IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Las
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
03KS075003
User Pedon ID:
03KS075003
User Site Association ID:
Kansas State University Laboratory Pedons
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
KSU
Lab Pedon # -
03KS075003
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
40180
Print Date:
6/2/2024
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:
37.9927483
Std. Longitude:
-101.8115005
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
23S
Range:
41W
Section:
3
PLSS Details:
NW1/4, NE1/4, SW1/4
Location Description:
680 feet North and 455 feet East of the south west corner of Section 3
Map Unit:
By—BRIDGEPORT CLAY LOAM, SALINE, RARELY FLOODED
State:
Kansas
County:
KS075—Hamilton
MLRA:
72—Central High Tableland
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
KS075—Hamilton County, Kansas
PEDON
Describers Name:
Finnell
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Type:
map unit inclusion
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
nasis
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Las
Classificaton Date -
10/20/2011
Moisture Class -
ustic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Las
Classificaton Date -
3/25/2003
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Parent Material:
loamy alluvium over sandy alluvium
Landscape:
river valley
Landform:
terrace
Geomorphic Component Terraces:
tread
Drainage Class:
somewhat poorly
Flooding:
rare flooding for brief periods
Ponding:
none ponding
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
3/25/2003 (actual site observation date)
Surface Cover Properties:
Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 -
crop cover
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Drained? -
no
Bedded Soil? -
no
Forest Plantation? -
no
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
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Ap1—0 to 9 centimeters (0.0 to 3.5 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; silty clay loam; weak fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable; 3.0 fine and medium roots throughout; fragments; slight effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS2615; observed in pit, small
Ap2—9 to 23 centimeters (3.5 to 9.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; silty clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 3.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 5 percent fine distinct threadlike weakly coherent cemented salt crystals; fragments; slight effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS2616; observed in pit, small
By1—23 to 36 centimeters (9.1 to 14.2 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 3.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 1 percent faint brown (10YR 4/3) clay films on faces of peds; 35 percent fine distinct threadlike weakly coherent cemented salt crystals; fragments; strong effervescence; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS2617; observed in pit, small. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 240596; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 240596
By2—36 to 55 centimeters (14.2 to 21.7 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 3.0 fine roots throughout; 40 percent fine and medium distinct threadlike weakly coherent cemented salt crystals and 21 percent medium and coarse spherical carbonate concretions throughout; fragments; strong effervescence; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS2618; observed in pit, small
2By3—55 to 65 centimeters (21.7 to 25.6 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; fine sandy loam; weak very fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 3.0 fine roots throughout; 5 percent fine distinct threadlike weakly coherent cemented salt crystals; fragments; strong effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS2619; observed in pit, small
2C1—65 to 76 centimeters (25.6 to 29.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; very fine sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, loose; 3.0 fine roots throughout; 2 percent fine distinct threadlike weakly coherent cemented salt crystals; fragments; strong effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS2620; observed in pit, small
2C2—76 to 94 centimeters (29.9 to 37.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; very fine sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, loose; 3.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; slight effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS2621; observed in pit, small
2C3—94 to 105 centimeters (37.0 to 41.3 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; silt loam; massive; loose, loose; 3.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; slight effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS2622; observed in pit, small
2C4—105 to 131 centimeters (41.3 to 51.6 inches); 33 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and 33 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and 33 percent brown (10YR 5/3) stratified stratified fine sandy loam to silt loam; single grain; loose, loose; 3.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; noneffervescent; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS2623; observed in pit, small
3C5—131 to 170 centimeters (51.6 to 66.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; very fine sand; single grain; loose, loose; fragments; noneffervescent; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS2624; observed in pit, small
3C6—170 to 200 centimeters (66.9 to 78.7 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; coarse sand; single grain; loose, loose; fragments; noneffervescent. Lab sample # KSUSS2625; observed in pit, small