IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Penalosa
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 91KS155005
  • User Pedon ID: 91KS155005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - L
  • Lab Pedon # - 91P0784
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 63822
  • Print Date: 2/17/2025
  • 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: 37.8535192
  • Std. Longitude: -97.8248653
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 1385'E & 0065'S NW 25-T25S.R5W.
  • State: Kansas
  • MLRA: 79—Great Bend Sand Plains
  • PEDON

  • Describers Name: PBF., R. Cox., GLP.
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Penalosa
  • PSC - 36 to 86 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/11/1991
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


  • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: terrace
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no
  • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/11/1991 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 55
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • 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 % % % % % % % % % % % % %

    Ap

    A

    Bt1

    Bt2

    Bt3

    Btk1

    2Btk2

    2Btk3

    2Btk4

    2Btk5

    2Btk6

    2Btk7

    2Btk8

    0

    20

    36

    51

    76

    104

    163

    206

    229

    264

    290

    335

    391

    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

    Ap

    A

    Bt1

    Bt2

    Bt3

    Btk1

    2Btk2

    2Btk3

    2Btk4

    2Btk5

    2Btk6

    2Btk7

    2Btk8

    0

    20

    36

    51

    76

    104

    163

    206

    229

    264

    290

    335

    391

    4.5

    5

    5.8

    6.2

    6.4

    7.2

    7.3

    7.4

    7.5

    7.5

    7.4

    7.6

    7.6

    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 %

    Ap

    A

    Bt1

    Bt2

    Bt3

    Btk1

    2Btk2

    2Btk3

    2Btk4

    2Btk5

    2Btk6

    2Btk7

    2Btk8

    0

    20

    36

    51

    76

    104

    163

    206

    229

    264

    290

    335

    391

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

    mollic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    calcic horizon

    0—36

    36—391

    391—417

    —-

    —-

    —-

    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

    0

    475

    90

    737

    Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; silt loam; 27 percent sand; 26 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky parts to moderate medium granular structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 1.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; fragments; 9 percent .1 to 75 mm (fine sand and coarser); very strongly acid, pH 4.8, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P4543
    A—20 to 36 centimeters (7.9 to 14.2 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; clay loam; 23 percent sand; 29 percent clay; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; fragments; 8 percent .1 to 75 mm (fine sand and coarser); strongly acid, pH 5.5, pH meter; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P4544
    Bt1—36 to 51 centimeters (14.2 to 20.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/3), brown (7.5YR 5/3), dry; clay loam; 22 percent sand; 34 percent clay; weak fine and medium prismatic parts to weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 15 percent faint dark brown (7.5YR 3/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 15 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; fragments; 7 percent .1 to 75 mm (fine sand and coarser); slightly acid, pH 6.2, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P4545. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 35201; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 35202; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 35201; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 35202
    Bt2—51 to 76 centimeters (20.1 to 29.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), dry; clay loam; 24 percent sand; 32 percent clay; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium faint irregular mottles; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 1.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 5 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains on faces of peds and 30 percent faint dark brown (7.5YR 3/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; 8 percent .1 to 75 mm (fine sand and coarser); slightly acid, pH 6.5, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P4546. continuous - phpvsfiid 35203; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 35204; continuous - phpvsfiid 35203; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 35204
    Bt3—76 to 104 centimeters (29.9 to 40.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), dry; clay loam; 28 percent sand; 32 percent clay; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine and medium faint irregular mottles; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 10 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 4/2), moist, organic stains on vertical faces of peds and 25 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine and medium irregular very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) iron-manganese masses throughout; fragments; 11 percent .1 to 75 mm (fine sand and coarser); neutral, pH 6.9, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P4547. continuous - phpvsfiid 35205; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 35206; continuous - phpvsfiid 35205; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 35206
    Btk1—104 to 163 centimeters (40.9 to 64.2 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), dry; clay loam; 36 percent sand; 28 percent clay; 1 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) fine distinct irregular mottles; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 2 percent distinct dark brown (7.5YR 3/3), moist, organic stains on faces of peds and 10 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent fine and medium irregular very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) iron-manganese masses throughout; 1 percent fine irregular carbonate threads between peds; fragments; 13 percent .1 to 75 mm (fine sand and coarser); slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.7, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P4548. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 35207; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 35208; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 35207; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 35208
    2Btk2—163 to 206 centimeters (64.2 to 81.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), dry; loam; 33 percent sand; 27 percent clay; 2 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) fine and coarse faint irregular mottles; weak medium and coarse prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 10 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains on vertical faces of peds and 15 percent faint brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 2 percent fine irregular carbonate threads between peds; fragments; 17 percent .1 to 75 mm (fine sand and coarser); slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P4549. continuous - phpvsfiid 35209; patchy - phpvsfiid 35210; continuous - phpvsfiid 35209; patchy - phpvsfiid 35210
    2Btk3—206 to 229 centimeters (81.1 to 90.2 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), dry; loam; 40 percent sand; 27 percent clay; 1 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) medium faint irregular mottles; weak medium prismatic parts to weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 5 percent faint brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine irregular carbonate threads between peds and 2 percent fine irregular lime masses throughout and 1 percent fine irregular carbonate nodules throughout; fragments; 24 percent .1 to 75 mm (fine sand and coarser); slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P4550. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 35228; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 35228
    2Btk4—229 to 264 centimeters (90.2 to 103.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; clay loam; 24 percent sand; 37 percent clay; 2 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine prominent irregular mottles; weak medium prismatic parts to weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 4 percent faint brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 2 percent fine and medium irregular lime masses throughout and 5 percent medium and coarse spherical lime masses throughout and 2 percent medium and coarse spherical carbonate nodules throughout; fragments; 34.799999 percent non-carbonate clay; 13 percent .1 to 75 mm (fine sand and coarser); strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P4551. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 35214; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 35214
    2Btk5—264 to 290 centimeters (103.9 to 114.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4), strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), dry; clay loam; 22 percent sand; 35 percent clay; 1 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) medium and coarse distinct irregular mottles; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 4 percent distinct clay films on vertical faces of peds; 5 percent medium and coarse irregular lime masses throughout and 2 percent medium and coarse spherical carbonate nodules throughout; fragments; 34.900002 percent non-carbonate clay; 10 percent .1 to 75 mm (fine sand and coarser); strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P4552. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 35215; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 35215
    2Btk6—290 to 335 centimeters (114.2 to 131.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4), strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), dry; clay loam; 21 percent sand; 32 percent clay; 1 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) medium and coarse distinct irregular mottles; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3 percent distinct clay films on vertical faces of peds; 3 percent medium and coarse irregular carbonate nodules throughout and 5 percent medium and coarse irregular lime masses throughout; fragments; 31.799999 percent non-carbonate clay; 11 percent .1 to 75 mm (fine sand and coarser); strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P4553. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 35216; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 35216
    2Btk7—335 to 391 centimeters (131.9 to 153.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), dry; clay loam; 21 percent sand; 30 percent clay; 1 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) medium and coarse distinct irregular mottles; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3 percent distinct clay films on vertical faces of peds; 10 percent medium and coarse irregular lime masses throughout and 3 percent medium and coarse irregular carbonate nodules throughout; fragments; 27.4 percent non-carbonate clay; 13 percent .1 to 75 mm (fine sand and coarser); strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P4554. patchy - phpvsfiid 35200; patchy - phpvsfiid 35200
    2Btk8—391 to 417 centimeters (153.9 to 164.2 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/3), pinkish white (7.5YR 8/2), dry; silt loam; 18 percent sand; 23 percent clay; 1 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) medium and coarse distinct irregular mottles; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2 percent distinct clay films on vertical faces of peds; 15 percent coarse irregular lime masses throughout and 10 percent medium and coarse irregular carbonate nodules throughout; fragments; 21 percent non-carbonate clay; 26 percent .1 to 75 mm (fine sand and coarser); violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, pH meter. Lab sample # 91P4555. patchy - phpvsfiid 35152; patchy - phpvsfiid 35152