IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Piedmont
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 90KS155009
  • User Pedon ID: 90KS155009
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - L
  • Lab Pedon # - 90P0928
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 62861
  • Print Date: 12/11/2024

    • 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: 37.7969923
  • Std. Longitude: -97.8286430
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 0512'W & 1758'N SE 11-T26S.R5W.
  • State: Kansas
  • MLRA: 80A—Central Rolling Red Prairies

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: C. Watts, R. Ahrens
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed Udertic Argiustolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: TUD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Piedmont
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, mixed Udertic Argiustolls
  • PSC - 18 to 61 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/14/1990
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Field Measured Properties: 81.28 cm of Depth to bedrock


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: hillside
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Position: middle third
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Bedrock: s moderate weathered shale, unspecified with 10 to <45
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/14/1990 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 62
  • 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

    Ap2

    2Bt1

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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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    2Bt1

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    2Btk

    2BCk

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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

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    2BCk

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

    mollic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—33

    18—61

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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 (7.5YR 4/4), dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist; clay loam; 30 percent clay; weak medium granular structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 5.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 1 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; 21 percent .1 to 75 mm (fine sand and coarser); moderately acid, pH 6.0, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P5593
    Ap2—10 to 18 centimeters (3.9 to 7.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4), dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist; clay loam; 31 percent clay; weak medium platy parts to weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 5.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 3.0 medium roots throughout; 1 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; 21 percent .1 to 75 mm (fine sand and coarser); moderately acid, pH 6.0, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P5594
    2Bt1—18 to 33 centimeters (7.1 to 13.0 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3), dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3), moist; silty clay; 47 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 4.0 very fine roots throughout; 3 percent distinct dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; 30 percent .1 to 75 mm (fine sand and coarser); neutral, pH 6.7, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P5595. continuous - phpvsfiid 35195; continuous - phpvsfiid 35195
    2Bt2—33 to 51 centimeters (13.0 to 20.1 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/3), reddish brown (5YR 4/3), moist; silty clay; 55 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 4.0 very fine roots throughout; 3 percent faint dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; 6 percent .1 to 75 mm (fine sand and coarser); slightly alkaline, pH 7.7, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P5596. continuous - phpvsfiid 35196; continuous - phpvsfiid 35196
    2Btk—51 to 61 centimeters (20.1 to 24.0 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/3), reddish brown (5YR 4/3), moist; silty clay; 51 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 1 percent prominent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), moist, iron stains on all faces of peds and 3 percent faint dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 2 percent fine spherical carbonate concretions throughout; fragments; 6 percent .1 to 75 mm (fine sand and coarser); moderately alkaline, pH 7.9, pH meter; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P5597. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 35198; continuous - phpvsfiid 35197; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 35198; continuous - phpvsfiid 35197
    2BCk—61 to 81 centimeters (24.0 to 31.9 inches); 10 percent light gray (5YR 7/1) and 90 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4), 10 percent gray (5Y 6/1) and 90 percent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4), moist; silty clay; 40 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 1 percent fine irregular carbonate concretions throughout; fragments; 38 percent .1 to 75 mm (fine sand and coarser); moderately alkaline, pH 7.9, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P5598. 10-20% soft shale (mudstone) fragments
    2Cr1—81 to 99 centimeters (31.9 to 39.0 inches); 80 percent reddish brown (2.5YR 5/4) and 20 percent light gray (5Y 7/2), 80 percent dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) and 20 percent olive gray (5Y 5/2), moist; weathered bedrock; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P5599
    2Cr2—99 to 168 centimeters (39.0 to 66.1 inches); 60 percent light reddish brown (2.5YR 6/4) and 40 percent light gray (5Y 7/2), 60 percent reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) and 40 percent olive gray (5Y 5/2), moist; weathered bedrock; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P5600. brittle platy shale (mudstone) plates become thicker with increasing depth
    2Cr3—168 to 244 centimeters (66.1 to 96.1 inches); 20 percent light reddish brown (2.5YR 6/4) and 80 percent light gray (5Y 7/2), 20 percent reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) and 80 percent olive gray (5Y 5/2), moist; weathered bedrock; fragments. Lab sample # 90P5601. Horizon subsampled from 65-66 inches 90P5602.