IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Eudora
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 95KS161045
  • User Pedon ID: 95KS161045
  • User Site Association ID: 208495KS161-Kansas Forest Service NurseryKansas State University Laboratory Pedons
  • Transect:
  • User Transect ID - ksf3
  • Transect Stop Number - 3
  • Transect Interval - 100.0
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - KSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 95KS161045
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 41086
  • Print Date: 11/12/2024

    • 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: 39.1365585
  • Std. Longitude: -96.6368332
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS161—Riley
  • MLRA: 76—Bluestem Hills
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: KS161—Riley County, Kansas
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 39096-B6—Keats, Kansas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: W. Wehmueller, P. Abel
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Typic Hapludolls
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Eudora
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Typic Hapludolls
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 10/25/1995
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Field Measured Properties: 17.9 percent of Percent clay in the control section and 81.400002 percent of Percent silt in the control section and 73.66 cm of Depth to redoximorphic concentrations and 127 cm of Depth to free lime and 218.44 Depth to paleosol and 73.66 cm of Depth of solum


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: alluvium derived from mixed
  • Landscape: river valley
  • Landform: stream terrace
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Flooding: occasional flooding begining in jul
  • Ponding: occasional ponding for brief periods begining in may
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/25/1995 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 31
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 1
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID Data Collector Total Clay CaCO3 Clay Total Silt Fine Silt Co. Silt Total Sand Total Sand Method VC Sand Co. Sand Med. Sand Fine Sand VF Sand VF Sand Method Texture Class - Field Lab Rubbed Fiber Unrubbed Fiber pH H2O
    cm cm % % % % % % % % % % % % %

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    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 2
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID pH CaCl2 pH NaF pH Ox Delta pH LL PL PI Atter. Samp. Cond. COLE Pot. Acidity Ca + Mg - Meh 2 K Ca + Mg - Sat. Paste KCl Extract. Acidity Base Sat. - Meh 2 CEC-7 CEC-8.2
    cm cm % % % cm/cm meq/100g cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg mmol(+)/l cmol(+)/kg % cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg

    Ap

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    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 3
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID ECEC Phosphate P NO3-N EC EC Method EC 1:5 by volume CaCO3 Equiv. Equiv. Gypsum Na SAR Gypsum Req. Humic Color Fulvic Color Humic + Fulvic Color Al PI Pyro. Hue PyrO. Value Pyro. Chroma
    cm cm cmol(+)/kg mg/kg mg/kg dS/m dS/m % % mmol(+)/l % L-pcu/g L-pcu/g L-pcu/g %

    Ap

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    0—74

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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

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    Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); 80 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) exterior and 20 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) exterior silt loam; 20 percent clay; weak fine and medium granular structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 6.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.7, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0916. Structure very weakly defined. Some platy structure due to compaction. KSU lab data: 2.6% organic matter. 19.4% clay content.
    A1—18 to 36 centimeters (7.1 to 14.2 inches); black (10YR 2/1) exterior and very dark brown (10YR 2/2) crushed silt loam; 22 percent clay; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; noneffervescent; neutral, pH 7.0, pH meter; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0917. KSU lab data: 3% organic matter. 21.6% clay content.
    A2—36 to 61 centimeters (14.2 to 24.0 inches); black (10YR 2/1) exterior and very dark brown (10YR 2/2) crushed silt loam; 20 percent clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; noneffervescent; neutral, pH 7.1, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0918. KSU lab data: 2.6% organic matter. 22.6% clay content.
    Bw—61 to 74 centimeters (24.0 to 29.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) exterior silt loam; 27 percent clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; noneffervescent; neutral, pH 7.2, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0919. KSU lab data: 1.5% organic matter. 23.3% clay content.
    C1—74 to 112 centimeters (29.1 to 44.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) exterior very fine sandy loam; 4 percent clay; 3 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine distinct irregular mottles; massive; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 fine roots throughout; 2.0 fine tubular pores; fragments; noneffervescent; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0920. KSU lab data: .6% organic matter. 10% clay content.
    C2—112 to 127 centimeters (44.1 to 50.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) exterior loamy very fine sand; 1 percent clay; 5 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine distinct irregular mottles; massive; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 fine roots throughout; 1.0 fine tubular pores; fragments; noneffervescent; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, pH meter; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0921. KSU lab data: 6.3% clay content.
    C3—127 to 180 centimeters (50.0 to 70.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) exterior loamy very fine sand; 1 percent clay; 5 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine distinct irregular mottles; massive; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 fine roots throughout; 1.0 fine tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, pH meter; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0922. Thin strata of 10YR 3/2, SICL at 58 to 61 inches that was not sampled. KSU lab data: 6.8% clay content.
    C4—180 to 218 centimeters (70.9 to 85.8 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) exterior and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) exterior stratified silty clay loam; 37 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2 percent fine cylindrical carbonate threads in cracks; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0923. Structure most likely due to compaction and is not pedogenic. Thin layers of 10YR 4/2 silt loam are mixed in with this horizon. KSU lab data: 41.6% clay content.
    Ab—218 to 229 centimeters (85.8 to 90.2 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) exterior silty clay; 41 percent clay; moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; firm, very sticky, very plastic; 2 percent fine cylindrical carbonate threads in cracks; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1, pH meter. Lab sample # KSUSS0924. KSU lab data: 54.2% clay content.