IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Richfield
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S00KS055016-pit
  • User Pedon ID: S00KS055016-pit
  • User Site Association ID: PRF Irrigation StudyPRF Irrigation Study Pits
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Pedon # - 01P0465
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 13153
  • Print Date: 12/11/2024

    • 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: 38.1434722
  • Std. Longitude: -101.0673056
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 22S
  • Range: 24W
  • Section: 17
  • PLSS Details: NE1/4
  • Map Unit: Rm—RICHFIELD SILT LOAM, 0 TO 1 PERCENT SLOPES
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS055—Finney
  • MLRA: 72—Central High Tableland
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: KS055—Finney County, Kansas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: DeAnn Ricks
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, mesic Aridic Argiustolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: within range of map unit
  • Pedon Purpose: research site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Richfield
  • Classificaton Date - 9/29/2011
  • Moisture Subclass - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Richfield-irrigated
  • Classificaton Date - 11/27/2000
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: silty calcareous loess
  • Landscape: tableland
  • Landform: plain
  • Geomorphic Component Flats: flat
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/27/2000 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - row crop
  • 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

    0—53

    35—180

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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

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    Ap1—0 to 12 centimeters (0.0 to 4.7 inches);, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; silty clay loam; 12 percent sand; 56 percent silt; 32 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable; 2.0 medium roots and 2.0 coarse roots; fragments; 3 ESP; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, pH meter; clear smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Ap2—12 to 23 centimeters (4.7 to 9.1 inches);, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; silty clay loam; 7 percent sand; 59 percent silt; 34 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 10.0 medium roots and 20.0 fine roots; fragments; 2 ESP; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; neutral, pH 7.2, pH meter; clear smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bt1—23 to 35 centimeters (9.1 to 13.8 inches);, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; silty clay; 8 percent sand; 52 percent silt; 40 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; 20.0 fine roots; 10 percent faint , moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; 1 ESP; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.7, pH meter; clear smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 35002; continuous - phpvsfiid 35002
    Bt2—35 to 53 centimeters (13.8 to 20.9 inches);, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; silty clay; 7 percent sand; 50 percent silt; 42 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; 10.0 very fine roots and 10.0 fine roots; 20 percent faint , moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent carbonate masses; fragments; 2 ESP; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9, pH meter; gradual smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 35003; continuous - phpvsfiid 35003
    Btk1—53 to 72 centimeters (20.9 to 28.3 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; silty clay; 7 percent sand; 52 percent silt; 42 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; 2.0 very fine roots and 2.0 fine roots; 20 percent faint very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent carbonate masses; fragments; 3 ESP; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1, pH meter; clear wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 35004; continuous - phpvsfiid 35004
    Btk2—72 to 99 centimeters (28.3 to 39.0 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist; silty clay loam; 5 percent sand; 64 percent silt; 31 percent clay; strong coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; very fine roots; 2 percent faint brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 3 percent carbonate masses and 2 percent fine carbonate nodules; fragments; 5 ESP; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, pH meter; gradual smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small. patchy - phpvsfiid 35006; patchy - phpvsfiid 35006
    Btk3—99 to 122 centimeters (39.0 to 48.0 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), moist; silt loam; 7 percent sand; 67 percent silt; 26 percent clay; strong coarse prismatic parts to moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 1.0 very fine roots; 1 percent faint dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 3 percent carbonate masses; fragments; 5 ESP; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, pH meter.; moist when described; observed in pit, small. patchy - phpvsfiid 35005; patchy - phpvsfiid 35005
    Btk3—122 to 145 centimeters (48.0 to 57.1 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), moist; silt loam; 6 percent sand; 70 percent silt; 24 percent clay; strong coarse prismatic parts to moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 1.0 very fine roots; 1 percent faint dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 3 percent carbonate masses; fragments; 6 ESP; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, pH meter; gradual smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small. patchy - phpvsfiid 172057; patchy - phpvsfiid 172057
    Btk4—145 to 180 centimeters (57.1 to 70.9 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist; silt loam; 7 percent sand; 69 percent silt; 25 percent clay; strong medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 1.0 very fine roots; 1 percent faint dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 2 percent carbonate masses; fragments; 8 ESP; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1, pH meter.; moist when described; observed in pit, small. patchy - phpvsfiid 35007; patchy - phpvsfiid 35007