IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Keith

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S2006NE157114

User Pedon ID: S2006NE157114

User Site Association ID: mlra72-Keith lab

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 07N0088

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 19047

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: 41.8124847

Std. Longitude: -103.9807510

Datum: WGS84

Township: 21 North

Range: 57 West

Section: 7

PLSS Details: 300 feet south and 800 feet east of the northwest corner

State: Nebraska

County: NE157—Scotts Bluff

MLRA: 67A—Central High Plains, Northern Part

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE157—Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska

7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 41103-G8—Stegall, Nebraska

PEDON

Describers Name: Dave Vyain

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: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS

Pedon #: 114

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Keith

Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Aridic Argiustolls

PSC - 25 to 100 cm.

Classificaton Date - 10/25/2006

Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition

Moisture Class - ustic

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Parent Material: loess

Landscape: valley

Landform: stream terrace

Hill Slope Profile: toeslope

Slope Position: middle third

Slope Complexity: simple

Runoff: low

Drainage Class: well

Flooding: none flooding

Ponding: none ponding

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 10/25/2006 (actual site observation date)

Surface Cover Properties:

Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Drained? - no

Bedded Soil? - no

Forest Plantation? - no

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
1.5	—	—	1288	—	90	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Ap1—0 to 7 centimeters (0.0 to 2.8 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) crushed, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) rubbed, moist; loam; moderate fine granular structure; soft, friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 2.0 very fine roots throughout and 3.0 medium roots throughout and 2.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 07N00560; moderately dry when described; observed in trench

Ap2—7 to 20 centimeters (2.8 to 7.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) crushed, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) rubbed, moist; loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 2.0 very fine roots throughout and 3.0 medium roots throughout and 2.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 07N00561; moderately dry when described; observed in trench

Bt—20 to 38 centimeters (7.9 to 15.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) crushed, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) rubbed, moist; loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to strong medium subangular blocky, and moderate medium prismatic parts to strong coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 2.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 medium roots throughout and 2.0 fine roots throughout; 10 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 07N00562; moderately dry when described; observed in trench. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 367225; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 367225

Btk—38 to 70 centimeters (15.0 to 27.6 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) crushed, brown (10YR 4/3) rubbed, moist; clay loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; moderately hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderate permeability; 2.0 very fine roots throughout and 2.0 fine roots throughout; 15 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine distinct threadlike carbonate masses infused into matrix along faces of peds; fragments; 10 percent krotovinas (volume percent); 10 percent krotovinas (lateral area percent); violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 07N00563; moderately dry when described; observed in trench. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 367226; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 367226

Bk—70 to 122 centimeters (27.6 to 48.0 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3) crushed, brown (10YR 5/3) rubbed, moist; loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to weak coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 1.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; 8 percent fine distinct threadlike carbonate masses in matrix and 1 percent fine faint irregular carbonate masses in matrix; fragments; 20 percent krotovinas (volume percent); 20 percent krotovinas (lateral area percent); violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 07N00564; moderately dry when described; observed in trench

BC—122 to 203 centimeters (48.0 to 79.9 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/4) crushed, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) rubbed, moist; silt loam; moderate coarse prismatic structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 1.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; 4 percent fine faint threadlike carbonate masses in matrix; fragments; 5 percent krotovinas (volume percent); 5 percent krotovinas (lateral area percent); violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n. Lab sample # 07N00565; moderately dry when described; observed in trench