IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Hastings
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 85NE035102
  • User Pedon ID: 85NE035102
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 86P0627
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 58921
  • Print Date: 6/3/2024

    • 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: 40.3677788
  • Std. Longitude: -97.8644409
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 5N
  • Range: 5W
  • Section: 27
  • PLSS Details: 1050 feet north and 800 feet west of the southeast corner
  • Map Unit: 3866—Hastings silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Nebraska
  • County: NE035—Clay
  • MLRA: 75—Central Loess Plains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE035—Clay County, Nebraska

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: M. Kuzila
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, mesic Udic Argiustolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 102
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Hastings
  • PSC - 30 to 63 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Hastings
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Udic Argiustoll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 4/1/1985
  • Moisture SUBClass - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: Peoria loess
  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: hillslope
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/1/1985 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - row crop
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—45

    30—63

    —45—

    —33—
    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

    5

    —

    —

    512

    —

    0

    690

    —

    —

    11

    —

    —

    12

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —
    Ap—0 to 17 centimeters (0.0 to 6.7 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed, very dark brown (10YR 2/2) crushed, moist; silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P3625; moist when described;
    AB—17 to 30 centimeters (6.7 to 11.8 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) crushed, very dark brown (10YR 2/2) crushed, moist; silty clay loam; moderate medium granular structure; hard, friable; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P3626; moist when described;
    Bt1—30 to 45 centimeters (11.8 to 17.7 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) crushed, dark brown (10YR 3/3) crushed, moist; silty clay; strong medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P3627; moist when described;
    Bt2—45 to 63 centimeters (17.7 to 24.8 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) crushed, brown (10YR 4/3) crushed, moist; silty clay; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine distinct mottles; strong medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P3628; moist when described;. few fine distinct 7.5YR58 mottles
    BC—63 to 75 centimeters (24.8 to 29.5 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) crushed, brown (10YR 5/3) crushed, moist; silty clay loam; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P3629; moist when described;. common medium distinct 7.5YR58 mottles
    C1—75 to 108 centimeters (29.5 to 42.5 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/4) crushed, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) crushed, moist; silty clay loam; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic structure; hard, friable; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P3630; moist when described;. common medium distinct 7.5YR58 mottles
    C2—108 to 128 centimeters (42.5 to 50.4 inches); very pale brown (10YR 8/4) crushed, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) crushed and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior, moist; silt loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent and 30 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) coarse distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic structure; slightly hard, friable; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P3631; moist when described;. many coarse distinct 10YR66 mottles; few fine prominent 7.5YR56 mottles
    C3—128 to 152 centimeters (50.4 to 59.8 inches); very pale brown (10YR 8/3) crushed, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) crushed and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior, moist; silt loam; 30 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) coarse distinct mottles; weak coarse prismatic structure; slightly hard, friable; 11 percent medium irregular carbonate concretions; fragments. Lab sample # 86P3632; moist when described;. common medium carbonate concretions concentrations; many coarse distinct 10YR66 mottles