IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Caruso

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S2007KS199002

User Pedon ID: S2007KS199002

User Site Association ID: MO5 Water table study using Global Water loggers

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes

Lab Pedon # - 07N0503

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 19080

Print Date: 12/17/2024

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: 39.0698840

Std. Longitude: -101.9787342

Datum: WGS84

Township: 11S

Range: 42W

Section: 27

PLSS Details: 561 meters south and 12 meters east of the northwest corner

Location Description: 18.7 kilometers north and 20.3 kilometers west of Sharon Springs, KS.

Map Unit: Ch—CARUSO LOAM, OCCASIONALLY FLOODED1138—Caruso loam, occasionally flooded

State: Kansas

County: KS199—Wallace

MLRA: 72—Central High Tableland

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: KS199—Wallace County, Kansas

7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 39101-A8—Horsethief Draw, Kansas

PEDON

Describers Name: John Warner & Tom Cochran

Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Oxyaquic Haplustolls

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description

Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site

Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Caruso

Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Oxyaquic Haplustolls

Taxon Kind - series

PSC - 25 to 100 cm.

Classificaton Date - 5/16/2007

Classifier - Tom Cochran

Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition

Moisture Class - ustic

Moisture SUBClass - ustic

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

QC Status: level 3

QA Status: level 3

SITE

Parent Material: loamy alluvium

Landscape: river valley

Landform: flood plain

Geomorphic Component Terraces: tread

Slope Shape Across: linear

Slope Shape Down: linear

Drainage Class: somewhat poorly

Flooding: occasional flooding for very brief periods begining in apr

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 5/16/2007 (actual site observation date)

Air Photo ID: 9

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
mollic epipedon cambic horizon lithologic discontinuity secondary carbonates aquic conditions lithologic discontinuity lithologic discontinuity	0—43 43—65 43— 65—120 65—171 120— 171—	—43— —22— —- —55— —106— —- —-

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
0.2	—	—	1160.4	—	165	480	—	148	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

A1—0 to 12 centimeters (0.0 to 4.7 inches);, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) broken face, moist; loam; 40 percent sand; 18 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky parts to weak medium granular structure; soft, very friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderate permeability; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 medium roots throughout and 4.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; abrupt smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small

A2—12 to 26 centimeters (4.7 to 10.2 inches);, dark brown (10YR 3/3) broken face, moist; loam; 40 percent sand; 20 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky parts to weak medium granular structure; soft, very friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderate permeability; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; 2.0 very fine low-continuity dendritic tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small

AC—26 to 43 centimeters (10.2 to 16.9 inches);, dark olive brown (2.5Y 3/3) broken face, moist; loam; 45 percent sand; 17 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 1.0 fine roots throughout and 1.0 coarse roots throughout; 2.0 very fine low-continuity dendritic tubular pores; 3 percent by volume nonflat rounded 2-?-5 millimeter quartz fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small

2Bw—43 to 65 centimeters (16.9 to 25.6 inches);, dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) broken face, moist; loam; 40 percent sand; 19 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderate permeability; 2.0 fine roots throughout; 1.0 very fine low-continuity dendritic tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small

2BCk1—65 to 92 centimeters (25.6 to 36.2 inches);, grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) broken face, moist; loam; 45 percent sand; 16 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; moderate permeability; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine low-continuity dendritic tubular pores; 15 percent medium irregular strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron in matrix; 8 percent medium prominent irregular weakly coherent cemented carbonate masses in matrix; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small

2BCk2—92 to 120 centimeters (36.2 to 47.2 inches);, grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) broken face, moist; loam; 50 percent sand; 14 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; 5 percent fine prominent irregular very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, manganese masses in matrix and 30 percent medium prominent irregular strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron in matrix; 20 percent medium prominent irregular weakly coherent cemented carbonate masses in matrix; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; abrupt smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small

3C1—120 to 135 centimeters (47.2 to 53.1 inches);, 50 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) exterior and 50 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4) exterior, moist; gravelly coarse sand; 65 percent sand; 2 percent clay; structureless single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; very rapid permeability; 10 percent medium prominent irregular yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, masses of reduced iron in matrix; 5 percent by volume nonflat well rounded indurated 5-?-20 millimeter quartz fragments and 25 percent by volume nonflat well rounded indurated 2-?-5 millimeter quartz fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; abrupt smooth boundary.; observed in auger, bucket

3C2—135 to 171 centimeters (53.1 to 67.3 inches);, grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) broken face, moist; sandy loam; 65 percent sand; 11 percent clay; structureless massive; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 5 percent medium irregular gray (5Y 6/1), moist, iron depletions in matrix and 8 percent medium irregular strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron in matrix; fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; abrupt smooth boundary.; observed in auger, bucket

4Cg—171 to 200 centimeters (67.3 to 78.7 inches);, 50 percent N 3/1 (N 3/1) exterior and 50 percent gray (2.5Y 5/1) exterior, moist; stratified stratified sandy loam to sand; structureless single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; rapid permeability; 3 percent by volume nonflat well rounded indurated 5-?-20 millimeter quartz fragments and 7 percent by volume nonflat well rounded indurated 2-?-5 millimeter quartz fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n.; observed in auger, bucket