IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Alliance
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1990NE029004
  • User Pedon ID: 90NE029004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 90P0791
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 62724
  • 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: 40.5411110
  • Std. Longitude: -101.9505539
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 7N
  • Range: 41W
  • Section: 27
  • PLSS Details: 2400 feet N and 400 feet W of the SE corner
  • State: Nebraska
  • County: NE029—Chase
  • MLRA: 72—Central High Tableland

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: L. Ragon, D. Hoover, and G. Bowman.
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Aridic Haplustolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Alliance
  • PSC - 46 to 71 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Moisture Subclass - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Alliance
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Aridic Argiustoll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/1990
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aridic (torric)
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • 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—46

    46—71

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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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    1079

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    46

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    Ap—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; loam; granular structure; soft, very friable; 5.5 very fine and fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P04628. 22% clay; many very fine and fine roots
    A1—13 to 30 centimeters (5.1 to 11.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; loam; fine granular structure; soft, very friable; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, pH meter; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P04629. 24% clay; common very fine and fine roots
    A2—30 to 46 centimeters (11.8 to 18.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; loam; fine and medium granular structure; slightly hard, friable; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P04630. 24% clay; common very fine and fine roots
    Bt—46 to 71 centimeters (18.1 to 28.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; clay loam; coarse prismatic, and fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; 15 percent prominent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) organic stains on faces of peds and in pores; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.3, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P04631. 30% clay; few organic coats surface features on faces of peds and in pores; common very fine and fine roots; continuous - phpvsfiid 225570; continuous - phpvsfiid 225570
    Bk—71 to 104 centimeters (28.0 to 40.9 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), moist; loam; coarse prismatic, and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; 11 percent fine carbonate threads and 11 percent fine and medium carbonate masses; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P04632. 24% clay; by field calcimeter estimate—5% CaCO3 equivalent; common fine carbonate threads concentrations; common fine and medium soft masses of carbonate concentrations; common very fine and fine roots
    C1—104 to 127 centimeters (40.9 to 50.0 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), moist; very fine sandy loam; massive; soft, very friable; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P04633. 10% krotovina—1/2 to 6 inches in diameter; by field calcimeter estimate—7% CaCO3 equivalent; 17% clay; common very fine and fine roots
    C2—127 to 140 centimeters (50.0 to 55.1 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist; fine sandy loam; massive; soft, very friable; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, pH meter; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P04634. 15% clay; 10% krotovina—1/2 to 6 inches in diameter; by field calcimeter estimate—8% CaCO3 equivalent; common very fine and fine roots
    C/Cr—140 to 180 centimeters (55.1 to 70.9 inches); very pale brown (10YR 8/3), very pale brown (10YR 7/3), moist; extremely channery loamy fine sand; very hard, very firm; 2.5 very fine and fine roots around fragments; 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments and 50 percent by volume 2-76-150 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, pH meter; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P04635. sampled for "soft rock" test; by field calcimeter estimate—23% CaCO3 equivalent; common very fine and fine roots matted around stones
    Cr1—180 to 231 centimeters (70.9 to 90.9 inches); pale yellow (5Y 7/3), olive (5Y 5/3), moist; extremely flaggy fine sandy loam; extremely firm*; 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments and 60 percent by volume 150-265-380 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P04636. sampled for "soft rock" test
    Cr2—231 to 279 centimeters (90.9 to 109.8 inches); pale yellow (5Y 7/3), olive (5Y 5/3), moist; extremely flaggy fine sandy loam; extremely firm*; 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments and 60 percent by volume 150-265-380 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P04637
    Cr3—279 to 351 centimeters (109.8 to 138.2 inches); pale yellow (5Y 7/3), olive (5Y 5/3), moist; extremely flaggy fine sandy loam; extremely firm*; 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments and 60 percent by volume 150-265-380 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P04638
    2C1—351 to 386 centimeters (138.2 to 152.0 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist; gravelly loam; massive; slightly hard, friable; 30 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P04639
    2C2—386 to 419 centimeters (152.0 to 165.0 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist; gravelly loam; massive; slightly hard, friable; 34 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments. Lab sample # 90P04640