IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Hastings
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
94NE159005
User Pedon ID:
94NE159005
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
SSL
Lab Pedon # -
94P0777
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
66950
Print Date:
11/23/2024
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:
40.8947487
Std. Longitude:
-97.0553360
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
11 N
Range:
3 E
Section:
26
Map Unit:
3866—Hastings silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes
Country:
US—United States
State:
Nebraska
County:
NE159—Seward
MLRA:
75—Central Loess Plains
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
NE159—Seward County, Nebraska
7.5 Minute USGS Quad:
40097-H1—Seward, Nebraska
PEDON
Describers Name:
W. Vanek, L. Brown, S. Samson, and J. Kimble.
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine, smectitic, mesic Udic Argiustolls
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Type:
not classified to current taxon name
Pedon Purpose:
laboratory sampling site
Pedon Record Orgin:
Converted from PDP 3.x
Pedon #:
5
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Hastings
PSC -
26 to 76 cm.
Classificaton Date -
5/1/2013
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Hastings
Taxonomic Class -
Fine, smectitic, mesic Udic Argiustolls
Classificaton Date -
9/12/1994
Moisture Class -
udic
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Erosion Class -
2
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Parent Material:
Peoria loess
Landform:
hillslope
Geomorphic Component Hills:
head slope
Hill Slope Profile:
summit
Slope Shape Across:
convex
Slope Shape Down:
convex
Runoff:
medium
Drainage Class:
well
Flooding:
none flooding
Ponding:
none ponding
Surface Fragments:
0.00 percent
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
9/12/1994 (actual site observation date)
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 and water erosion
Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind
Feature Depth L-H
Feature Thickness L-RV-H
cm
mollic epipedon
argillic horizon
0—45
45—93
—45—
—48—
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
3
50
10
458
—
33
709
—
—
11
—
—
12
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Ap1—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) rubbed, very dark brown (10YR 2/2) rubbed, moist; silty clay loam; weak fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 1.0 very fine moderate-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 94P06086
Ap2—5 to 10 centimeters (2.0 to 3.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) rubbed, very dark brown (10YR 2/2) rubbed, moist; silty clay loam; weak fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 1.0 very fine moderate-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 94P06087
Ap3—10 to 26 centimeters (3.9 to 10.2 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) rubbed, very dark brown (10YR 2/2) rubbed, moist; silty clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 1.0 very fine moderate-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 94P06088
Bt1—26 to 45 centimeters (10.2 to 17.7 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) broken face, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) broken face, moist; silty clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, very sticky, very plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine moderate-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 10 percent distinct black (10YR 2/1), moist, organic stains on vertical faces of peds; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 94P06089. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1134116; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1134116
Bt2—45 to 71 centimeters (17.7 to 28.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) broken face, brown (10YR 4/3) broken face, moist; silty clay loam; 1 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) fine distinct irregular mottles; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine moderate-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 5 percent distinct black (10YR 2/1), moist, organic stains on vertical faces of peds; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P06090. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1134117; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1134117
Bt3—71 to 93 centimeters (28.0 to 36.6 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) broken face, brown (10YR 5/3) broken face, moist; silty clay loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine faint irregular mottles; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 21.0 very fine moderate-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 2 percent distinct black (10YR 2/1), moist, organic stains on vertical faces of peds; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P06091. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1134118; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1134118
Bk—93 to 153 centimeters (36.6 to 60.2 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) broken face, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) broken face, moist; silt loam; 3 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine distinct irregular and 3 percent olive gray (5Y 5/2) fine distinct irregular mottles; weak medium prismatic structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine moderate-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 5 percent medium threadlike noncoherent cemented very pale brown (10YR 8/2) carbonate threads throughout; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 94P06092
C1—153 to 161 centimeters (60.2 to 63.4 inches);, 80 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) broken face and 20 percent olive gray (5Y 5/2) broken face, moist; silt loam; 3 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent irregular mottles; massive; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine moderate-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 23 percent distinct black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on vertical faces of peds; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 94P06093. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1134119; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1134119
C2—161 to 200 centimeters (63.4 to 78.7 inches);, 80 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) broken face and 20 percent olive gray (5Y 5/2) broken face, moist; silt loam; 3 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent irregular mottles; massive; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine moderate-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 23 percent distinct black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on vertical faces of peds; fragments. Lab sample # 94P06094. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1134120; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1134120