IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Solvay
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2000KS185800
  • User Pedon ID: S2000KS185800
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 00P1389
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 12882
  • Print Date: 4/25/2025

    • 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: 37.8672218
  • Std. Longitude: -98.6216354
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 0120'S & 0800'W of NE 22-T25S-R12W
  • State: Kansas
  • MLRA: 79—Great Bend Sand Plains

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: JCW,LAG
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed Aquic Haplustalfs
  • 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 #: 800
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Solvay
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed Aquic Haplustalfs
  • PSC - 18 to 68 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/16/2000
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Field Measured Properties: 133 Depth to loamy or clayey paleosol (inches) and 24 percent of Percent clay in the control section


    • SITE

  • Slope Position: depression
  • Slope Shape Across: concave
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/16/2000 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 53
  • 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

    argillic horizon

    ochric epipedon

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

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    0—18

    18—203

    —470—

    —46—

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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

    0

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    564

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    0

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    Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; sandy loam; 17 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P08089; dry when described;
    Bt1—18 to 43 centimeters (7.1 to 16.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior, moist; sandy clay loam; 22 percent clay; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately rapid permeability; 15 percent distinct clay films on vertical faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P08090; moist when described;. the horizon has been deep plowed at some time; continuous - phpvsfiid 170693; continuous - phpvsfiid 170693
    2Bt2—43 to 83 centimeters (16.9 to 32.7 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior, moist; loam; 25 percent clay; 15 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent irregular and 25 percent light gray (2.5Y 7/2) fine and medium prominent irregular mottles; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 30 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 4/3) clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine irregular iron-manganese masses throughout; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P08091; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 170694; continuous - phpvsfiid 170694
    2Btk—83 to 133 centimeters (32.7 to 52.4 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior, moist; clay loam; 27 percent clay; 10 percent light gray (2.5Y 7/2) fine and medium prominent irregular and 10 percent red (2.5YR 5/6) fine and medium prominent irregular mottles; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 20 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 4/3) clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine irregular iron-manganese masses throughout; 1 percent fine threadlike carbonate threads throughout; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P08092; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 170695; continuous - phpvsfiid 170695
    3Btkb1—133 to 180 centimeters (52.4 to 70.9 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) interior, light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) interior, moist; clay loam; 30 percent clay; 15 percent red (2.5YR 5/6) fine and medium prominent irregular mottles; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 45 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 5/4) clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine irregular iron-manganese masses throughout; 1 percent fine threadlike carbonate threads throughout; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P08093; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 170696; continuous - phpvsfiid 170696
    3Btkb2—180 to 204 centimeters (70.9 to 80.3 inches); light gray (2.5Y 7/2) interior, light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior, moist; silty clay loam; 32 percent clay; 5 percent red (2.5YR 5/6) fine prominent irregular mottles; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; moderate permeability; 5 percent distinct skeletans on vertical faces of peds and 35 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 40 percent fine and medium irregular iron-manganese masses throughout; 1 percent fine irregular carbonate concretions throughout; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P08094; moist when described;. There are some pores within this horizon that hat been plugged with large masses of hard ansd soft carbonates.; continuous - phpvsfiid 170697; continuous - phpvsfiid 170698; continuous - phpvsfiid 170697; continuous - phpvsfiid 170698
    3Btkb3—204 to 250 centimeters (80.3 to 98.4 inches); light gray (2.5Y 7/2) interior, light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior, moist; sandy clay loam; 25 percent clay; 15 percent red (2.5YR 5/6) fine and medium prominent irregular mottles; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 5 percent distinct skeletans on vertical faces of peds and 35 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 2 percent fine irregular carbonate concretions throughout; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n. Lab sample # 00P08095; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 170699; continuous - phpvsfiid 170700; continuous - phpvsfiid 170699; continuous - phpvsfiid 170700