IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Balta
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 98KS167180
  • User Pedon ID: 98KS167180
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Print Date: 12/6/2025

    • 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: 39.0372467
  • Std. Longitude: -98.7212067
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 12
  • Range: 13
  • Section: 1
  • PLSS Details: 750 feet east and 2300 feet north of the southwest corner of Section 1, T.12S., R13W.
  • Location Description: 750 feet east and 2300 feet north of the southwest corner of Section 1, T.12S., R13W.
  • Map Unit: 1201—BALTA COMPLEX, 3 TO 7 PERCENT SLOPES2534—Balta silty clay loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes2534—Balta complex, 3 to 7 percent slopes
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS167—Russell
  • MLRA: 73—Rolling Plains and Breaks
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: KS167—Russell County, Kansas
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 39098-A6—Luray, Kansas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Ransom, Tricks, Murphy, Wehmueller, McDowell, Parks, Warner
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, mesic Typic Haplustalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: TUD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Balta
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, smectitic, mesic Typic Haplustalfs
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 30 to 80 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 12/15/1998
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Moisture SUBClass - typic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: hillside
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 12/15/1998 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 18
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - close-grown crop
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    secondary carbonates

    argillic horizon

    0—30

    30—203

    30—102

    —30—

    —173—

    —72—
    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

    5

    30

    15.2

    —

    —

    225

    686

    —

    —

    12.2

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

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    Ap1—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) exterior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) exterior, moist; silty clay loam; 32 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable; 5.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary.
    Ap2—10 to 20 centimeters (3.9 to 7.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) exterior, moist; silty clay loam; 34 percent clay; weak fine granular parts to moderate medium granular structure; slightly hard, friable; 4.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Plow pan present
    Ap3—20 to 30 centimeters (7.9 to 11.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) exterior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) exterior, moist; silty clay; 40 percent clay; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 1 percent fine irregular noncoherent cemented white (10YR 8/1) lime masses throughout; fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; abrupt smooth boundary. Slickensides at 26 centimeters.
    Btk1—30 to 46 centimeters (11.8 to 18.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) exterior, brown (10YR 4/3) exterior, moist; silty clay; 40 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 2.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 2 percent distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains on faces of peds and 3 percent faint very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent fine irregular noncoherent cemented white (10YR 8/1) lime masses throughout and 3 percent fine irregular weakly coherent cemented white (10YR 8/1) carbonate nodules throughout; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Slickensides present; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 28023; patchy - phpvsfiid 28022; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 28023; patchy - phpvsfiid 28022
    Btk2—46 to 71 centimeters (18.1 to 28.0 inches); 40 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) exterior and 60 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) exterior, 40 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) exterior and 60 percent brown (10YR 5/3) exterior, moist; silty clay loam; 36 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 1.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 2 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains on faces of peds and 4 percent faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 12 percent coarse irregular weakly coherent cemented white (10YR 8/1) carbonate nodules throughout and 2 percent fine irregular noncoherent cemented white (10YR 8/1) lime masses throughout; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual wavy boundary. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 28025; patchy - phpvsfiid 28024; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 28025; patchy - phpvsfiid 28024
    Btk3—71 to 102 centimeters (28.0 to 40.2 inches); 40 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) exterior and 60 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) exterior, 40 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) exterior and 60 percent brown (10YR 5/3) exterior, moist; silty clay loam; 32 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 1.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 2 percent faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 8 percent medium irregular noncoherent cemented white (10YR 8/1) lime masses throughout and 4 percent medium irregular weakly coherent cemented white (10YR 8/1) carbonate nodules throughout; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual wavy boundary. patchy - phpvsfiid 28026; patchy - phpvsfiid 28026
    Bk1—102 to 142 centimeters (40.2 to 55.9 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) exterior, brown (10YR 5/3) exterior, moist; silty clay loam; 30 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 1.0 fine roots throughout; 2.0 fine moderate-continuity vesicular pores; 12 percent fine irregular noncoherent cemented white (10YR 8/1) lime masses throughout and 2 percent fine irregular weakly coherent cemented white (10YR 8/1) carbonate nodules throughout; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual wavy boundary.
    Bk2—142 to 165 centimeters (55.9 to 65.0 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) exterior, brown (10YR 5/3) exterior, moist; silt loam; 26 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 1.0 fine roots throughout; 4.0 fine and medium moderate-continuity tubular pores; 2 percent prominent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains in root channels and/or pores; 2 percent fine irregular noncoherent cemented white (10YR 8/1) lime masses throughout and 2 percent fine irregular noncoherent cemented white (10YR 8/1) carbonate masses throughout; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual wavy boundary. patchy - phpvsfiid 28027; patchy - phpvsfiid 28027
    Bk3—165 to 203 centimeters (65.0 to 79.9 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) exterior, brown (10YR 5/3) exterior, moist; silt loam; 25 percent clay; weak medium prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 1.0 fine roots throughout; 2.0 fine and medium moderate-continuity tubular pores; 2 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains on vertical faces of peds; 2 percent fine irregular noncoherent cemented white (10YR 8/1) carbonate threads in cracks; fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n. patchy - phpvsfiid 29251; patchy - phpvsfiid 29251