IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Catoosa
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 94KS133001
  • User Pedon ID: 94KS133001
  • User Site Association ID: MLRA 112 Wagstaff Catoosa projectKansas State University Laboratory Pedons
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - KSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 94KS133001
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 41051
  • Print Date: 2/16/2025

    • 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: 37.4717941
  • Std. Longitude: -95.2902069
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 2500 feet south and 100 feet west of the NE corner of section 35,T29S, R19E.
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS133—Neosho
  • MLRA: 112—Cherokee Prairies
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: KS133—Neosho County, Kansas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Gastineau and Owens
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed Typic Argiudolls
  • 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 - Catoosa
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, mixed Typic Argiudolls
  • PSC - 23 to 74 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/31/1994
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: hills
  • Landform: ridge
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: shoulder
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Bedrock: h slight weathered limestone, unspecified
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/31/1994 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 31
  • 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

    mollic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—36

    23—74

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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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    314

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    270

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    Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) crushed silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky parts to weak medium granular structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, nonplastic; 8.0 very fine roots throughout; 10.0 very fine and fine high-continuity tubular pores; fragments; noneffervescent; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0839
    BA—15 to 23 centimeters (5.9 to 9.1 inches); very dark gray (7.5YR 3/1) crushed silty clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky parts to moderate medium granular structure; slightly hard, friable, very sticky, slightly plastic; 6.0 very fine roots throughout; 10.0 fine high-continuity tubular pores; fragments; noneffervescent; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0840
    Bt1—23 to 36 centimeters (9.1 to 14.2 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) crushed silty clay loam; moderate fine prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, very sticky, moderately plastic; 5.0 very fine roots throughout; 7.0 fine high-continuity tubular pores; 5 percent distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical noncoherent cemented black (N 2/0) iron-manganese concretions throughout; fragments; noneffervescent; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0841. patchy - phpvsfiid 27252; patchy - phpvsfiid 27252
    Bt2—36 to 48 centimeters (14.2 to 18.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/2) crushed silty clay loam; 5 percent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) fine distinct irregular mottles; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, very sticky, moderately plastic; 4.0 very fine roots throughout; 5.0 fine high-continuity tubular pores; 20 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 4 percent fine spherical noncoherent cemented black (N 2/0) iron-manganese concretions throughout; fragments; noneffervescent; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0842. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 27253; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 27253
    Bt3—48 to 64 centimeters (18.9 to 25.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/2) exterior silty clay loam; 8 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4) medium distinct irregular mottles; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, very sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine roots throughout; 4.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 30 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 4 percent fine spherical noncoherent cemented black (N 2/0) iron-manganese concretions throughout and 13 percent medium irregular noncoherent cemented black (N 2/0) iron-manganese masses throughout; 3 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; noneffervescent; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0843. continuous - phpvsfiid 27254; continuous - phpvsfiid 27254
    2Bt4—64 to 79 centimeters (25.2 to 31.1 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) exterior silty clay; 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) coarse distinct irregular mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, very sticky, moderately plastic; 2.0 very fine roots throughout; 4.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 20 percent distinct dark brown (7.5YR 3/3), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 4 percent fine spherical noncoherent cemented black (N 2/0) iron-manganese concretions throughout and 13 percent medium irregular noncoherent cemented black (N 2/0) iron-manganese masses throughout; 4 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; noneffervescent; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0844. Hard limestone bedrock was encountered at a depth of 31 inches.; continuous - phpvsfiid 27255; continuous - phpvsfiid 27255
    R—79 to 79 centimeters (31.1 to 31.1 inches); bedrock; fragments.