IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Silver Creek
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2000NE079001
  • User Pedon ID: S2000NE079001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 01P0129
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 12988
  • 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: 40.9738922
  • Std. Longitude: -98.3389816
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 12N
  • Range: 9W
  • Section: 34
  • PLSS Details: 250 feet south and 225 feet east of the northwest corner
  • State: Nebraska
  • County: NE079—Hall
  • MLRA: 71—Central Nebraska Loess Hills
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE079—Hall County, Nebraska

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Richard R. Zink
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Silver Creek
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, smectitic Aquic Haplustolls
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/2000
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/2000 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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
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    Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), black (10YR 2/1) crushed, moist; silt loam; weak thin platy parts to moderate fine granular structure; hard when dry, friable; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 01P00880. many very fine and fine roots massing along horizontal structure planes.
    BAk—20 to 35 centimeters (7.9 to 13.8 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), black (10YR 2/1), moist; silty clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, firm; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 01P00881. few, soft, rounded masses of carbonate (5mm to 15mm) surrounding hard carbonate concretions (1mm to 5mm); strongly effervescent in masses and concentrations, non-effervescent in matrix.
    Btk1—35 to 45 centimeters (13.8 to 17.7 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1), very dark gray (10YR 3/1) crushed, moist; silty clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, very firm; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 01P00882. thin, slightly shiny clay films on faces of peds; common, soft, tubular (vertically oriented) masses of carbonate (10mm to 15mm) surrounding hard carbonate concretions (5mm to 10mm); violently effervescent in masses and concretions.
    Btnk2—45 to 75 centimeters (17.7 to 29.5 inches); gray (10YR 5/1), dark gray (10YR 4/1) crushed, moist; silty clay; moderate medium and coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 01P00883. common (about 50 percent of matrix), soft tubular (vertically oriented) masses of carbonate (5cm to 10cm) between ped surfaces, common hard carbonate concretions (5mm to 10mm) within carbonate masses; violently effervescent in masses and concretions; slightly effervescent in matrix.
    Btnk3—75 to 105 centimeters (29.5 to 41.3 inches); gray (2.5Y 6/1), gray (2.5Y 5/1) crushed, moist; silty clay; moderate medium and coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 1 percent fine and medium yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) iron concretions throughout; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 01P00884. common (about 50 percent of matrix), soft, tubular (vertically oriented) masses of carbonate (5cm to 10cm) between ped surfaces; common hard carbonate concretions (5mm to 10mm) within carbonate masses; violently effervescent in masses and concretions; slightly effervescent in matrix.
    Ab—105 to 123 centimeters (41.3 to 48.4 inches); dark gray (2.5Y 4/1), very dark gray (2.5Y 3/1), moist; silty clay; weak medium and coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, firm; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; fragments; noneffervescent; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. common fine and medium distinct (2.5Y 5/6 moist) iron concentrations centered along root channels; few medium prominent (5Y 7/2 moist) iron depletions surrounding iron concentrations.
    Bwb—123 to 150 centimeters (48.4 to 59.1 inches); gray (5Y 5/1), dark gray (5Y 4/1) crushed, moist; clay loam; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, firm; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; fragments; noneffervescent; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. common fine and medium prominent (7.5YR 5/6 moist) iron concentrations centered along root channels; common medium prominent (5Y 7/2 moist) iron depletions surrounding iron concentrations.
    2C—150 to 163 centimeters (59.1 to 64.2 inches); gray (5Y 6/1), grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) crushed, moist; fine sandy loam; single grain; loose, loose; 0.5 fine roots throughout; fragments; noneffervescent; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. common fine and medium prominent (7.5YR 5/6 moist) iron concentrations centered along root channels; common medium prominent (5Y 7/2 moist) iron depletions surrounding iron concentrations.
    3C—163 to 203 centimeters (64.2 to 79.9 inches); light gray (2.5Y 7/2), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) crushed, moist; gravelly coarse sand; single grain; loose, loose; fragments; noneffervescent; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog.