IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Kuma
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2005KS171306
  • User Pedon ID: S2005KS171306
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 06N0227
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 18434
  • Print Date: 4/24/2025

    • 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: 38.6030273
  • Std. Longitude: -100.7999725
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 17
  • Range: 32
  • Section: 1
  • PLSS Details: SE quarter section 1, T.17s, R.32w
  • Location Description: From Scott City, Kansas, north on US83 about 8 miles to KS4. East on KS4 about 6 miles to Rodeo RD. at SE corner of section 1, T.17s, R.32W. About 435 meters north and 258 meters west of this section corner.
  • Map Unit: 1619—Keith silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS171—Scott
  • MLRA: 72—Central High Tableland
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: KS171—Scott County, Kansas
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 38100-E7—Lake Scott SE, Kansas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: T. Cochran, S. Graber, W. Wehmueller, T. Robertson
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Pachic Argiustolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: representative pedon for component
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 306
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Kuma
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Pachic Argiustolls
  • PSC - 40 to 54 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 11/3/2005
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Field Measured Properties: 54 cm of depth to secondary carbonates


    • SITE

  • Landscape: tableland
  • Landform: flat
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: base slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: toeslope
  • Slope Position: lower third
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: rare flooding for brief periods
  • Ponding: rare ponding for brief periods
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/3/2005 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 17
  • Microrelief Kind: microlow
  • 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—54

    40—54

    54—-

    14—-
    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

    0.5

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    —

    903

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    90

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    Ap—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches);, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) broken face, moist; silt loam; 20 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to weak medium granular structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, very plastic; 5.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; 2.0 fine low-continuity dendritic tubular pores; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 06N00838; observed in pit, small
    Bw—13 to 40 centimeters (5.1 to 15.7 inches);, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) rubbed and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) broken face, moist; silt loam; 24 percent clay; moderate coarse subangular blocky parts to weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; 3.0 fine low-continuity dendritic tubular pores; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 06N00839; observed in pit, small
    Bt—40 to 54 centimeters (15.7 to 21.3 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) broken face, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) rubbed and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) broken face, moist; silty clay loam; 28 percent clay; strong very coarse prismatic parts to moderate coarse prismatic parts to weak coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine roots in cracks and 0.2 fine roots in cracks; 1.0 fine low-continuity dendritic tubular and 1.0 fine low-continuity tubular pores; 20 percent faint clay films on vertical faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 06N00840; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 326295; continuous - phpvsfiid 326295
    Bk—54 to 77 centimeters (21.3 to 30.3 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) broken face, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) broken face, moist; silt loam; 18 percent clay; strong coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium prismatic structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 2.0 very fine roots in cracks and 0.5 fine roots in cracks; 0.3 medium low-continuity tubular and 3.0 fine low-continuity tubular pores; 5 percent distinct carbonate coats on vertical faces of peds; 3 percent coarse irregular carbonate masses and 5 percent fine threadlike carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 06N00841; observed in pit, small. patchy - phpvsfiid 326294; patchy - phpvsfiid 326294
    2Btk1—77 to 118 centimeters (30.3 to 46.5 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) broken face, very dark gray (10YR 3/1) broken face, moist; silty clay loam; 28 percent clay; strong very coarse prismatic parts to strong coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.2 very fine roots in cracks; 0.2 fine low-continuity dendritic tubular pores; 5 percent distinct carbonate coats on vertical faces of peds and 30 percent distinct clay films on vertical faces of peds; 4 percent fine threadlike carbonate masses and 1 percent medium threadlike carbonate masses and 5 percent medium irregular carbonate masses; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 06N00842; observed in pit, small. patchy - phpvsfiid 326292; continuous - phpvsfiid 326293; patchy - phpvsfiid 326292; continuous - phpvsfiid 326293
    2Btk2—118 to 160 centimeters (46.5 to 63.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) broken face, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) broken face, moist; silty clay loam; 27 percent clay; strong fine prismatic parts to strong medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.2 very fine roots in cracks; 0.3 fine low-continuity tubular pores; 15 percent distinct clay films on vertical faces of peds; 3 percent coarse irregular carbonate masses and 2 percent fine irregular carbonate masses; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 06N00843; observed in pit, small. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 326291; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 326291
    2BCk—160 to 190 centimeters (63.0 to 74.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) broken face, dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) broken face, moist; silt loam; 22 percent clay; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.1 very fine roots in cracks; 0.3 fine low-continuity tubular pores; 2 percent faint carbonate coats on vertical faces of peds and 5 percent faint pressure faces on vertical faces of peds; 3 percent fine threadlike carbonate masses and 3 percent medium irregular carbonate masses; fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n. Lab sample # 06N00844; observed in pit, small. patchy - phpvsfiid 326289; patchy - phpvsfiid 326290; patchy - phpvsfiid 326289; patchy - phpvsfiid 326290