IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): CRETE
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1953KS169003
  • User Pedon ID: S1953KS169003
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1953KS169003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A1783
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 35941
  • Print Date: 2/16/2025

    • 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: 38.9075012
  • Std. Longitude: -97.7338867
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 13S
  • Range: 4W
  • Section: 23
  • PLSS Details: 150 feet W and 90 feet N of the center
  • Location Description: Old abandoned school yard.
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS169—Saline
  • MLRA: 74—Central Kansas Sandstone Hills
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: KS169—Saline County, Kansas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: W. M. Johnson
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Pachic Argiustolls
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - CRETE
  • Classificaton Date - 7/16/2007
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Ebenezer
  • Classificaton Date - 5/19/1953
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/19/1953 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    PASM

    SPORO

    Pascopyrum smithii

    Sporobolus

    western wheatgrass

    dropseed

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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

    3

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    270

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    A11—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist; silt loam; moderate fine and medium granular structure; soft, friable; 3.0 roots top of horizon; 21 percent fine worm casts; fragments; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A14200
    A12—5 to 15 centimeters (2.0 to 5.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist; silt loam; moderate medium and coarse granular structure; soft, friable; 21.0 roots; fragments; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A14201
    AB—15 to 24 centimeters (5.9 to 9.4 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; silty clay loam; moderate medium and coarse granular structure; hard, friable; 21.0 roots; fragments; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A14202
    B21t—24 to 43 centimeters (9.4 to 16.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; silty clay; moderate coarse prismatic parts to weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm; 21.0 roots; 1 percent fine spherical carbonate concretions; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A14203
    B22t—43 to 61 centimeters (16.9 to 24.0 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) silty clay; weak coarse prismatic parts to strong medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm; 21.0 roots; 21 percent fine spherical weakly coherent cemented carbonate concretions throughout; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A14204. Concretions especially in the lower 4 inches.
    B3ca—61 to 81 centimeters (24.0 to 31.9 inches);, dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; silty clay; 3 percent brown (10YR 4/3) fine and medium mottles; strong medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm; 21.0 roots in cracks; dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, coats on horizontal faces of peds; 21 percent fine weakly coherent cemented carbonate concretions; fragments; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A14205. Surfaces contain an occasional charcoal chip.
    Cca—81 to 104 centimeters (31.9 to 40.9 inches);, dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; silty clay loam; 3 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine and medium and 3 percent black (10YR 2/1) fine and medium and 3 percent white (10YR 8/1) fine and medium and 3 percent light gray (10YR 7/1) fine and medium mottles; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 roots; 21 percent fine spherical weakly coherent cemented carbonate concretions throughout; fragments; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A14206. This may be weathered Cretaceous shale. Contains numerous bits of charcoal.
    C1—104 to 130 centimeters (40.9 to 51.2 inches);, dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; silty clay loam; 3 percent light gray (10YR 7/1) fine and medium irregular mottles; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.1 roots; fragments; slight effervescence; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # 40A14207. mottles shapes are films, threads, and spots.
    C2—130 to 152 centimeters (51.2 to 59.8 inches);, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) and brown (7.5YR 4/2) and brown (7.5YR 4/4) and black (7.5YR 2/1), moist; silty clay loam; moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; friable; 0.1 fine roots; 10 percent light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, coats on faces of peds; fragments; slight effervescence; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # 40A14208. Occasional chip of sandstone.
    2R—152 centimeters (59.8 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 40A14209. Not sampled. Cretaceous sandstone.