IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Niotaze
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 72KS019015
  • User Pedon ID: 72KS019015
  • User Site Association ID: Kansas State University Laboratory Pedons
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - KSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 72KS019015
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 40945
  • 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: 37.0074005
  • Std. Longitude: -96.1666107
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 35S
  • Range: 11E
  • Section: 14
  • PLSS Details: NE1/4 NE1/4
  • Map Unit: Nd—NIOTAZE-DARNELL COMPLEX, 8 TO 20 PERCENT SLOPES
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS019—Chautauqua
  • MLRA: 84A—North Cross Timbers
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: KS019—Chautauqua County, Kansas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: E. Bell
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: TUD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Niotaze
  • Classificaton Date - 3/1/1972
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 3/1/1972 (entry creation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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
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    A1—0 to 7 centimeters (0.0 to 2.8 inches);, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) exterior and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) exterior, dry; cobbly fine sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; slightly hard, very friable; 6.0 fine roots; 40 percent by volume angular 5-15-25 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS4783
    A2—7 to 25 centimeters (2.8 to 9.8 inches);, pale brown (10YR 6/3) exterior and brown (10YR 5/3) exterior, dry; cobbly fine sandy loam; weak very fine granular structure; slightly hard, very friable; 1.0 fine roots; 30 percent by volume angular 5-15-25 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS4784
    IIB2t—25 to 45 centimeters (9.8 to 17.7 inches);, brown (7.5YR 5/4) exterior and reddish brown (5YR 4/4) exterior, dry; silty clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 1.0 fine roots; thin clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS4785. continuous - phpvsfiid 264360; continuous - phpvsfiid 264360
    IIB3—45 to 71 centimeters (17.7 to 28.0 inches);, brown (7.5YR 4/4) exterior, dry; silty clay loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 1.0 fine roots; thin clay films on all faces of peds; gray (10YR 5/1) and gray (10YR 6/1) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) and light brown (7.5YR 6/4); fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS4786. lower part has some laminated shale; continuous - phpvsfiid 264361; continuous - phpvsfiid 264361
    IIC—71 to 81 centimeters (28.0 to 31.9 inches); fragments. Lab sample # KSUSS4787. soft weakly laminated, grayish silty shale