IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ost
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 94KS155099
  • User Pedon ID: 94KS155099
  • User Site Association ID: 3318Kansas State University Laboratory Pedons
  • Transect:
  • User Transect ID - 94011
  • Transect Stop Number - 4
  • Transect Interval - 400.0
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - KSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 94KS155099
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 41055
  • 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: 38.0214729
  • Std. Longitude: -98.1725311
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 2616'S & 1735'E NW 26-T23S.R08W. Bearing 090.
  • State: Kansas
  • MLRA: 79—Great Bend Sand Plains

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: JCW., RMM.
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: soil survey inventory
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Ost
  • PSC - 10 to 61 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/9/1994
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Field Measured Properties: 177 apparent electrical conductivity - EM38 vertical (mS/m) and 131 apparent electrical conductivity - EM38 horizontal (mS/m) and Depth to loamy or clayey paleosol (inches)


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: terrace
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/9/1994 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 24
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    natric horizon

    calcic horizon

    0—15

    15—203

    66—94

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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

    0

    —

    —

    496

    —

    360

    737

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    A—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, dry; loam; 22 percent clay; moderate fine and medium granular structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0751; dry when described;
    Btnk1—20 to 46 centimeters (7.9 to 18.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior clay loam; 30 percent clay; strong medium and coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 25 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 4/3), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 3 percent fine and medium irregular lime masses throughout and 1 percent medium spherical carbonate nodules throughout; 1 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; 25 percent .1 to 75 mm (fine sand and coarser). Lab sample # KSUSS0752; dry when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 39516; continuous - phpvsfiid 39516
    Btnk2—46 to 71 centimeters (18.1 to 28.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior clay loam; 31 percent clay; strong medium prismatic parts to moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 40 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine and medium spherical lime masses throughout and 1 percent fine and medium spherical carbonate nodules throughout; 1 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; 20 percent .1 to 75 mm (fine sand and coarser). Lab sample # KSUSS0753; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 39558; continuous - phpvsfiid 39558
    Btnk3—71 to 89 centimeters (28.0 to 35.0 inches); 80 percent white (10YR 8/1) interior and 20 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior clay loam; 29 percent clay; 2 percent faint brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent medium and coarse irregular carbonate nodules and 30 percent very coarse irregular lime masses; fragments; 25 percent non-carbonate clay; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n. Lab sample # KSUSS0754; moist when described;. patchy - phpvsfiid 39559; patchy - phpvsfiid 39559
    Btnk4—89 to 122 centimeters (35.0 to 48.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior loam; 24 percent clay; weak medium prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5 percent faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 10 percent medium irregular lime masses throughout and 4 percent medium and coarse irregular carbonate nodules throughout; 1 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; 35 percent .1 to 75 mm (fine sand and coarser); strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n. Lab sample # KSUSS0755; moist when described;. patchy - phpvsfiid 39560; patchy - phpvsfiid 39560
    Btnk5—122 to 152 centimeters (48.0 to 59.8 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/3) interior loam; 26 percent clay; 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium distinct irregular mottles; weak medium prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 10 percent faint brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 2 percent fine and medium irregular iron-manganese masses throughout; 2 percent fine and medium irregular lime masses throughout and 3 percent medium and coarse irregular carbonate nodules throughout; 1 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; 35 percent .1 to 75 mm (fine sand and coarser); strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n. Lab sample # KSUSS0756; moist when described;. patchy - phpvsfiid 39561; patchy - phpvsfiid 39561
    2Btnk6—152 to 188 centimeters (59.8 to 74.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior clay loam; 28 percent clay; 10 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) medium and coarse prominent irregular and 20 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium and coarse distinct irregular mottles; weak medium prismatic parts to weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 15 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 5/3), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 5 percent medium irregular iron-manganese masses throughout; 2 percent coarse spherical carbonate nodules throughout and 2 percent medium and coarse irregular lime masses throughout; fragments; 13 percent .1 to 75 mm (fine sand and coarser). Lab sample # KSUSS0757; moist when described;. patchy - phpvsfiid 39562; patchy - phpvsfiid 39562
    2Btnk7—188 to 218 centimeters (74.0 to 85.8 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior silty clay loam; 30 percent clay; 10 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) medium and coarse prominent irregular and 20 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium and coarse distinct irregular mottles; weak medium prismatic parts to weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 15 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 5/3), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 5 percent medium irregular iron-manganese masses throughout; 2 percent coarse spherical carbonate nodules throughout and 2 percent medium and coarse irregular lime masses throughout; fragments; 10 percent .1 to 75 mm (fine sand and coarser). Lab sample # KSUSS0758; moist when described;. patchy - phpvsfiid 39540; patchy - phpvsfiid 39540