IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Konza
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 90KS061001
  • User Pedon ID: 90KS061001
  • User Site Association ID: 2057KS061 Geary County Type LocationsKonza Pedons Geary County Kansas
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Pedon # - 90P0509
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 62442
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 38.9844444
  • Std. Longitude: -96.6127778
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 12S
  • Range: 7E
  • Section: 25
  • PLSS Details: 800 ft. south and 200 ft. east of the northwest corner
  • Location Description: About 13.5 miles south and 4 miles west of Manhattan, Kansas.
  • Map Unit: Ko—KONZA SILTY CLAY LOAM, 1 TO 3 PERCENT SLOPES4736—Irwin-Konza silty clay loams, 1 to 3 percent slopes
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS061—Geary
  • MLRA: 76—Bluestem Hills
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: KS061—Geary County, Kansas
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 38096-H5—White City NE, Kansas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: W. Wehmueller
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, mesic Udertic Paleustolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Konza
  • PSC - 15 to 65 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 11/17/2007
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Konza
  • Classificaton Date - 3/1/1990
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Field Measured Properties: 86.36 cm of Depth to free lime and 127 cm of Depth to paleosol and 86.36 cm of Depth to mottles


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: silty loess over silty and clayey unconsolidated sediments over clayey residuum weathered from cherty limestone
  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: ridge
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Slope Position: lower third
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Geology: Fort Riley Limestone formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 3/1/1990 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 17
  • 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
    • Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 1
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID Data Collector Total Clay CaCO3 Clay Total Silt Fine Silt Co. Silt Total Sand Total Sand Method VC Sand Co. Sand Med. Sand Fine Sand VF Sand VF Sand Method Texture Class - Field Lab Rubbed Fiber Unrubbed Fiber pH H2O
    cm cm % % % % % % % % % % % % %

    Btk1

    Btk2

    Bt3

    2Bt4

    2Bt5

    3Bt6

    3Btk7

    71

    86

    107

    127

    157

    178

    229

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    229

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    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 2
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID pH CaCl2 pH NaF pH Ox Delta pH LL PL PI Atter. Samp. Cond. COLE Pot. Acidity Ca + Mg - Meh 2 K Ca + Mg - Sat. Paste KCl Extract. Acidity Base Sat. - Meh 2 CEC-7 CEC-8.2
    cm cm % % % cm/cm meq/100g cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg mmol(+)/l cmol(+)/kg % cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg

    Btk1

    Btk2

    Bt3

    2Bt4

    2Bt5

    3Bt6

    3Btk7

    71

    86

    107

    127

    157

    178

    229

    86

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    127

    157

    178

    229

    259

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    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 3
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID ECEC Phosphate P NO3-N EC EC Method EC 1:5 by volume CaCO3 Equiv. Equiv. Gypsum Na SAR Gypsum Req. Humic Color Fulvic Color Humic + Fulvic Color Al PI Pyro. Hue PyrO. Value Pyro. Chroma
    cm cm cmol(+)/kg mg/kg mg/kg dS/m dS/m % % mmol(+)/l % L-pcu/g L-pcu/g L-pcu/g %

    Btk1

    Btk2

    Bt3

    2Bt4

    2Bt5

    3Bt6

    3Btk7

    71

    86

    107

    127

    157

    178

    229

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    secondary carbonates

    0—71

    15—127

    71—107

    —71—

    —112—

    —36—
    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

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    A—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), black (10YR 2/1), moist; silty clay loam; 27 percent clay; moderate medium granular structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately rapid permeability; 10.0 fine roots throughout; 4 percent distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1) skeletans on faces of peds; fragments; clear smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in shovel slice. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 22724; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 22724
    Bt1—15 to 43 centimeters (5.9 to 16.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist; silty clay; 50 percent clay; weak medium columnar parts to strong fine and medium angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; very slow permeability; 5.0 fine roots throughout; 5 percent distinct black (10YR 2/1) organic stains on vertical faces of peds and 50 percent distinct very dark brown (10YR 2/2) clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; gradual smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in shovel slice. continuous - phpvsfiid 22725; patchy - phpvsfiid 22726; continuous - phpvsfiid 22725; patchy - phpvsfiid 22726
    Bt2—43 to 71 centimeters (16.9 to 28.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; silty clay; 47 percent clay; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; very slow permeability; 3.0 fine roots between peds; 10 percent distinct black (10YR 2/1) organic stains on vertical faces of peds and 55 percent distinct very dark brown (10YR 2/2) clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; clear smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in push tube. continuous - phpvsfiid 22727; patchy - phpvsfiid 22728; continuous - phpvsfiid 22727; patchy - phpvsfiid 22728
    Btk1—71 to 86 centimeters (28.0 to 33.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; silty clay; 42 percent clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; slow permeability; 1.0 very fine roots between peds; 1 percent distinct very dark brown (10YR 2/2) organic stains on vertical faces of peds and 40 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical carbonate nodules; fragments; clear smooth boundary.; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 22729; patchy - phpvsfiid 22730; continuous - phpvsfiid 22729; patchy - phpvsfiid 22730
    Btk2—86 to 107 centimeters (33.9 to 42.1 inches); 25 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and 75 percent brown (10YR 5/3), 25 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and 75 percent brown (10YR 4/3), moist; silty clay loam; 37 percent clay; 5 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderately slow permeability; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; 20 percent distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3) clay films on vertical faces of peds; 8 percent fine and medium spherical carbonate nodules; fragments; clear smooth boundary. patchy - phpvsfiid 22731; patchy - phpvsfiid 22731
    Bt3—107 to 127 centimeters (42.1 to 50.0 inches); 20 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) and 80 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), 20 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and 80 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; silty clay loam; 34 percent clay; 5 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine and medium distinct mottles; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderately slow permeability; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; 4 percent prominent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) clay films on vertical faces of peds; fragments; clear smooth boundary. patchy - phpvsfiid 22732; patchy - phpvsfiid 22732
    2Bt4—127 to 157 centimeters (50.0 to 61.8 inches); 50 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and 50 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4), 50 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and 50 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/4), moist; silty clay loam; 38 percent clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderately slow permeability; 4 percent distinct manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds and 20 percent distinct dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) clay films on vertical faces of peds; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. patchy - phpvsfiid 22733; patchy - phpvsfiid 22734; patchy - phpvsfiid 22733; patchy - phpvsfiid 22734
    2Bt5—157 to 178 centimeters (61.8 to 70.1 inches); 25 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/3) and 75 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4), 25 percent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) and 75 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/4), moist; silty clay; 45 percent clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; slow permeability; 40 percent distinct dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) clay films on all faces of peds and 40 percent distinct manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds; 1 percent by volume angular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; clear smooth boundary. continuous - phpvsfiid 22735; patchy - phpvsfiid 22736; continuous - phpvsfiid 22735; patchy - phpvsfiid 22736
    3Bt6—178 to 229 centimeters (70.1 to 90.2 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3), dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3), moist; silty clay; 52 percent clay; strong fine and medium angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; very slow permeability; 40 percent distinct manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds and 50 percent distinct dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent by volume angular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; clear wavy boundary. continuous - phpvsfiid 22737; patchy - phpvsfiid 22738; continuous - phpvsfiid 22737; patchy - phpvsfiid 22738
    3Btk7—229 to 259 centimeters (90.2 to 102.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4), dark brown (7.5YR 3/4), moist; silty clay; 65 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; very slow permeability; 20 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and 50 percent distinct manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds; 15 percent fine and medium spherical carbonate nodules; 5 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter chert fragments. patchy - phpvsfiid 22739; patchy - phpvsfiid 22740; patchy - phpvsfiid 22739; patchy - phpvsfiid 22740