IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Longford
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 88KS061003s
  • User Pedon ID: 88KS061003s
  • User Site Association ID: Kansas State University Laboratory Pedons
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - KSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 88KS061003s
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 40958
  • Print Date: 5/20/2024

    • 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: 39.0079041
  • Std. Longitude: -96.9023285
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 12S
  • Range: 5E
  • Section: 17
  • PLSS Details: 600 ft. west and 100 ft. south of the center
  • Location Description: Approximately two miles west and 1 mile north of US Highway 177 and I-70.
  • Map Unit: Lo—LONGFORD LOAM, 1 TO 3 PERCENT SLOPES
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS061—Geary
  • MLRA: 74—Central Kansas Sandstone Hills
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: KS061—Geary County, Kansas
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 39096-A8—Milford Dam, Kansas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: W. Wehmueller
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, superactive, mesic Udic Argiustolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: within range of map unit
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Longford
  • Classificaton Date - 10/20/2011
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Wreford
  • Classificaton Date - 8/18/1988
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: eolian deposits over loess over alluvium
  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: ridge
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/18/1988 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 10
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    lithologic discontinuity

    lithologic discontinuity

    0—41

    41—132

    41—

    132—

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    —-

    —-

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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

    3

    —

    —

    375

    —

    270

    820

    —

    181

    11.8

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

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    Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist; loam; moderate fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable; 15.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0015
    BA—15 to 41 centimeters (5.9 to 16.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist; clay loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 10.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 5 percent faint coats on faces of peds; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0016. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 23077; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 23077
    Bt1—41 to 61 centimeters (16.1 to 24.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 5.0 very fine roots throughout; 5 percent faint very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) clay films on faces of peds; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0017. continuous - phpvsfiid 23078; continuous - phpvsfiid 23078
    Bt2—61 to 74 centimeters (24.0 to 29.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 5.0 very fine roots throughout; 5 percent faint very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine and medium spherical carbonate concretions; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0018. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 23079; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 23079
    Btk—74 to 89 centimeters (29.1 to 35.0 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist; clay loam; 5 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct and 5 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1) fine faint mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, very firm; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; 5 percent fine spherical carbonate concretions; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0019
    2Bt1—89 to 114 centimeters (35.0 to 44.9 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist; clay loam; 5 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1) fine faint and 5 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, firm; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; 5.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 5 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) clay films on faces of peds; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0020. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 23080; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 23080
    2Bt2—114 to 132 centimeters (44.9 to 52.0 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), brown (10YR 5/3), moist; clay loam; 5 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, firm; 15.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 5 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) clay films on faces of peds; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0021. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 23081; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 23081
    3BC—132 to 183 centimeters (52.0 to 72.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; sandy clay loam; 12 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) coarse prominent mottles; massive; hard when dry, firm; 15.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0022
    3C—183 to 193 centimeters (72.0 to 76.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), brown (10YR 5/3), moist; loamy sand; 2 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine distinct mottles; single grain; loose, loose; fragments.