IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Cherokee
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1994KS021001
  • User Pedon ID: 94KS021001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 94P0714
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 66887
  • Print Date: 12/4/2024

    • 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: 37.1650009
  • Std. Longitude: -95.0266647
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 33S
  • Range: 22E
  • Section: 17
  • PLSS Details: SE 1/4 SE 1/4
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS021—Cherokee
  • MLRA: 112—Cherokee Prairies
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 37095-C1—McCune, Kansas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Gastineau, Donald A. and Peer, Alan
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, thermic Typic Albaqualfs
  • 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
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Cherokee
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, mixed, thermic Typic Albaqualfs
  • PSC - 38 to 89 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/15/1994
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: plains
  • Landform: terrace
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/15/1994 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 20
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop 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

    ochric epipedon

    albic horizon

    argillic horizon

    abrupt textural change

    0—38

    30—38

    38—89

    38—38

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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

    1

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    254

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    180

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    Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) crushed silt loam; weak medium granular structure; soft, very friable; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 4.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 94P05370
    A1—15 to 30 centimeters (5.9 to 11.8 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) crushed silt loam; 8 percent olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) fine distinct irregular mottles; moderate coarse platy parts to moderate coarse granular structure; soft, very friable; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 4.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity tubular and 1.0 coarse moderate-continuity tubular pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 94P05371
    E—30 to 38 centimeters (11.8 to 15.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) crushed silt loam; 5 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine distinct irregular mottles; weak medium subangular blocky parts to weak medium granular structure; soft, very friable; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 4.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 94P05372
    2Btgb—38 to 66 centimeters (15.0 to 26.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) exterior silty clay; 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct irregular mottles; moderate medium prismatic parts to strong medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; 2.0 very fine roots between peds; 3.0 very fine low-continuity tubular pores; 60 percent prominent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical weakly coherent cemented black (N 2/0) iron-manganese concretions throughout; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P05373, 94P05375, 94P05374. continuous - phpvsfiid 249579; continuous - phpvsfiid 249579
    2Btb—66 to 79 centimeters (26.0 to 31.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) crushed silty clay; 5 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) coarse distinct irregular mottles; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 4.0 very fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 40 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P05376. continuous - phpvsfiid 249580; continuous - phpvsfiid 249580
    3Btgb1—79 to 89 centimeters (31.1 to 35.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) crushed silty clay loam; 5 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine distinct irregular mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable; 4.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 5.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 20 percent faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 2 percent medium spherical noncoherent cemented very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) clay bodies throughout and 1 percent medium spherical noncoherent cemented white (10YR 8/1) gypsum crystal clusters throughout; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P05377. continuous - phpvsfiid 249581; continuous - phpvsfiid 249581
    3Btgb2—89 to 107 centimeters (35.0 to 42.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) crushed silty clay loam; 5 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine prominent irregular and 10 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine prominent irregular mottles; weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable; 4.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 5.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 15 percent faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds and 20 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, silt coats in root channels and/or pores; 1 percent medium spherical noncoherent cemented very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) clay bodies throughout; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P05378. White efflorescence of fine unknown crystals; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 249582; continuous - phpvsfiid 249583; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 249582; continuous - phpvsfiid 249583
    3Btgb3/E—107 to 137 centimeters (42.1 to 53.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) exterior silty clay loam; 5 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine prominent irregular mottles; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 5.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 15 percent faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds and 15 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, silt coats in root channels and/or pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 94P05379, 94P05381, 94P05380. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 249584; continuous - phpvsfiid 249585; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 249584; continuous - phpvsfiid 249585
    3Btgb4/E—137 to 175 centimeters (53.9 to 68.9 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) exterior silty clay loam; 5 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) coarse prominent irregular and 10 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) coarse prominent irregular mottles; moderate coarse prismatic parts to weak coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable; 2.0 very fine roots throughout; 5.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 15 percent faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 3 percent fine spherical noncoherent cemented black (N 2/0) iron-manganese concretions throughout; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P05382, 94P05383, 94P05384. continuous - phpvsfiid 249586; continuous - phpvsfiid 249586
    3Btgb5/E—175 to 218 centimeters (68.9 to 85.8 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) exterior silty clay loam; 5 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) fine prominent irregular and 10 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) coarse prominent irregular mottles; weak coarse prismatic structure; slightly hard, very friable; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 5 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds and 5 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, silt coats in root channels and/or pores; 2 percent fine spherical noncoherent cemented black (N 2/0) iron-manganese concretions throughout; 1 percent medium irregular noncoherent cemented brown (10YR 5/3) clay bodies in cracks; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 94P05385, 94P05386, 94P05387. continuous - phpvsfiid 249587; continuous - phpvsfiid 249588; continuous - phpvsfiid 249587; continuous - phpvsfiid 249588
    4Btg—218 to 246 centimeters (85.8 to 96.9 inches); 80 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) exterior and 15 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) exterior and 5 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) exterior silty clay; moderate coarse prismatic parts to weak coarse subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; 1.0 very fine low-continuity tubular pores; 5 percent faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds and 15 percent prominent black (N 2/0), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on vertical faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 94P05388. 10 percent 10yr 7/1 silt deposits filling cracks.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 249589; continuous - phpvsfiid 249590; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 249589; continuous - phpvsfiid 249590