IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Funmar
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 94KS155489R
  • User Pedon ID: 94KS155489R
  • User Site Association ID: Kansas State University Laboratory Pedons
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - KSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 94KS155489R
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 41059
  • Print Date: 2/17/2025

    • 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: 37.9406929
  • Std. Longitude: -97.9131393
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 27S
  • Range: 5W
  • Section: 30
  • PLSS Details: NW 1/4
  • Location Description: 2540'E & 0150'S NW 30-T24S.R05W.
  • Map Unit: 5868—Avans loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS155—Reno
  • MLRA: 79—Great Bend Sand Plains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: KS155—Reno County, Kansas
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 37097-H8—Elmer, Kansas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: GLP
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Pachic Argiustolls
  • 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
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Funmar
  • PSC - 30 to 80 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 10/20/2011
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Funmar
  • Classificaton Date - 9/26/1994
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Field Measured Properties: 27 percent of control section clay


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loamy alluvium over alluvium
  • Landscape: river valley
  • Landform: paleoterrace
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/26/1994 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 40
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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

    mollic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    secondary carbonates

    lithologic discontinuity

    0—66

    30—81

    54—

    81—

    —66—

    —51—

    —-

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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

    —

    —

    472

    —

    135

    737

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    Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; loam; 44 percent sand; 20 percent clay; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 5.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 2.0 medium roots throughout; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0786; dry when described;
    A—15 to 30 centimeters (5.9 to 11.8 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior, very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior, moist; loam; 44 percent sand; 22 percent clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 2.0 medium roots throughout; 5 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0787; dry when described;. patchy - phpvsfiid 43293; patchy - phpvsfiid 43293
    Bt1—30 to 43 centimeters (11.8 to 16.9 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior, very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior, moist; loam; 46 percent sand; 25 percent clay; moderate medium angular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately slow permeability; 2.0 medium roots throughout; 5 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains on vertical faces of peds and 10 percent faint dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0788; dry when described;. patchy - phpvsfiid 43294; patchy - phpvsfiid 43295; patchy - phpvsfiid 43294; patchy - phpvsfiid 43295
    Bt2—43 to 66 centimeters (16.9 to 26.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, 60 percent dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior and 40 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; clay loam; 40 percent sand; 29 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderately slow permeability; 1.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 5 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) organic stains on vertical faces of peds and 30 percent faint very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0789; dry when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 43296; patchy - phpvsfiid 43297; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 43296; patchy - phpvsfiid 43297
    Bt3—66 to 81 centimeters (26.0 to 31.9 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, moist; loam; 25 percent sand; 26 percent clay; 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium prominent irregular mottles; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 1.0 fine roots throughout; 10 percent faint dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 3 percent fine spherical very dark brown (10YR 2/2) iron-manganese masses throughout; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0790; dry when described;. patchy - phpvsfiid 43298; patchy - phpvsfiid 43298
    2A—81 to 97 centimeters (31.9 to 38.2 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) interior, very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior, moist; silty clay loam; 16 percent sand; 32 percent clay; 3 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine and medium prominent irregular mottles; moderate medium angular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderate permeability; 1.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 3 percent fine and medium spherical weakly coherent cemented very dark brown (10YR 2/2) iron-manganese concretions throughout; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0791; dry when described;
    2Bt—97 to 137 centimeters (38.2 to 53.9 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior, dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior, moist; silty clay loam; 14 percent sand; 38 percent clay; 15 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine and medium prominent irregular mottles; moderate coarse prismatic parts to strong medium subangular blocky, and strong medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*, very sticky, very plastic; slow permeability; 0.5 very fine roots between peds; 15 percent distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, skeletans on vertical faces of peds and 15 percent faint pressure faces on all faces of peds and 20 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, organic stains on vertical faces of peds and 60 percent faint dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical very dark brown (10YR 2/2) iron-manganese masses throughout; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0792; dry when described;. Trace of fine gravel; vertical cracks about 5mm wide extend from 38 to 60 inches; skeletons are material from Bt3 horizon lining cracks.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 43301; continuous - phpvsfiid 43299; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 43302; continuous - phpvsfiid 43300; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 43301; continuous - phpvsfiid 43299; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 43302; continuous - phpvsfiid 43300
    2Btk1—137 to 168 centimeters (53.9 to 66.1 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior, grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior, moist; silty clay loam; 19 percent sand; 36 percent clay; 15 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium and coarse prominent irregular mottles; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*, very sticky, very plastic; slow permeability; 5 percent faint pressure faces on vertical faces of peds and 20 percent distinct dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine and medium irregular weakly coherent cemented white (10YR 8/1) carbonate nodules throughout; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0793; dry when described;. Trace of fine gravel; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 43303; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 43304; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 43303; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 43304
    2Btk2—168 to 203 centimeters (66.1 to 79.9 inches); light gray (5Y 7/2) interior, light olive gray (5Y 6/2) interior, moist; silty clay loam; 14 percent sand; 38 percent clay; 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) coarse prominent irregular mottles; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; slow permeability; 5 percent distinct very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains in root channels and/or pores and 40 percent faint light olive gray (5Y 6/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent fine and medium cylindrical brown (7.5YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron between peds; 1 percent medium and coarse irregular weakly coherent cemented white (10YR 8/1) carbonate nodules throughout; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n. Lab sample # KSUSS0794; dry when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 43306; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 43305; continuous - phpvsfiid 43306; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 43305