IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Zaar

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S2016KS111001

User Pedon ID: S2016KS111001

User Site Association ID: MLRA 112 - Zaar project

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - KSSL

Lab Pedon # - 17N0566

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 87570

Print Date: 9/24/2024

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: 38.3299964

Std. Longitude: -96.3187082

Datum: WGS84

Township: 20 S

Range: 10 E

Section: 8

Map Unit: 8992—Zaar silty clay, 3 to 8 percent slopes

State: Kansas

County: KS111—Lyon

MLRA: 76—Bluestem Hills

7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 38096-C3—Phenis Creek, Kansas

PEDON

Describers Name: John Patton, Sheila Staton Clifton

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 - 12 to 62 cm.

Classificaton Date - 11/9/2016

Classifier - JCP,SSC

Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Parent Material: clayey residuum weathered from shale

Landscape: plains

Landform: hillslope

Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope

Hill Slope Profile: backslope

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: 11/9/2016 (actual site observation date)

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 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			%	%	%	%	%	%		%	%	%	%	%			%	%
A Bt1 Bt2 Bt3 Bt4 2Bt5 2Bt6 3Cd	0 12 26 38 51 72 104 151	12 26 38 51 72 104 151 180	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —

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
A Bt1 Bt2 Bt3 Bt4 2Bt5 2Bt6 3Cd	0 12 26 38 51 72 104 151	12 26 38 51 72 104 151 180	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —		— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —

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	%
A Bt1 Bt2 Bt3 Bt4 2Bt5 2Bt6 3Cd	0 12 26 38 51 72 104 151	12 26 38 51 72 104 151 180	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
mollic epipedon	0—26	—-

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
4	—	—	398	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

A—0 to 12 centimeters (0.0 to 4.7 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) silty clay; 38 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky, and strong fine subangular blocky structure; 2.0 fine roots; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 17N02890

Bt1—12 to 26 centimeters (4.7 to 10.2 inches); black (10YR 2/1) silty clay; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 17N02891

Bt2—26 to 38 centimeters (10.2 to 15.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and dark gray (10YR 4/1) and very dark gray (10YR 3/1) silty clay; weak medium prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; 5.0 very fine roots and 1.0 fine roots; 40 percent distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1) clay films; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; 2 percent carbonate concretions; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 17N02892

Bt3—38 to 51 centimeters (15.0 to 20.1 inches); 60 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and 40 percent dark brown (10YR 3/3) silty clay; weak medium prismatic structure; 3.0 very fine roots and 1.0 fine roots; 40 percent distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3) clay films; 2 percent carbonate concretions; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 17N02893

Bt4—51 to 72 centimeters (20.1 to 28.3 inches); 80 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and 20 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/3) silty clay; weak fine prismatic structure; 30 percent brown (7.5YR 4/2) clay films; 2 percent medium manganese masses; 2 percent carbonate concretions; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 17N02894

2Bt5—72 to 104 centimeters (28.3 to 40.9 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3) silty clay; moderate medium prismatic structure; 1.0 very fine roots; 40 percent brown (7.5YR 4/3), moist, clay films; 2 percent fine dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, iron depletions and 2 percent very fine reddish brown (5YR 4/3) iron-manganese masses; 2 percent carbonate concretions; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 17N02895

2Bt6—104 to 151 centimeters (40.9 to 59.4 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/3) silty clay; strong medium prismatic structure; 2 percent pressure faces and 15 percent faint dark reddish gray (5YR 4/2), moist, clay films and 30 percent distinct dark reddish gray (5YR 4/2), moist, clay films; 1 percent very fine iron-manganese masses; 2 percent carbonate concretions; 1 percent by volume chert fragments and 1 percent by volume shale, unspecified fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 17N02896

3Cd—151 to 180 centimeters (59.4 to 70.9 inches); white (10YR 8/1); fragments.