IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Luton
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1993NE053001
  • User Pedon ID: 93NE053001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 94P0116
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 66304
  • Print Date: 5/19/2024
  • 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: 41.4437485
  • Std. Longitude: -96.4244461
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 17N
  • Range: 9E
  • Section: 16
  • PLSS Details: 1525 feet north and 120 feet east of the southwest corner
  • State: Nebraska
  • County: NE053—Dodge
  • MLRA: 102B—Till Plains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE053—Dodge County, Nebraska
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 41096-D4—Fremont East, Nebraska
  • PEDON

  • Describers Name: GAB and SCB
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Luton
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic Aquic Haplustolls
  • Classificaton Date - 11/30/1993
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


  • SITE

  • Landscape: river valley
  • Landform: flood plain
  • Anthropogenic Feature: leveled land
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no
  • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/30/1993 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - row crop
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: wind 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

    0

    357

    Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) crushed, black (10YR 2/1) crushed, moist; silty clay loam; 10 percent sand; 38 percent clay; moderate fine and medium angular blocky parts to weak fine granular structure; hard, friable; 3.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 3.0 very fine vesicular and tubular pores; fragments; noneffervescent; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 94P00788
    A—15 to 38 centimeters (5.9 to 15.0 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) crushed, black (10YR 2/1) crushed, moist; silty clay; 10 percent sand; 42 percent clay; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky parts to weak fine granular structure; hard, friable; 3.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 3.0 very fine vesicular and tubular pores; fragments; noneffervescent; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 94P00789
    AC—38 to 51 centimeters (15.0 to 20.1 inches); 55 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) crushed and 45 percent dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) crushed, 55 percent dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) crushed and 45 percent very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) crushed, moist; silty clay loam; 10 percent sand; 35 percent clay; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine faint irregular mottles; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; 3.0 fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine vesicular and tubular pores; fragments; noneffervescent; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 94P00790
    Ab—51 to 58 centimeters (20.1 to 22.8 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) crushed, very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) crushed, moist; silty clay; 5 percent sand; 45 percent clay; moderate fine granular structure; very hard, firm; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine vesicular and tubular pores; fragments; noneffervescent; clear smooth boundary.
    C—58 to 74 centimeters (22.8 to 29.1 inches); 70 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) crushed and 30 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) crushed, 70 percent dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) crushed and 30 percent very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) crushed, moist; silty clay loam; 5 percent sand; 30 percent clay; 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine and medium faint irregular mottles; weak thin platy structure; hard, friable; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine vesicular and tubular pores; fragments; noneffervescent; abrupt smooth boundary.
    2Ab—74 to 97 centimeters (29.1 to 38.2 inches); very dark gray (5Y 3/1) crushed, black (5Y 2/1) crushed, moist; clay; 5 percent sand; 55 percent clay; moderate fine angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine tubular pores; 1 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent; clear smooth boundary. continuous - phpvsfiid 179678; continuous - phpvsfiid 179678
    2Bk—97 to 142 centimeters (38.2 to 55.9 inches); very dark gray (N 3/0) crushed, black (N 2/0) crushed, moist; clay; 5 percent sand; 55 percent clay; moderate medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine tubular pores; 1 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent fine and medium spherical moderately coherent cemented carbonate concretions throughout; fragments; strong effervescence; gradual wavy boundary. patchy - phpvsfiid 179679; patchy - phpvsfiid 179679
    2Ck—142 to 173 centimeters (55.9 to 68.1 inches); 80 percent light olive gray (5Y 6/2) crushed and 20 percent olive gray (5Y 5/2) crushed, 80 percent olive gray (5Y 4/2) crushed and 20 percent dark olive gray (5Y 3/2) crushed, moist; clay loam; 30 percent sand; 38 percent clay; 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine and medium distinct irregular mottles; massive; extremely hard, very firm; 3 percent medium spherical moderately coherent cemented carbonate concretions throughout; fragments; violent effervescence; gradual wavy boundary.
    3Ck—173 to 203 centimeters (68.1 to 79.9 inches); 80 percent light olive gray (5Y 6/2) crushed and 20 percent light gray (5Y 7/2) crushed, 80 percent olive gray (5Y 5/2) crushed and 20 percent light olive gray (5Y 6/2) crushed, moist; sandy clay loam; 50 percent sand; 30 percent clay; 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine and medium distinct irregular mottles; massive; very hard, firm; 3 percent medium and coarse irregular noncoherent cemented carbonate concretions throughout; fragments; violent effervescence.