IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Libory

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S2008NE005040

User Pedon ID: S2008NE005040

Vegetation Plot ID: S2008NE005040

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 08N0834

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 19977

Print Date: 11/11/2024

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: 41.4722137

Std. Longitude: -101.6714859

Datum: WGS84

Township: 17N

Range: 38W

Section: 2

PLSS Details: 1900 feet North and 1500 feet East of the Southwest Corner

State: Nebraska

County: NE005—Arthur

MLRA: 65—Nebraska Sand Hills

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE005—Arthur County, Nebraska

7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 41101-D6—Packard Ranch, Nebraska

PEDON

Describers Name: Roger R. Hammer, Alvin Perez, John Warner, Steve Scheinost, and Jody Gienger

Current Taxonomic Class: Sandy over loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Oxyaquic Haplustolls

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon #: 40

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Libory

Taxonomic Class - Sandy over loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Oxyaquic Haplustolls

PSC - 25 to 100 cm.

Classificaton Date - 9/22/2008

Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition

Moisture Class - aquic

Moisture SUBClass - oxyaquic

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Parent Material: eolian sands over loamy eolian deposits

Landscape: sandhills

Landform: hummock on interdune

Slope Complexity: simple

Slope Shape Across: linear

Slope Shape Down: convex

Runoff: negligible

Drainage Class: moderately well

Flooding: none flooding

Ponding: none ponding

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 9/22/2008 (actual site observation date)

Air Photo ID: 11241-60

Surface Water Kind: none observed

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
BOGR2 BRIN2 CAREX ELTRT	Bouteloua gracilis Bromus inermis Carex Elymus trachycaulus ssp. trachycaulus	blue grama smooth brome sedge slender wheatgrass	— — — —	— — — —	— — — —

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
mollic epipedon aquic conditions	0—50 87—200	25—50—51 —113—

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	—	—	1085	—	0	457	—	140	9.5	—	—	10.6	—	—	—	—	NE0365	Arthur	—

A—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) 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; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 08N05098; moist when described; observed in trench

Ak1—20 to 40 centimeters (7.9 to 15.7 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) crushed, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed, moist; loamy fine sand; weak medium subangular blocky parts to weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable; 8.0 very fine roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout; carbonate, finely disseminated throughout; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 08N05099; moist when described; observed in trench

Ak2—40 to 50 centimeters (15.7 to 19.7 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) crushed, very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) crushed, moist; fine sandy loam; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak fine granular structure; slightly hard, very friable; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 2.0 fine roots throughout; 5 percent fine prominent irregular noncoherent cemented pale yellow (2.5Y 8/2), moist, and white (2.5Y 8/1), dry, carbonate masses with sharp boundaries throughout; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 08N05100; moist when described; observed in trench

Bk1—50 to 66 centimeters (19.7 to 26.0 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) crushed, dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) crushed, moist; sandy clay loam; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; 1.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; 5 percent fine prominent irregular noncoherent cemented white (2.5Y 8/1), dry, and pale yellow (2.5Y 8/2), moist, carbonate masses with sharp boundaries throughout and 5 percent medium prominent irregular noncoherent cemented white (2.5Y 8/1), dry, and pale yellow (2.5Y 8/2), moist, carbonate masses with sharp boundaries throughout; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 08N05101; moist when described; observed in trench

Bk2—66 to 87 centimeters (26.0 to 34.3 inches); gray (2.5Y 5/1) crushed, dark gray (2.5Y 4/1) crushed, moist; fine sandy loam; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable; 0.5 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 2 percent fine distinct irregular noncoherent cemented yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries on surfaces along root channels and 2 percent fine distinct irregular noncoherent cemented yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries on surfaces along pores; 25 percent coarse prominent dendritic extremely weakly coherent cemented white (2.5Y 8/1), dry, and pale yellow (2.5Y 8/2), moist, carbonate masses with sharp boundaries on surfaces along root channels and 25 percent medium prominent dendritic extremely weakly coherent cemented white (2.5Y 8/1), dry, and pale yellow (2.5Y 8/2), moist, carbonate masses with sharp boundaries on surfaces along root channels; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 08N05102; dry when described; observed in trench

Bkg1—87 to 109 centimeters (34.3 to 42.9 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) crushed, grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) crushed, moist; fine sandy loam; weak very coarse prismatic structure; very hard, friable; 2 percent fine prominent irregular noncoherent cemented dark brown (7.5YR 3/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries throughout; 10 percent fine prominent dendritic extremely weakly coherent cemented white (2.5Y 8/1), dry, and pale yellow (2.5Y 8/2), moist, carbonate masses with sharp boundaries on surfaces along root channels and 10 percent medium prominent dendritic extremely weakly coherent cemented white (2.5Y 8/1), dry, and pale yellow (2.5Y 8/2), moist, carbonate masses with sharp boundaries on surfaces along root channels; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 08N05103; dry when described; observed in trench

Bkg2—109 to 129 centimeters (42.9 to 50.8 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) crushed, grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) crushed, moist; sandy clay loam; weak very coarse prismatic structure; very hard, friable; 5 percent fine prominent irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries throughout; 10 percent fine prominent dendritic extremely weakly coherent cemented pale yellow (2.5Y 8/2), moist, and white (2.5Y 8/1), dry, carbonate masses with sharp boundaries on surfaces along root channels and 5 percent medium prominent dendritic extremely weakly coherent cemented pale yellow (2.5Y 8/2), moist, and white (2.5Y 8/1), dry, carbonate masses with sharp boundaries on surfaces along root channels; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 08N05104; dry when described; observed in trench

BCkg—129 to 164 centimeters (50.8 to 64.6 inches); light gray (2.5Y 7/2) crushed, light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) crushed, moist; loamy fine sand; weak very coarse prismatic structure; hard, very friable; 5 percent medium prominent irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries throughout and 5 percent fine prominent irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries throughout; 5 percent fine prominent dendritic extremely weakly coherent cemented pale yellow (2.5Y 8/2), moist, and white (2.5Y 8/1), dry, carbonate masses with sharp boundaries on surfaces along root channels and 5 percent medium prominent dendritic extremely weakly coherent cemented pale yellow (2.5Y 8/2), moist, and white (2.5Y 8/1), dry, carbonate masses with sharp boundaries on surfaces along root channels; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 08N05105; dry when described; observed in trench

Cg—164 to 200 centimeters (64.6 to 78.7 inches); light gray (2.5Y 7/2) crushed, light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) crushed, moist; loamy fine sand; massive; hard, very friable; 10 percent fine prominent irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries throughout; 3 percent fine prominent dendritic extremely weakly coherent cemented pale yellow (2.5Y 8/2), moist, and white (2.5Y 8/1), dry, carbonate masses with sharp boundaries on surfaces along root channels and 2 percent medium prominent dendritic extremely weakly coherent cemented pale yellow (2.5Y 8/2), moist, and white (2.5Y 8/1), dry, carbonate masses with sharp boundaries on surfaces along root channels; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 08N05106; dry when described; observed in trench