IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Kahola
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 97KS161033
  • User Pedon ID: 97KS161033
  • User Site Association ID: 96KS161-Colbert Hills Golf Course projectKansas State University Laboratory Pedons
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - KSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 97KS161033
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 41144
  • Print Date: 11/24/2024

    • 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: 39.2135315
  • Std. Longitude: -96.6330566
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 1725 feet south and 2075 feet west of the northeast corner of section 3 T10S, R7E.
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS161—Riley
  • MLRA: 76—Bluestem Hills
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: KS161—Riley County, Kansas
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 39096-B6—Keats, Kansas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: M.D. Ransom, S. Glaum, P.L. Abel, W.A. Wehmueller
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed Cumulic Hapludolls
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Kahola
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed Cumulic Hapludolls
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 3/27/1997
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Field Measured Properties: 35.56 cm of Depth to free lime and 36 cm of Depth to free lime


    • SITE

  • Landscape: valley
  • Landform: flood plain
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 3/27/1997 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 23
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • 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
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    A1—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) exterior silt loam; weak fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable; 1.0 medium roots throughout and 6.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUR0510
    A2—13 to 23 centimeters (5.1 to 9.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) exterior silt loam; weak very fine subangular blocky parts to moderate medium granular structure; slightly hard, friable; 3.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUR0511
    AC—23 to 36 centimeters (9.1 to 14.2 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) exterior silty clay loam; 31 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.0 fine roots throughout; 10 percent faint very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUR0512. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 21453; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 21453
    C11—36 to 56 centimeters (14.2 to 22.0 inches); 70 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) exterior and 30 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) exterior silt loam; 26 percent clay; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; slight effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUR0513. Horizon split and subsampled from 36-56 cm and 56-77 cm.
    C12—56 to 77 centimeters (22.0 to 30.3 inches); 70 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) exterior and 30 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) exterior silt loam; 26 percent clay; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; slight effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUR0514. Horizon split and subsampled from 36-56 cm and 56-77 cm.
    C21—77 to 91 centimeters (30.3 to 35.8 inches); 70 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) exterior and 30 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) exterior silt loam; 25 percent clay; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent irregular mottles; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 1.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; slight effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUR0515. Horizon split and subsampled from 77-91 cm and 91-124 cm.
    C22—91 to 124 centimeters (35.8 to 48.8 inches); 70 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) exterior and 30 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) exterior silt loam; 25 percent clay; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent irregular mottles; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 1.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; slight effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUR0516. Horizon split and subsampled from 77-91 cm and 91-124 cm.
    Ab1—124 to 140 centimeters (48.8 to 55.1 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) exterior silt loam; 21 percent clay; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent irregular mottles; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 1.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; slight effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUR0517
    Ab2—140 to 170 centimeters (55.1 to 66.9 inches); black (2.5Y 2/1) exterior silt loam; 20 percent clay; 1 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine prominent irregular mottles; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 1.0 fine roots throughout; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese masses throughout; 2 percent fine threadlike carbonate masses throughout; fragments; slight effervescence. Lab sample # KSUR0518