IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Belfon
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1993KS189003
  • User Pedon ID: S1993KS189003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 93P0554
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 65897
  • Print Date: 11/12/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: Need site location data for this pedon.
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS189—Stevens
  • MLRA: 77A—Southern High Plains, Northern Part
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: KS189—Stevens County, Kansas

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Aridic Argiustolls
  • 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 - Belfon
  • PSC - 28 to 78 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/24/2008
  • Classifier - Steven McGowen
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Moisture Subclass - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Belfon
  • Classificaton Date - 5/27/1993
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: not certified
  • QC Status: level 1
  • QA Status: not reviewed


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: terrace
  • Runoff: negligible
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/27/1993 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: wind erosion
    • 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 % % % % % % % % % % % % %

    2Btk1

    2Btk2

    2Bck

    2Ck

    71

    109

    135

    157

    109

    135

    157

    221

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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

    2Btk1

    2Btk2

    2Bck

    2Ck

    71

    109

    135

    157

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    157

    221

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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 %

    2Btk1

    2Btk2

    2Bck

    2Ck

    71

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    135

    157

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    lithologic discontinuity

    calcic horizon

    0—46

    71—

    157—221

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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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    13.3

    25

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    2432

    Elhart

    Tap
    Ap—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; loamy fine sand; 4 percent clay; single grain; hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P04055
    BA—10 to 28 centimeters (3.9 to 11.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; sandy clay loam; 14 percent clay; weak fine angular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 21.0 fine interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P04056
    Bt1—28 to 46 centimeters (11.0 to 18.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; clay loam; 20 percent clay; weak medium prismatic structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 medium roots throughout; 3.0 fine interstitial and tubular pores; 10 percent faint dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, clay films throughout; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P04057. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 384488; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 384488
    Bt2—46 to 71 centimeters (18.1 to 28.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; clay loam; 24 percent clay; 21.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 3.0 fine interstitial and tubular pores; 10 percent distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3) clay films throughout; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P04058. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 384489; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 384489
    2Btk1—71 to 109 centimeters (28.0 to 42.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; silty clay loam; 30 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 medium roots throughout; 3.0 fine interstitial and tubular pores; 10 percent faint dark brown (10YR 3/3) clay films; 3 percent fine irregular carbonate masses and 3 percent fine irregular carbonate threads; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P04059. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 384490; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 384490
    2Btk2—109 to 135 centimeters (42.9 to 53.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; silty clay loam; 36 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 fine interstitial and tubular pores; 1 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent fine irregular carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P04060. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 384491; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 384491
    2Bck—135 to 157 centimeters (53.1 to 61.8 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist; silty clay loam; 36 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 3 percent fine irregular carbonate threads; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P04061
    2Ck—157 to 221 centimeters (61.8 to 87.0 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/4), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist; silt loam; 26 percent clay; massive; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n. Lab sample # 93P04062