IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Keith
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1989KS081005
  • User Pedon ID: 89KS081005
  • User Site Association ID: mlra72-benchmark lab pedonsmlra72-Keith lab
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 89P0732
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 61832
  • Print Date: 5/31/2024

    • 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: 37.4286118
  • Std. Longitude: -101.0355530
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 30S
  • Range: 34W
  • Section: 21
  • PLSS Details: 1275 feet S and 300 feet W of the NE corner
  • Location Description: Haskell County, Kansas near Satanta.
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS081—Haskell
  • MLRA: 72—Central High Tableland

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: M. Ranson, J. Fortner
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Aridic Argiustolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Keith
  • PSC - 20 to 56 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Moisture Subclass - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Kuma
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Aridic Argiustoll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1989
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aridic (torric)
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Anthropogenic Feature: leveled land
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Slope Position: middle third
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1989 (actual site observation date)
  • Microrelief Elevation: 1
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop 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

    mollic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—41

    20—56

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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

    —

    —

    903

    —

    180

    46

    —

    —

    13

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    14

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    Ap1—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; silt loam; moderate medium granular structure; hard, friable; 2.5 medium roots throughout and 5.5 fine roots throughout; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P04114. many fine roots throughout; common medium roots throughout
    Ap2—10 to 20 centimeters (3.9 to 7.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; silt; moderate thick platy, and moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm; 0.5 medium roots between peds and 2.5 fine roots between peds; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P04115. thicker plates are also present (tillage pan); few medium roots between peds; common fine roots between peds
    Bt—20 to 41 centimeters (7.9 to 16.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; silty clay loam; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm; 0.5 medium roots between peds and 2.5 fine roots throughout; 2.5 very fine tubular pores; 37 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) clay films on vertical faces of peds; fragments; 1 percent percent of pedon occupied by this horizon (lateral area percent); gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P04116. common clay films surface features on vertical faces of peds; few medium roots between peds; common fine roots throughout; patchy - phpvsfiid 224365; patchy - phpvsfiid 224365
    Bt2—41 to 56 centimeters (16.1 to 22.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; clay loam; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; very hard, firm; 0.5 medium roots between peds and 2.5 fine roots between peds; 2.5 fine tubular pores; 37 percent distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3) clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P04117. common clay films surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; few medium roots between peds; common fine roots between peds; patchy - phpvsfiid 224366; patchy - phpvsfiid 224366
    BC—56 to 71 centimeters (22.0 to 28.0 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist; clay loam; weak medium prismatic, and weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; 0.5 medium roots between peds and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 2.5 fine tubular pores; 1 percent medium spherical carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P04118. few medium soft masses of carbonate concentrations; few fine roots throughout; few medium roots between peds; effervescence is continuous
    2Bkb1—71 to 91 centimeters (28.0 to 35.8 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; silt loam; strong medium prismatic, and strong fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; 0.5 fine and medium roots between peds; 2.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 55 percent distinct very pale brown (10YR 8/2) carbonate coats on vertical faces of peds; 11 percent medium spherical carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P04119. common medium soft masses of carbonate concentrations; many lime or carbonate coats surface features on vertical faces of peds; few fine and medium roots between peds; effervescence is continuous; continuous - phpvsfiid 224367; continuous - phpvsfiid 224367
    2Bkb2—91 to 117 centimeters (35.8 to 46.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; silty clay loam; strong medium prismatic, and strong fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; 0.5 fine and medium roots between peds; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 55 percent distinct very pale brown (10YR 8/2) carbonate coats on vertical faces of peds; 11 percent medium spherical carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P04120. common medium soft masses of carbonate concentrations; many lime or carbonate coats surface features on vertical faces of peds; few fine and medium roots between peds; effervescence is continuous; continuous - phpvsfiid 224368; continuous - phpvsfiid 224368
    2Bkb3—117 to 132 centimeters (46.1 to 52.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), 20 percent dark brown (10YR 3/3) and 80 percent brown (10YR 4/3), moist; silty clay loam; moderate medium prismatic, and strong fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; 0.5 fine and medium roots between peds; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 55 percent distinct very pale brown (10YR 8/2) carbonate coats on vertical faces of peds; 11 percent medium spherical carbonate masses; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P04121. common medium soft masses of carbonate concentrations; many lime or carbonate coats surface features on vertical faces of peds; few fine and medium roots between peds; effervescence is continuous; continuous - phpvsfiid 224369; continuous - phpvsfiid 224369
    2BC—132 to 168 centimeters (52.0 to 66.1 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), moist; silt loam; weak medium prismatic, and moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 0.5 fine roots between peds; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 55 percent distinct very pale brown (10YR 8/2) carbonate coats on vertical faces of peds; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # 89P04122. common (10YR 6/4 & 5/4) Krotovina, 30-70mm size; many lime or carbonate coats surface features on vertical faces of peds; few fine roots between peds; effervescence is continuous; continuous - phpvsfiid 224370; continuous - phpvsfiid 224370
    2C1—168 to 216 centimeters (66.1 to 85.0 inches); 40 percent very pale brown (10YR 7/3) and 60 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3), brown (10YR 5/3), moist; silt loam; weak medium prismatic structure; slightly hard, very friable; 0.5 fine roots between peds; 2.5 fine tubular pores; 37 percent distinct very pale brown (10YR 8/2) carbonate coats on vertical faces of peds; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # 89P04123. few (10YR 6/4 & 5/4) Krotovina 30-50mm size; common lime or carbonate coats surface features on vertical faces of peds; few fine roots between peds; effervescence is continuous; patchy - phpvsfiid 224371; patchy - phpvsfiid 224371
    2C2—216 to 269 centimeters (85.0 to 105.9 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), brown (10YR 5/3), moist; silt loam; moderate medium prismatic structure; slightly hard, very friable; 0.5 medium roots between peds; 0.5 medium tubular and 2.5 fine tubular pores; 37 percent distinct very pale brown (10YR 8/2) carbonate coats on vertical faces of peds; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P04124. common lime or carbonate coats surface features on vertical faces of peds; few medium roots between peds; effervescence is continuous; patchy - phpvsfiid 224372; patchy - phpvsfiid 224372
    3C3—269 to 279 centimeters (105.9 to 109.8 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist; silt loam; massive; hard, friable; 2.5 fine tubular pores; 1 percent fine cylindrical carbonate threads; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified. Lab sample # 89P04125. few fine carbonate threads concentrations; effervescence is continuous