IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Aksarben
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 89NE155107
  • User Pedon ID: 89NE155107
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 89P0696
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 61796
  • Print Date: 4/28/2025

    • 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: 41.2597237
  • Std. Longitude: -96.6741638
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 15N
  • Range: 7E
  • Section: 19
  • PLSS Details: 1375 feet S and 1275 feet E of the NW corner
  • Map Unit: 7647—Yutan, eroded-Aksarben silty clay loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Nebraska
  • County: NE155—Saunders
  • MLRA: 106—Nebraska and Kansas Loess-Drift Hills
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE155—Saunders County, Nebraska

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: S. Scheinost, C. Loerch, and C. Lee.
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, mesic Typic Argiudolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: representative pedon for component
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 107
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Aksarben
  • PSC - 15 to 66 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Sharpsburg Shc2
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Aquic Argiudoll
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1989
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loess
  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: hillslope
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: head slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: shoulder
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1989 (actual site observation date)
  • 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—36

    15—107

    —36—

    —92—
    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

    4

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    411

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    225

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    Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) silty clay; 41 percent clay; weak thin platy, and weak fine granular structure; friable; 2.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P3887. common fine roots throughout
    Bt1—15 to 36 centimeters (5.9 to 14.2 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) silty clay; 41 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 15 percent faint very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 6.9, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P3888. few organic coats surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots throughout; continuous - phpvsfiid 1174524; continuous - phpvsfiid 1174524
    Bt2—36 to 48 centimeters (14.2 to 18.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silty clay loam; 39 percent clay; 1 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots in cracks; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 15 percent faint dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 11 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.9, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P3889. common fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few clay films surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; few fine roots in cracks; few fine distinct 2.5Y52 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 1174525; continuous - phpvsfiid 1174525
    Bt3—48 to 58 centimeters (18.9 to 22.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silty clay loam; 37 percent clay; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) prominent and 11 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) medium distinct mottles; strong medium prismatic, and strong medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots in cracks; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 15 percent faint dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 11 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.1, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P3890. common fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few clay films surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; few fine roots in cracks; few prominent 7.5YR46 mottles; common medium distinct 2.5Y52 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 1174526; continuous - phpvsfiid 1174526
    Bt4—58 to 89 centimeters (22.8 to 35.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silty clay loam; 34 percent clay; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) prominent and 11 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) medium distinct mottles; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots in cracks; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 15 percent faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 11 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.1, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P3891. common fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few clay films surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; few fine roots in cracks; few prominent 7.5YR46 mottles; common medium distinct 2.5Y52 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 1174527; continuous - phpvsfiid 1174527
    Bt5—89 to 107 centimeters (35.0 to 42.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silty clay loam; 32 percent clay; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent and 11 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) medium distinct mottles; weak coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots in cracks; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 15 percent faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 11 percent medium spherical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P3892. common medium iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few clay films surface features on vertical faces of peds; few fine roots in cracks; few fine prominent 7.5YR46 mottles; common medium distinct 2.5Y62 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 1174528; continuous - phpvsfiid 1174528
    BC1—107 to 137 centimeters (42.1 to 53.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silty clay loam; 29 percent clay; strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) prominent and 30 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) coarse distinct mottles; moderate coarse subangular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots in cracks; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 15 percent faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 11 percent medium spherical iron-manganese concretions and 30 percent coarse cylindrical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, hellige-truog; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P3893. common medium iron-manganese concretions concentrations; many coarse iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few clay films surface features on vertical faces of peds; few fine roots in cracks; many coarse distinct 2.5Y62 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1174529; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1174529
    BC2—137 to 168 centimeters (53.9 to 66.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silt loam; 27 percent clay; strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) prominent and 30 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) coarse distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots in cracks; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 15 percent faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent coarse cylindrical iron-manganese concretions and 30 percent fine and medium spherical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.3, hellige-truog; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P3894. few coarse iron-manganese concretions concentrations; many fine and medium iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few clay films surface features on vertical faces of peds; few fine roots in cracks; many coarse distinct 2.5Y62 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1174530; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1174530
    C1—168 to 226 centimeters (66.1 to 89.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silt loam; 26 percent clay; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) medium prominent and 30 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) coarse distinct mottles; massive; friable; 0.5 fine roots in cracks; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 1 percent coarse cylindrical iron-manganese concretions and 30 percent fine and medium spherical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, hellige-truog; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P3895. few coarse iron-manganese concretions concentrations; many fine and medium iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few fine roots in cracks; common medium prominent 7.5YR46 mottles; many coarse distinct 2.5Y62 mottles
    C2—226 to 236 centimeters (89.0 to 92.9 inches); 20 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and 40 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and 40 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) silt loam; 23 percent clay; massive; friable; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 2.5 fine tubular pores; 11 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P3896. common fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few fine roots throughout
    C3—236 to 282 centimeters (92.9 to 111.0 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) silt loam; 26 percent clay; 30 percent light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) coarse faint mottles; massive; 11 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, hellige-truog; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P3897. common fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; many coarse faint 2.5Y64 mottles
    C4—282 to 351 centimeters (111.0 to 138.2 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; 31 percent clay; strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) coarse prominent and 30 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) medium distinct mottles; massive; 11 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.3, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 89P3898. and 89P3899; common fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; many medium distinct 2.5Y54 mottles