IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Pleasant
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 94KS193001w
  • User Pedon ID: 94KS193001w
  • User Site Association ID: 2547Kansas State University Laboratory Pedons
  • Transect:
  • User Transect ID - 193Pe
  • Transect Stop Number - 4
  • Transect Interval - 100.0
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - KSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 94KS193001w
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 41064
  • Print Date: 2/3/2025

    • 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: 39.5413895
  • Std. Longitude: -101.3633347
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 1900 feet S. and 2300 feet W. of NE corner Sec.8 T.6S.,R.36W.
  • State: Kansas
  • MLRA: 72—Central High Tableland

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: B. Tricks
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, montmorillonitic Vertic Argiaquolls
  • Pedon Type: representative pedon for component
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Pleasant
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic Vertic Argiaquolls
  • Classificaton Date - 2/18/1994
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: playa
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: shoulder
  • Slope Position: depression
  • Slope Shape Across: concave
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Runoff: negligible
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: occasional ponding for very long periods begining in jul
  • Wet Soil Moisture Duration: 38
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 2/18/1994 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 1
  • 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: wind erosion
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—56

    36—76

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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

    —

    —

    1026

    —

    225

    483

    —

    —

    17.8

    30.6

    5.6

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    Ap1—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); 90 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) and 10 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), 90 percent gray (10YR 5/1) and 10 percent gray (10YR 6/1), dry; silty clay; 42 percent clay; moderate medium and coarse granular, and moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 2.0 fine and medium roots throughout; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0549
    Ap2—8 to 20 centimeters (3.1 to 7.9 inches); 60 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) and 40 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), 60 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1) and 40 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; silty clay; 44 percent clay; moderate medium granular, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 2.0 fine and medium roots between peds; 2.0 very fine and fine low-continuity tubular pores; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0550
    Bt1—20 to 36 centimeters (7.9 to 14.2 inches); 80 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) and 20 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), 80 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1) and 20 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; silty clay; 42 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*; 2.0 fine and medium roots between peds; 2.0 very fine and fine low-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 1 percent faint dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, silt coats on vertical faces of peds and 30 percent faint very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0551. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 28734; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 28735; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 28734; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 28735
    Bt2—36 to 56 centimeters (14.2 to 22.0 inches); 70 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) and 30 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), 70 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1) and 30 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; clay; 44 percent clay; weak medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*; 2.0 fine and medium roots between peds; 2.0 very fine and fine low-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 1 percent distinct black (10YR 2/1), moist, black stains in root channels and/or pores and 10 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, iron stains in root channels and/or pores and 50 percent faint very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0552. continuous - phpvsfiid 28736; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 28737; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 28738; continuous - phpvsfiid 28736; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 28737; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 28738
    Bt3—56 to 76 centimeters (22.0 to 29.9 inches); 60 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and 40 percent brown (10YR 4/3), 60 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and 40 percent brown (10YR 5/3), dry; clay loam; 39 percent clay; 10 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine distinct irregular mottles; weak medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*; 1.0 fine roots between peds; 2.0 fine low-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 2 percent distinct black (10YR 2/1), moist, black stains in root channels and/or pores and 5 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, iron stains in root channels and/or pores and 60 percent faint very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; neutral, pH 7.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0553. continuous - phpvsfiid 28739; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 28740; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 28741; continuous - phpvsfiid 28739; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 28740; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 28741
    Bt4—76 to 104 centimeters (29.9 to 40.9 inches); 50 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and 50 percent brown (10YR 4/3), 50 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and 50 percent brown (10YR 5/3), dry; clay loam; 32 percent clay; 15 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine distinct irregular mottles; weak medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*; 1.0 fine and medium roots between peds; 3.0 fine and medium low-continuity tubular pores; 10 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, iron stains in root channels and/or pores and 20 percent faint very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0554. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 28742; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 28743; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 28742; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 28743
    2Ab—104 to 119 centimeters (40.9 to 46.9 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry; silty clay loam; 35 percent clay; strong fine and medium angular blocky structure; hard, firm; 1.0 fine roots between peds; 1.0 fine low-continuity tubular pores; 80 percent faint very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0555. continuous - phpvsfiid 28744; continuous - phpvsfiid 28744
    2Bb1—119 to 135 centimeters (46.9 to 53.1 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry; silty clay; 43 percent clay; strong fine and medium angular blocky structure; hard, firm; 1.0 fine roots between peds; 1.0 fine low-continuity tubular pores; 40 percent faint very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 2 percent fine and medium irregular noncoherent cemented black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese masses throughout and 2 percent fine spherical extremely weakly coherent cemented black (10YR 2/1) magnetic shot throughout; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; neutral, pH 7.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0556. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 28745; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 28745
    2Bb2—135 to 175 centimeters (53.1 to 68.9 inches); 50 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) and 50 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), 50 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1) and 50 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; silty clay; 43 percent clay; strong fine and medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; hard, firm; 1.0 fine roots between peds; 1.0 fine low-continuity tubular pores; 25 percent faint very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0557. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 28746; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 28746
    2Bb3—175 to 193 centimeters (68.9 to 76.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; silty clay loam; 39 percent clay; moderate thin platy, and weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 1.0 fine low-continuity tubular pores; 2 percent fine and medium irregular noncoherent cemented very dark brown (10YR 2/2) dark nodules throughout; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, hellige-truog. Lab sample # KSUSS0558