IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Tully
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1991KS161005
  • User Pedon ID: 91KS161005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 91P1026
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 64063
  • 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: 39.0861130
  • Std. Longitude: -96.5841675
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 11S
  • Range: 8E
  • Section: 19
  • PLSS Details: 3300 feet E and 600 feet S of the NW corner
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS161—Riley
  • MLRA: 76—Bluestem Hills

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: C. Watts, M. Ransom, and P. Finnell
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Tully
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, mixed Pachic Argiustolls
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1991
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1991 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • 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

    8

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    375

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    45

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    A1—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), black (10YR 2/1), moist; silty clay loam; moderate fine and medium granular structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 fine roots throughout; 11 percent fine spherical worm casts; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P06632. common fine worm casts concentrations; many fine roots throughout
    A2—10 to 23 centimeters (3.9 to 9.1 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), black (10YR 2/1), moist; silty clay loam; strong fine and medium granular structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 fine roots throughout; 11 percent fine spherical worm casts; 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P06633. common fine worm casts concentrations; many fine roots throughout
    BA—23 to 38 centimeters (9.1 to 15.0 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist; silty clay; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 5.5 fine roots between peds; 2.5 fine vesicular and tubular pores; 11 percent fine spherical worm casts; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P06634. common vertical cracks 0.5 to 1 cm wide about 6 cm apart; common fine worm casts concentrations; many fine roots between peds
    Bt—38 to 64 centimeters (15.0 to 25.2 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist; silty clay; 11 percent brown (10YR 4/3) medium distinct and 11 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) medium faint mottles; strong coarse prismatic, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 2.5 fine roots between peds; 0.5 fine vesicular and tubular pores; 15 percent faint very dark gray (10YR 3/1) clay films on all faces of peds; 11 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P06635. common vertical cracks 0.5 to 1 cm wide about 6 cm apart; common fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few clay films surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; common fine roots between peds; common medium distinct 10YR43 mottles; common medium faint 10YR31 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 227507; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 227507
    Btss—64 to 89 centimeters (25.2 to 35.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; silty clay; 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) medium distinct mottles; strong medium and coarse prismatic, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; very hard, extremely firm*, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots between peds; 0.5 fine vesicular and tubular pores; 2 percent faint dark gray (10YR 4/1) clay films on all faces of peds and 2 percent distinct black (10YR 2/1) black stains on all faces of peds and 15 percent slickensides (pedogenic); 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, unspecified fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P06636. slickensides 3 cm x-axis, 6 cm y-axis inclined at 40 degrees above x-axis; few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; very few clay films surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; very few black stains surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; few intersecting slickensides surface features; few very fine and fine roots between peds; common medium distinct 10YR44 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 227508; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 227509; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 227508; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 227509
    2Bkss—89 to 107 centimeters (35.0 to 42.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; silty clay; 1 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) fine distinct and 11 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots between peds; 0.5 very fine and fine vesicular and tubular pores; 2 percent faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) clay films on vertical faces of peds and 2 percent slickensides (pedogenic); 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; 11 percent medium irregular carbonate nodules; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter limestone, unspecified fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P06637. slickensides are 2 to 5 cm in x-axis, 18 cm in y-axis inclined at about 30 degrees above x-axis; few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common medium carbonate nodules concentrations; very few clay films surface features on vertical faces of peds; very few intersecting slickensides surface features; few fine roots between peds; few fine distinct 2.5Y52 mottles; common fine distinct 7.5YR44 mottles; effervescence is discontinuous; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 234397; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 234397
    2Bt—107 to 130 centimeters (42.1 to 51.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/2), brown (7.5YR 4/2), moist; very gravelly silty clay; 11 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) medium faint mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 fine roots between peds; 0.5 fine vesicular and tubular pores; 15 percent faint dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) clay films on faces of peds and 15 percent faint dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) clay films on rock fragments; 11 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; 11 percent fine irregular carbonate nodules; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P06638. 45% by volume chert fragments, 25% 20 to 75 mm, 20% 75 to 250 mm; common fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common fine carbonate nodules concentrations; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; few clay films surface features on rock fragments; common fine roots between peds; common medium faint 7.5YR44 mottles; effervescence is discontinuous; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 234399; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 234400; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 234399; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 234400
    3BC—130 to 145 centimeters (51.2 to 57.1 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist; silty clay; 11 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine prominent mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots between peds; 0.5 fine vesicular and tubular pores; 11 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent fine irregular carbonate nodules; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, unspecified fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P06639. common fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few fine carbonate nodules concentrations; few very fine roots between peds; common fine prominent 7.5YR44 mottles
    3C—145 to 155 centimeters (57.1 to 61.0 inches);, dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist; clay loam; 11 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine distinct and 11 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) medium faint mottles; massive; slightly hard, friable; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, unspecified fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P06640. common fine distinct 7.5YR44 mottles; common medium faint 10YR42 mottles
    3R—155 to 163 centimeters (61.0 to 64.2 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 91P06641. Eiss limestone member of the Bader limestone formation