IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Abbyville
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 89KS155023R
  • User Pedon ID: 89KS155023R
  • User Site Association ID: 3154Kansas State University Laboratory Pedons
  • Transect:
  • User Transect ID - 89010
  • Transect Stop Number - 2
  • Transect Interval - 200.0
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - KSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 89KS155023R
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 40993
  • 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: 38.0791664
  • Std. Longitude: -98.0673599
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 2600'N & 0300'E SW 02-T23S.R7W. Bearing 090
  • State: Kansas
  • MLRA: 79—Great Bend Sand Plains

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: JCW, RMM
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Abbyville
  • PSC - 20 to 71 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/28/1989
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Field Measured Properties: 25 depth to apparent water table (inches) and Depth to loamy or clayey paleosol (inches)


    • SITE

  • Landscape: river valley
  • Landform: terrace
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/28/1989 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 18
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous 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

    ochric epipedon

    natric horizon

    0—20

    20—203

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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

    0

    —

    —

    480

    —

    0

    737

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    13.9

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    A—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry; loam; 17 percent clay; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 4.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS1006; moist when described;
    Btknz1—20 to 38 centimeters (7.9 to 15.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; sandy clay loam; 23 percent clay; 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct irregular mottles; weak medium prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; slow permeability; 2.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 10 percent prominent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains on faces of peds and in pores and 15 percent distinct brown (10YR 5/3), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 2 percent fine spherical black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese concretions throughout; 3 percent fine irregular carbonate concretions throughout and 2 percent fine irregular salt crystals throughout; fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS1007; moist when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 43480; continuous - phpvsfiid 43481; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 43480; continuous - phpvsfiid 43481
    Btknz2—38 to 61 centimeters (15.0 to 24.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; clay loam; 28 percent clay; 15 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine and medium distinct irregular and 45 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) fine and medium prominent irregular mottles; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; slow permeability; 0.5 very fine and fine roots between peds; 15 percent faint brown (10YR 5/3), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 2 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions throughout; 5 percent fine irregular carbonate concretions throughout and 3 percent fine irregular salt crystals throughout; fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.9, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS1008; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 43482; continuous - phpvsfiid 43482
    Btknz3—61 to 91 centimeters (24.0 to 35.8 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), light gray (2.5Y 7/2), dry; clay loam; 32 percent clay; 15 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium and coarse prominent irregular mottles; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; slow permeability; 0.5 very fine roots between peds; 5 percent distinct brown (10YR 5/3), moist, skeletans on vertical faces of peds and 15 percent distinct grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 3 percent fine irregular iron-manganese masses throughout; 1 percent fine irregular carbonate concretions throughout and 10 percent fine irregular salt crystals throughout; fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 9.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS1009; moist when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 43483; continuous - phpvsfiid 43484; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 43483; continuous - phpvsfiid 43484
    Btknz4—91 to 127 centimeters (35.8 to 50.0 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior, light gray (2.5Y 7/2) interior, dry; clay loam; 30 percent clay; 35 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium and coarse prominent irregular mottles; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; slow permeability; 5 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, skeletans on vertical faces of peds and 10 percent distinct grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 2 percent fine irregular iron-manganese masses throughout; 2 percent fine irregular salt crystals throughout and 2 percent fine irregular carbonate concretions throughout; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.7, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS1010; moist when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 43485; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 43486; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 43485; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 43486
    Btkn1—127 to 157 centimeters (50.0 to 61.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, dry; sandy clay loam; 23 percent clay; 20 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine and medium distinct irregular and 25 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) medium and coarse prominent irregular mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; slow permeability; 5 percent faint clay films on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent fine irregular iron-manganese masses throughout; 2 percent fine irregular carbonate concretions throughout; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS1011; wet when described;. patchy - phpvsfiid 43487; patchy - phpvsfiid 43487
    Btkn2—157 to 178 centimeters (61.8 to 70.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, dry; loam; 25 percent clay; 20 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) fine and medium distinct irregular and 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine and medium distinct irregular mottles; weak medium prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; slow permeability; 5 percent distinct clay films on vertical faces of peds; 2 percent fine irregular iron-manganese masses throughout; 2 percent fine irregular carbonate concretions throughout; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS1012; wet when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 43488; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 43488
    Btkn3—178 to 203 centimeters (70.1 to 79.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, dry; clay loam; 32 percent clay; 12 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) fine prominent irregular mottles; weak medium prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; slow permeability; 15 percent distinct clay films on vertical faces of peds; 10 percent medium irregular carbonate concretions throughout; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # KSUSS1013; wet when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 43489; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 43489