IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Crete
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 89KS061002
  • User Pedon ID: 89KS061002
  • User Site Association ID: Fort Riley LCTA
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Pedon # - 90P0074
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 62007
  • Print Date: 6/1/2024

    • 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: 39.1614190
  • Std. Longitude: -96.8739246
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 10S
  • Range: 5E
  • Section: 28
  • PLSS Details: 1800 ft. W and 500 ft. N of the southeast corner
  • Location Description: 1800 ft. west and 500 ft. north of the southeast corner of section 28 T. 10 S., R. 5 E.
  • Map Unit: Cs—CRETE SILTY CLAY LOAM, 1 TO 4 PERCENT SLOPES3828—Crete silty clay loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS061—Geary
  • MLRA: 75—Central Loess Plains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: KS061—Geary County, Kansas
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 39096-B7—Fort Riley NE, Kansas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Fortner, Watts, Wehmueller
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, montmorillonitic Pachic Argiustolls
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: research site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Crete
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic Pachic Argiustolls
  • Classificaton Date - 10/4/1989
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loess derived from mixed and/or loess derived from mixed
  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: ridge
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Slope Position: middle third
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/4/1989 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 3
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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

    0—69

    28—102

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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

    2

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    —

    390

    —

    340

    820

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    181

    11.8

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    Ap1—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; silt loam; weak thin platy, and moderate medium granular structure; slightly hard, very friable; 10.0 medium roots throughout; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. 90P0487
    Ap2—8 to 15 centimeters (3.1 to 5.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist; silty clay loam; weak thin platy, and moderate fine angular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 10.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; clear smooth boundary. 90P0488
    BA—15 to 28 centimeters (5.9 to 11.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; silty clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 10.0 fine and medium roots throughout; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. 90P0489
    Bt1—28 to 51 centimeters (11.0 to 20.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; silty clay; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; 3.0 fine roots throughout; 30 percent faint very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) clay films on faces of peds; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. 90P0490; common vertical cracks filled with 10YR 2/2 material; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 22988; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 22988
    Bt2—51 to 69 centimeters (20.1 to 27.2 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; silty clay; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 3.0 fine roots throughout; 5 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) clay films on vertical faces of peds and 30 percent faint very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) clay films on faces of peds and 30 percent distinct nonintersecting slickensides; fragments; clear wavy boundary. 90P0491; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 22989; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 22990; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 22991; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 22989; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 22990; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 22991
    Btk—69 to 102 centimeters (27.2 to 40.2 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist; silty clay; 1 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) medium distinct and 15 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, very firm; 3.0 fine roots throughout; 5 percent faint nonintersecting slickensides and 30 percent faint dark brown (10YR 3/3) clay films; 5 percent fine spherical carbonate concretions; fragments; clear wavy boundary. 90P0492; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 22992; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 22993; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 22992; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 22993
    BC1—102 to 130 centimeters (40.2 to 51.2 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; silty clay loam; 2 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine distinct and 10 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; very hard, firm; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; 30 percent distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3) clay films on vertical faces of peds; fragments; clear smooth boundary. 90P0493; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 22994; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 22994
    BC2—130 to 160 centimeters (51.2 to 63.0 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; silty clay loam; 25 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, firm; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; 12.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 5 percent faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) clay films on vertical faces of peds and 5 percent faint manganese or iron-manganese stains on vertical faces of peds; fragments; clear smooth boundary. 90P0494; mottles follow root channels, few krotovina 8 cm in diameter; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 22995; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 22996; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 22995; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 22996
    2Btb1—160 to 178 centimeters (63.0 to 70.1 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; silty clay loam; 5 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) medium distinct and 15 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, firm; 1.0 very fine roots between peds; 7.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 10 percent faint skeletans on faces of peds and 30 percent faint very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) clay films on vertical faces of peds; iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent fine spherical ; fragments; clear wavy boundary. 90P0495; mottles associated with root channels; patchy - phpvsfiid 22998; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 22997; patchy - phpvsfiid 22998; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 22997
    2Btb2—178 to 216 centimeters (70.1 to 85.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; silty clay; 10 percent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) fine and medium prominent mottles; weak fine prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, firm; 1.0 very fine roots between peds; 4.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 5 percent distinct manganese or iron-manganese stains on vertical faces of peds and 30 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) clay films on vertical faces of peds; fragments. 90P0496; mottles along root channels; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 22999; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 23000; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 22999; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 23000
    3R—216 to 241 centimeters (85.0 to 94.9 inches); fragments. limestone bedrock