IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ninnescah
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2006KS155902
  • User Pedon ID: S2006KS155902
  • User Site Association ID: Reno County Water Table Study
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 07N0130
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 19054
  • Print Date: 11/26/2024

    • 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: 37.9477959
  • Std. Longitude: -98.2844391
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 24
  • Range: 9 W
  • Section: 23
  • PLSS Details: 1273 feet east and 2522 feet north of the south west corner
  • Map Unit: 5560—Kanza-Ninnescah sandy loams, frequently flooded
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS155—Reno
  • MLRA: 79—Great Bend Sand Plains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: KS155—Reno County, Kansas
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 37098-H3—Plevna, Kansas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Ryan Still, Gary Parks, Robert Murphy, Tyler Labenz, William Wehmueller
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, calcareous, mesic Fluvaquentic Endoaquolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: not classified to current taxon name
  • Pedon Purpose: research site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 902
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Ninnescah
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, calcareous, mesic Fluvaquentic Endoaquolls
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 10/31/2006
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Field Measured Properties: 124 cm of depth to sand and 21 percent of control section clay and 11 cm of depth to water table


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: alluvium
  • Landscape: river valley
  • Landform: meander scar on terrace
  • Geomorphic Component Flats: dip
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: concave
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Flooding: occasional flooding for brief periods
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/31/2006 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 56
  • 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
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    secondary carbonates

    mollic epipedon

    redox concentrations

    redox depletions with chroma 2 or less

    aquic conditions

    0—124

    0—55

    11—124

    11—263

    11—263

    —124—

    —55—

    —113—

    —152—

    —152—
    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

    —

    —

    497

    —

    360

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    Ak1—0 to 11 centimeters (0.0 to 4.3 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior loam; 24 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky parts to weak fine granular structure; soft, friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine roots throughout; 1.0 very fine moderate-continuity dendritic tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 07N00846; observed in pit, small
    Ak2—35 to 35 centimeters (13.8 to 13.8 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior loam; 25 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine roots throughout; 5.0 very fine high-continuity dendritic tubular pores; 2 percent fine prominent dendritic noncoherent cemented dark gray (2.5Y 4/1), moist, iron depletions with diffuse boundaries on surfaces along root channels and 3 percent fine distinct irregular noncoherent cemented dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries throughout; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 07N00847; observed in pit, small
    Bkg1—35 to 55 centimeters (13.8 to 21.7 inches); very dark gray (2.5Y 3/1) interior loam; 23 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine roots throughout; 5.0 very fine moderate-continuity dendritic tubular pores; 8 percent prominent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, skeletans on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent fine prominent spherical noncoherent cemented very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist, iron-manganese masses with diffuse boundaries throughout and 6 percent fine prominent dendritic noncoherent cemented grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, iron depletions with diffuse boundaries on surfaces along root channels and 8 percent fine distinct irregular noncoherent cemented dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries throughout; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 07N00848; observed in pit, small. patchy - phpvsfiid 343159; patchy - phpvsfiid 343159
    Bkg2—55 to 69 centimeters (21.7 to 27.2 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior fine sandy loam; 15 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine roots throughout; 5.0 very fine moderate-continuity dendritic tubular and 2.0 fine high-continuity dendritic tubular pores; 3 percent prominent very dark gray (2.5Y 3/1), moist, organoargillans on surfaces along root channels and 5 percent prominent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, skeletans on surfaces along root channels; 5 percent fine prominent dendritic noncoherent cemented grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, iron depletions with diffuse boundaries on surfaces along root channels and 5 percent medium distinct irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries throughout; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 07N00849; observed in pit, small. patchy - phpvsfiid 343160; patchy - phpvsfiid 343161; patchy - phpvsfiid 343160; patchy - phpvsfiid 343161
    Bkg3—69 to 83 centimeters (27.2 to 32.7 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior sandy loam; 15 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky parts to weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine moderate-continuity dendritic tubular and 3.0 fine high-continuity dendritic tubular pores; 5 percent prominent very dark gray (2.5Y 3/1), moist, organoargillans on surfaces along root channels; 10 percent fine distinct irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries throughout and 15 percent medium prominent irregular noncoherent cemented light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), moist, iron depletions with diffuse boundaries throughout and 20 percent medium distinct irregular noncoherent cemented light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries throughout; 1 percent fine prominent irregular weakly coherent cemented light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, carbonate masses throughout; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 07N00850; observed in pit, small. patchy - phpvsfiid 343162; patchy - phpvsfiid 343162
    Bkg4—83 to 108 centimeters (32.7 to 42.5 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior sandy clay loam; 21 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky parts to weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; 5.0 very fine moderate-continuity dendritic tubular and 2.0 fine high-continuity dendritic tubular pores; 1 percent prominent very dark gray (2.5Y 3/1), moist, organoargillans on surfaces along root channels; 20 percent medium distinct irregular noncoherent cemented dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries throughout and 40 percent coarse distinct irregular noncoherent cemented brownish yellow (10YR 6/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries throughout; 1 percent fine prominent irregular strongly coherent cemented white (10YR 8/1), moist, carbonate nodules throughout; 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-3-5 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 07N00851; observed in pit, small. patchy - phpvsfiid 343163; patchy - phpvsfiid 343163
    Bkg5—108 to 124 centimeters (42.5 to 48.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior loam; 25 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky parts to weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.0 very fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine high-continuity dendritic tubular pores; 1 percent prominent very dark gray (2.5Y 3/1), moist, organoargillans on surfaces along root channels; 20 percent fine distinct irregular noncoherent cemented light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries throughout and 45 percent medium distinct irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries throughout; 5 percent fine prominent irregular strongly coherent cemented white (10YR 8/1), moist, carbonate nodules throughout; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 07N00852; observed in pit, small. patchy - phpvsfiid 343164; patchy - phpvsfiid 343164
    Cg1—124 to 164 centimeters (48.8 to 64.6 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior loamy fine sand; 8 percent clay; structureless massive; soft, friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 07N00853; observed in push tube
    Cg2—164 to 190 centimeters (64.6 to 74.8 inches); dark gray (5Y 4/1) interior fine sandy loam; 15 percent clay; structureless massive; soft, friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 07N00854; observed in push tube
    Cg3—190 to 221 centimeters (74.8 to 87.0 inches); dark gray (5Y 4/1) interior fine sandy loam; 13 percent clay; structureless massive; soft, friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 07N00855; observed in auger, bucket
    Cg4—221 to 263 centimeters (87.0 to 103.5 inches); gray (5Y 6/1) interior loamy fine sand; 6 percent clay; structureless massive; soft, friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 07N00856; observed in auger, bucket