IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Sandose

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S2005NE117008

User Pedon ID: S2005NE117008

Vegetation Plot ID: S2005NE117008

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 05N0824

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 17817

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: 41.4073906

Std. Longitude: -101.1764755

Datum: WGS84

Township: 17N

Range: 34W

Section: 36

PLSS Details: 960 feet south and 204 feet west of northeast corner

Map Unit: 6590—Sandose loamy fine sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes

State: Nebraska

County: NE117—McPherson

MLRA: 65—Nebraska Sand Hills

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE117—McPherson County, Nebraska

PEDON

Describers Name: A. PEREZ, R. HAMMER, C. MARKLEY, J.WILSON, J.ICRACH, S.SCHEINOST, J. WARNER, C. REMLEY

Current Taxonomic Class: Sandy over loamy, mixed, mesic Typic Argiustolls

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon #: 8

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Sandose

Taxonomic Class - Sandy over loamy, mixed, mesic Typic Argiustolls

PSC - 25 to 100 cm.

Classificaton Date - 8/30/2005

Soil Taxonomic Edition - ninth edition

Moisture Class - ustic

Moisture SUBClass - ustic

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Parent Material: eolian deposits

Landscape: sandhills

Landform: plain on interdune

Slope Complexity: simple

Slope Shape Across: linear

Slope Shape Down: convex

Runoff: negligible

Drainage Class: well

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 8/30/2005 (actual site observation date)

Air Photo ID: 11282-74

Plant Association Name: sandy range site

Surface Cover Properties:

Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover

Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - rangeland, grassland

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
AMCU2 ARGL9 BOGR2 BRTE CALO DIOLS PASM PAVI2 SCSC SCSC SPCR STIPA	Ambrosia cumanensis Artemisia glomerata Bouteloua gracilis Bromus tectorum Calamovilfa longifolia Dichanthelium oligosanthes var. scribnerianum Pascopyrum smithii Panicum virgatum Schizachyrium scoparium Schizachyrium scoparium Sporobolus cryptandrus Stipa	— Pacific alpine wormwood blue grama cheatgrass prairie sandreed Scribner's rosette grass western wheatgrass switchgrass little bluestem little bluestem sand dropseed —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
mollic epipedon argillic horizon	0—32 99—162	—- —-

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
1	—	—	976	—	315	480	—	140	9.5	—	—	10.6	—	—	—	—	NE3810	Hershey 5 SSE	—

A1—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) crushed, dark brown (10YR 3/3) crushed, moist; loamy fine sand; weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable; 10.0 very fine roots throughout and 5.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; 1 to 5 percent krotovinas (lateral area percent); noneffervescent; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 05N04353; observed in pit, small

A2—13 to 32 centimeters (5.1 to 12.6 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) crushed, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed, moist; loamy fine sand; moderate fine granular structure; soft, very friable; 8.0 very fine roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; 1 to 5 percent krotovinas (lateral area percent); noneffervescent; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 05N04354; observed in pit, small

Bw1—32 to 54 centimeters (12.6 to 21.3 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) crushed, brown (10YR 4/3) crushed, moist; fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable; 5.0 very fine roots throughout and 5.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; 5 to 15 percent krotovinas (lateral area percent); noneffervescent; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 05N04355; observed in pit, small

Bw2—54 to 74 centimeters (21.3 to 29.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) crushed, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed, moist; fine sandy loam; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable; 5.0 very fine roots throughout and 5.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; 1 to 5 percent krotovinas (lateral area percent); noneffervescent; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 05N04356; observed in pit, small

Bw3—74 to 99 centimeters (29.1 to 39.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) crushed, dark brown (10YR 3/3) crushed, moist; fine sandy loam; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable; 5.0 very fine roots throughout and 5.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; 1 to 5 percent krotovinas (lateral area percent); noneffervescent; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 05N04357; observed in pit, small

2Bt1—99 to 128 centimeters (39.0 to 50.4 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) crushed, dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) crushed, moist; loam; moderate very coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable; 2.0 very fine roots throughout and 2.0 fine roots throughout; 10 percent distinct brown (10YR 4/3), moist, organic stains on vertical faces of peds and 15 percent distinct brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; fragments; 1 to 5 percent krotovinas (lateral area percent); noneffervescent; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 05N04358; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 326325; continuous - phpvsfiid 326326; continuous - phpvsfiid 326325; continuous - phpvsfiid 326326

2Bt2—128 to 162 centimeters (50.4 to 63.8 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) crushed, light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) crushed, moist; very fine sandy loam; 2 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) medium distinct irregular and 3 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine distinct irregular mottles; moderate very coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, very friable; 1.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; 5 percent distinct dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist, organic stains on vertical faces of peds and 15 percent distinct grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; fragments; 1 to 5 percent krotovinas (lateral area percent); noneffervescent; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 05N04359; observed in pit, small. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 326327; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 326328; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 326327; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 326328

3C—162 to 203 centimeters (63.8 to 79.9 inches); light gray (2.5Y 7/2) crushed, light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) crushed, moist; fine sand; single grain; loose, loose; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; fragments; 1 to 10 percent krotovinas (lateral area percent); noneffervescent. Lab sample # 05N04360; observed in pit, small