IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Reading
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2001KS177008
  • User Pedon ID: S2001KS177008
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 02N0252
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 14620
  • Print Date: 2/16/2025

    • 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: 39.1349983
  • Std. Longitude: -95.9337311
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 10S
  • Range: 13E
  • Section: 35
  • PLSS Details: 1700 feet north and 2600 feet east of the southwest corner
  • Location Description: KSU Ag Experiment Station, Rossville Field, 1.5 miles east of Rossville, Kansas
  • Map Unit: Re—READING SILTY CLAY LOAM, 0 TO 2 PERCENT SLOPES, 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 Pachic Argiudolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 8
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Reading
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Pachic Argiudolls
  • 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


    • 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: very rare flooding
  • Geology: Newman Terrace formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/28/2001 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 8
  • 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

    argillic horizon

    0—105

    57—142

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    Setting and Climate
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    Ap1—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) silt loam; weak fine granular structure; soft, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately rapid permeability; 5.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N01167; observed in trench
    Ap2—15 to 34 centimeters (5.9 to 13.4 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) silt loam; weak fine granular, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately rapid permeability; 5.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N01168; observed in trench
    A—34 to 57 centimeters (13.4 to 22.4 inches); black (10YR 2/1) silt loam; moderate medium granular structure; soft, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately rapid 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 smooth boundary. Lab sample # 02N01169; observed in trench. patchy - phpvsfiid 238635; patchy - phpvsfiid 238635
    Bt1—57 to 79 centimeters (22.4 to 31.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) silty clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderate permeability; 3.0 fine roots throughout; 10 percent distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films 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 # 02N01170; observed in trench. continuous - phpvsfiid 238636; continuous - phpvsfiid 238636
    Bt2—79 to 105 centimeters (31.1 to 41.3 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) silty clay loam; 2 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderate permeability; 2.0 fine roots throughout; 40 percent distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 21 percent fine distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist,; 1 percent worm casts; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 02N01171; observed in trench. some strata is 5 cm thick, that are darrker and possibly higher in organic carbon.; continuous - phpvsfiid 238637; continuous - phpvsfiid 238637
    Bt3—105 to 124 centimeters (41.3 to 48.8 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) silty clay loam; 5 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderate permeability; 1.0 fine roots throughout; 35 percent distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 15 percent fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist,; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 02N01172; observed in trench. 2 layers of strata; one was 2 cm thick 10YR 7/2. he other was similar to matrix, but slightly darker.; continuous - phpvsfiid 238638; continuous - phpvsfiid 238638
    Bt4—124 to 142 centimeters (48.8 to 55.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silty clay loam; 5 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderate permeability; 30 percent distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent fine distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist,; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 02N01173; observed in trench. many very fine strata like the Cozads, less than 1mm thick.; continuous - phpvsfiid 238639; continuous - phpvsfiid 238639
    BC—142 to 167 centimeters (55.9 to 65.7 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) silt loam; 5 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately rapid permeability; 25 percent distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 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 # 02N01174; observed in trench. many very fine strata like the Cozads, less than 1mm thick.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 238640; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 238640
    C—167 to 205 centimeters (65.7 to 80.7 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; 5 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; massive; soft, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately rapid permeability; fragments; slight effervescence. Lab sample # 02N01175; observed in trench. many very fine strata like the Cozads, less than 1mm thick.