IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Zaar

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S2016KS205001

User Pedon ID: S2016KS205001

User Site Association ID: MLRA 112 - Zaar project

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - KSSL

Lab Pedon # - 17N0569

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 87492

Print Date: 11/24/2024

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: 37.6899317

Std. Longitude: -95.5998450

Datum: WGS84

Township: 27 S

Range: 16 E

Section: 13

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

State: Kansas

County: KS205—Wilson

MLRA: 112—Cherokee Prairies

7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 37095-F5—Vilas, 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: 11/15/2016 (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 Bt5 Bt6 BC	0 12 29 65 102 138 171 197	12 29 65 102 138 171 197 225	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —

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 Bt5 Bt6 BC	0 12 29 65 102 138 171 197	12 29 65 102 138 171 197 225	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —		— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —

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 Bt5 Bt6 BC	0 12 29 65 102 138 171 197	12 29 65 102 138 171 197 225	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
mollic epipedon	0—102	—-

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	—	—	306	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Ap—0 to 12 centimeters (0.0 to 4.7 inches); black (10YR 2/1) silty clay; moderate fine granular, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; 3.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 17N02910

Bt1—12 to 29 centimeters (4.7 to 11.4 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) silty clay; weak fine prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; 20.0 very fine roots; 2 percent distinct organic stains and 15 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) clay films; 1 percent fine brown (10YR 4/3), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 1 percent medium brown (10YR 5/3), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 5 percent iron-manganese concretions; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 17N02911

Bt2—29 to 65 centimeters (11.4 to 25.6 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) silty clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium prismatic structure; 10.0 very fine roots; 40 percent faint very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, clay films; 1 percent medium dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent by volume nonflat rounded chert fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 17N02912

Bt3—65 to 102 centimeters (25.6 to 40.2 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) silty clay; strong medium prismatic structure; 60 percent prominent clay films; 1 percent fine yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 15 percent iron-manganese concretions; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 17N02913

Bt4—102 to 138 centimeters (40.2 to 54.3 inches); 60 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and 40 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) silty clay; strong medium prismatic structure; 0.5 very fine roots; 45 percent prominent dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films; 1 percent fine yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 2 percent coarse carbonate concretions; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 17N02914

Bt5—138 to 171 centimeters (54.3 to 67.3 inches); 70 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and 30 percent brown (10YR 4/3) silty clay; weak medium prismatic structure; pressure faces and 30 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films; 2 percent iron-manganese concretions and 30 percent fine dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 2 percent carbonate concretions; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 17N02915

Bt6—171 to 197 centimeters (67.3 to 77.6 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silty clay; moderate medium wedge structure; pressure faces and 25 percent prominent gray (10YR 5/1) clay films; fine dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 5 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; 5 percent coarse carbonate concretions; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 17N02916

BC—197 to 225 centimeters (77.6 to 88.6 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) silty clay; weak medium prismatic structure; 25 percent distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films; 1 percent very fine iron-manganese concretions and 2 percent fine black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese masses and 10 percent fine gray (10YR 5/1), moist, iron depletions and 15 percent coarse dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron; 2 percent coarse carbonate concretions; fragments. Lab sample # 17N02917