IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Bismarckgrove
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2001KS177005
  • User Pedon ID: S2001KS177005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 02N0249
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 14617
  • Print Date: 2/17/2025

    • 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: 39.1207275
  • Std. Longitude: -95.9245224
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 11S
  • Range: 13E
  • Section: 1
  • PLSS Details: 1900 feet north and 1200 feet east of the southwest corner
  • Location Description: KSU Ag Experiment Station, Rossville Field, 1.5 miles east of Rossville, Kansas
  • Map Unit: Et—EUDORA SILT LOAM, 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-B8—Rossville, Kansas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: B. Evans, B. Plinsky, L. Miller, J.C. Remley, W. Wehmueller, D. Kacirik, T. Reinsch
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Fluventic Hapludolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Bismarckgrove
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Fluventic Hapludolls
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 11/27/2001
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: fine-silty alluvium
  • Landscape: river valley
  • Landform: meander scar on fluvial terrace
  • Geomorphic Component Terraces: tread
  • Runoff: negligible
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: rare flooding for brief periods
  • Geology: Holliday Terrace formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/27/2001 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 13
  • 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—55

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    Setting and Climate
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    Ap1—0 to 16 centimeters (0.0 to 6.3 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) silt loam; weak fine granular structure; soft, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 5.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 02N01139; observed in trench
    Ap2—16 to 26 centimeters (6.3 to 10.2 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) silt loam; weak fine granular structure; soft, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 5.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 02N01140; observed in trench
    A3—26 to 49 centimeters (10.2 to 19.3 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderate permeability; 5.0 fine roots throughout; 25 percent distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds; 10 percent worm casts; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N01141; observed in trench. patchy - phpvsfiid 238611; patchy - phpvsfiid 238611
    Bw1—49 to 71 centimeters (19.3 to 28.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderate permeability; 3.0 fine roots throughout; 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; 3 percent fine distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist,; 50 percent worm casts; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N01142; observed in trench. patchy - phpvsfiid 238612; patchy - phpvsfiid 238612
    Bw2—71 to 84 centimeters (28.0 to 33.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) silt loam; 2 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine prominent mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 2.0 fine roots throughout; 21 percent fine distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist,; 1 percent worm casts; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 02N01143; observed in trench. some strata is 5 cm thick, that are darrker and possibly higher in organic carbon.
    BC—84 to 106 centimeters (33.1 to 41.7 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silt loam; 5 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; weak medium prismatic structure; soft, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 1.0 fine roots throughout; 15 percent fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist,; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 02N01144; observed in trench. 2 layers of strata; one was 2 cm thick 10YR 7/2. he other was similar to matrix, but slightly darker.
    C—106 to 137 centimeters (41.7 to 53.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silt loam; 5 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; massive; soft, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderate permeability; 10 percent fine distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist,; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 02N01145; observed in trench. many very fine strata like the Cozads, less than 1mm thick.
    2C1—137 to 178 centimeters (53.9 to 70.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) fine sand; 5 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; rapid permeability; 5 percent fine faint light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, and 15 percent coarse distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist,; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 02N01146; observed in trench. many very fine strata like the Cozads, less than 1mm thick.
    2C2—178 to 224 centimeters (70.1 to 88.2 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) very fine sand; 5 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; massive; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; fragments. Lab sample # 02N01147; observed in trench. many very fine strata like the Cozads, less than 1mm thick.