IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Darnell
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 93KS073001
  • User Pedon ID: 93KS073001
  • User Site Association ID: Kansas State University Laboratory Pedons
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - KSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 93KS073001
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 41014
  • 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: 37.7080574
  • Std. Longitude: -96.0422211
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 2350 FEET WEST AND 450 FEET NORTH OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION 12, T. 27S, AND R. 12E
  • Map Unit: CA—CHASE SILTY CLAY LOAM
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS073—Greenwood
  • MLRA: 84A—North Cross Timbers
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: KS073—Greenwood County, Kansas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: D. Gastineau
  • 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 - 9/15/1993
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • 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: linear
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Bedrock: s moderate weathered sandstone, noncalcareous with 10 to <45
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/15/1993 (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

    paralithic contact

    0—25

    25—41

    30—36

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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

    4

    76

    30.5

    287

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    200

    965

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    A1—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) fine sandy loam; strong medium granular structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 9.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 3.0 medium roots throughout; 10.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity vesicular and tubular pores; 10 percent by volume rounded 75-162-250 millimeter sandstone, noncalcareous fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0603
    A2—15 to 25 centimeters (5.9 to 9.8 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) fine sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to moderate medium granular structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 4.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 10.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 1 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, noncalcareous fragments and 10 percent by volume rounded 75-162-250 millimeter sandstone, noncalcareous fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0604. mollic epipedon
    Bw—25 to 41 centimeters (9.8 to 16.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) fine sandy loam; weak medium prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 8.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 20 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, coats on vertical faces of peds; 3 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, noncalcareous fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0605. cambic horizon; continuous - phpvsfiid 27015; continuous - phpvsfiid 27015
    Cr—41 to 46 centimeters (16.1 to 18.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4); fragments.