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: 11/12/2024

    • 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