IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Saxman
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 90KS155004R
  • User Pedon ID: 90KS155004R
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - L
  • Lab Pedon # - 90P0923
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 62856
  • 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: 38.0180997
  • Std. Longitude: -97.8870069
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 0462'W & 1518'N SE 29-T23S.R5W.
  • State: Kansas
  • MLRA: 79—Great Bend Sand Plains

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: M. Ransom, C. Watts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Saxman
  • PSC - 25 to 102 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/13/1990
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Field Measured Properties: 55 depth to apparent water table (inches) and Depth to loamy or clayey paleosol (inches)


    • SITE

  • Landscape: river valley
  • Landform: flood plain
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Flooding: rare flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/13/1990 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 26
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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 % % % % % % % % % % % % %

    Ap1

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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

    Ap1

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    A

    Bw

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    C1

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    C4

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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 %

    Ap1

    Ap2

    A

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    C1

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    C3

    C4

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

    ochric epipedon

    0—33

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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

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    Ap1—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; loamy sand; 79 percent sand; 6 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky parts to single grain; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 1 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P5542
    Ap2—10 to 20 centimeters (3.9 to 7.9 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; loamy sand; 80 percent sand; 6 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky parts to single grain; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine roots throughout; 1 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, pH meter; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P5543
    A—20 to 33 centimeters (7.9 to 13.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; loamy sand; 79 percent sand; 8 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky parts to single grain; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.0 very fine roots throughout; 2 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; strongly acid, pH 5.5, pH meter; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P5544
    Bw—33 to 56 centimeters (13.0 to 22.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; loamy sand; 81 percent sand; 7 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky parts to single grain; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 1 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, pH meter; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P5545
    BC—56 to 76 centimeters (22.0 to 29.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; sand; 90 percent sand; 4 percent clay; 1 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) medium faint irregular mottles; weak medium subangular blocky parts to single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 3 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P5546
    C1—76 to 94 centimeters (29.9 to 37.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; sand; 96 percent sand; 1 percent clay; 1 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) medium faint irregular mottles; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 1 percent medium irregular brown (7.5YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron throughout; 5 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P5547
    C2—94 to 122 centimeters (37.0 to 48.0 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), very pale brown (10YR 7/4), dry; sand; 96 percent sand; 1 percent clay; 2 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct irregular mottles; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1 percent medium irregular brown (7.5YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron throughout; 2 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P5548. few thin strata of finer 10YR 4/2 material
    C3—122 to 137 centimeters (48.0 to 53.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), very pale brown (10YR 7/4), dry; fine sand; 97 percent sand; 0 percent clay; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) coarse distinct irregular mottles; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1 percent medium spherical black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese masses throughout; 10 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P5549
    C4—137 to 203 centimeters (53.9 to 79.9 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) and light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), very pale brown (10YR 7/3), dry; gravelly coarse sand; 97 percent sand; 2 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) coarse distinct irregular mottles; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, pH meter. Lab sample # 90P5550. Water sample taken from this horizon 90P5551