IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ost
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1987KS185002
  • User Pedon ID: 87KS185002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 87P0659
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 59954
  • Print Date: 2/16/2025

    • 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: 38.0033340
  • Std. Longitude: -98.5952759
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 23S
  • Range: 12W
  • Section: 36
  • PLSS Details: 1900 feet east and 1800 feet north of the northwest corner
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS185—Stafford
  • MLRA: 79—Great Bend Sand Plains

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: C.E. Watts
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, thermic Typic Argiustolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: variant
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Ost
  • PSC - 48 to 98 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Snd
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1987
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: upland slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • 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

    albic horizon

    argillic horizon

    0—40

    40—48

    48—188

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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

    1

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    572

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    180

    630

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    1A1—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; loam; weak medium granular structure; slightly hard, friable; 5.5 fine roots throughout; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P03456. many fine roots throughout
    1A2—8 to 16 centimeters (3.1 to 6.3 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; silt loam; moderate medium granular structure; slightly hard, friable; 5.5 fine roots throughout; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P03457. many fine roots throughout
    1A3—16 to 32 centimeters (6.3 to 12.6 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 5.5 fine roots throughout; 2.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P03458. many fine roots throughout
    1A4—32 to 40 centimeters (12.6 to 15.7 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, moist; silt loam; 1 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 5.5 fine roots throughout; 2.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P03459. many fine roots throughout; few fine distinct 10YR44 mottles
    1E—40 to 48 centimeters (15.7 to 18.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, moist; silt loam; weak medium platy structure; slightly hard, friable; 5.5 fine roots throughout; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P03460. many fine roots throughout
    1Bt—48 to 66 centimeters (18.9 to 26.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; silty clay loam; 30 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic structure; hard, firm; 2.5 fine roots throughout; 37 percent faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) clay films on faces of peds; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P03461. common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common fine roots throughout; many medium distinct 7.5YR44 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 222188; patchy - phpvsfiid 222188
    1Btk—66 to 77 centimeters (26.0 to 30.3 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior, moist; silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 37 percent faint brown (7.5YR 4/4) clay films on faces of peds and 55 percent distinct black (10YR 2/1) manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds; 30 percent fine platy lime masses and 11 percent fine irregular salt masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P03462. many fine soft masses of lime concentrations; common fine salt masses concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; many manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots throughout; effervescence is continuous; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 232203; patchy - phpvsfiid 232204; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 232203; patchy - phpvsfiid 232204
    2Bt1—77 to 93 centimeters (30.3 to 36.6 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, moist; clay loam; 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine distinct and 11 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium angular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 37 percent faint brown (10YR 4/3) clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical carbonate nodules; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P03463. few fine carbonate nodules concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots throughout; common fine distinct 10YR44 mottles; common fine distinct 7.5YR44 mottles; effervescence is continuous; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 232205; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 232205
    2Bt2—93 to 113 centimeters (36.6 to 44.5 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, moist; clay loam; 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct and 30 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 30 percent fine spherical carbonate nodules; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P03464. many fine carbonate nodules concentrations; few fine roots throughout; many fine distinct 10YR56 mottles; many fine distinct 10YR62 mottles; effervescence is continuous
    2Bt3—113 to 147 centimeters (44.5 to 57.9 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4) interior, brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, moist; clay loam; 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct and 30 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 37 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4) clay films on faces of peds; 30 percent fine platy carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P03465. many fine soft masses of carbonate concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots throughout; many fine distinct 10YR56 mottles; many fine distinct 10YR62 mottles; effervescence is continuous; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 232206; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 232206
    3Bt4—147 to 188 centimeters (57.9 to 74.0 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4) interior, brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, moist; clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 37 percent faint brown (7.5YR 4/4) clay films on faces of peds and 55 percent distinct black (10YR 2/1) manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds; 30 percent fine platy lime masses and 11 percent fine irregular salt masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P03466. many fine soft masses of lime concentrations; common fine salt masses concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; many manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots throughout; effervescence is continuous; patchy - phpvsfiid 232208; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 232207; patchy - phpvsfiid 232208; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 232207
    3BCk—188 to 230 centimeters (74.0 to 90.6 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4) interior, brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, moist; clay loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 15 percent faint black (10YR 2/1) manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds and 37 percent distinct light gray (10YR 7/2) carbonate coats on faces of peds; 11 percent fine irregular salt masses and 1 percent medium spherical carbonate nodules; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified. Lab sample # 87P03467. few medium carbonate nodules concentrations; common fine salt masses concentrations; common lime or carbonate coats surface features on faces of peds; few manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots throughout; effervescence is continuous; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 232209; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 232210; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 232209; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 232210