IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Naron
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
95KS155387R
User Pedon ID:
95KS155387R
User Site Association ID:
Kansas State University Laboratory Pedons
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
KSU
Lab Pedon # -
95KS155387R
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
41082
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:
38.1148071
Std. Longitude:
-98.2129745
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
22
Range:
8W
Section:
28
PLSS Details:
NW 1/4
Location Description:
0775' W & 0100' S NW 28-T22S-R08W
Map Unit:
3512—SALTCREEK AND NARON FINE SANDY LOAMS, 1 TO 3 PERCENT SLOPES5944—Saltcreek and Naron fine sandy loams, 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:
38098-A2—Sterling SW, Kansas
PEDON
Describers Name:
JCW
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive Udic Argiustolls
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Type:
OSD pedon
Pedon Purpose:
soil survey inventory
Pedon Record Orgin:
Converted from PDP 3.x
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Naron
Taxonomic Class -
Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive Udic Argiustolls
PSC -
36 to 86 cm.
Classificaton Date -
10/18/1995
Moisture Class -
ustic
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
Field Measured Properties:
24 percent of control section clay
SITE
Parent Material:
eolian deposits
Landscape:
river valley
Landform:
dune on paleoterrace
Hill Slope Profile:
summit
Slope Position:
upper third
Slope Shape Across:
convex
Slope Shape Down:
convex
Drainage Class:
well
Flooding:
none flooding
Ponding:
none ponding
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
10/18/1995 (actual site observation date)
Air Photo ID:
10
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
mollic epipedon
argillic horizon
0—36
36—140
—36—
—104—
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
1
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—
515
—
45
737
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Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; 11 percent clay; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 2.0 very fine roots throughout; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0999; dry when described;
A—20 to 36 centimeters (7.9 to 14.2 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; 15 percent clay; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 2.0 very fine roots throughout; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS1000; moist when described;
Bt1—36 to 71 centimeters (14.2 to 28.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior, moist; sandy clay loam; 25 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; 15 percent distinct clay films on vertical faces of peds; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS1001; moist when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 44258; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 44258
Bt2—71 to 99 centimeters (28.0 to 39.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; sandy clay loam; 23 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 10 percent distinct clay films on vertical faces of peds; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS1002; moist when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 44259; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 44259
Bt3—99 to 140 centimeters (39.0 to 55.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior, moist; sandy clay loam; 20 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 5 percent distinct clay films on vertical faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS1003; moist when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 44260; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 44260
BC—140 to 168 centimeters (55.1 to 66.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; 17 percent clay; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.1, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS1004; moist when described;
C1—168 to 203 centimeters (66.1 to 79.9 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, brown (10YR 5/3) interior, moist; loamy fine sand; 7 percent clay; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; rapid permeability; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.1, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS1005; moist when described;
2C2—203 to 211 centimeters (79.9 to 83.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; 17 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; moderate permeability; 5 percent distinct clay films on vertical faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog.; moist when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 44261; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 44261