IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Saltcreek
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1999KS151276R
User Pedon ID:
99KS151276
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
SSL
Lab Pedon # -
99P0598
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
11456
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:
37.7392769
Std. Longitude:
-98.7603912
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
26S
Range:
13W
Section:
32
PLSS Details:
2200 feet S and 575 feet W of NE corner
Map Unit:
3512—SALTCREEK AND NARON FINE SANDY LOAMS, 1 TO 3 PERCENT SLOPES
State:
Kansas
County:
KS151—Pratt
MLRA:
79—Great Bend Sand Plains
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
KS151—Pratt County, Kansas
PEDON
Describers Name:
JCW,LAG,RMM
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Udic Argiustolls
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Type:
classifies to current taxon name, full description
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
Converted from PDP 3.x
Pedon #:
276
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Saltcreek
Taxonomic Class -
Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Udic Argiustolls
PSC -
31 to 81 cm.
Classificaton Date -
8/17/1999
Moisture Class -
ustic
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
Field Measured Properties:
71 Depth to loamy or clayey paleosol (inches) and 20 percent of Percent clay in the control section
SITE
Slope Shape Across:
linear
Slope Shape Down:
linear
Drainage Class:
moderately well
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
8/17/1999 (actual site observation date)
Air Photo ID:
12
Surface Cover Properties:
Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 -
crop cover
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
mollic epipedon
argillic horizon
mollic epipedon
argillic horizon
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—
0—31
31—203
—79—
—437—
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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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597
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60
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A—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; 12 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 99P04026; dry when described;
A—10 to 31 centimeters (3.9 to 12.2 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; 14 percent clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 99P04027; dry when described;
Bt1—31 to 47 centimeters (12.2 to 18.5 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; 17 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 5 percent faint brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores and 15 percent distinct clay bridges between sand grains; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 99P04028; dry when described;. patchy - phpvsfiid 212683; patchy - phpvsfiid 212684; patchy - phpvsfiid 212683; patchy - phpvsfiid 212684
Bt2—47 to 71 centimeters (18.5 to 28.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/3) interior, brown (7.5YR 4/3) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; 17 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 10 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 4/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 99P04029; dry when described;. patchy - phpvsfiid 212685; patchy - phpvsfiid 212685
2Btb1—71 to 92 centimeters (28.0 to 36.2 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; clay loam; 30 percent clay; 5 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) medium prominent irregular mottles; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderately slow permeability; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 15 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, pressure faces on all faces of peds and 30 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine and medium spherical black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese concretions throughout; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 99P04030; moist when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 212687; continuous - phpvsfiid 212686; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 212687; continuous - phpvsfiid 212686
2Btb2—92 to 119 centimeters (36.2 to 46.9 inches);, grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior, moist; clay loam; 31 percent clay; 15 percent brown (7.5YR 5/4) fine and medium prominent irregular mottles; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderately slow permeability; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 15 percent distinct grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) pressure faces on all faces of peds and 35 percent distinct dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) clay films on all faces of peds; 2 percent fine and medium spherical iron-manganese concretions throughout; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 99P04031; moist when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 212689; continuous - phpvsfiid 212688; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 212689; continuous - phpvsfiid 212688
2Btkb1—119 to 145 centimeters (46.9 to 57.1 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior, grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior, moist; clay loam; 32 percent clay; 20 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine and medium prominent irregular mottles; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderately slow permeability; 10 percent prominent nonintersecting slickensides on vertical faces of peds and 20 percent distinct dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) clay films on all faces of peds and 20 percent distinct grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) pressure faces on all faces of peds; 3 percent fine and medium irregular iron-manganese masses throughout and 3 percent fine and medium irregular iron-manganese concretions throughout; 1 percent fine irregular carbonate nodules throughout and 6 percent fine and medium irregular lime masses throughout; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 99P04032; moist when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 212690; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 212691; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 212692; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 212690; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 212691; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 212692
2Btkb2—145 to 174 centimeters (57.1 to 68.5 inches);, light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior, moist; clay loam; 28 percent clay; 20 percent brown (7.5YR 5/4) fine and medium prominent irregular mottles; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderate permeability; 5 percent distinct grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) skeletans on vertical faces of peds and 20 percent distinct dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) clay films on vertical faces of peds and 20 percent distinct light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) pressure faces on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine and medium spherical iron-manganese concretions throughout; 10 percent fine and medium spherical carbonate nodules throughout and 3 percent fine and medium irregular lime masses throughout; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 99P04033; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 212694; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 212693; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 212695; continuous - phpvsfiid 212694; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 212693; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 212695
2Btkb3—174 to 203 centimeters (68.5 to 79.9 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/3) interior, brown (7.5YR 5/3) interior, moist; loam; 26 percent clay; 25 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium and coarse prominent irregular mottles; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderate permeability; 2 percent distinct pressure faces on all faces of peds and 20 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 4/3) clay films on all faces of peds; 3 percent fine and medium irregular iron-manganese masses throughout and 3 percent fine and medium irregular iron-manganese concretions throughout; 20 percent fine and medium irregular lime masses throughout and 10 percent fine and medium irregular carbonate nodules throughout; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n. Lab sample # 99P04034; moist when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 212696; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 212697; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 212696; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 212697