IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Saltcreek
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 94KS155298R
  • User Pedon ID: 94KS155298R
  • User Site Association ID: 3341Kansas State University Laboratory Pedons
  • Transect:
  • User Transect ID - 94035
  • Transect Stop Number - 4
  • Transect Interval - 200.0
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - KSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 94KS155298R
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 41056
  • 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: 38.1136093
  • Std. Longitude: -98.2105865
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 1400'E & 0550'S NW 28-T22S.R08W. Bearing 090.
  • Map Unit: 5944—Saltcreek and Naron fine sandy loams, 1 to 3 percent slopes
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS155—Reno
  • MLRA: 79—Great Bend Sand Plains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: KS155—Reno County, Kansas
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 38098-A2—Sterling SW, Kansas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: JCW
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed Udic Argiustolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: soil survey inventory
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Saltcreek
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed Udic Argiustolls
  • PSC - 25 to 76 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/16/1994
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: eolian deposits derived from mixed and/or alluvium derived from mixed
  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: dune
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Position: middle third
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/16/1994 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 10
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop 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

    mollic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    lithologic discontinuity

    0—36

    36—203

    99—

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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

    3

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    —

    514

    —

    90

    737

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    Ap—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; 13 percent clay; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 5.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 2.0 medium roots throughout; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS1440; dry when described;
    Bt1—13 to 25 centimeters (5.1 to 9.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; sandy clay loam; 20 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately rapid permeability; 5.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS1441; dry when described;
    Bt2—25 to 66 centimeters (9.8 to 26.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; sandy clay loam; 21 percent clay; weak medium prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 3.0 very fine roots throughout; 5 percent faint clay films on vertical faces of peds and 25 percent faint clay bridges between sand grains; fragments; neutral, pH 6.9, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS1442; dry when described;. patchy - phpvsfiid 46646; patchy - phpvsfiid 46647; patchy - phpvsfiid 46646; patchy - phpvsfiid 46647
    Bt3—66 to 99 centimeters (26.0 to 39.0 inches); 50 percent brown (10YR 5/3) interior and 50 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, 50 percent brown (10YR 4/3) interior and 50 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; 19 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 2.0 very fine roots throughout; 5 percent faint clay films on faces of peds and in pores and 15 percent faint clay bridges between sand grains; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS1443; dry when described;. patchy - phpvsfiid 46648; patchy - phpvsfiid 46649; patchy - phpvsfiid 46648; patchy - phpvsfiid 46649
    2Btb—99 to 142 centimeters (39.0 to 55.9 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior, grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior, moist; silty clay; 40 percent clay; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent irregular mottles; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; slow permeability; 25 percent prominent clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.3, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS1444; dry when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 46650; continuous - phpvsfiid 46650
    2Btkb1—142 to 168 centimeters (55.9 to 66.1 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) interior, olive gray (5Y 4/2) interior, moist; silty clay loam; 37 percent clay; 5 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent irregular mottles; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; slow permeability; 25 percent prominent clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent fine irregular lime masses throughout; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS1445; dry when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 46651; continuous - phpvsfiid 46651
    2Btkb2—168 to 203 centimeters (66.1 to 79.9 inches); light olive gray (5Y 6/2) interior, olive gray (5Y 5/2) interior, moist; silty clay loam; 32 percent clay; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent irregular mottles; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; moderately slow permeability; 10 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine and medium irregular lime masses between peds; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # KSUSS1446; dry when described;. patchy - phpvsfiid 46897; patchy - phpvsfiid 46897