IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Otero
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1989KS081002
  • User Pedon ID: 89KS081002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 89P0726
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 61826
  • Print Date: 4/24/2025

    • 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: 37.4049988
  • Std. Longitude: -101.0333328
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 30S
  • Range: 34W
  • Section: 27
  • PLSS Details: 935 feet N and 300 feet E of the SW corner
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS081—Haskell
  • MLRA: 72—Central High Tableland

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed (calcareous), mesic Ustic Torriorthents
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Otero
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed (calcareous), mesic Ustic Torriorthents
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/1989
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: hills
  • Landform: hillside or mountainside
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: footslope
  • Slope Position: upper third
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/1/1989 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    0—13

    13—30

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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

    5

    —

    —

    882

    —

    225

    46

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    —

    14

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    15

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    Ap—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches);, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; loam; weak fine and medium granular structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P04061; moist when described;. common very fine and fine roots throughout; effervescence is continuous
    Bw—13 to 30 centimeters (5.1 to 11.8 inches);, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, moist; loam; weak medium prismatic structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 2 percent distinct brown (10YR 4/3), moist, coats on horizontal faces of peds; 11 percent fine and medium spherical carbonate concretions; 4 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P04062; moist when described;. common fine and medium lime concretions concentrations; very few coats surface features on horizontal faces of peds; common very fine and fine roots throughout; effervescence is continuous; patchy - phpvsfiid 224344; patchy - phpvsfiid 224344
    Bk1—30 to 46 centimeters (11.8 to 18.1 inches);, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, moist; sandy loam; weak medium prismatic structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 2.5 very fine tubular pores; 2 percent distinct brown (10YR 4/3), moist, coats on horizontal faces of peds; 11 percent fine and medium spherical lime masses; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P04063; moist when described;. common fine and medium soft masses of lime concentrations; very few coats surface features on horizontal faces of peds; common very fine and fine roots throughout; effervescence is continuous; patchy - phpvsfiid 224345; patchy - phpvsfiid 224345
    Bk2—46 to 66 centimeters (18.1 to 26.0 inches);, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, moist; sandy loam; weak medium prismatic structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 11 percent fine and medium spherical carbonate masses; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P04064; moist when described;. lime coatings on underside of pebbles; sand content increases with depth; common fine and medium soft masses of carbonate concentrations; common very fine and fine roots throughout; effervescence is continuous
    2Bk3—66 to 89 centimeters (26.0 to 35.0 inches);, dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) interior, moist; loamy sand; weak coarse prismatic structure; loose, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 1 percent fine spherical carbonate masses; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P04065; moist when described;. few fine soft masses of carbonate concentrations; few fine roots throughout; effervescence is continuous
    2C1—89 to 102 centimeters (35.0 to 40.2 inches);, 50 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior and 50 percent light brown (7.5YR 6/4) interior, moist; sandy loam, loamy sand; massive; loose, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear broken boundary. Lab sample # 89P04066; moist when described;. few fine roots throughout; effervescence is continuous
    2C2—102 to 122 centimeters (40.2 to 48.0 inches);, reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) exterior, moist; loamy sand; massive; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P04067; moist when described;. few fine roots throughout; effervescence is continuous
    2C3—122 to 135 centimeters (48.0 to 53.1 inches);, reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) exterior, moist; loamy sand; massive; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 1 percent fine and medium spherical carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P04068; moist when described;. few fine and medium soft masses of carbonate concentrations; few very fine and fine roots throughout; effervescence is continuous
    2C4—135 to 165 centimeters (53.1 to 65.0 inches);, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) exterior, moist; sand; massive; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P04069; moist when described;
    2C5—165 to 203 centimeters (65.0 to 79.9 inches);, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) exterior, moist; loamy sand; massive; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 6 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter shale, unspecified fragments and 8 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments. Lab sample # 89P04070; moist when described;