IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Niotaze
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 93KS073002
  • User Pedon ID: 93KS073002
  • User Site Association ID: Kansas State University Laboratory Pedons
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - KSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 93KS073002
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 41015
  • Print Date: 12/4/2024

    • LOCATION

  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS073—Greenwood
  • MLRA: 84A—North Cross Timbers
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: KS073—Greenwood County, Kansas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Gastineau and Owens
  • 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 - Niotaze
  • Classificaton Date - 9/17/1993
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: hills
  • Landform: ridge
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Bedrock: s moderate weathered shale, unspecified with <10
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/17/1993 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • 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

    argillic horizon

    20—66

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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

    5

    30

    15.2

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    180

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    A—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) crushed loam; moderate medium granular structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 8.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 3.0 medium roots throughout; 9.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0576
    Bt1—20 to 36 centimeters (7.9 to 14.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/2) crushed clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 6.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 3.0 medium roots throughout; 6.0 very fine and fine high-continuity tubular pores; 40 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 3 percent fine spherical extremely weakly coherent cemented black (N 2/0) iron-manganese concretions throughout and 4 percent fine and medium irregular noncoherent cemented dark red (2.5YR 3/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout; 5 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0577. 30 % clay; continuous - phpvsfiid 26969; continuous - phpvsfiid 26969
    2Bt2—36 to 48 centimeters (14.2 to 18.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) broken face silty clay; 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine and medium distinct irregular mottles; weak medium prismatic, and strong medium subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*, very sticky, very plastic; 4.0 very fine and fine roots in cracks and 2.0 medium roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 30 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0578. 45 % clay; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 26970; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 26970
    2Bt3—48 to 66 centimeters (18.9 to 26.0 inches); 60 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) broken face and 25 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) broken face and 15 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) broken face silty clay; strong coarse prismatic, and strong coarse subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*, very sticky, very plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots between peds and 1.0 medium roots throughout; 2.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 10 percent prominent black (N 2/0), moist, black stains in root channels and/or pores and 30 percent prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/8), moist, iron stains on vertical faces of peds and 50 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0579. 50 % clay; continuous - phpvsfiid 26971; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 26972; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 26973; continuous - phpvsfiid 26971; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 26972; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 26973
    2Btss—66 to 81 centimeters (26.0 to 31.9 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) broken face silty clay; moderate coarse subangular blocky, and strong medium subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*, very sticky, very plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots between peds; 1.0 very fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 20 percent prominent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, slickensides (pedogenic) on horizontal faces of peds and 90 percent prominent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0580. 55 % clay; continuous - phpvsfiid 26974; continuous - phpvsfiid 26975; continuous - phpvsfiid 26974; continuous - phpvsfiid 26975
    2Cr—81 to 97 centimeters (31.9 to 38.2 inches); gray (5Y 5/1) broken face; fragments. This horizon is non-paralithic, soft, weathered, calcareous, gray shale