IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Osage
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1973KS001004
  • User Pedon ID: 73KS001004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A1816
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 35974
  • Print Date: 5/20/2024

    • 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: 37.9727783
  • Std. Longitude: -95.4661102
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 24S
  • Range: 18E
  • Section: 7
  • PLSS Details: 1700 feet S and 250 feet W of the NE corner
  • Location Description: Allen County, KS.
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS001—Allen

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: E. L. Fleming, J. R. Fortner, R. L. Haberman
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, montmorillonitic, thermic Vertic Haplaquolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Osage
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic, thermic Vertic Haplaquolls
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1973
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1973 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • 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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    94

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    26

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    1A11—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches);, black (10YR 2/1) interior, dry; silty clay; weak very fine blocky, and weak very fine subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 2.5 fine roots; 11 percent carbonate concretions; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A14470. 1110; common very fine lime concretions concentrations; common fine roots
    1A12—15 to 36 centimeters (5.9 to 14.2 inches);, black (10YR 2/1) interior, dry; silty clay; weak platy, and weak fine granular structure; very hard, very firm; 2.5 fine roots; 11 percent fine and medium carbonate concretions; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A14471. 1111; common fine and medium lime concretions concentrations; common fine roots
    1A13—36 to 71 centimeters (14.2 to 28.0 inches);, black (10YR 2/1) interior, dry; silty clay; weak very fine and fine subangular blocky, and weak very fine and fine blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 0.5 fine roots; 11 percent fine and medium carbonate concretions; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A14472. 1112; common fine and medium lime concretions concentrations; few fine roots
    1B21g—71 to 104 centimeters (28.0 to 40.9 inches);, very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior, dry; silty clay; 1 percent dark gray (5Y 4/1) medium mottles; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak fine blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 0.5 fine roots; 11 percent fine and medium carbonate concretions; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A14473. 1113; common fine and medium lime concretions concentrations; few fine roots; few medium 5Y41 mottles
    1B22g—104 to 145 centimeters (40.9 to 57.1 inches);, very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior, dry; clay; 11 percent dark gray (5Y 4/1) medium faint mottles; weak medium and coarse blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*; 11 percent fine and medium carbonate concretions; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A14474. 1114; few slickensides; few pebbles.; common fine and medium lime concretions concentrations; common medium faint 5Y41 mottles
    1B23g—145 to 180 centimeters (57.1 to 70.9 inches);, very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior, dry; clay; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine distinct and 11 percent dark gray (5Y 4/1) medium faint mottles; weak medium and coarse blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*; 11 percent fine and medium carbonate concretions; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A14475. 1115; few slickensides; few pebbles.; common fine and medium lime concretions concentrations; common medium faint 5Y41 mottles; few fine distinct 7.5YR56 mottles
    1B31g—180 to 221 centimeters (70.9 to 87.0 inches);, very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior and dark gray (5Y 4/1) interior, dry; clay; 1 percent pale olive (5Y 6/4) fine distinct and 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; weak medium and coarse blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*; 11 percent fine and medium carbonate concretions; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A14476. 1116; few slickensides.; common fine and medium lime concretions concentrations; few fine distinct 5Y64 mottles; few fine distinct 10YR56 mottles
    1B32g—221 to 241 centimeters (87.0 to 94.9 inches);, gray (5Y 5/1) interior and very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior and olive (5Y 4/3) interior, dry; clay; weak fine and medium blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*; 1 percent carbonate concretions; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 40A14477. 1117; few fine to coarse lime concretions concentrations