IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Abbyville
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2002KS159401
  • User Pedon ID: S2002KS159401
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 03N0002
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 14816
  • 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: 38.1848068
  • Std. Longitude: -98.2611313
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 20S
  • Range: 9W
  • Section: 36
  • PLSS Details: 2505 feet S and 2575 feet E of NW corner
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS159—Rice
  • MLRA: 77—Southern High Plains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: KS159—Rice County, Kansas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: John King Carasco Warner
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Leptic Natrustolls
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 401
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Abbyville
  • PSC - 20 to 70 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 5/1/2007
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Abbyville
  • Classificaton Date - 8/6/2002
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: alluvium
  • Landscape: river valley
  • Landform: terrace
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: negligible
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/6/2002 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 38
  • 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

    natric horizon

    argillic horizon

    0—57

    20—124

    20—124

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    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

    0

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    500

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    0

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    Ap1—0 to 11 centimeters (0.0 to 4.3 inches);, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; 8 percent clay; single grain; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; rapid permeability; 3.0 very fine roots throughout; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 03N00009
    Ap2—11 to 20 centimeters (4.3 to 7.9 inches);, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; 8 percent clay; strong very thick platy structure; extremely hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; rapid permeability; 3.0 very fine roots throughout; fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 03N00010
    Btn—20 to 31 centimeters (7.9 to 12.2 inches);, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; 15 percent clay; moderate very coarse prismatic structure; extremely hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; rapid permeability; 3.0 very fine roots throughout; 5 percent distinct clay films throughout and 10 percent prominent organic stains throughout and 10 percent distinct sand coats throughout; fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 03N00011. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 244214; continuous - phpvsfiid 244212; continuous - phpvsfiid 244213; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 244214; continuous - phpvsfiid 244212; continuous - phpvsfiid 244213
    Btknz1—31 to 53 centimeters (12.2 to 20.9 inches);, dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; 18 percent clay; 2 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent irregular mottles; moderate very coarse prismatic structure; extremely hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately rapid permeability; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; 5 percent prominent organic stains throughout and 7 percent distinct clay films throughout; 4 percent fine irregular salt crystals and 3 percent fine irregular carbonate masses; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 03N00012. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 244216; continuous - phpvsfiid 244215; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 244216; continuous - phpvsfiid 244215
    Btknz2—53 to 93 centimeters (20.9 to 36.6 inches);, brown (10YR 5/3) interior and brown (10YR 5/3) exterior and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) crushed, moist; loam; 22 percent clay; 2 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent irregular mottles; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; 5 percent prominent organic stains throughout and 7 percent distinct clay films throughout; 15 percent medium irregular masses of oxidized iron throughout; 4 percent fine irregular salt crystals and 12 percent fine irregular carbonate masses and 12 percent medium irregular carbonate concretions; 1 percent by volume nonflat rounded ? to 8-? millimeter mixed fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 03N00013. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 244218; continuous - phpvsfiid 244217; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 244218; continuous - phpvsfiid 244217
    Btkn—93 to 124 centimeters (36.6 to 48.8 inches);, light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) interior and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) exterior, moist; loam; 20 percent clay; 2 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent irregular mottles; weak medium prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; 5 percent prominent organic stains throughout and 7 percent distinct clay films throughout; 5 percent medium irregular iron depletions at top of horizon and 25 percent medium irregular masses of oxidized iron throughout; 5 percent fine irregular carbonate masses and 20 percent medium irregular carbonate concretions; 1 percent by volume nonflat rounded ? to 8-? millimeter mixed fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 03N00014. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 244220; continuous - phpvsfiid 244219; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 244220; continuous - phpvsfiid 244219
    2C1—124 to 157 centimeters (48.8 to 61.8 inches);, 50 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior and 50 percent brown (10YR 5/3) interior, moist; stratified stratified sand to loamy sand; 1 percent clay; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 10 percent coarse irregular iron depletions at top of horizon; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 03N00015
    2C2—157 to 203 centimeters (61.8 to 79.9 inches);, 50 percent brown (10YR 5/3) interior and 50 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior, moist; stratified stratified fine sand to loamy fine sand; 1 percent clay; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5 percent coarse irregular masses of oxidized iron at top of horizon; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 03N00016