IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Keith
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1989KS081013
  • User Pedon ID: 89KS081013
  • User Site Association ID: mlra72-benchmark lab pedonsmlra72-Keith lab
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 89P0730
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 61830
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • 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: 37.4852791
  • Std. Longitude: -101.0691681
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 29S
  • Range: 34W
  • Section: 32
  • PLSS Details: 2200 feet S and 500 feet E of NW corner
  • Location Description: Haskell County, Kansas near Satanta.
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS081—Haskell
  • MLRA: 72—Central High Tableland

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J. Fortner, R. Schlepp, M. Ransom
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Aridic Argiustolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 13
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Keith
  • PSC - 25 to 56 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Moisture Subclass - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Richfield
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Aridic Argiustoll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1989
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aridic (torric)
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Anthropogenic Feature: leveled land
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Slope Position: middle third
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1989 (actual site observation date)
  • Microrelief Elevation: 1
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • 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

    argillic horizon

    0—38

    38—56

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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

    —

    —

    916

    —

    0

    46

    —

    —

    13

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    14

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    Ap1—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches);, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and moderate medium granular structure; hard, very friable; 0.5 medium roots throughout and 5.5 fine roots throughout; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P04093. few medium roots throughout; many fine roots throughout
    Ap2—15 to 25 centimeters (5.9 to 9.8 inches);, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; silt loam; moderate medium platy, and moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 2.5 fine roots between peds; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P04094. common fine roots between peds
    Bt1—25 to 38 centimeters (9.8 to 15.0 inches);, dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, moist; silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic, and moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 2.5 fine roots throughout; 2.5 fine tubular pores; 37 percent faint very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P04095. few (10YR 3/2) worm casts; common clay films surface features on vertical faces of peds; common fine roots throughout; patchy - phpvsfiid 224348; patchy - phpvsfiid 224348
    Bt2—38 to 56 centimeters (15.0 to 22.0 inches); 30 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior and 70 percent brown (10YR 5/3) interior, 30 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior and 70 percent brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic, and moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 2.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 37 percent faint very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) clay films on vertical faces of peds; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P04096. common clay films surface features on vertical faces of peds; common fine roots throughout; effervescence is continuous; patchy - phpvsfiid 224349; patchy - phpvsfiid 224349
    BC—56 to 84 centimeters (22.0 to 33.1 inches);, brown (10YR 5/3) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist; silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic, and moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 2.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 37 percent faint brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 11 percent medium spherical carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P04097. common cicada burrows 5 to 10 mm in size and a few worm casts <5mm in size; common medium soft masses of carbonate concentrations; common clay films surface features on vertical faces of peds; common fine roots throughout; effervescence is continuous; patchy - phpvsfiid 224350; patchy - phpvsfiid 224350
    Bck—84 to 122 centimeters (33.1 to 48.0 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), brown (10YR 5/3), moist; silt loam; weak medium prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 2.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 11 percent medium spherical carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P04098. gopher burrow about 10cm size filled with (10YR 3/2 & 5/3) material; common cicada burrows 5 to 10 mm in size; common medium soft masses of carbonate concentrations; common fine roots throughout; effervescence is continuous
    C1—122 to 145 centimeters (48.0 to 57.1 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist; silt loam; weak medium prismatic structure; slightly hard, friable; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 2.5 fine tubular pores; 2 percent distinct very pale brown (10YR 8/2) carbonate coats on vertical faces of peds and 15 percent faint brown (7.5YR 5/4) coats on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent fine cylindrical carbonate threads and 1 percent medium spherical carbonate concretions; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P04099. few medium carbonate concretions concentrations; few fine carbonate threads concentrations; few coats surface features on vertical faces of peds; very few lime or carbonate coats surface features on vertical faces of peds; few fine roots throughout; effervescence is continuous; patchy - phpvsfiid 224351; patchy - phpvsfiid 224352; patchy - phpvsfiid 224351; patchy - phpvsfiid 224352
    C2—145 to 163 centimeters (57.1 to 64.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; silt loam; weak medium prismatic structure; slightly hard, friable; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 2.5 fine tubular pores; 2 percent distinct very pale brown (10YR 8/2) carbonate coats on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent fine cylindrical carbonate threads; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P04100. few fine carbonate threads concentrations; very few lime or carbonate coats surface features on vertical faces of peds; few fine roots throughout; effervescence is continuous; patchy - phpvsfiid 224353; patchy - phpvsfiid 224353
    2Bkb1—163 to 218 centimeters (64.2 to 85.8 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4), brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; silt loam; weak medium prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 0.5 medium tubular and 2.5 fine tubular pores; 11 percent fine cylindrical carbonate threads; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P04101. common fine carbonate threads concentrations; effervescence is continuous
    2Bkb2—218 to 246 centimeters (85.8 to 96.9 inches);, brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; loam; weak medium prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 11 percent coarse spherical carbonate masses and 11 percent fine cylindrical carbonate threads; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P04102. common fine carbonate threads concentrations; common coarse soft masses of carbonate concentrations; effervescence is continuous
    2Bkb3—246 to 259 centimeters (96.9 to 102.0 inches);, brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; loam; weak medium prismatic structure; hard, firm; 55 percent distinct very pale brown (10YR 8/2), moist, carbonate coats on all faces of peds; 30 percent fine cylindrical carbonate threads; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified. Lab sample # 89P04103. many fine carbonate threads concentrations; many lime or carbonate coats surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; effervescence is continuous; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 224354; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 224354