IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Kuma
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1990NE029001
  • User Pedon ID: 90NE029001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 90P0782
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 62715
  • Print Date: 4/24/2025

    • 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: 40.6772232
  • Std. Longitude: -102.0500031
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 8N
  • Range: 42W
  • Section: 11
  • PLSS Details: 2200 feet S and 400 feet E of the NW corner
  • State: Nebraska
  • County: NE029—Chase
  • MLRA: 72—Central High Tableland

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: D. Hoover and L. Ragon.
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Pachic Argiustolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Kuma
  • PSC - 18 to 69 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Kuma
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Pachic Argiustoll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/1990
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/1/1990 (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—91

    18—124

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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

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    1095

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    135

    46

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    Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; loam; granular structure; soft, very friable; 5.5 very fine and fine roots; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P04570. 18% clay; many very fine and fine roots
    Bt1—18 to 36 centimeters (7.1 to 14.2 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; silty clay loam; prismatic, and subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 5.5 very fine roots; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P04571. 27% clay; many very fine roots
    Bt2—36 to 58 centimeters (14.2 to 22.8 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; silty clay loam; prismatic, and subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 5.5 very fine roots; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P04572. 29% clay; many very fine roots
    2Btb—58 to 91 centimeters (22.8 to 35.8 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), black (10YR 2/1), moist; silty clay loam; coarse prismatic, and fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 5.5 very fine roots; 15 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) coats; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P04573. 29% clay; few coats surface features; many very fine roots
    2Btbk—91 to 124 centimeters (35.8 to 48.8 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; loam; coarse prismatic, and fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 2.5 very fine roots; 30 percent carbonate masses and 11 percent carbonate threads; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P04574. 24% clay; by field calcimeter estimate—8% CaCO3 equivalent; many soft masses of carbonate concentrations; common carbonate threads concentrations; common very fine roots
    2Bkb—124 to 160 centimeters (48.8 to 63.0 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; loam; coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 2.5 very fine roots; 11 percent carbonate masses and 30 percent carbonate threads; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P04575. 16% clay; by field calcimeter estimate—6% CaCO3 equivalent; common soft masses of carbonate concentrations; many carbonate threads concentrations; common very fine roots
    3C1—160 to 211 centimeters (63.0 to 83.1 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), brown (10YR 5/3), moist; clay loam; massive; hard, firm; 11 percent carbonate masses and 11 percent carbonate threads; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P04576. 30% clay; common soft masses of carbonate concentrations; common carbonate threads concentrations
    3C2—211 to 295 centimeters (83.1 to 116.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/2), brown (7.5YR 4/2), moist; gravelly loamy sand; massive; slightly hard, very friable; 30 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P04577. 10% clay
    3C3—295 to 315 centimeters (116.1 to 124.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; gravelly loam; massive; slightly hard, friable; 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P04578. 15% clay
    3C4—315 to 345 centimeters (124.0 to 135.8 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist; gravelly loam; massive; slightly hard, friable; 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P04579. 12% clay
    3C5—345 to 376 centimeters (135.8 to 148.0 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist; gravelly loam; massive; slightly hard, friable; 11 percent carbonate masses; 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P04580. common soft masses of carbonate concentrations
    3C6—376 to 424 centimeters (148.0 to 166.9 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), brown (10YR 5/3), moist; gravelly loam; massive; slightly hard, friable; 11 percent carbonate masses; 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments. Lab sample # 90P04581. 12% clay; common soft masses of carbonate concentrations