IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Pratt
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 92KS079008s
  • User Pedon ID: 92KS079008s
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Pedon # - 92P0548
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 64787
  • Print Date: 11/12/2024

    • 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: 37.9244910
  • Std. Longitude: -97.5539405
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 0650'S & 0350'E NW 33-T24S.R2W.
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS079—Harvey
  • MLRA: 79—Great Bend Sand Plains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: KS079—Harvey County, Kansas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Paul Finnell, Rick Cox, Gary Parks
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Sandy, mixed Psammentic Haplustalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: not classified to current taxon name
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Pratt
  • Taxonomic Class - Sandy, mixed Psammentic Haplustalfs
  • PSC - 29 to 79 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 3/11/1992
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Field Measured Properties: 64 Depth to loamy or clayey paleosol (inches)


    • SITE

  • Landscape: sandhills
  • Landform: dune
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: shoulder
  • Slope Position: upper third
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 3/11/1992 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 35
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: wind erosion
    • 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

    Bt1

    2Btb1

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    2C

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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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    Bt1

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    2C

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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

    Ap2

    Bt1

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    2C

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

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—29

    29—195

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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 16 centimeters (0.0 to 6.3 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; sand; 90 percent sand; 3 percent clay; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; rapid permeability; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 2.0 very fine and fine high-continuity tubular pores; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P3184
    Ap2—16 to 29 centimeters (6.3 to 11.4 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist; sand; 91 percent sand; 3 percent clay; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; rapid permeability; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 1.0 very fine and fine high-continuity tubular pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, pH meter; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P3185
    Bt1—29 to 164 centimeters (11.4 to 64.6 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/2) and brown (7.5YR 5/4), 25 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) and 75 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; fine sand; 91 percent sand; 5 percent clay; single grain; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 1.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 1.0 very fine and fine low-continuity tubular pores; 5 percent faint clay bridges between sand grains and 25 percent distinct clay bridges between sand grains; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P3186. pH (1:1 water) ranges from 5.9 in the upper part to 5.4 in the lower part. Clay averages for 3187 - 3190 are 6.5, 4.3, 5.2, 2.7 .; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 35305; patchy - phpvsfiid 35304; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 35305; patchy - phpvsfiid 35304
    2Btb1—164 to 182 centimeters (64.6 to 71.7 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; loam; 48 percent sand; 20 percent clay; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine prominent irregular mottles; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 15.0 very fine and fine high-continuity tubular pores; 10 percent faint clay films on faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P3191. Textures and PSDA data for 2Btb1 & 2Btb2 are from reruns at KSU (SS486 & SS487).; patchy - phpvsfiid 35306; patchy - phpvsfiid 35306
    2Btb2—182 to 195 centimeters (71.7 to 76.8 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; sandy clay loam; 57 percent sand; 22 percent clay; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine prominent irregular mottles; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 7.0 very fine and fine high-continuity tubular pores; 10 percent faint clay films on faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P3192. patchy - phpvsfiid 35307; patchy - phpvsfiid 35307
    2C—195 to 212 centimeters (76.8 to 83.5 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist; loamy fine sand; 86 percent sand; 8 percent clay; single grain; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; rapid permeability; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, pH meter. Lab sample # 92P3193