IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Richfield
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1989KS081009
  • User Pedon ID: 89KS081009
  • User Site Association ID: mlra72-benchmark lab pedons
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 89P0739
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 61839
  • 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: 37.4641685
  • Std. Longitude: -101.0244446
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 30S
  • Range: 34W
  • Section: 3
  • PLSS Details: 2500 feet W and 1240 feet N of SE corner
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS081—Haskell
  • MLRA: 72—Central High Tableland

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: S. Graber, B. Brasher, R. Schlepp
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, mesic Aridic Argiustolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 9
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Richfield
  • PSC - 13 to 48 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Moisture Subclass - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Richfield
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Aridic Argiustoll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1989
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aridic (torric)
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1989 (actual site observation date)
  • 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—48

    13—48

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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

    —

    —

    909

    —

    0

    46

    —

    —

    14

    —

    —

    15

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    Ap—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; silt loam; weak fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P04217; dry when described;. few fine roots throughout
    Bt—13 to 28 centimeters (5.1 to 11.0 inches);, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; silty clay loam; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 55 percent faint very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, coats on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P04218; moist when described;. many coats surface features on faces of peds and in pores; few fine roots throughout; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 233134; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 233134
    Btk—28 to 48 centimeters (11.0 to 18.9 inches);, dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, moist; silty clay loam; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 37 percent distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, coats on faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P04219; moist when described;. few fine soft masses of carbonate concentrations; common coats surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots throughout; effervescence is continuous; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 233135; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 233135
    Bk1—48 to 69 centimeters (18.9 to 27.2 inches);, brown (10YR 4/3) interior and brown (10YR 5/3) interior, moist; silty clay loam; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 2.5 fine tubular pores; 15 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, coats on vertical faces of peds; 11 percent fine and medium cylindrical carbonate threads; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P04220; moist when described;. common fine and medium carbonate threads concentrations; few coats surface features on vertical faces of peds; few fine roots throughout; effervescence is continuous; patchy - phpvsfiid 233136; patchy - phpvsfiid 233136
    Bk2—69 to 99 centimeters (27.2 to 39.0 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3) interior, brown (10YR 5/3) interior, moist; silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 2.5 fine tubular pores; 11 percent fine cylindrical carbonate threads; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P04221; dry when described;. common fine carbonate threads concentrations; few fine roots throughout; effervescence is continuous
    Bk3—99 to 122 centimeters (39.0 to 48.0 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3) interior, brown (10YR 5/3) interior, moist; silt loam; weak medium prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 11 percent fine cylindrical carbonate threads; fragments. Lab sample # 89P04222; moist when described;. common fine carbonate threads concentrations
    C1—122 to 168 centimeters (48.0 to 66.1 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, moist; silt loam; weak medium prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 1 percent fine cylindrical carbonate threads; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P04223; moist when described;. few fine carbonate threads concentrations; effervescence is continuous
    C2—168 to 221 centimeters (66.1 to 87.0 inches);, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, moist; silt loam; weak medium prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 11 percent fine cylindrical carbonate threads; fragments. Lab sample # 89P04224; moist when described;. common fine carbonate threads concentrations
    2C3—221 to 262 centimeters (87.0 to 103.1 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior, moist; loam; weak medium prismatic structure; slightly hard, friable; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 11 percent fine cylindrical carbonate threads; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P04225; moist when described;. common fine carbonate threads concentrations; effervescence is continuous
    3Bkb1—262 to 284 centimeters (103.1 to 111.8 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior, moist; loam; weak medium prismatic structure; hard, friable; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 11 percent fine cylindrical carbonate threads; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P04226; moist when described;. common fine carbonate threads concentrations; effervescence is continuous
    3Bkb2—284 to 302 centimeters (111.8 to 118.9 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4) interior, brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; weak medium prismatic, and weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable; 11 percent fine cylindrical carbonate threads; fragments. Lab sample # 89P04227; moist when described;. common fine carbonate threads concentrations
    3BCb—302 to 315 centimeters (118.9 to 124.0 inches); reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) interior, strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; weak medium prismatic structure; slightly hard, very friable; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 1 percent fine cylindrical carbonate threads; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P04228; moist when described;. few fine carbonate threads concentrations; effervescence is continuous
    4Bkb1—315 to 333 centimeters (124.0 to 131.1 inches); pink (7.5YR 7/4) interior, light brown (7.5YR 6/4) interior, moist; loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 11 percent medium spherical carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P04229; moist when described;. common medium soft masses of carbonate concentrations; effervescence is continuous
    4Bkb2—333 to 361 centimeters (131.1 to 142.1 inches); pinkish white (7.5YR 8/2) interior, pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2) interior, moist; silty clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 fine tubular pores; 11 percent medium and coarse spherical carbonate masses; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P04230; moist when described;. common medium and coarse soft masses of carbonate concentrations; effervescence is continuous
    4Bkb3—361 to 401 centimeters (142.1 to 157.9 inches); pink (7.5YR 7/4) interior, brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, moist; silt loam; weak medium prismatic structure; slightly hard, friable; 11 percent fine and medium spherical carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P04231; moist when described;. common fine and medium soft masses of carbonate concentrations; effervescence is continuous