IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Kimo
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2001KS177012
  • User Pedon ID: S2001KS177012
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 02N0256
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 14624
  • 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: 39.1443329
  • Std. Longitude: -96.0255280
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 10S
  • Range: 12E
  • Section: 25
  • PLSS Details: 50 feet north and 2400 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 #: 12
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Kimo
  • Taxonomic Class - Clayey over loamy, smectitic, mesic Fluvaquentic Hapludolls
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 11/26/2001
  • 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: 11/26/2001 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 20
  • 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—84

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    Setting and Climate
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    Ap1—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) silty clay; moderate fine cloddy structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; slow permeability; 35.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 02N01211; observed in trench
    Ap2—18 to 30 centimeters (7.1 to 11.8 inches); black (10YR 2/1) silty clay; strong medium angular blocky, and strong fine angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; slow permeability; 35.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 02N01212; observed in trench
    A—30 to 43 centimeters (11.8 to 16.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1) silty clay; strong medium subangular blocky, and strong fine subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; slow permeability; 35.0 fine roots throughout; 25 percent distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds; 2 percent fine faint brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron in matrix; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N01213; observed in trench. patchy - phpvsfiid 238622; patchy - phpvsfiid 238622
    Bw1—43 to 58 centimeters (16.9 to 22.8 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) silty clay; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; slow permeability; 35.0 fine roots throughout; 25 percent distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds; 2 percent fine faint brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron in matrix; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N01214; observed in trench. patchy - phpvsfiid 238624; patchy - phpvsfiid 238624
    Bw2—58 to 84 centimeters (22.8 to 33.1 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) silty clay loam; 5 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine faint mottles; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak coarse 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; 3 percent fine distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron in matrix; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N01215; observed in trench. patchy - phpvsfiid 238623; patchy - phpvsfiid 238623
    2C1—84 to 111 centimeters (33.1 to 43.7 inches); variegated brown (10YR 5/3) stratified stratified silt loam; 5 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine prominent mottles; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderate permeability; 5 percent fine distinct strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron in matrix; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N01216; observed in trench. some strata is 5 cm thick, that are darrker and possibly higher in organic carbon.
    2C2—111 to 133 centimeters (43.7 to 52.4 inches); variegated brown (10YR 5/3) stratified stratified silt loam; 5 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine prominent mottles; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderate permeability; 1 percent fine faint brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron in matrix; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 02N01217; observed in trench. some strata is 5 cm thick, that are darrker and possibly higher in organic carbon.
    3C—133 to 142 centimeters (52.4 to 55.9 inches); variegated brown (10YR 5/3) stratified stratified silt loam; 5 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine prominent mottles; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 02N01218; observed in trench. some strata is 5 cm thick, that are darrker and possibly higher in organic carbon.
    4C1—142 to 165 centimeters (55.9 to 65.0 inches); variegated brown (10YR 5/3) stratified stratified silt loam; 5 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderate permeability; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N01219; observed in trench. many very fine strata like the Cozads, less than 1mm thick.
    4C2—165 to 203 centimeters (65.0 to 79.9 inches); variegated brown (10YR 5/3) stratified stratified very fine sandy loam; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; fragments. Lab sample # 02N01220; observed in trench