IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Konza
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1987KS161003
  • User Pedon ID: 87KS161003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 87P0450
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 59745
  • Print Date: 11/24/2024

    • 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: 39.0816650
  • Std. Longitude: -96.5594406
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 11S
  • Range: 8E
  • Section: 20
  • PLSS Details: 2200 feet south and 700 feet west of the northeast corner
  • Location Description: Riley County, KS.
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS161—Riley
  • MLRA: 76—Bluestem Hills

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Wm. Wehmueller, M. D. Ransom
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, mesic Udertic Paleustolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Konza
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Dwight
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Typic Natrustoll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 5/1/1987
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: upland slope
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Slope Position: upper third
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/1/1987 (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
    • 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
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    1A—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior, black (10YR 2/1) interior, moist; silt loam; 25 percent clay; moderate medium granular structure; slightly hard, friable; 5.5 fine roots throughout; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P02343. many fine roots throughout
    1Bt1—15 to 42 centimeters (5.9 to 16.5 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; silty clay; moderate medium columnar, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 5.5 fine roots between peds; 55 percent faint very dark gray (10YR 3/1) skeletans over cutans on all faces of peds; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P02344. Cracks 2 to 3 cm wide filled with (10YR 2/1) between columnar structural units.; many skeletans over cutans surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; many fine roots between peds; continuous - phpvsfiid 221893; continuous - phpvsfiid 221893
    1Bt2—42 to 54 centimeters (16.5 to 21.3 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior and dark brown (10YR 3/3) crushed, moist; silty clay; weak medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 2.5 fine roots between peds; 15 percent faint black (10YR 2/1) organic stains on vertical faces of peds and 55 percent faint very dark gray (10YR 3/1) skeletans over cutans on all faces of peds; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P02345. Cracks 2 to 3 cm wide filled with (10YR 2/1) between some of the structural units.; few organic coats surface features on vertical faces of peds; many skeletans over cutans surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; common fine roots between peds; patchy - phpvsfiid 221894; continuous - phpvsfiid 221895; patchy - phpvsfiid 221894; continuous - phpvsfiid 221895
    1Bt3—54 to 72 centimeters (21.3 to 28.3 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, moist; silty clay loam; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) medium distinct and 11 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1) medium distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 2.5 fine roots between peds; 15 percent faint black (10YR 2/1) organic stains on vertical faces of peds and 55 percent faint very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) skeletans over cutans on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent fine spherical carbonate concretions; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P02346. few fine carbonate concretions concentrations; few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few organic coats surface features on vertical faces of peds; many skeletans over cutans surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; common fine roots between peds; common medium distinct 7.5YR46 mottles; common medium distinct 10YR41 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 221896; continuous - phpvsfiid 221897; patchy - phpvsfiid 221896; continuous - phpvsfiid 221897
    2Bt4—72 to 87 centimeters (28.3 to 34.3 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; silty clay loam; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) medium distinct and 11 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1) medium distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, firm; 2.5 fine roots between peds; 2.5 very fine discontinuous tubular pores; 37 percent distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) clay films on all faces of peds and 37 percent carbonate coats in root channels and/or pores; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; 11 percent medium irregular carbonate nodules; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P02347. Weakly calcareous around pores. Soil matrix is noncalcareous.; common medium carbonate nodules concentrations; few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common clay films surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; common lime or carbonate coats surface features in root channels and/or pores; common fine roots between peds; common medium distinct 7.5YR46 mottles; common medium distinct 10YR41 mottles; effervescence is discontinuous; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 221898; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 221899; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 221898; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 221899
    2Bt5—87 to 107 centimeters (34.3 to 42.1 inches);, brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior, moist; silt loam; 11 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) medium distinct and 11 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4) medium faint mottles; weak medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; brittle; 0.5 fine roots between peds; 2.5 very fine discontinuous tubular pores; 37 percent faint dark brown (7.5YR 3/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 37 percent , moist, carbonate coats in root channels and/or pores; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent medium irregular carbonate nodules; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P02348. Weakly clacareous around pores.; few medium carbonate nodules concentrations; few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common clay films surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; common lime or carbonate coats surface features in root channels and/or pores; few fine roots between peds; common medium distinct 10YR42 mottles; common medium faint 5YR44 mottles; effervescence is discontinuous; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 221900; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 221901; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 221900; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 221901
    2Bt6—107 to 122 centimeters (42.1 to 48.0 inches);, brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior, moist; silty clay loam; 11 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) medium distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; brittle; 0.5 fine roots between peds; 2.5 very fine discontinuous tubular pores; 37 percent distinct brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 55 percent faint reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent medium irregular carbonate nodules; 4 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P02349. Weakly calcareous around pores.; few medium carbonate nodules concentrations; few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; many clay films surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; common clay films surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; few fine roots between peds; common medium distinct 10YR42 mottles; effervescence is discontinuous; continuous - phpvsfiid 221902; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 221903; continuous - phpvsfiid 221902; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 221903
    3Bt7—122 to 160 centimeters (48.0 to 63.0 inches);, yellowish red (5YR 4/6) interior, moist; very cherty clay loam; 11 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) medium distinct mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots between peds; 37 percent distinct dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3), moist, clay films on rock fragments and 55 percent distinct dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; 35 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P02350. Continuous lens of bedded chert from 135 to 144 cm.; few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; many clay films surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; common clay films surface features on rock fragments; few fine roots between peds; common medium distinct 10YR42 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 221904; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 232080; continuous - phpvsfiid 221904; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 232080
    4Cr—160 to 180 centimeters (63.0 to 70.9 inches);, pale yellow (2.5Y 7/4) interior and dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) interior, moist; extremely shaly silty clay loam; 75 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter shale, unspecified fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified. Lab sample # 87P02351. effervescence is continuous