IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Hugoton
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2005KS189003
  • User Pedon ID: S2005KS189003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 05N0689
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 18383
  • 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: 37.3143044
  • Std. Longitude: -101.1127472
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 31S
  • Range: 35W
  • Section: 34
  • PLSS Details: 2475 ft W and 185 ft S of the NE corner
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS189—Stevens
  • MLRA: 77A—Southern High Plains, Northern Part
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: KS189—Stevens County, Kansas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Tom D Cohran, Steven P Graber
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Aridic Argiustolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Hugoton
  • PSC - 19 to 69 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/24/2008
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition
  • Moisture Subclass - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Zella
  • Classificaton Date - 7/12/2005
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 1


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/12/2005 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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—33

    19—72

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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

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    Ap1—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches);, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) broken face, moist; silt loam; 23 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 fine roots throughout and 2.0 coarse roots throughout; 3.0 medium dendritic tubular pores; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 05N03963; observed in pit, small
    Ap2—8 to 19 centimeters (3.1 to 7.5 inches);, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) broken face, moist; silt loam; 26 percent clay; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.0 very fine roots and 8.0 fine roots; 5.0 fine dendritic tubular pores; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 05N03964; observed in pit, small
    Bt1—19 to 33 centimeters (7.5 to 13.0 inches);, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) broken face, moist; silty clay loam; 28 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.0 very fine roots and 5.0 fine roots; 5.0 fine dendritic tubular pores; 50 percent distinct clay films; fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 05N03965; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 384461; continuous - phpvsfiid 384461
    Bt2—33 to 50 centimeters (13.0 to 19.7 inches);, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) broken face, moist; silty clay loam; 36 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.0 very fine roots throughout and 10.0 fine roots throughout; 10.0 fine dendritic tubular pores; 30 percent distinct clay films; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 05N03966; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 384460; continuous - phpvsfiid 384460
    Btk—50 to 72 centimeters (19.7 to 28.3 inches);, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) broken face, moist; silt loam; 24 percent clay; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.0 fine roots throughout; 10.0 fine tubular pores; 10 percent distinct clay films; 2 percent fine carbonate concretions and 1 percent fine irregular carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 05N03967; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 384459; continuous - phpvsfiid 384459
    Bk1—72 to 94 centimeters (28.3 to 37.0 inches);, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) broken face, moist; silt loam; 22 percent clay; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 1.0 very fine roots throughout and 2.0 fine roots throughout; 10.0 fine tubular pores; 20 percent medium irregular carbonate masses and 5 percent medium carbonate concretions; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 05N03968; observed in pit, small
    Bk2—94 to 128 centimeters (37.0 to 50.4 inches);, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) broken face, moist; loam; 20 percent clay; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 1.0 fine roots throughout; 4.0 fine tubular pores; 8 percent coarse irregular carbonate masses and 3 percent coarse carbonate nodules and 5 percent medium irregular carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 05N03969; observed in pit, small
    Bk3—128 to 185 centimeters (50.4 to 72.8 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/3) broken face, brown (7.5YR 4/3) broken face, moist; silt loam; 14 percent clay; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 1.0 fine roots throughout; 1.0 fine tubular and 1.0 coarse tubular pores; 1 percent fine threadlike carbonate masses; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 05N03970; observed in pit, small
    Bk4—185 to 203 centimeters (72.8 to 79.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) broken face, brown (7.5YR 4/4) broken face, moist; loam; 20 percent clay; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, nonsticky, moderately plastic; 1.0 fine roots throughout; 2.0 fine tubular and 1.0 coarse tubular pores; 1 percent medium carbonate concretions; fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n. Lab sample # 05N03971; observed in pit, small