IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Osage
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1997KS133001
  • User Pedon ID: 97KS133001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1997KS133001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 97P0442
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 10124
  • Print Date: 2/16/2025

    • 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: 37.5680542
  • Std. Longitude: -95.2697220
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 28S
  • Range: 20E
  • Section: 31
  • PLSS Details: 1558 feet south and 236 feet east of the northwest corner
  • Location Description: This pedon was described about 6 feet north and about 7 feet east of the data recording box in the SW corner of the pit. For further information on location, see description subunit B.
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS133—Neosho
  • MLRA: 112—Cherokee Prairies
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: KS133—Neosho County, Kansas
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 37095-E3—Shaw, Kansas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Gastineau, Owens, and Parks.
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Osage
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine Typic Epiaquerts
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/22/1997
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: river valley
  • Landform: flood plain
  • Slope Shape Across: concave
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/22/1997 (actual site observation date)
  • Microrelief Kind: microdepression
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    ACSA2

    Acer saccharinum

    silver maple

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

    mollic epipedon

    mottles with chroma 2 or less

    slickensides

    0—145

    10—119

    48—97

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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

    0

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    268

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    90

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    Ap—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) crushed silty clay; weak medium subangular blocky parts to moderate medium granular structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*, very sticky, very plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 1 percent medium spherical noncoherent cemented black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese concretions throughout; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P02605
    Apd—10 to 18 centimeters (3.9 to 7.1 inches); very dark gray (2.5Y 3/1) crushed silty clay; strong medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*, very sticky, very plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots between peds; 3.0 very fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; , moist, on faces of peds; 3 percent medium irregular noncoherent cemented dark gray (10YR 4/1) masses of oxidized iron between peds; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P02606
    Bg—18 to 48 centimeters (7.1 to 18.9 inches); very dark gray (2.5Y 3/1) crushed silty clay; weak medium prismatic parts to strong medium subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*, very sticky, very plastic; 3.0 fine to coarse roots in cracks; 3.0 very fine and fine high-continuity tubular pores; 10 percent distinct very dark gray (2.5Y 3/1), moist, pressure faces on faces of peds; 3 percent medium irregular noncoherent cemented gray (10YR 5/1) masses of oxidized iron between peds and 3 percent fine irregular noncoherent cemented brown (10YR 4/3) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P02607. Redox concentrations are in ped interior.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 182932; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 182932
    Bgss1—48 to 66 centimeters (18.9 to 26.0 inches); very dark gray (2.5Y 3/1) crushed silty clay; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*, very sticky, very plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots in cracks and 3.0 medium roots in cracks; 3.0 very fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 1 percent faint very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains and 10 percent distinct dark gray (2.5Y 4/1), moist, slickensides (pedogenic) on faces of peds; 3 percent fine irregular noncoherent cemented gray (10YR 5/1) masses of oxidized iron between peds; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P02608. Organic coats are in vertical cracks; slickensides are medium.; continuous - phpvsfiid 182933; continuous - phpvsfiid 194883; continuous - phpvsfiid 182933; continuous - phpvsfiid 194883
    Bgss2—66 to 96 centimeters (26.0 to 37.8 inches); dark gray (2.5Y 4/1) crushed silty clay; weak fine prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*, very sticky, very plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 3.0 medium roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 30 percent prominent dark gray (2.5Y 4/1), moist, slickensides (pedogenic) on faces of peds; 1 percent medium spherical weakly coherent cemented black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese concretions throughout and 3 percent fine irregular noncoherent cemented dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) masses of oxidized iron throughout and 3 percent fine spherical noncoherent cemented brown (7.5YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron throughout and 3 percent fine spherical masses of oxidized iron between peds; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P02609. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 194884; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 194884
    2Ab—96 to 117 centimeters (37.8 to 46.1 inches); very dark gray (2.5Y 3/1) crushed silty clay; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to strong medium granular parts to strong fine granular structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*, very sticky, very plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 3.0 medium roots throughout; 3.0 very fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; slickensides (pedogenic); 1 percent fine spherical noncoherent cemented black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese masses throughout and 3 percent medium irregular noncoherent cemented gray (10YR 5/1) masses of oxidized iron throughout and 3 percent fine irregular noncoherent cemented dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P02610. 2 krotovina 2 inches across with 2.5Y 5/1 material vertical.
    2Bgssb1—117 to 143 centimeters (46.1 to 56.3 inches); very dark gray (2.5Y 3/1) crushed silty clay; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*, very sticky, very plastic; 3.0 very fine roots in cracks and 3.0 medium roots throughout; 3.0 very fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 10 percent distinct dark gray (2.5Y 4/1), moist, slickensides (pedogenic) on faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical noncoherent cemented black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese masses throughout and 3 percent fine irregular noncoherent cemented dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) masses of oxidized iron throughout; 2-76-150 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P02611. Trace of channers in this horizon 1 cm diameter across the longest axis. 2 krotovina 2 inches across with 2.5Y 5/1 material vertical.; continuous - phpvsfiid 194886; continuous - phpvsfiid 194886
    2Bgssb2—143 to 164 centimeters (56.3 to 64.6 inches); dark gray (2.5Y 4/1) crushed silty clay; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*, very sticky, very plastic; 3.0 medium roots throughout; 3.0 very fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 10 percent distinct dark gray (2.5Y 4/1), moist, slickensides (pedogenic) on faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical noncoherent cemented black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese masses throughout and 3 percent fine irregular noncoherent cemented dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P02612. Slickensides are large.; continuous - phpvsfiid 194887; continuous - phpvsfiid 194887
    2Bgssb3—164 to 207 centimeters (64.6 to 81.5 inches); 75 percent dark gray (2.5Y 4/1) exterior and 25 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) exterior silty clay; strong coarse subangular blocky parts to strong medium subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*, very sticky, very plastic; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 3.0 medium roots throughout; 3.0 very fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 75 percent distinct dark gray (2.5Y 4/1), moist, slickensides (pedogenic) on faces of peds; 3 percent medium irregular noncoherent cemented dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments. Lab sample # 97P02613. Free water coming in at 78 inches (sidewall seep), following slickensides; matrix is broken.; continuous - phpvsfiid 194888; continuous - phpvsfiid 194888