IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Els
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1987NE031102
  • User Pedon ID: 87NE031102
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 88P0032
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 60155
  • 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: 42.4527779
  • Std. Longitude: -100.9349976
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 29N
  • Range: 31W
  • Section: 34
  • PLSS Details: 250 feet W and 100 feet S of NW corner
  • State: Nebraska
  • County: NE031—Cherry
  • MLRA: 65—Nebraska Sand Hills

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: C. Markley, N. Helzer, D. Lewis
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Mixed, mesic Aquic Ustipsamments
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 102
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Els
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Els
  • Taxonomic Class - Mixed, mesic Aquic Ustipsamment
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1987
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1987 (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
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    0—19

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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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    942

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    225

    46

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    O—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P00203
    A—2 to 21 centimeters (0.8 to 8.3 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior, dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior, dry; loamy fine sand; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak very fine and fine granular structure; slightly hard, very friable; 5.5 very fine and fine roots; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P00204. In places dips down to 30 cm.; many very fine and fine roots
    AC—21 to 37 centimeters (8.3 to 14.6 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, gray (10YR 6/1) interior and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior, dry; loamy fine sand; 1 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine distinct mottles; weak very fine and fine granular structure; very friable; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P00205. common very fine and fine roots; few fine distinct 10YR44 mottles
    C1—37 to 47 centimeters (14.6 to 18.5 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior, dry; fine sand; 1 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) medium distinct and 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine distinct mottles; single grain; loose; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear broken boundary. Lab sample # 88P00206. common very fine and fine roots; common fine distinct 10YR46 mottles; few medium distinct 10YR46 mottles
    C2—47 to 66 centimeters (18.5 to 26.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior, dry; fine sand; 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) medium distinct mottles; single grain; loose; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P00207. common medium distinct 10YR34 mottles
    AB—66 to 76 centimeters (26.0 to 29.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior, gray (10YR 5/1) interior, dry; fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak very fine and fine granular structure; very friable; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P00208. Common white vertical soft concretions 1 to 5 mm (2.5Y 7/0) possibly root channels.; few very fine and fine roots
    Bw1—76 to 84 centimeters (29.9 to 33.1 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior, gray (10YR 6/1) interior, dry; loamy fine sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P00209. few very fine and fine roots
    Bw2—84 to 96 centimeters (33.1 to 37.8 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) crushed, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, dry; fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak very fine and fine granular structure; friable; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P00210. few very fine and fine roots
    C—96 to 116 centimeters (37.8 to 45.7 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, light gray (10YR 7/1) interior, dry; fine sand; single grain; loose; fragments. Lab sample # 88P00211