IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Dalhart
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1992KS175003
  • User Pedon ID: S1992KS175003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 93P0099
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 65443
  • 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: 37.1158333
  • Std. Longitude: -101.0111084
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 34S
  • Range: 34W
  • Section: 3
  • PLSS Details: NW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of the SW 1/4
  • Location Description: About 8 km NW of Liberal, KS.
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS175—Seward
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: KS175—Seward County, Kansas
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 37101-A1—Woods SE, Kansas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Cleveland Watts and Steve Herriman
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Aridic Haplustalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Dalhart
  • PSC - 15 to 66 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 5/14/2014
  • Classifier - Steven McGowen
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Moisture Subclass - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Dalhart
  • Classificaton Date - 9/29/1992
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 1
  • QA Status: not reviewed


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/29/1992 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    secondary carbonates

    0—15

    15—66

    33—

    —15—

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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

    —

    —

    —

    892

    —

    440

    —

    —

    14

    26

    1

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    Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; fine sandy loam; moderate medium granular structure; slightly hard, friable; 21.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P00704
    Bt—15 to 33 centimeters (5.9 to 13.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 21.0 fine roots throughout; 10 percent clay films on faces of peds; fragments; strong effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P00705
    Btk—33 to 66 centimeters (13.0 to 26.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist; fine sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 3.0 fine roots throughout; 3.0 fine discontinuous tubular pores; in root channels and/or pores and 10 percent clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent fine and medium carbonate masses; fragments; violent effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P00706
    BC—66 to 81 centimeters (26.0 to 31.9 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist; loamy sand; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 0.5 fine roots throughout; fragments; violent effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P00707
    C1—81 to 114 centimeters (31.9 to 44.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; loamy sand; massive; soft, very friable; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; fragments; violent effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P00708
    C2—114 to 165 centimeters (44.9 to 65.0 inches); reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6), strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist; sand; massive; soft, very friable; fragments; strong effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P00709
    C3—165 to 216 centimeters (65.0 to 85.0 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist; sand; massive; soft; fragments; slight effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P00710
    C4—216 to 249 centimeters (85.0 to 98.0 inches); reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6), strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist; loamy sand; massive; soft, very friable; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P00711
    2C5—249 to 277 centimeters (98.0 to 109.1 inches); reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6), strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist; loamy fine sand; massive; soft, very friable; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P00712
    3Btb—277 to 295 centimeters (109.1 to 116.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; fine sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 10 percent faint clay films on faces of peds; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P00713
    3Btkb—295 to 315 centimeters (116.1 to 124.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; fine sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 10 percent faint clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent fine carbonate threads; fragments; strong effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P00714
    4Bt1b—315 to 335 centimeters (124.0 to 131.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; fine sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 30 percent faint clay films on faces of peds; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P00715
    4Bt2b—335 to 366 centimeters (131.9 to 144.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 30 percent faint clay films on faces of peds; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P00716
    4Bt3b—366 to 406 centimeters (144.1 to 159.8 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 30 percent faint clay films on faces of peds; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P00717
    4BCkb—406 to 437 centimeters (159.8 to 172.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 3 percent medium carbonate masses; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P00718
    5Btb—437 to 470 centimeters (172.0 to 185.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; fine sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 30 percent faint clay films on faces of peds; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P00719
    5Bkb1—470 to 508 centimeters (185.0 to 200.0 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist; fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 3 percent medium carbonate masses; fragments; violent effervescence. Lab sample # 93P00720
    5Bkb2—508 to 541 centimeters (200.0 to 213.0 inches); pink (7.5YR 7/4), light brown (7.5YR 6/4), moist; fine sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 21 percent fine and medium carbonate masses; fragments; violent effervescence. Lab sample # 93P00721
    6Bkb3—541 to 564 centimeters (213.0 to 222.0 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/4), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), moist; fine sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 3 percent fine carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # 93P00722
    6Bkb4—564 to 599 centimeters (222.0 to 235.8 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/4), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), moist; fine sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 3 percent medium carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # 93P00723
    6Bkb5—599 to 625 centimeters (235.8 to 246.1 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/4), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), moist; fine sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 3 percent medium carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # 93P00724
    6BCk—625 to 658 centimeters (246.1 to 259.1 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/4), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), moist; fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 3 percent fine carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P00725
    6C—658 to 676 centimeters (259.1 to 266.1 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6), yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist; fine sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, friable; fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # 93P00726