IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Wymore
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2001KS131013
  • User Pedon ID: S2001KS131013
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 02N0486
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 14826
  • Print Date: 11/11/2024

    • 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: 39.7448769
  • Std. Longitude: -96.1040955
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 3S
  • Range: 12E
  • Section: 32
  • PLSS Details: 1100 feet east and 1590 feet north of the southwest corner
  • Location Description: Approximately 1 miles north and 0.5 mile east of Centralia, Kansas.
  • Map Unit: Wc—WYMORE SILTY CLAY LOAM, 4 TO 8 PERCENT SLOPES
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS131—Nemaha
  • MLRA: 106—Nebraska and Kansas Loess-Drift Hills
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: KS131—Nemaha County, Kansas
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 39096-F1—Corning, Kansas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Abel, P, D. Kacirek, JC Remley, W. Wehmueller, L. Miller
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, mesic Aquertic Argiudolls
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 13
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Wymore
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, smectitic, mesic Aquertic Argiudolls
  • PSC - 15 to 65 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 10/25/2001
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Field Measured Properties: 77 cm of Depth to redoximorphic concentrations and 178 cm of Depth to pedisediment


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: clayey loess over clayey pedisediment
  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: hillslope
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: shoulder
  • Slope Position: lower third
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: high
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/25/2001 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 35
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - row 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

    slickensides

    secondary carbonates

    0—59

    15—93

    37—93

    77—120

    —59—

    —78—

    —56—

    —43—
    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

    2

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    409

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    270

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    Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) exterior silty clay loam; weak fine granular structure; firm; 1.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 02N02507; observed in trench
    Bt—15 to 37 centimeters (5.9 to 14.6 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) exterior silty clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 fine roots throughout; 25 percent distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 02N02508; observed in trench. continuous - phpvsfiid 238957; continuous - phpvsfiid 238957
    Btss1—37 to 59 centimeters (14.6 to 23.2 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) exterior silty clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 3.0 fine roots throughout; 4 percent distinct slickensides (pedogenic) and 50 percent distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N02509; observed in trench. continuous - phpvsfiid 238958; continuous - phpvsfiid 238959; continuous - phpvsfiid 238958; continuous - phpvsfiid 238959
    Btss2—59 to 77 centimeters (23.2 to 30.3 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) exterior silty clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 1.0 fine roots throughout; 1 percent distinct black (10YR 2/1), moist, organic stains on vertical faces of peds and 8 percent distinct slickensides (pedogenic) and 40 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N02510; observed in trench. continuous - phpvsfiid 238960; continuous - phpvsfiid 238961; patchy - phpvsfiid 238962; continuous - phpvsfiid 238960; continuous - phpvsfiid 238961; patchy - phpvsfiid 238962
    Btkss—77 to 93 centimeters (30.3 to 36.6 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) exterior silty clay; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 1.0 fine roots throughout; 2 percent distinct slickensides (pedogenic) and 15 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine distinct spherical weakly coherent cemented iron-manganese nodules in matrix and 3 percent fine prominent irregular noncoherent cemented dark grayish brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron infused into matrix along faces of peds; 3 percent fine spherical weakly coherent cemented carbonate nodules with clear boundaries in matrix; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N02511; observed in trench. continuous - phpvsfiid 238963; continuous - phpvsfiid 238964; continuous - phpvsfiid 238963; continuous - phpvsfiid 238964
    BCk—93 to 120 centimeters (36.6 to 47.2 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) exterior silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic parts to weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 1.0 fine roots throughout; 2 percent fine distinct spherical noncoherent cemented iron-manganese nodules and 5 percent fine and medium prominent irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron infused into matrix along faces of peds; 3 percent fine spherical weakly coherent cemented carbonate nodules with clear boundaries in matrix; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N02512; observed in trench
    C1—120 to 153 centimeters (47.2 to 60.2 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) exterior silty clay loam; massive; firm; 1.0 fine roots throughout; 2 percent fine distinct spherical weakly coherent cemented iron-manganese nodules with clear boundaries in matrix and 5 percent medium distinct irregular noncoherent cemented black (N 2/0), moist, manganese coatings on faces of peds and 20 percent medium and coarse prominent irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, and dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3), moist, masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries infused into matrix along faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 02N02513; observed in trench
    C2—153 to 178 centimeters (60.2 to 70.1 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) exterior silty clay loam; massive; firm; 5 percent fine distinct spherical weakly coherent cemented iron-manganese nodules in matrix and 5 percent medium and coarse distinct irregular noncoherent cemented black (N 2/0), moist, manganese coatings on faces of peds and 10 percent medium prominent irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, and reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron infused into matrix along faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 02N02514; observed in trench
    2C—178 to 203 centimeters (70.1 to 79.9 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) exterior silty clay loam; massive; firm; 2 percent medium prominent irregular noncoherent cemented dark brown (7.5YR 3/3), moist, masses of oxidized iron infused into matrix along faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n. Lab sample # 02N02515; observed in trench. There was some discussion whether this horizon is a buried A horizon because there is possibly some extremely weak granular structure and the dark colors. This material was also very near saturation and free water was begining to enter the pit.