IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Crete
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1985NE035106
  • User Pedon ID: 85NE035106
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 86P0631
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 58925
  • 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: 40.3888893
  • Std. Longitude: -97.8636093
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 5N
  • Range: 5W
  • Section: 22
  • PLSS Details: 1900 feet south and 500 feet west of the northeast corner
  • State: Nebraska
  • County: NE035—Clay
  • MLRA: 75—Central Loess Plains

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: M. Kuzila
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, mesic Vertic Argiustolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 106
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Crete
  • PSC - 28 to 65 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Crete
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Pachic Argiustoll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/1985
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: plateaus or tablelands
  • Landform: plain
  • Slope Position: on a slope
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/1/1985 (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
  • 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—65

    28—65

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    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

    1

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    —

    512

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    180

    69

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    11

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    12

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    1Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) crushed, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed, moist; silt loam; moderate fine granular structure; hard, friable; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P03659; moist when described;
    1AB—15 to 28 centimeters (5.9 to 11.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) crushed, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed, moist; silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P03660; moist when described;
    1Bt1—28 to 48 centimeters (11.0 to 18.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) crushed, dark brown (10YR 3/3) crushed, moist; silty clay; moderate medium blocky structure; hard, firm; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P03661; moist when described;
    1Bt2—48 to 65 centimeters (18.9 to 25.6 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) crushed, dark brown (10YR 3/3) crushed, moist; silty clay; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium blocky structure; very hard, very firm; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P03662; dry when described;. few fine distinct 7.5YR46 mottles
    1BC—65 to 80 centimeters (25.6 to 31.5 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) crushed, brown (10YR 4/3) crushed, moist; silty clay loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; 11 percent medium irregular carbonate concretions; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P03663; dry when described;. common medium carbonate concretions concentrations; very few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few fine distinct 7.5YR46 mottles
    1C1—80 to 105 centimeters (31.5 to 41.3 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3) crushed, brown (10YR 5/3) crushed, moist; silt loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate fine prismatic structure; hard, friable; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; 11 percent medium irregular carbonate concretions; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P03664; dry when described;. common medium carbonate concretions concentrations; very few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few fine distinct 7.5YR46 mottles
    1C2—105 to 135 centimeters (41.3 to 53.1 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3) crushed, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) crushed, moist; silt loam; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate fine prismatic structure; hard, friable; 11 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent fine irregular carbonate concretions; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P03665; dry when described;. few fine carbonate concretions concentrations; common fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common fine distinct 7.5YR56 mottles
    1C3—135 to 152 centimeters (53.1 to 59.8 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/4) crushed, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) crushed, moist; silt loam; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) coarse distinct mottles; strong fine prismatic structure; slightly hard, friable; 11 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent medium threadlike carbonate concretions; fragments. Lab sample # 86P03666; dry when described;. few medium carbonate concretions concentrations; common fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common coarse distinct 7.5YR56 mottles