IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ladysmith
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 89KS061278
  • User Pedon ID: 89KS061278
  • User Site Association ID: Geary County, LadysmithKS061- Geary County Box SamplesKansas State University Laboratory Pedons
  • Transect:
  • User Transect ID - 89KS061-11C
  • Transect Stop Number - 1
  • Transect Interval - 100.0
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - KSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 89KS061278
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 40988
  • Print Date: 12/4/2024

    • 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: 38.9709917
  • Std. Longitude: -96.5147972
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 12S
  • Range: 8E
  • Section: 34
  • PLSS Details: NW 1/4
  • Location Description: 1400 ft. E and 200 ft. S of NW corner 34-12-8.
  • Map Unit: Lm—LADYSMITH SILTY CLAY LOAM, 0 TO 2 PERCENT SLOPES
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS061—Geary
  • MLRA: 75—Central Loess Plains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: KS061—Geary County, Kansas
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 38096-H5—White City NE, Kansas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: H. Campbell
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Udertic Argiustolls
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Ladysmith
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Udertic Argiustolls
  • Classificaton Date - 5/23/1989
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loess derived from mixed
  • Landscape: hills
  • Landform: hillside
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: head slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Slope Position: upper third
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/23/1989 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 17
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—97

    15—97

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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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    —

    451

    —

    0

    820

    —

    181

    11.8

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    Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches);, black (10YR 2/1), moist; silty clay loam; weak fine granular structure; slightly hard, firm; 5.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS2884
    Bt1—15 to 41 centimeters (5.9 to 16.1 inches);, black (10YR 2/1), moist; silty clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 3.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS2885
    Bt2—41 to 76 centimeters (16.1 to 29.9 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) silty clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 2.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS2886
    Bt3—76 to 97 centimeters (29.9 to 38.2 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay; 4 percent brown (7.5YR 5/4) fine and medium prominent mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 1.0 fine roots throughout; 5 percent fine and medium spherical carbonate concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS2887
    BC—97 to 132 centimeters (38.2 to 52.0 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) silty clay; 10 percent brown (7.5YR 5/4) medium prominent mottles; massive; hard when dry, firm; 2 percent fine and medium spherical carbonate concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS2888
    2Bt—132 to 183 centimeters (52.0 to 72.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and light brown (7.5YR 6/4) silty clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, firm; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # KSUSS2889