IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Kimo
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S2001KS177001
User Pedon ID:
S2001KS177001
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
SSL
Lab Pedon # -
02N0245
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
14613
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:
39.0783539
Std. Longitude:
-95.7708282
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
11S
Range:
15E
Section:
20
PLSS Details:
1900 feet north and 2600 feet west of the southeast corner
Location Description:
KSU Ag Experiment Station, Paramore Field, 2.25 miles west of Highway 75 and north of Topeka, Kansas
Map Unit:
Ev—EUDORA-KIMO COMPLEX, RARELY FLOODED
State:
Kansas
County:
KS177—Shawnee
MLRA:
106—Nebraska and Kansas Loess-Drift Hills
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
KS177—Shawnee County, Kansas
7.5 Minute USGS Quad:
39095-A6—Topeka, Kansas
PEDON
Describers Name:
B. Evans, B. Plinsky, L. Miller, J.C. Remley, W. Wehmueller, D. Kacirik, T. Reinsch
Current Taxonomic Class:
Clayey over loamy, smectitic, mesic Fluvaquentic Hapludolls
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Type:
classifies to current taxon name, full description
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
NASIS
Pedon #:
1
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Kimo
Taxonomic Class -
Clayey over loamy, smectitic, mesic Fluvaquentic Hapludolls
PSC -
25 to 100 cm.
Classificaton Date -
11/28/2001
Soil Taxonomic Edition -
eighth edition
Moisture Class -
udic
Moisture SUBClass -
udic
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
Field Measured Properties:
cm of Depth to coarse silts
SITE
Parent Material:
clayey alluvium over loamy alluvium
Landscape:
river valley
Landform:
meander scar on fluvial terrace
Geomorphic Component Terraces:
tread
Runoff:
medium
Drainage Class:
somewhat poorly
Flooding:
occasional flooding for brief periods
Geology:
Holliday Terrace formation.
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
11/28/2001 (actual site observation date)
Air Photo ID:
7
Surface Cover Properties:
Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 -
crop cover
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
0—28
—28—
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
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Ap1—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) silty clay loam; weak fine granular structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderately slow permeability; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 02N01100; observed in trench
Ap2—13 to 28 centimeters (5.1 to 11.0 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) silty clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderately slow permeability; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 02N01101; observed in trench
Bw—28 to 51 centimeters (11.0 to 20.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silty clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; slow permeability; 25 percent distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds; 2 percent fine faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N01102; observed in trench. patchy - phpvsfiid 238625; patchy - phpvsfiid 238625
BC—51 to 76 centimeters (20.1 to 29.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silty clay loam; 5 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine faint mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderately slow permeability; 30 percent distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds; 5 percent fine prominent brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N01103; observed in trench. patchy - phpvsfiid 238626; patchy - phpvsfiid 238626
2C1—76 to 112 centimeters (29.9 to 44.1 inches); variegated 80 percent brown (10YR 5/3) and 20 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) stratified stratified silt loam; 5 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine prominent mottles; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 5 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N01104; observed in trench. some strata is 5 cm thick, that are darrker and possibly higher in organic carbon.
3C2—112 to 164 centimeters (44.1 to 64.6 inches); variegated 65 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) and 20 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and 15 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1) stratified stratified silt loam; 5 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderate permeability; 5 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N01105; observed in trench. many very fine strata like the Cozads, less than 1mm thick.
3C3—164 to 220 centimeters (64.6 to 86.6 inches); variegated light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) stratified stratified very fine sand; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; fragments. Lab sample # 02N01106; observed in trench