IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Crete
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2000KS027004
  • User Pedon ID: S2001KS027004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 01P0244
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 13076
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 39.2171211
  • Std. Longitude: -97.2323837
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 10S
  • Range: 2E
  • Section: 5
  • PLSS Details: 1050 feet S and 2500 feet E of the NW corner
  • Location Description: Approximately 5 miles east and 2 miles north of Longford, Kansas.
  • Map Unit: Cs—CRETE SILT LOAM, 1 TO 3 PERCENT SLOPES
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS027—Clay
  • MLRA: 74—Central Kansas Sandstone Hills
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: KS027—Clay County, Kansas
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 39097-B2—Industry, Kansas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: W. Wehmueller, R. Schlepp
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, superactive Pachic Argiustolls
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Crete
  • PSC - 20 to 70 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/13/2003
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Crete
  • Classificaton Date - 12/6/2000
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Field Measured Properties: 107 cm of Depth to paleosol


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: silty and clayey loess over clayey pedisediment
  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: ridge
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: high
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 12/6/2000 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 42
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - close-grown crop
  • 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

    mollic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—25

    25—107

    —25—

    —82—
    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

    0.5

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    —

    389

    —

    135

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    Ap1—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches);, very dark brown (10YR 2/2) exterior and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed, moist; silty clay loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 6.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; noneffervescent; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 01P01471; observed in trench
    Ap2—5 to 10 centimeters (2.0 to 3.9 inches);, very dark brown (10YR 2/2) exterior and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed, moist; silty clay loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 3.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; noneffervescent; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 01P01472
    Ap3—10 to 19 centimeters (3.9 to 7.5 inches);, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) exterior and dark brown (10YR 3/3) crushed, moist; silty clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; noneffervescent; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 01P01473
    Ap4—19 to 25 centimeters (7.5 to 9.8 inches);, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) exterior and dark brown (10YR 3/3) crushed, moist; silty clay; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; noneffervescent; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 01P01474
    Bt1—25 to 46 centimeters (9.8 to 18.1 inches);, dark brown (10YR 3/3) exterior and brown (10YR 4/3) crushed, moist; silty clay; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; very firm; 3.0 fine roots between peds; 10 percent organic stains on vertical faces of peds and 20 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 01P01475. continuous - phpvsfiid 170607; continuous - phpvsfiid 170607
    Bt2—46 to 63 centimeters (18.1 to 24.8 inches);, dark brown (10YR 3/3) exterior and brown (10YR 4/3) crushed, moist; silty clay; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; very firm; 2.0 very fine roots between peds; 2 percent organic stains on vertical faces of peds and 5 percent slickensides (pedogenic) on top faces of peds and 15 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 5 percent fine distinct irregular strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron in matrix; fragments; noneffervescent; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 01P01476. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 170609; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 170609
    Bt3—63 to 85 centimeters (24.8 to 33.5 inches);, 50 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) exterior and 50 percent brown (10YR 5/3) exterior, moist; silty clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; 5 percent slickensides (pedogenic) on top faces of peds and 15 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 5 percent medium prominent irregular yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron in matrix and 15 percent fine prominent irregular brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron in matrix; 4 percent fine spherical carbonate nodules in matrix and 1 percent medium spherical carbonate nodules in matrix; fragments; noneffervescent; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 01P01477. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 170613; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 170613
    Bt4—85 to 107 centimeters (33.5 to 42.1 inches);, 25 percent brown (10YR 5/3) exterior and 25 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) exterior and 25 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) exterior and 25 percent brown (10YR 4/3) exterior, moist; silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; 5 percent slickensides (pedogenic) on top faces of peds and 15 percent distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 2 percent fine distinct irregular dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, iron depletions in matrix and 15 percent coarse prominent irregular yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron on surfaces along pores; 1 percent fine spherical carbonate nodules in matrix; fragments; noneffervescent; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 01P01478. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 170617; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 170617
    2Bt5—107 to 129 centimeters (42.1 to 50.8 inches);, dark gray (7.5YR 4/1) exterior and brown (7.5YR 4/2) exterior, moist; silty clay loam; weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 very fine low-continuity tubular pores; 10 percent distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 2 percent fine distinct irregular dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, iron depletions in matrix and 15 percent coarse prominent irregular yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron on surfaces along pores; fragments; noneffervescent; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 01P01479. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 170615; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 170615
    2Bt6—129 to 200 centimeters (50.8 to 78.7 inches);, 95 percent brown (7.5YR 4/2) exterior and 5 percent dark gray (7.5YR 4/1) exterior, moist; silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 very fine low-continuity tubular pores; 10 percent distinct dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 2 percent fine distinct irregular dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, iron depletions in matrix and 15 percent coarse prominent irregular yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron on surfaces along pores; fragments; noneffervescent. Lab sample # 01P01480. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 170614; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 170614