IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): GOESSEL

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S1959KS015001

User Pedon ID: S1959KS015001

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 40A1787

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 35945

Print Date: 12/4/2024

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: 37.9269447

Std. Longitude: -97.1305542

Datum: WGS84

Township: 24S

Range: 3E

Section: 32

PLSS Details: 375 yards E and 50 yards S of NW corner

State: Kansas

County: KS015—Butler

MLRA: 75—Central Loess Plains

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: KS015—Butler County, Kansas

PEDON

Describers Name: H. L. Penner and M. Stout, Jr.

Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Udic Pellusterts

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x

Pedon #: 1

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - GOESSEL

Classificaton Date - 7/16/2007

Moisture Class - ustic

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Goessel

Classificaton Date - 5/11/1959

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Slope Shape Across: convex

Slope Shape Down: linear

Runoff: low

Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 5/11/1959 (actual site observation date)

Surface Cover Properties:

Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Drained? - no

Bedded Soil? - no

Forest Plantation? - no

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	—	—	—	—		787	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches);, black (10YR 2/1), moist; silty clay; weak fine granular structure; firm; fragments; noneffervescent; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A14238; wet when described;

A1—15 to 38 centimeters (5.9 to 15.0 inches);, dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist; silty clay; moderate fine angular blocky structure; very firm; clay films; fragments; noneffervescent; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A14239; wet when described;. Few, fine unstained quartz grains adhering to ped faces. Many black cracks and seams, both horizontal and vertical.; continuous - phpvsfiid 186395; continuous - phpvsfiid 186395

AC1—38 to 61 centimeters (15.0 to 24.0 inches);, dark gray (2.5Y 4/1), moist; clay; moderate medium angular blocky parts to very fine and fine angular blocky structure; distinct clay films and 30 percent slickensides (pedogenic); fragments; noneffervescent; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A14240; wet when described;. Slickensides are oriented at 45 degrees; less dark gray seams and filled cracks than above; few to common, fine unstained quartz grains on ped surfaces.

AC2—61 to 84 centimeters (24.0 to 33.1 inches);, dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist; silty clay; 3 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) faint mottles; moderate medium angular blocky structure; very firm; distinct clay films and very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, coats on faces of peds and 30 percent slickensides (pedogenic); fragments; noneffervescent; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A14241; wet when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 186398; continuous - phpvsfiid 186399; continuous - phpvsfiid 186398; continuous - phpvsfiid 186399

C1—84 to 112 centimeters (33.1 to 44.1 inches);, grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist; silty clay; 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine faint and 3 percent light gray (10YR 7/1) fine faint mottles; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; very firm; clay films; fragments; slight effervescence; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A14242; wet when described;. An occasional seam in upper half; common unstained quartz grains.; continuous - phpvsfiid 186401; continuous - phpvsfiid 186401

C1cs—112 to 127 centimeters (44.1 to 50.0 inches);, grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist; silty clay; 3 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) distinct and 3 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) distinct mottles; weak medium and coarse angular blocky structure; very firm; clay films and 30 percent white (10YR 8/1), moist, coats on faces of peds; 3 percent gypsum crystals, unspecified and 3 percent noncoherent cemented gypsum crystal clusters and 1 percent noncoherent cemented carbonate concretions; fragments; slight effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A14243; wet when described;. Few, very dark gray filled root channels; coatings on ped surface are gypsum.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 186402; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 186402

C2cs—127 to 140 centimeters (50.0 to 55.1 inches);, grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist; silty clay; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine mottles; weak medium and coarse angular blocky structure; very firm; 75 percent prominent coats on faces of peds; 21 percent gypsum crystal clusters; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A14244; wet when described;. Horizon is discontinuous and pinches out on right side of working faces; continuous on left wall of pit. Coats are of gypsum.

C3cs—140 to 163 centimeters (55.1 to 64.2 inches);, light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), moist; silty clay loam; 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 75 percent prominent coats on faces of peds; 21 percent gypsum crystal clusters; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A14245; wet when described;. Coats are of gypsum.

C4cs—163 to 183 centimeters (64.2 to 72.0 inches);, gray (10YR 5/1), moist; silty clay loam, clay loam; 3 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) medium distinct mottles; firm; 75 percent prominent coats on faces of peds; 21 percent gypsum crystal clusters; fragments. Lab sample # 40A14246; wet when described;. Coats are gypsum; augered.

C5cs—183 to 234 centimeters (72.0 to 92.1 inches);, dark gray (10YR 4/1) and grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist; clay loam; 3 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) medium distinct mottles; 30 percent prominent coats on faces of peds; 3 percent gypsum crystal clusters; fragments. Lab sample # 40A14247; wet when described;. Coats are gypsum; augered.

C2—234 to 264 centimeters (92.1 to 103.9 inches);, grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist; clay loam; 3 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) medium distinct mottles; firm; fragments. Lab sample # 40A14248; wet when described;. Augered, continuous.