IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Laird
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1988NE057023
  • User Pedon ID: 88NE057023
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 88P0945
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 61063
  • Print Date: 11/27/2024

    • 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: 40.2661095
  • Std. Longitude: -101.9808350
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 4N
  • Range: 41W
  • Section: 32
  • PLSS Details: 1350 feet N and 1750 feet E of the SW corner
  • State: Nebraska
  • County: NE057—Dundy
  • MLRA: 72—Central High Tableland

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: D. Hoover and C. Morris
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Sandy, mixed, mesic Aridic Calciustepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 23
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Laird
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Moisture Subclass - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Laird
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, mesic Aquic Calciorthid
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/1988
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Moisture SUBClass - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: playa or alluvial flat
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/1/1988 (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

    albic horizon

    calcic horizon

    10—25

    25—84

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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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    1082

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    48

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    A—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist; loamy fine sand; weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable; 5.5 fine and medium roots; fragments; strong effervescence; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P05136. many fine and medium roots
    E—10 to 25 centimeters (3.9 to 9.8 inches); gray (10YR 6/1), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; loamy fine sand; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable; 5.5 fine and medium roots; fragments; violent effervescence; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P05137. many fine and medium roots
    Bk1—25 to 43 centimeters (9.8 to 16.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; loamy fine sand; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; weak coarse subangular blocky, and weak medium granular structure; slightly hard, very friable; 5.5 fine roots; 30 percent fine and medium carbonate masses; fragments; violent effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P05138. many fine and medium soft masses of carbonate concentrations; many fine roots; common fine distinct 10YR56 mottles
    Bk2—43 to 61 centimeters (16.9 to 24.0 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), brown (10YR 5/3), moist; loamy fine sand; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; weak coarse subangular blocky, and weak medium granular structure; slightly hard, very friable; 5.5 fine roots; 30 percent fine and medium carbonate masses; fragments; violent effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P05139. many fine and medium soft masses of carbonate concentrations; many fine roots; common fine distinct 10YR56 mottles
    Bk3—61 to 84 centimeters (24.0 to 33.1 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), brown (10YR 5/3), moist; fine sandy loam; 11 percent black (10YR 2/1) medium prominent and 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate coarse subangular blocky, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, very friable; 0.5 fine roots; 30 percent medium and coarse carbonate masses; fragments; violent effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P05140. many medium and coarse soft masses of carbonate concentrations; few fine roots; common medium prominent 10YR21 mottles; many fine distinct 10YR56 mottles
    C1—84 to 102 centimeters (33.1 to 40.2 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), brown (10YR 5/3), moist; fine sandy loam; 30 percent black (10YR 2/1) medium prominent mottles; massive; slightly hard, very friable; 0.5 very fine roots; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P05141. few very fine roots; many medium prominent 10YR21 mottles
    C2—102 to 127 centimeters (40.2 to 50.0 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist; fine sandy loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; massive; soft, very friable; 0.5 very fine roots; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P05142. few very fine roots; common fine distinct 10YR56 mottles
    C3—127 to 152 centimeters (50.0 to 59.8 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist; loamy fine sand; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine faint mottles; massive; soft, very friable; fragments. Lab sample # 88P05143. few fine faint 10YR56 mottles