IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Darnell
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 93KS019001A
  • User Pedon ID: 93KS019001A
  • User Site Association ID: Kansas State University Laboratory Pedons
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - KSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 93KS019001A
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 41011
  • Print Date: 12/17/2024

    • 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: 37.0158348
  • Std. Longitude: -96.3630524
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 35S
  • Range: 9E
  • Section: 12
  • PLSS Details: 1700 feet north of the southeast corner
  • Location Description: 1700 FEET NORTH OF THE SE CORNER OF SEC. 12 T.35S AND R. 9E. SITE IS ON THE SE SIDE OF BUZZARD CREEK. AREA IS DIFFICULT TO LOCATE.
  • Map Unit: Nd—NIOTAZE-DARNELL COMPLEX, 8 TO 20 PERCENT SLOPES
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS019—Chautauqua
  • MLRA: 84A—North Cross Timbers
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: KS019—Chautauqua County, Kansas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: D. Owens, P. Finnell
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: TUD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Darnell
  • Classificaton Date - 9/13/1993
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: hills
  • Landform: hillside
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: high
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Bedrock: h slight weathered sandstone, noncalcareous with 10 to <45
  • Surface Fragments: 1.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/13/1993 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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

    cambic horizon

    0—13

    13—30

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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

    13

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    246

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    360

    991

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    O—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); fragments.
    A—3 to 13 centimeters (1.2 to 5.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) fine sandy loam; moderate medium granular structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 8.0 very fine roots throughout and 4.0 fine roots throughout; 3.0 fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 2 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, noncalcareous fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0599
    Bw—13 to 30 centimeters (5.1 to 11.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) fine sandy loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 8.0 very fine roots throughout and 4.0 fine roots throughout; 3.0 fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 4 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, noncalcareous fragments and 10 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter sandstone, noncalcareous fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0600
    Cr—30 to 36 centimeters (11.8 to 14.2 inches); fragments. MODERATELY WEATHERED PENNSYLVANNIAN SANDSTONE.