IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Naron
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 92KS079001
  • User Pedon ID: 92KS079001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - L
  • Lab Pedon # - 92P0541
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 64780
  • 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: 37.9936568
  • Std. Longitude: -97.4831053
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 24S
  • Range: 2W
  • Section: 1
  • PLSS Details: About 2010 feet south and 480 feet west of the northeast corner
  • Map Unit: 5910—Naron fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS079—Harvey
  • MLRA: 74—Central Kansas Sandstone Hills
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: KS079—Harvey County, Kansas
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 37097-H4—Sedgwick, Kansas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Paul Finnell, Bob Murphy, Rick Cox, Gary Parks
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Udic Haplustalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Naron
  • PSC - 12 to 62 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 5/13/2009
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Naron
  • Classificaton Date - 3/9/1992
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: eolian deposits
  • Landscape: river valley
  • Landform: paleoterrace
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: shoulder
  • Slope Position: upper third
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 3/9/1992 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 29
  • 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

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    C1

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    25

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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

    Ap

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    BC

    C1

    C2

    C3

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    12

    25

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    59

    76

    101

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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 %

    Ap

    Bt1

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    Bt5

    Bt6

    Bt7

    BC

    C1

    C2

    C3

    0

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    25

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    59

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    101

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

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—12

    12—101

    —12—

    —89—
    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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    Ap—0 to 12 centimeters (0.0 to 4.7 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; sandy loam; 6 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 6.0 very fine roots throughout; 10.0 fine high-continuity interstitial pores; fragments; 66 percent .1 to 75 mm (fine sand and coarser); slightly acid, pH 6.1, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P3106
    Bt1—12 to 25 centimeters (4.7 to 9.8 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/3), dark brown (7.5YR 3/3), moist; fine sandy loam; 20 percent clay; moderate medium and coarse prismatic parts to weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 5.0 very fine roots throughout; 6.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 50 percent distinct dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; 53 percent .1 to 75 mm (fine sand and coarser); strongly acid, pH 5.5, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P3107. continuous - phpvsfiid 35375; continuous - phpvsfiid 35375
    Bt2—25 to 40 centimeters (9.8 to 15.7 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior and brown (7.5YR 4/4) crushed, brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior and dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) crushed, moist; fine sandy loam; 19 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 2.0 very fine roots between peds; 6.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity dendritic tubular pores; 30 percent faint dark brown (7.5YR 3/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores and 50 percent distinct clay bridges between sand grains; fragments; 52 percent .1 to 75 mm (fine sand and coarser); slightly acid, pH 6.3, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P3108. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 35376; patchy - phpvsfiid 35377; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 35376; patchy - phpvsfiid 35377
    Bt3—49 to 59 centimeters (19.3 to 23.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior and brown (7.5YR 5/4) crushed, dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) interior and brown (7.5YR 4/4) crushed, moist; sandy loam; 16 percent clay; weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium prismatic structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately rapid permeability; very fine roots between peds; 8.0 very fine moderate-continuity dendritic tubular pores; 10 percent faint clay films on vertical faces of peds and 30 percent faint clay bridges between sand grains; fragments; 56 percent .1 to 75 mm (fine sand and coarser); neutral, pH 6.6, pH meter; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P3109. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 35379; patchy - phpvsfiid 35378; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 35379; patchy - phpvsfiid 35378
    Bt4—59 to 76 centimeters (23.2 to 29.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; 20 percent clay; weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium prismatic structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; very fine roots between peds; 8.0 very fine low-continuity dendritic tubular pores; 10 percent faint dark brown (7.5YR 3/4), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; fragments; 45 percent .1 to 75 mm (fine sand and coarser); neutral, pH 6.9, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P3110. in the lower part of this horizon is a band of sand or sandy loam material 1 cm. thick; in the lower 7 cm. the amount of sand drops off; patchy - phpvsfiid 35380; patchy - phpvsfiid 35380
    Bt5—76 to 101 centimeters (29.9 to 39.8 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; 16 percent clay; weak medium and coarse prismatic parts to weak fine subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately rapid permeability; very fine roots between peds; 7.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity dendritic tubular pores; 10 percent faint dark brown (7.5YR 3/4), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; fragments; 56 percent .1 to 75 mm (fine sand and coarser); neutral, pH 7.0, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P3111. patchy - phpvsfiid 35381; patchy - phpvsfiid 35381
    Bt6—101 to 128 centimeters (39.8 to 50.4 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior, moist; sandy loam; 10 percent clay; weak medium prismatic parts to weak fine subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately rapid permeability; very fine roots between peds; 6.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity dendritic tubular pores; 20 percent faint clay bridges between sand grains; fragments; 64 percent .1 to 75 mm (fine sand and coarser); neutral, pH 7.1, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P3112. this horizon is probably not part of the argillic; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 35382; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 35382
    Bt7—128 to 163 centimeters (50.4 to 64.2 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4) interior, 70 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4) interior, moist; sandy loam; 16 percent clay; 10 percent brown (7.5YR 5/4) medium distinct and 20 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) medium distinct mottles; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately rapid permeability; very fine roots between peds; 5.0 fine and medium low-continuity constricted tubular pores; 40 percent faint clay films between sand grains; fragments; 64 percent .1 to 75 mm (fine sand and coarser); neutral, pH 7.3, pH meter; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P3113. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 35383; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 35383
    BC—163 to 169 centimeters (64.2 to 66.5 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4) interior, 40 percent brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, moist; loamy sand; 8 percent clay; 30 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4) fine and coarse faint and 30 percent brown (10YR 5/3) coarse distinct mottles; weak coarse and very coarse prismatic parts to weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; rapid permeability; 3.0 fine and medium high-continuity tubular pores; 5 percent faint clay bridges between sand grains; 1 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P3114. patchy - phpvsfiid 35384; patchy - phpvsfiid 35384
    C1—169 to 189 centimeters (66.5 to 74.4 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, 85 percent brown (10YR 5/3) interior, moist; sand; 5 percent clay; 15 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) medium distinct mottles; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; rapid permeability; 20.0 fine and medium high-continuity interstitial pores; 1 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P3115
    C2—189 to 216 centimeters (74.4 to 85.0 inches); 40 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior and 60 percent light brown (7.5YR 6/4) interior, 40 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) interior and 60 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior, moist; coarse sand; 4 percent clay; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; rapid permeability; 20.0 fine and medium high-continuity interstitial pores; 1 percent coarse spherical clay bodies; 13 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary fragments; neutral, pH 6.9, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P3116
    C3—216 to 242 centimeters (85.0 to 95.3 inches); 30 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) interior and 70 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior, 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior and 70 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) interior, moist; sand; 3 percent clay; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; rapid permeability; 20.0 fine and medium high-continuity interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, pH meter. Lab sample # 92P3117