IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Osage
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1997KS133002
  • User Pedon ID: 97KS133002
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1997KS133002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 97P0443
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 10125
  • Print Date: 11/11/2024

    • 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: 37.5680542
  • Std. Longitude: -95.2697220
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 28S
  • Range: 20E
  • Section: 31
  • PLSS Details: 1558 feet south and 229 feet east of the northwest corner
  • Location Description: This pedon is 6 feet north of the data box which was buried and located with the GPS. From the 3/8 pin at the north end of the culvert, the data box is: 22 feet west to center of county road, then 203 feet south, then 2227 feet east as measured by wheel borrowed from Erie FO.
  • 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: Gary Parks, Dan Owens and Don Gastineau.
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: representative pedon for component
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Osage
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine Typic Epiaquerts
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/23/1997
  • 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
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/23/1997 (actual site observation date)
  • Microrelief Kind: microdepression
  • Microrelief Elevation: 3
  • 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
    • 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

    slickensides

    mottles with chroma 2 or less

    0—145

    48—94

    94—145

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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

    1

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    268

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    90

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    Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) crushed silty clay; weak medium granular structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*, very sticky, very plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 21.0 very fine and fine low-continuity tubular pores; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P02614
    Bw—15 to 36 centimeters (5.9 to 14.2 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior silty clay; weak medium subangular blocky parts to strong fine granular structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*, very sticky, very plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 1 percent fine spherical noncoherent cemented black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese masses throughout and 3 percent medium irregular noncoherent cemented dark brown (10YR 3/3) masses of oxidized iron throughout and 3 percent fine dendritic noncoherent cemented dark brown (10YR 3/3) masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P02615
    Bg—36 to 48 centimeters (14.2 to 18.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior silty clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate 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; 3.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 10 percent distinct very dark gray (2.5Y 3/1), moist, pressure faces on faces of peds; 3 percent fine spherical noncoherent cemented dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P02616. continuous - phpvsfiid 182969; continuous - phpvsfiid 182969
    Bgss1—48 to 79 centimeters (18.9 to 31.1 inches); very dark gray (2.5Y 3/1) interior silty clay; weak medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*, very sticky, very plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots in cracks; 3.0 fine low-continuity tubular pores; 10 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist, slickensides (pedogenic) on faces of peds; 3 percent medium irregular noncoherent cemented dark brown (10YR 3/3) masses of oxidized iron throughout and 3 percent medium irregular noncoherent cemented grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P02617. continuous - phpvsfiid 182970; continuous - phpvsfiid 182970
    Bgss2—79 to 94 centimeters (31.1 to 37.0 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior silty clay; weak medium prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*, very sticky, very plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots between peds; 3.0 fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 1 percent distinct black (10YR 2/1), moist, carbonate coats on faces of peds; 3 percent fine dendritic noncoherent cemented dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) masses of oxidized iron throughout and 21 percent coarse irregular noncoherent cemented very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) masses of oxidized iron throughout; 1 percent fine irregular weakly coherent cemented gypsum crystals, unspecified throughout; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P02618. continuous - phpvsfiid 194901; continuous - phpvsfiid 194901
    2Ab—94 to 145 centimeters (37.0 to 57.1 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) crushed and black (10YR 2/1) interior silty clay; strong medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*, very sticky, very plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 3 percent medium irregular noncoherent cemented dark brown (10YR 3/3) masses of oxidized iron throughout and 21 percent medium irregular noncoherent cemented dark gray (2.5Y 4/1) masses of oxidized iron throughout; 1 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P02619
    2Bgssb3—145 to 175 centimeters (57.1 to 68.9 inches); dark gray (2.5Y 4/1) crushed and very dark gray (2.5Y 3/1) interior silty clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate fine prismatic structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*, very sticky, very plastic; 3.0 very fine roots in cracks; 3.0 fine low-continuity tubular pores; 10 percent distinct very dark gray (5Y 3/1), moist, slickensides (pedogenic) on faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical noncoherent cemented dark brown (10YR 3/3) iron-manganese masses throughout and 3 percent medium irregular noncoherent cemented very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P02620. continuous - phpvsfiid 194902; continuous - phpvsfiid 194902
    2Bgssb4—175 to 203 centimeters (68.9 to 79.9 inches); very dark gray (2.5Y 3/1) crushed silty clay; weak coarse prismatic parts to strong medium subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*, very sticky, very plastic; 3.0 very fine roots in cracks; 3.0 fine low-continuity tubular pores; 10 percent distinct very dark gray (5Y 3/1), moist, black stains on vertical faces of peds and 30 percent prominent dark gray (2.5Y 4/1), moist, slickensides (pedogenic) on faces of peds; 3 percent medium irregular noncoherent cemented grayish brown (10YR 5/2) masses of oxidized iron throughout and 3 percent fine irregular noncoherent cemented dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) masses of oxidized iron between peds and 21 percent coarse irregular noncoherent cemented very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P02621. Free water on ped faces.; continuous - phpvsfiid 194903; continuous - phpvsfiid 194904; continuous - phpvsfiid 194903; continuous - phpvsfiid 194904
    2Bgssb5—203 to 218 centimeters (79.9 to 85.8 inches); very dark gray (2.5Y 3/1) exterior silty clay; weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate fine prismatic parts to weak fine subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*, very sticky, very plastic; 3.0 very fine roots in cracks; 3.0 fine high-continuity tubular pores; 10 percent distinct very dark gray (2.5Y 3/1), moist, slickensides (pedogenic) on faces of peds and 30 percent prominent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, black stains on vertical faces of peds; 3 percent fine irregular noncoherent cemented yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) masses of oxidized iron between peds; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P02622. Free water flowing on ped faces.; continuous - phpvsfiid 194905; continuous - phpvsfiid 194906; continuous - phpvsfiid 194905; continuous - phpvsfiid 194906
    2Bgssb6—218 to 270 centimeters (85.8 to 106.3 inches); very dark gray (2.5Y 3/1) exterior silty clay; weak coarse prismatic parts to strong coarse subangular blocky parts to moderate fine prismatic structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*, very sticky, very plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots in cracks; 3.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 75 percent distinct very dark gray (2.5Y 3/1), moist, slickensides (pedogenic) on faces of peds; 1 percent fine irregular noncoherent cemented yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P02623. Krotovina; free water flowing on ped faces.; continuous - phpvsfiid 194881; continuous - phpvsfiid 194881
    2Bgssb7—270 to 295 centimeters (106.3 to 116.1 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior silty clay; massive; extremely hard, extremely firm*, very sticky, very plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots in cracks; 3.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; slickensides (pedogenic); 1 percent fine irregular noncoherent cemented yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron throughout; 3 percent coarse irregular noncoherent cemented light gray (10YR 7/1) carbonate masses throughout; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P02624. Auger starts; the slickensides from the auger were hard to distinguish, but we feel they are there.
    2Bgssb8—295 to 325 centimeters (116.1 to 128.0 inches); dark gray (2.5Y 4/1) interior silty clay; massive; extremely hard, extremely firm*, very sticky, very plastic; slickensides (pedogenic); 3 percent medium irregular noncoherent cemented yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron throughout; 3 percent fine irregular noncoherent cemented white (10YR 8/1) gypsum crystals, unspecified throughout; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P02625. Slickensides same as 106-116 inch horizon.
    2Bgssb9—325 to 376 centimeters (128.0 to 148.0 inches); dark gray (2.5Y 4/1) interior silty clay; massive; extremely hard, extremely firm*, very sticky, very plastic; slickensides (pedogenic); 3 percent medium irregular noncoherent cemented yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron throughout; 3 percent fine irregular noncoherent cemented white (10YR 8/1) gypsum crystals, unspecified throughout; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments. Lab sample # 97P02626. Bottom of auger hole.