IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Unnamed

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S1986NE031096

User Pedon ID: 86NE031096

Vegetation Plot ID: S1986NE031096

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 87P0106

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 59402

Print Date: 4/27/2024

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: 42.6455574

Std. Longitude: -101.3649979

Datum: WGS84

Township: 31N

Range: 35W

Section: 24

PLSS Details: 725 feet N and 1300 feet W of SE corner

State: Nebraska

County: NE031—Cherry

MLRA: 65—Nebraska Sand Hills

PEDON

Describers Name: D. R. Hoover, R. R. Hammer, and J. L. Husbands

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data

Pedon #: 96

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Unnamed

Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed Pachic Calciustolls

PSC - 25 to 100 cm.

Classificaton Date - 10/1/1986

Moisture Class - ustic

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Erosion Class - 1

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Landscape: hills

Landform: alluvial fan

Slope Shape Down: concave

Runoff: low

Drainage Class: moderately well

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 10/1/1986 (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

Vegetation Plot Plants
Plant Symbol	Scientific Name	National Vernacular Name	Plant Type Group	Canopy Cover %	Vegetation Stata Level
AGSM ANHA BOGR2	Agropyron smithii Andropogon hallii Bouteloua gracilis	— sand bluestem blue grama	— — —	— — —	— — —

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
mollic epipedon calcic horizon	0—71 48—97	—- —-

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	—	—	—	—	0	47	—	—	8	—	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	72576	—

1A1—0 to 25 centimeters (0.0 to 9.8 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable; 5.5 very fine roots and 5.5 fine roots throughout; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P00631; moist when described;. many very fine roots; many fine roots throughout

1A2—25 to 48 centimeters (9.8 to 18.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable; 5.5 very fine roots and 5.5 fine roots throughout; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P00632; moist when described;. Few fine snail shells.; many very fine roots; many fine roots throughout

1Bk1—48 to 71 centimeters (18.9 to 28.0 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) interior, very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; weak coarse platy, and weak medium platy structure; slightly hard, very friable; 2.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine roots in cracks; 11 percent fine irregular carbonate masses; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P00633; dry when described;. Few fine snail shells.; common fine soft masses of carbonate concentrations; common very fine roots; common fine roots in cracks

1Bk2—71 to 89 centimeters (28.0 to 35.0 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) interior, very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) interior, moist; loam; weak coarse prismatic, and weak medium platy structure; slightly hard, very friable; 2.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine roots between peds; 11 percent fine irregular carbonate masses; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P00634; dry when described;. Many fine snail shells.; common fine soft masses of carbonate concentrations; common very fine roots; common fine roots between peds

1Bk3—89 to 97 centimeters (35.0 to 38.2 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior, moist; loam; weak medium granular structure; soft, very friable; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 11 percent fine irregular carbonate masses; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P00635; dry when described;. Many fine snail shells.; common fine soft masses of carbonate concentrations; few very fine roots throughout

1C1—97 to 165 centimeters (38.2 to 65.0 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior, dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior, moist; loam; 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine distinct mottles; massive; hard, very friable; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P00636; dry when described;. Many fine and medium snail shells about 30% by vol. Upper 5 cm of horizon has many fine prominent (10YR 5/8) mottles.; few very fine roots throughout; common fine distinct 10YR44 mottles

1C2—165 to 191 centimeters (65.0 to 75.2 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior, dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior, moist; loam; 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine distinct mottles; massive; soft, very friable; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified. Lab sample # 87P00637; dry when described;. Few fine and medium snail shells about 5% by volume.; few very fine roots throughout; common fine distinct 10YR44 mottles