IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Sharpsburg
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1995NE131004
  • User Pedon ID: 95NE131004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 95P0464
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 67482
  • 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: 40.5440559
  • Std. Longitude: -95.9151917
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: Nebraska
  • County: NE131—Otoe
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE131—Otoe County, Nebraska

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: S. Samson, J. Kimble
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Sharpsburg
  • PSC - 26 to 76 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/24/1995
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • 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
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.20 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/24/1995 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - intermixed conifers and hardwoods
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • 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

    2

    61

    15.2

    366

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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; silt loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky, and 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 7.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P03452. Few pressure faces in Bt1 to Bt4 Organic MATT of partially decomposed leaves and organic litter 2-3 cm thick surface layer very granular and loose.
    A2—5 to 10 centimeters (2.0 to 3.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1) broken face and very dark brown (10YR 2/2) broken face, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) broken face, dry; silt loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky, and strong fine and medium granular structure; 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 7.1, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P03453
    A3—10 to 26 centimeters (3.9 to 10.2 inches); black (10YR 2/1) broken face and very dark gray (10YR 3/1) crushed, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) broken face, dry; silty clay loam; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky parts to moderate fine and medium granular structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 very fine to medium roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine high-continuity pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.1, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P03454
    Bt1—26 to 42 centimeters (10.2 to 16.5 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; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky parts to weak fine and medium granular structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine high-continuity pores; fragments; neutral, pH 6.9, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P03455
    Bt2—42 to 56 centimeters (16.5 to 22.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) broken face and dark brown (10YR 3/3) crushed, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) broken face, dry; silty clay; weak medium and coarse 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 pores; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P03456
    Bt3—56 to 82 centimeters (22.0 to 32.3 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) broken face and brown (10YR 4/3) crushed, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) broken face, dry; silty clay; 5 percent very dark brown (10YR 2/2) fine and medium distinct spherical mottles; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 21.0 very fine and fine high-continuity pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P03457
    Bt4—82 to 108 centimeters (32.3 to 42.5 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) broken face and brown (7.5YR 5/4) crushed, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) broken face, dry; silty clay loam; 10 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4) fine and coarse prominent threadlike mottles; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine to medium moderate-continuity pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P03458
    BC—108 to 133 centimeters (42.5 to 52.4 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) broken face and olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) crushed silty clay; 5 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4) fine and coarse prominent threadlike mottles; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 21.0 very fine to medium moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P03459
    C—133 to 200 centimeters (52.4 to 78.7 inches); 60 percent brown (7.5YR 5/2) broken face and 40 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) broken face and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) crushed silty clay; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 21.0 very fine to medium moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 95P03460