IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Zaar

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S2016KS125001

User Pedon ID: S2016KS125001

User Site Association ID: MLRA 112 - Zaar project

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - KSSL

Lab Pedon # - 17N0567

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 87724

Print Date: 2/16/2025

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: 37.3569417

Std. Longitude: -95.7496700

Datum: WGS84

Township: 31 S

Range: 15 E

Section: 10

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

State: Kansas

County: KS125—Montgomery

MLRA: 112—Cherokee Prairies

7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 37095-C6—Sycamore, Kansas

PEDON

Describers Name: Gene Campbell, 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

Classificaton Date - 11/18/2016

Classifier - JCP, GC

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: 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: 11/14/2016 (actual site observation date)

Surface Cover Properties:

Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover

Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - close-grown crop

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 Bt1 Bt2 Bt3 Bt4 BC C1 C2	0 18 41 73 94 132 163 194	18 41 73 94 132 163 194 208	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —

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 Bt1 Bt2 Bt3 Bt4 BC C1 C2	0 18 41 73 94 132 163 194	18 41 73 94 132 163 194 208	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —		— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —

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 Bt1 Bt2 Bt3 Bt4 BC C1 C2	0 18 41 73 94 132 163 194	18 41 73 94 132 163 194 208	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
mollic epipedon	0—73	—-

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
3	—	—	253	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) silty clay; weak medium angular blocky structure; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 17N02897

Bt1—18 to 41 centimeters (7.1 to 16.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1) silty clay; weak medium prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 20 percent distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 17N02898

Bt2—41 to 73 centimeters (16.1 to 28.7 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) silty clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; 0.5 very fine roots; distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) clay films; 1 percent black (10YR 2/1) manganese masses and 1 percent fine dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 17N02899

Bt3—73 to 94 centimeters (28.7 to 37.0 inches); 80 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and 20 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silty clay; moderate medium prismatic structure; 1 percent distinct black (10YR 2/1) organic stains and 25 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films; 1 percent fine dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron and 1 percent fine gray (10YR 5/1), moist, iron depletions and 5 percent very fine gray (10YR 5/1), moist, iron-manganese concretions; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 17N02900

Bt4—94 to 132 centimeters (37.0 to 52.0 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) silty clay; moderate medium prismatic structure; 15 percent distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films; 1 percent fine gray (10YR 5/1), moist, iron depletions and 2 percent fine black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese concretions and 5 percent medium very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, iron-manganese masses; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 17N02901

BC—132 to 163 centimeters (52.0 to 64.2 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) silty clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; 1 percent very fine strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 2 percent fine black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese concretions and 5 percent fine gray (10YR 5/1), moist, iron depletions; 2 percent fine carbonate concretions; 1 percent by volume chert fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 17N02902

C1—163 to 194 centimeters (64.2 to 76.4 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) silty clay; massive; 5 percent fine yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron and 15 percent fine gray (10YR 6/1), moist, iron depletions; 1 percent by volume chert fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 17N02903

C2—194 to 208 centimeters (76.4 to 81.9 inches); 60 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and 40 percent gray (10YR 6/1) silty clay; massive; 45 percent medium yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent by volume chert fragments.