IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Sharpsburg
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1995NE131003
  • User Pedon ID: 95NE131003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 95P0463
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 67481
  • 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: 40.5403061
  • Std. Longitude: -95.9152222
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: Nebraska
  • County: NE131—Otoe
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE131—Otoe County, Nebraska

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J. Kimble, S. Samson
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Sharpsburg
  • PSC - 22 to 72 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/24/1995
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: plains
  • Landform: hillside
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/24/1995 (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: water erosion
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    0—137

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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

    3

    40

    3

    369

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    90

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    A1—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); black (10YR 2/1) broken face and black (10YR 2/1) crushed, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) broken face, dry; sandy loam; strong fine and medium granular structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine to medium roots throughout; 21.0 very fine and fine high-continuity vesicular pores; fragments; neutral, pH 6.7, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P03428
    A2—5 to 10 centimeters (2.0 to 3.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1) broken face and black (10YR 2/1) crushed, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) broken face, dry; sandy clay loam; strong fine and medium granular structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 21.0 very fine and fine high-continuity vesicular pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P03429
    A3—10 to 22 centimeters (3.9 to 8.7 inches); black (10YR 2/1) broken face and black (10YR 2/1) crushed, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) broken face, dry; silty clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky parts to moderate fine and medium granular structure; slightly hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 21.0 very fine and fine high-continuity vesicular pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P03430
    Bt1—22 to 37 centimeters (8.7 to 14.6 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) broken face and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed, dark brown (10YR 3/3) broken face, dry; silty clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky parts to moderate fine and medium granular structure; hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine high-continuity vesicular and tubular pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P03431
    Bt2—37 to 54 centimeters (14.6 to 21.3 inches); 50 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) broken face and 50 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/6) broken face and dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) crushed silty clay; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine high-continuity vesicular and tubular pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P03432
    Bt3—54 to 76 centimeters (21.3 to 29.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/6) broken face and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) crushed silty clay loam; 2 percent light reddish brown (5YR 6/4) fine and medium faint cylindrical mottles; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 21.0 very fine and fine high-continuity vesicular and tubular pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P03433
    Bt4—76 to 102 centimeters (29.9 to 40.2 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) broken face and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) crushed silty clay loam; 5 percent gray (10YR 6/1) fine and medium distinct cylindrical and 5 percent light reddish brown (5YR 6/4) fine and medium prominent cylindrical mottles; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 21.0 very fine and fine high-continuity vesicular and tubular pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P03434
    BC1—102 to 117 centimeters (40.2 to 46.1 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) broken face and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) crushed silty clay loam; 20 percent light reddish brown (5YR 6/4) fine and medium prominent cylindrical mottles; massive; slightly hard, firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 21.0 very fine and fine high-continuity vesicular and tubular pores; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P03435
    BC2—117 to 145 centimeters (46.1 to 57.1 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) broken face and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) crushed silt loam; 10 percent light reddish brown (5YR 6/4) fine and medium prominent cylindrical mottles; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine high-continuity vesicular and tubular pores; fragments; neutral, pH 6.7, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P03436
    C—145 to 200 centimeters (57.1 to 78.7 inches); 60 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) broken face and 40 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) broken face and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) crushed silty clay loam; massive; slightly hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine high-continuity vesicular and tubular pores; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 95P03437