IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Burchard
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1992NE109001
  • User Pedon ID: 92NE109001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1992NE109001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 92P0640
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 64879
  • 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: 40.5374985
  • Std. Longitude: -96.8333359
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 7N
  • Range: 5E
  • Section: 26
  • PLSS Details: 375 feet E and 1400 feet N of the SW 1/4
  • State: Nebraska
  • County: NE109—Lancaster
  • MLRA: 106—Nebraska and Kansas Loess-Drift Hills
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE109—Lancaster County, Nebraska

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Steve Scheinost, Steve Hortung, John Warner, and Michael Whited
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Typic Argiudolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Burchard
  • PSC - 23 to 64 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/7/2010
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Burchard
  • Classificaton Date - 5/14/1992
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: hillside
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Position: middle third
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/14/1992 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 59
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - row crop
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    BROME

    KOCR

    POA

    Bromelia

    Koeleria cristata

    Poa

    bromelia

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    bluegrass

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

    mollic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    secondary carbonates

    0—38

    23—64

    64—

    —38—

    —41—

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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

    9

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    270

    762

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    Ap1—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); black (10YR 2/1), dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry; loam; 26 percent clay; weak very fine granular structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 21.0 fine and medium tubular pores; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P03855
    Ap2—2 to 12 centimeters (0.8 to 4.7 inches); black (10YR 2/1), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), dry; loam; 27 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 21.0 fine and medium tubular pores; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P03856
    Ap3—12 to 23 centimeters (4.7 to 9.1 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; clay loam; 29 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky parts to moderate fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 3.0 fine and medium tubular pores; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P03857
    Bt1—23 to 38 centimeters (9.1 to 15.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; clay loam; 33 percent clay; weak medium prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 3.0 fine and medium tubular pores; 4 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P03858
    Bt2—38 to 64 centimeters (15.0 to 25.2 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; clay loam; 36 percent clay; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 fine roots throughout; 3.0 fine tubular pores; 2 percent fine irregular iron-manganese masses; 4 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P03859
    Bk—64 to 84 centimeters (25.2 to 33.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; clay loam; 33 percent clay; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 6 percent fine irregular iron-manganese concretions; 5 percent spherical carbonate masses; 4 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; violent effervescence; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P03860
    C1—84 to 94 centimeters (33.1 to 37.0 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), very pale brown (10YR 7/3), dry; clay loam; 35 percent clay; 9 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; massive; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 20 percent coarse spherical iron-manganese masses; 1 percent cylindrical lime masses; 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; violent effervescence; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P03861
    C2—94 to 150 centimeters (37.0 to 59.1 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), light gray (2.5Y 7/2), dry; clay loam; 35 percent clay; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium prominent mottles; massive; hard, very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots in cracks; 25 percent coarse spherical iron-manganese masses; 1 percent cylindrical lime masses; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; violent effervescence; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P03862
    C3—150 to 196 centimeters (59.1 to 77.2 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), light gray (2.5Y 7/2), dry; clay loam; 36 percent clay; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium prominent mottles; massive; hard, very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 25 percent coarse spherical iron-manganese masses; 1 percent cylindrical lime masses; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; violent effervescence; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P03863
    2C—196 to 300 centimeters (77.2 to 118.1 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), light gray (2.5Y 7/2) and brownish yellow (10YR 6/6), dry; sandy loam, loamy sand, clay loam; 9 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) coarse distinct mottles; massive; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5 percent fine irregular iron-manganese masses; 5 percent spherical carbonate masses; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # 92P03864