IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Turon
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 97KS155595R
  • User Pedon ID: 97KS155595R
  • User Site Association ID: Kansas State University Laboratory Pedons
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - KSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 97KS155595R
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 41140
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 37.8892784
  • Std. Longitude: -98.4009476
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 0660'W & 2320'N SE 10-T25S.R10W.
  • State: Kansas
  • MLRA: 79—Great Bend Sand Plains

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: JCW.
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Turon
  • PSC - 20 to 71 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 11/4/1997
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Field Measured Properties: 40 Depth to loamy or clayey paleosol (inches) and Maximum slope on adjacent backslope


    • SITE

  • Landscape: sandhills
  • Landform: dune
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Position: lower third
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/4/1997 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 43
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—20

    20—71

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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

    4

    8

    6.1

    533

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    315

    737

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    Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; fine sand; 2 percent clay; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; rapid permeability; 4.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # KSUSS1426; moist when described;
    Bt—20 to 71 centimeters (7.9 to 28.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, brown (10YR 5/3) interior, dry; loamy fine sand; 8 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; rapid permeability; 2.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 15 percent distinct clay bridges on all faces of peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, hellige-truog. Lab sample # KSUSS1427; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 46872; continuous - phpvsfiid 46872
    E&Bt—71 to 102 centimeters (28.0 to 40.2 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, very pale brown (10YR 7/3) interior, dry; loamy fine sand; 8 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; rapid permeability; fragments. Lab sample # KSUSS1429; wet when described;
    E&Bt—71 to 102 centimeters (28.0 to 40.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior loamy fine sand; 8 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; rapid permeability; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; 10 percent distinct clay bridges between sand grains; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog. Lab sample # KSUSS1428; wet when described;. patchy - phpvsfiid 46873; patchy - phpvsfiid 46873
    2Btb1—102 to 147 centimeters (40.2 to 57.9 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior, grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior, dry; clay loam; 33 percent clay; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; slow permeability; 10 percent distinct clay bridges between sand grains; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog. Lab sample # KSUSS1430; moist when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 46874; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 46874
    2Btb2—147 to 191 centimeters (57.9 to 75.2 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) interior, light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) interior, dry; silt loam; 42 percent clay; 5 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; slow permeability; 35 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 2 percent fine irregular iron-manganese masses throughout; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # KSUSS1431; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 46875; continuous - phpvsfiid 46875
    2Btb3—191 to 203 centimeters (75.2 to 79.9 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) interior, light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) interior, dry; silty clay loam; 39 percent clay; 20 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine and medium distinct irregular mottles; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; slow permeability; 30 percent distinct clay films on vertical faces of peds; 5 percent fine irregular iron-manganese masses throughout; fragments; neutral, pH 6.9, hellige-truog.; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 41784; continuous - phpvsfiid 41784