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: 7/6/2025

    • 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: 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, smectitic, mesic Udic Haplusterts
  • 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 #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Goessel
  • Classificaton Date - 7/16/2007
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Goessel
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, smectitic, mesic Udic Haplusterts
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • 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
    • Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 1
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID Data Collector Total Clay CaCO3 Clay Total Silt Fine Silt Co. Silt Total Sand Total Sand Method VC Sand Co. Sand Med. Sand Fine Sand VF Sand VF Sand Method Texture Class - Field Lab Rubbed Fiber Unrubbed Fiber pH H2O
    cm cm % % % % % % % % % % % % %

    Ap

    Btss1

    By2

    0

    38

    140

    15

    61

    163

    S59-KANS-8-1-1

    S59-KANS-8-1-3

    S59-KANS-8-1-8

    State Highway Commission of Kansas

    State Highway Commission of Kansas

    State Highway Commission of Kansas

    25

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    64

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    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 2
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID pH CaCl2 pH NaF pH Ox Delta pH LL PL PI Atter. Samp. Cond. COLE Pot. Acidity Ca + Mg - Meh 2 K Ca + Mg - Sat. Paste KCl Extract. Acidity Base Sat. - Meh 2 CEC-7 CEC-8.2
    cm cm % % % cm/cm meq/100g cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg mmol(+)/l cmol(+)/kg % cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg

    Ap

    Btss1

    By2

    0

    38

    140

    15

    61

    163

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    S59-KANS-8-1-3

    S59-KANS-8-1-8

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    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 3
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID ECEC Phosphate P NO3-N EC EC Method EC 1:5 by volume CaCO3 Equiv. Equiv. Gypsum Na SAR Gypsum Req. Humic Color Fulvic Color Humic + Fulvic Color Al PI Pyro. Hue PyrO. Value Pyro. Chroma
    cm cm cmol(+)/kg mg/kg mg/kg dS/m dS/m % % mmol(+)/l % L-pcu/g L-pcu/g L-pcu/g %

    Ap

    Btss1

    By2

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    38

    140

    15

    61

    163

    S59-KANS-8-1-1

    S59-KANS-8-1-3

    S59-KANS-8-1-8

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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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    Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches);, black (10YR 2/1), moist; silty clay; weak fine granular structure; firm; fragments; a-7-6 AASHTO classification; cl unified classification; noneffervescent; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A14238; wet when described; observed in pit, small
    Bt—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; observed in pit, small. Few, fine unstained quartz grains adhering to ped faces. Many black cracks and seams, both horizontal and vertical.; continuous - phpvsfiid 186395; continuous - phpvsfiid 186395
    Btss1—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; a-7-6 AASHTO classification; ch unified classification; noneffervescent; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A14240; wet when described; observed in pit, small. 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.
    Btss2—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; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 186398; continuous - phpvsfiid 186399; continuous - phpvsfiid 186398; continuous - phpvsfiid 186399
    Btss3—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; observed in pit, small. An occasional seam in upper half; common unstained quartz grains.; continuous - phpvsfiid 186401; continuous - phpvsfiid 186401
    Btky—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; observed in pit, small. Few, very dark gray filled root channels; coatings on ped surface are gypsum.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 186402; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 186402
    By1—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; very moist when described; observed in pit, small. Horizon is discontinuous and pinches out on right side of working faces; continuous on left wall of pit. Coats are of gypsum.
    By2—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; a-7-6 AASHTO classification; cl unified classification; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A14245; very moist when described; observed in pit, small. Coats are of gypsum. Clay content could not be established due to flocculation due to gypsum
    Cy1—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; very moist when described; observed in auger, bucket. Coats are gypsum; augered.
    Cy2—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; very moist when described; observed in auger, bucket. Coats are gypsum; augered.
    C—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; very moist when described; observed in auger, bucket. Augered, continuous.