IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Silver Creek

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S2000NE079003

User Pedon ID: S2000NE079003

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 01P0131

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 12990

Print Date: 12/11/2024

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: 41.0463905

Std. Longitude: -98.5445404

Datum: WGS84

Township: 12N

Range: 11W

Section: 3

PLSS Details: 75 feet south and 1650 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: William C. Markley

Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x

Pedon #: 3

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
%	m				degrees	mm	mm		C						mm
5	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Ap—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1), black (10YR 2/1) crushed, moist; silt loam; moderate very fine and fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable; 21.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary.

BA—13 to 20 centimeters (5.1 to 7.9 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1), black (10YR 2/1) crushed, moist; silt loam; strong fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, firm; 21.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary.

Bt1—20 to 33 centimeters (7.9 to 13.0 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1), very dark gray (10YR 3/1) crushed, moist; silty clay loam; strong medium prismatic parts to strong fine and medium 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. very dark gray semi-shiny coatings on faces of peds; few (about 2 to 5 percent of matrix) fine (1 to 3mm) soft masses of carbonate throughout; strongly effervescent in masses, non-effervescent in matrix.

Btnk2—33 to 49 centimeters (13.0 to 19.3 inches); gray (10YR 5/1), dark gray (10YR 4/1) crushed, moist; silty clay loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 01P00890. common (about 10 to 20 percent of matrix) soft, tubular (vertically oriented) masses of carbonate (10mm to 20mm) surrounding hard carbonate concretions (5 to 10mm); violently effervescent in masses and concretions, slightly effervescent in matrix.

Btnk3—49 to 71 centimeters (19.3 to 28.0 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) crushed, moist; silty clay loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 01P00891. common (about 25 to 30 percent of matrix), soft, (vertically oriented) masses of carbonate ( 1 to 3cm) surrounding hard carbonate concretions (5 to 10mm); violently effervescent in masses and concretions, slightly effervescent in matrix.

Btnk4—71 to 99 centimeters (28.0 to 39.0 inches); light gray (2.5Y 7/1), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) crushed, moist; silty clay loam; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, firm; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 01P00892. common (about 50 percent of matrix) soft, (vertically oriented) masses of carbonate (1 to 2cm) surrounding hard carbonate concretions (5 to 10mm); violently effervescent in masses and concretions, slightly effervescent in matrix.

Ck1—99 to 140 centimeters (39.0 to 55.1 inches); light gray (2.5Y 7/2), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) crushed, moist; silt loam; massive; slightly hard, friable; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. common fine and medium prominent (7.5YR 3/2,3 moist) hard and rounded to tubular FeMn concretions; common fine and medium distinct (10YR 4/6,8 moist) iron concentrations surrounding the FeMn concretions; many fine and medium, hard, rounded to fibrous carbonate concretions; violently effervescent in concretions, strongly effervescent in matrix.

Ck2—140 to 183 centimeters (55.1 to 72.0 inches); light gray (2.5Y 7/2), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) crushed, moist; silt loam; massive; slightly hard, friable; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog. common fine and medium prominent (7.5YR 3/3 moist) hard and rounded to tubular FeMn concretions (fewer than in horizon above); common fine and medium distinct (10YR 4/6,8) iron concentrations surrounding the FeMn concretions; common fine and medium, hard, rounded to fibrous carbonate concretions; strongly effervescent in concretions, very weakly effervescent in matrix.