IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Rossville
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2001KS177009
  • User Pedon ID: S2001KS177009
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 02N0253
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 14621
  • 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: 39.1241684
  • Std. Longitude: -95.9468536
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 11S
  • Range: 13E
  • Section: 3
  • PLSS Details: 2500 feet south and 20 feet west of the northeast corner
  • Location Description: About 3/4 of a mile south and a 1/2 mile east of Rossville, Kansas
  • Map Unit: Mr—MUIR 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 Pachic Hapludolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 9
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Rossville
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Pachic 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


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: fine-silty alluvium
  • Landscape: river valley
  • Landform: 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: 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

    cambic horizon

    0—105

    50—105

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    —55—
    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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    106

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    Ap1—0 to 19 centimeters (0.0 to 7.5 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; moderate permeability; 5.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N01177; observed in trench
    Ap2—19 to 32 centimeters (7.5 to 12.6 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) silt loam; weak fine granular, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 5.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N01178; observed in trench
    A—32 to 50 centimeters (12.6 to 19.7 inches); black (10YR 2/1) silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly 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 smooth boundary. Lab sample # 02N01179; observed in trench. patchy - phpvsfiid 238641; patchy - phpvsfiid 238641
    Bw1—50 to 82 centimeters (19.7 to 32.3 inches); black (10YR 2/1) silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly 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 # 02N01180; observed in trench. continuous - phpvsfiid 238642; continuous - phpvsfiid 238642
    Bw2—82 to 105 centimeters (32.3 to 41.3 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; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly 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 # 02N01181; observed in trench. some strata is 5 cm thick, that are darrker and possibly higher in organic carbon.; continuous - phpvsfiid 238643; continuous - phpvsfiid 238643
    BC—105 to 134 centimeters (41.3 to 52.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silt loam; 5 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly 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 # 02N01182; 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 238644; continuous - phpvsfiid 238644
    2Bt—134 to 150 centimeters (52.8 to 59.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silty clay; 5 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; moderate 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, clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent fine distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist,; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 02N01183; observed in trench. many very fine strata like the Cozads, less than 1mm thick.; continuous - phpvsfiid 238645; continuous - phpvsfiid 238645
    2C1—150 to 169 centimeters (59.1 to 66.5 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silt loam; 5 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate 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 # 02N01184; observed in trench. many very fine strata like the Cozads, less than 1mm thick.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 238646; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 238646
    2C2—169 to 187 centimeters (66.5 to 73.6 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) silt loam; 5 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; fragments. Lab sample # 02N01185; observed in trench. many very fine strata like the Cozads, less than 1mm thick.
    3C1—187 to 201 centimeters (73.6 to 79.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silt loam; 5 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; fragments. Lab sample # 02N01186; observed in trench. many very fine strata like the Cozads, less than 1mm thick.
    3C2—201 to 222 centimeters (79.1 to 87.4 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) silt loam; 5 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; fragments. Lab sample # 02N01187; observed in trench. many very fine strata like the Cozads, less than 1mm thick.
    3C3—222 to 251 centimeters (87.4 to 98.8 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) silt loam; 5 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; fragments. Lab sample # 02N01188; observed in trench. many very fine strata like the Cozads, less than 1mm thick.
    3C4—251 to 270 centimeters (98.8 to 106.3 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silt loam; 5 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 7 percent carbonate nodules; fragments; slight effervescence.; observed in trench. many very fine strata like the Cozads, less than 1mm thick.