IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Zaar

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S2016KS001001

User Pedon ID: S2016KS001001

User Site Association ID: MLRA 112 - Zaar project

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - KSSL

Lab Pedon # - 17N0563

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 87638

Print Date: 11/12/2024

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: 37.8757000

Std. Longitude: -95.2615117

Datum: WGS84

Township: 25 S

Range: 18 E

Section: 18

Map Unit: 8991—Zaar silty clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes

State: Kansas

County: KS001—Allen

MLRA: 112—Cherokee Prairies

7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 37095-H3—La Harpe, Kansas

PEDON

Describers Name: Gene Campbell, John Patton,

Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, thermic Vertic Hapludolls

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Type: TUD pedon

Pedon Purpose: soil survey inventory

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Zaar

Taxonomic Class - Fine, smectitic, thermic Vertic Hapludolls

Taxon Kind - series

PSC - 0 to cm.

Classificaton Date - 11/18/2016

Classifier - JCP,GC

Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Erosion Class - 1

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Parent Material: clayey residuum weathered from shale

Landscape: plains

Landform: hillslope

Geomorphic Component Hills: base slope

Hill Slope Profile: footslope

Drainage Class: somewhat poorly

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

Ecological Sites. (Click Ecological Site ID For Link to EDIT.)
Ecological Site ID	Ecological Site Name	Correlation Data	Classifier
R112XY007KS	Clay Upland (PE 35-42)

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 11/16/2016 (actual site observation date)

Surface Cover Properties:

Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover

Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - pastureland, tame

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Drained? - no

Bedded Soil? - no

Forest Plantation? - no

Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 1
Horizon	Top Depth	Bottom Depth	Sample ID	Data Collector	Total Clay	CaCO3 Clay	Total Silt	Fine Silt	Co. Silt	Total Sand	Total Sand Method	VC Sand	Co. Sand	Med. Sand	Fine Sand	VF Sand	VF Sand Method	Texture Class - Field Lab	Rubbed Fiber	Unrubbed Fiber	pH H2O
	cm	cm			%	%	%	%	%	%		%	%	%	%	%			%	%
Ap BA Bt1 Bt2 Bt3 Bt4 Bt5 Bt6	0 23 35 63 85 112 147 182	23 35 63 85 112 147 182 202	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —

Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 2
Horizon	Top Depth	Bottom Depth	Sample ID	pH CaCl2	pH NaF	pH Ox	Delta pH	LL	PL	PI	Atter. Samp. Cond.	COLE	Pot. Acidity	Ca + Mg - Meh 2	K	Ca + Mg - Sat. Paste	KCl Extract. Acidity	Base Sat. - Meh 2	CEC-7	CEC-8.2
	cm	cm						%	%	%		cm/cm	meq/100g	cmol(+)/kg	cmol(+)/kg	mmol(+)/l	cmol(+)/kg	%	cmol(+)/kg	cmol(+)/kg
Ap BA Bt1 Bt2 Bt3 Bt4 Bt5 Bt6	0 23 35 63 85 112 147 182	23 35 63 85 112 147 182 202	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —		— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —

Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 3
Horizon	Top Depth	Bottom Depth	Sample ID	ECEC	Phosphate P	NO3-N	EC	EC Method	EC 1:5 by volume	CaCO3 Equiv.	Equiv. Gypsum	Na	SAR	Gypsum Req.	Humic Color	Fulvic Color	Humic + Fulvic Color	Al	PI	Pyro. Hue	PyrO. Value	Pyro. Chroma
	cm	cm		cmol(+)/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg	dS/m		dS/m	%	%	mmol(+)/l	%	L-pcu/g	L-pcu/g	L-pcu/g	%
Ap BA Bt1 Bt2 Bt3 Bt4 Bt5 Bt6	0 23 35 63 85 112 147 182	23 35 63 85 112 147 182 202	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
mollic epipedon	0—23	—-

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
2	—	—	317	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Ap—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1) silty clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; 6.0 fine roots; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 17N02866

BA—23 to 35 centimeters (9.1 to 13.8 inches); 70 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and 30 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) silty clay; moderate fine prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; 6.0 fine roots throughout; 5 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 17N02867

Bt1—35 to 63 centimeters (13.8 to 24.8 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silty clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; 5.0 very fine roots; 15 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, clay films; 5 percent fine dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 5 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 17N02868

Bt2—63 to 85 centimeters (24.8 to 33.5 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silty clay; moderate medium prismatic structure; 3.0 very fine roots; 20 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films; 5 percent medium iron-manganese concretions and 10 percent medium black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese masses and 15 percent fine yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent fine carbonate masses; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 17N02869

Bt3—85 to 112 centimeters (33.5 to 44.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) silty clay; moderate medium prismatic structure; 2.0 very fine roots; 25 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films; 5 percent medium iron-manganese concretions and 8 percent fine iron-manganese masses and 15 percent fine yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 15 percent fine grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions; 1 percent fine carbonate masses; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 17N02870

Bt4—112 to 147 centimeters (44.1 to 57.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) silty clay; moderate medium prismatic structure; 1.0 fine roots; 18 percent distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films; 5 percent medium iron-manganese concretions and 8 percent medium iron-manganese masses and 15 percent fine grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions and 30 percent fine yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent carbonate masses; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 17N02871

Bt5—147 to 182 centimeters (57.9 to 71.7 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silty clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; 1.0 very fine roots; 15 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films; 5 percent fine iron-manganese concretions and 8 percent medium iron-manganese masses and 15 percent fine grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions and 20 percent fine strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent carbonate concretions; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 17N02872

Bt6—182 to 202 centimeters (71.7 to 79.5 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) silty clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; 10 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films; 3 percent fine black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese concretions and 25 percent medium dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 25 percent fine grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions; 1 percent very fine carbonate masses; fragments. Lab sample # 17N02873