IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Nickerson
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 94KS155417
  • User Pedon ID: 94KS155417
  • User Site Association ID: 3356Kansas State University Laboratory Pedons
  • Transect:
  • User Transect ID - 94050
  • Transect Stop Number - 2
  • Transect Interval - 120.0
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - KSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 94KS155417
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 41057
  • Print Date: 9/24/2024

    • 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: 38.1566925
  • Std. Longitude: -98.0509186
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 0900'S & 0220'W NE 11-T22S.R07W. Bearing 270
  • State: Kansas
  • MLRA: 79—Great Bend Sand Plains

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: GLP.
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: soil survey inventory
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Nickerson
  • PSC - 48 to 91 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/2/1994
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Field Measured Properties: 30 apparent electrical conductivity - EM38 vertical (mS/m) and 30 apparent electrical conductivity - EM38 horizontal (mS/m) and depth to apparent water table (inches) and Depth to loamy or clayey paleosol (inches)


    • SITE

  • Landscape: river valley
  • Landform: terrace
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Wet Soil Moisture Duration: 21
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/2/1994 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 04
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop 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

    argillic horizon

    0—36

    48—91

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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

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    —

    483

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    737

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    Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, dry; fine sandy loam; 8 percent clay; weak fine and medium subangular blocky parts to single grain; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0759; dry when described;
    A—18 to 36 centimeters (7.1 to 14.2 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, dry; fine sandy loam; 9 percent clay; weak fine and medium subangular blocky parts to single grain; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 2.0 very fine roots throughout; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0760; moist when described;. moist color marginal to 10YR3/2
    BA—36 to 48 centimeters (14.2 to 18.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, dry; sandy loam; 12 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 2.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0761; moist when described;
    Bt1—48 to 79 centimeters (18.9 to 31.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) crushed, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, dry; loam; 26 percent clay; 10 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine and medium distinct irregular mottles; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 2.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 10 percent distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds and 20 percent distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0762; moist when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 43350; patchy - phpvsfiid 43349; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 43350; patchy - phpvsfiid 43349
    Bt2—79 to 91 centimeters (31.1 to 35.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, brown (10YR 5/3) interior, dry; sandy clay loam; 24 percent clay; 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct irregular mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 2 percent distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, organic stains in root channels and/or pores and 15 percent distinct brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0763; moist when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 43351; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 43352; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 43351; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 43352
    Bk—91 to 114 centimeters (35.8 to 44.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, very pale brown (10YR 7/3) interior, dry; loam; 16 percent clay; 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium and coarse distinct irregular mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; moderate permeability; 1 percent prominent very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on vertical faces of peds; 5 percent fine and medium irregular weakly coherent cemented light gray (10YR 7/2) carbonate nodules throughout and 1 percent medium irregular lime masses throughout; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0764; moist when described;. patchy - phpvsfiid 43353; patchy - phpvsfiid 43353
    2BC—114 to 130 centimeters (44.9 to 51.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, dry; loamy fine sand; 5 percent clay; 15 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium and coarse distinct irregular mottles; weak fine and medium subangular blocky parts to single grain; soft, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; rapid permeability; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0765; moist when described;
    2C1—130 to 163 centimeters (51.2 to 64.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; fine sand; 1 percent clay; 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) coarse distinct irregular mottles; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; rapid permeability; 1 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0766; moist when described;
    2C2—163 to 198 centimeters (64.2 to 78.0 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, light gray (10YR 7/2) interior, dry; stratified sand to coarse sand; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; rapid permeability; 5 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n. Lab sample # KSUSS0767; moist when described;