IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Pawnee
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1986KS117001
  • User Pedon ID: 86KS117001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 87P0018
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 59314
  • 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: 39.5808334
  • Std. Longitude: -96.3808365
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 5S
  • Range: 9E
  • Section: 25
  • PLSS Details: 1550 feet east and 75 feet north of the southwest corner
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS117—Marshall
  • MLRA: 106—Nebraska and Kansas Loess-Drift Hills

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: WAW
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, mesic Aquic Argiudolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Pawnee
  • PSC - 41 to 91 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Pawnee
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Aquic Argiudoll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/1986
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: upland slope
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Position: middle third
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Flooding: frequent flooding
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/1/1986 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - rangeland, grassland
  • 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—41

    41—91

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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

    4

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    427

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    135

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    1A1—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1) exterior and very dark brown (10YR 2/2) crushed, very dark gray (10YR 3/1) exterior and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed, dry; loam; moderate medium granular structure; slightly hard, friable; 5.5 fine roots throughout; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P00087; moist when described;. many fine roots throughout
    1A2—13 to 25 centimeters (5.1 to 9.8 inches); black (10YR 2/1) exterior and very dark brown (10YR 2/2) crushed, very dark gray (10YR 3/1) exterior and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed, dry; loam; moderate medium granular structure; slightly hard, friable; 2.5 fine roots throughout; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P00088; moist when described;. common fine roots throughout
    1BA—25 to 41 centimeters (9.8 to 16.1 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, dry; clay loam; 37 percent clay; 1 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine faint mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 2.5 fine roots throughout; 15 percent distinct organic stains on vertical faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P00089; dry when described;. few organic coats surface features on vertical faces of peds; common fine roots throughout; few fine faint 7.5YR44 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 221259; patchy - phpvsfiid 221259
    1Bt1—41 to 71 centimeters (16.1 to 28.0 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) exterior and brown (10YR 4/3) crushed, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, dry; clay; 43 percent clay; 11 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) medium distinct mottles; moderate fine angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 15 percent distinct organic stains on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, pH meter; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P00090; dry when described;. few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few organic coats surface features on vertical faces of peds; few fine roots throughout; common medium distinct 7.5YR44 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 221260; patchy - phpvsfiid 221260
    1Bt2—71 to 91 centimeters (28.0 to 35.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, brown (10YR 5/3) interior, dry; clay; 22 percent sand; 43 percent clay; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) medium distinct mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, pH meter; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P00091; dry when described;. few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few very fine roots throughout; common medium distinct 7.5YR46 mottles
    1BC—91 to 117 centimeters (35.8 to 46.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) exterior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) crushed, brown (10YR 5/3) interior, dry; clay; 28 percent sand; 43 percent clay; 11 percent gray (10YR 5/1) medium distinct and 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) medium distinct mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; coats; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent fine spherical carbonate concretions; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, pH meter; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P00092; dry when described;. few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few fine carbonate concretions concentrations; many medium distinct 7.5YR46 mottles; common medium distinct 10YR51 mottles
    1C—117 to 152 centimeters (46.1 to 59.8 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior, light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior, dry; clay loam; 36 percent clay; 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) coarse distinct mottles; massive; hard, firm; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1, pH meter. Lab sample # 87P00093; dry when described;. few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; many coarse distinct 7.5YR46 mottles