P03437. many fine lime concretions concentrations; few fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; common fine distinct 7.5YR56 mottles