IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Attica
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 98KS155005
  • User Pedon ID: 98KS155005
  • User Site Association ID: Kansas State University Laboratory Pedons
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - KSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 98KS155005
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 41158
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • 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: 38.0577774
  • Std. Longitude: -98.3797760
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 0200' N & 0500' E of SW 12-T23S-R10W
  • State: Kansas
  • MLRA: 79—Great Bend Sand Plains

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: RMM, LAG
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed Udic Haplustalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: TUD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: soil survey inventory
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Attica
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed Udic Haplustalfs
  • PSC - 33 to 84 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/11/1998
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Field Measured Properties: 13 percent of Percent clay in the control section


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/11/1998 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 16
  • 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

    argillic horizon

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

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    0—18

    18—127

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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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    533

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    270

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    Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; 10 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS1642; moist when described;
    Bt1—18 to 33 centimeters (7.1 to 13.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; 13 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; 2 percent distinct clay films in root channels and/or pores and 15 percent distinct clay bridges between sand grains; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS1643; moist when described;. patchy - phpvsfiid 46899; patchy - phpvsfiid 46900; patchy - phpvsfiid 46899; patchy - phpvsfiid 46900
    Bt2—33 to 69 centimeters (13.0 to 27.2 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; 14 percent clay; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky parts to weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 2 percent distinct clay films in root channels and/or pores and 15 percent distinct clay bridges between sand grains; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS1644; moist when described;. patchy - phpvsfiid 46901; patchy - phpvsfiid 46902; patchy - phpvsfiid 46901; patchy - phpvsfiid 46902
    Bt3—69 to 127 centimeters (27.2 to 50.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; 12 percent clay; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky parts to weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 2 percent distinct clay films in root channels and/or pores and 15 percent distinct clay bridges between sand grains; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS1645; moist when described;. patchy - phpvsfiid 46903; patchy - phpvsfiid 46904; patchy - phpvsfiid 46903; patchy - phpvsfiid 46904
    BC1—127 to 155 centimeters (50.0 to 61.0 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, brown (10YR 5/3) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; 10 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS1646; moist when described;
    BC2—155 to 196 centimeters (61.0 to 77.2 inches); 60 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior and 40 percent brown (10YR 5/3) interior, 60 percent brown (10YR 5/3) interior and 40 percent brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; 10 percent clay; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS1647; moist when described;
    C—196 to 203 centimeters (77.2 to 79.9 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, brown (10YR 5/3) interior, moist; loamy coarse sand; 3 percent clay; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; rapid permeability; 1 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n.; moist when described;