IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Dennis
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2005KS133002
  • User Pedon ID: S2005KS133002
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S2005KS133002
  • User Site Association ID: Kansas Soil Temperature and Water Study
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 05N0500
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 17345
  • Print Date: 11/24/2024

    • 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: 37.5144463
  • Std. Longitude: -95.3574982
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 29S
  • Range: 19E
  • Section: 20
  • PLSS Details: 1250 feet E and 50 feet S of NW corner
  • Location Description: About 3 miles north of Galesburg, Kansas.
  • Map Unit: Pa—PARSONS SILT LOAM, 0 TO 1 PERCENT SLOPES8863—Parsons silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS133—Neosho
  • MLRA: 112—Cherokee Prairies
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: KS133—Neosho County, Kansas
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 37095-E3—Shaw, Kansas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: D. Gastineau, J. McDowell, JC Remley, W. Wehmueller
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, active, thermic Aquic Argiudolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Dennis
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, mixed, active, thermic Aquic Argiudolls
  • PSC - 36 to 86 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/5/2005
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - ninth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: hills
  • Landform: hillside
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Position: middle third
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Bedrock: strongly coherent at 424cm
  • Geology: Drum Limestone & Chanute Shale formation of the Kansas City Group group.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/5/2005 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Water Kind: none observed
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - other grass/herbaceous cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    BRIN2

    Bromus inermis

    smooth brome

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    albic horizon

    argillic horizon

    slickensides

    0—28

    28—36

    61—226

    61—112

    —28—

    —8—

    —165—

    —51—
    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

    3

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    301

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    135

    106

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    14

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    Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed silt loam; 26 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to strong medium granular structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 10.0 very fine roots throughout and 2.0 fine roots throughout; 8.0 very fine moderate-continuity tubular and 2.0 fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 05N02947; observed in trench
    A—18 to 28 centimeters (7.1 to 11.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed silt loam; 26 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to moderate coarse granular structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 10.0 very fine roots throughout and 4.0 fine roots throughout; 8.0 very fine moderate-continuity tubular and 2.0 fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 2 percent fine distinct spherical moderately coherent cemented 2.5Y 3/4 (2.5Y 3/4), moist, iron-manganese nodules with sharp boundaries throughout; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 05N02948; observed in trench. Redox concentrations are inherited from the colluvial parent material
    E—28 to 36 centimeters (11.0 to 14.2 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) broken face silt loam; 27 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky parts to moderate medium granular structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 10.0 very fine roots throughout and 4.0 fine roots throughout; 8.0 very fine moderate-continuity tubular and 2.0 fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 2 percent fine prominent spherical moderately coherent cemented black (N 2/0), moist, iron-manganese nodules with diffuse boundaries in matrix and 8 percent fine distinct spherical weakly coherent cemented dark brown (7.5YR 3/4), moist, iron-manganese masses with diffuse boundaries infused into matrix along faces of peds; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 05N02949; observed in trench
    Bt—36 to 61 centimeters (14.2 to 24.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) broken face silty clay; 42 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 3.0 very fine roots throughout; 7.0 very fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 20 percent faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 20 percent fine distinct irregular weakly coherent cemented brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, iron-manganese masses with diffuse boundaries infused into matrix along faces of peds; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 05N02950; observed in trench. continuous - phpvsfiid 288973; continuous - phpvsfiid 288973
    Bss—61 to 81 centimeters (24.0 to 31.9 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) broken face silty clay; 50 percent clay; moderate coarse prismatic parts to strong medium subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 7.0 very fine roots throughout; 5.0 very fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 10 percent faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 5 percent medium distinct irregular noncoherent cemented gray (2.5Y 5/1), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix and 15 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, with diffuse boundaries infused into matrix along faces of peds; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 05N02951; observed in trench. continuous - phpvsfiid 288974; continuous - phpvsfiid 288974
    Btg1—81 to 112 centimeters (31.9 to 44.1 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) broken face silty clay loam; 38 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to strong coarse subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; 6.0 very fine moderate-continuity tubular and 2.0 fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 5 percent faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, silt coats on surfaces along root channels and 15 percent faint olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent coarse distinct irregular weakly coherent cemented dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/6), moist, iron-manganese masses with diffuse boundaries infused into matrix along faces of peds and 20 percent coarse prominent irregular moderately coherent cemented black (N 2/0), moist, manganese masses with diffuse boundaries in matrix; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 05N02952; observed in trench. 1% clay balls; continuous - phpvsfiid 288975; continuous - phpvsfiid 288976; continuous - phpvsfiid 288975; continuous - phpvsfiid 288976
    Btg2—112 to 145 centimeters (44.1 to 57.1 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) broken face silty clay loam; 37 percent clay; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; 6.0 very fine moderate-continuity tubular and 2.0 fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 1 percent distinct brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on surfaces along pores and 3 percent faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 7 percent coarse prominent irregular moderately coherent cemented black (N 2/0), moist, manganese masses with diffuse boundaries in matrix and 20 percent coarse distinct irregular weakly coherent cemented dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, iron-manganese masses with diffuse boundaries infused into matrix along faces of peds; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 05N02953; observed in trench. continuous - phpvsfiid 288977; continuous - phpvsfiid 288978; continuous - phpvsfiid 288977; continuous - phpvsfiid 288978
    Btg3—145 to 180 centimeters (57.1 to 70.9 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) broken face silty clay loam; 37 percent clay; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; 6.0 very fine moderate-continuity tubular and 2.0 fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 5 percent faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 5 percent coarse prominent irregular moderately coherent cemented black (N 2/0), moist, manganese masses with diffuse boundaries in matrix and 40 percent coarse distinct irregular weakly coherent cemented dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, iron-manganese masses with diffuse boundaries infused into matrix along faces of peds; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 05N02954; observed in trench. continuous - phpvsfiid 288979; continuous - phpvsfiid 288979
    Btg4—180 to 226 centimeters (70.9 to 89.0 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) broken face silty clay loam; 33 percent clay; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; 4.0 very fine moderate-continuity tubular and 2.0 fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 5 percent faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 2 percent coarse prominent irregular moderately coherent cemented black (N 2/0), moist, manganese masses with diffuse boundaries in matrix and 15 percent coarse distinct irregular weakly coherent cemented dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, iron-manganese masses with diffuse boundaries infused into matrix along faces of peds; fragments. Lab sample # 05N02955; observed in trench. 4% weathered micaceous shale fragments; continuous - phpvsfiid 288980; continuous - phpvsfiid 288980
    C1—226 to 305 centimeters (89.0 to 120.1 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 05N02956; observed in auger, screw
    C2—305 to 389 centimeters (120.1 to 153.1 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 05N02957; observed in auger, screw
    2Cr—389 to 424 centimeters (153.1 to 166.9 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 05N02958; observed in auger, screw