IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Crete
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 97KS029171
  • User Pedon ID: 97KS029171
  • User Site Association ID: 2046Kansas State University Laboratory Pedons
  • Transect:
  • User Transect ID - Crete
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - KSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 97KS029171
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 41115
  • 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: 39.4747124
  • Std. Longitude: -97.4398041
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 1100 ft. E, 1600 ft. S of the NW corner section 4 T7S, R1W.
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS029—Cloud
  • MLRA: 74—Central Kansas Sandstone Hills
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: KS029—Cloud County, Kansas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: W. Wehmueller
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Crete
  • Classificaton Date - 10/2/1997
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: interfluve
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/2/1997 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 35
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 1
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID Data Collector Total Clay CaCO3 Clay Total Silt Fine Silt Co. Silt Total Sand Total Sand Method VC Sand Co. Sand Med. Sand Fine Sand VF Sand VF Sand Method Texture Class - Field Lab Rubbed Fiber Unrubbed Fiber pH H2O
    cm cm % % % % % % % % % % % % %

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    BA

    Bt4

    BCk

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    18

    84

    91

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    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 2
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID pH CaCl2 pH NaF pH Ox Delta pH LL PL PI Atter. Samp. Cond. COLE Pot. Acidity Ca + Mg - Meh 2 K Ca + Mg - Sat. Paste KCl Extract. Acidity Base Sat. - Meh 2 CEC-7 CEC-8.2
    cm cm % % % cm/cm meq/100g cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg mmol(+)/l cmol(+)/kg % cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg

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    Bt4

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    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 3
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID ECEC Phosphate P NO3-N EC EC Method EC 1:5 by volume CaCO3 Equiv. Equiv. Gypsum Na SAR Gypsum Req. Humic Color Fulvic Color Humic + Fulvic Color Al PI Pyro. Hue PyrO. Value Pyro. Chroma
    cm cm cmol(+)/kg mg/kg mg/kg dS/m dS/m % % mmol(+)/l % L-pcu/g L-pcu/g L-pcu/g %

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    mollic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    argillic horizon

    argillic horizon

    argillic horizon

    secondary carbonates

    secondary carbonates

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    84—

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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

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    A—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) exterior silty clay loam; 4 percent sand; 69 percent silt; 27 percent clay; moderate fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable; 6.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; 0 percent of percent coarse and very coarse sand; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS1399
    BA—18 to 31 centimeters (7.1 to 12.2 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) exterior silty clay loam; 4 percent sand; 53 percent silt; 41 percent clay; strong medium granular structure; slightly hard, firm; 6.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; 0 percent of percent coarse and very coarse sand; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS1400
    Bt1—31 to 43 centimeters (12.2 to 16.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) exterior silty clay; 6 percent sand; 47 percent silt; 46 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*; 3.0 fine roots throughout; 25 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS1401. continuous - phpvsfiid 21784; continuous - phpvsfiid 21784
    Bt2—43 to 56 centimeters (16.9 to 22.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) exterior silty clay; 5 percent sand; 52 percent silt; 44 percent clay; strong coarse angular blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm; 3.0 fine roots between peds; 5 percent slickensides (pedogenic) and 25 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS1402. continuous - phpvsfiid 21785; continuous - phpvsfiid 21785
    Bt3—56 to 84 centimeters (22.0 to 33.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) exterior silty clay; 4 percent sand; 60 percent silt; 36 percent clay; 1 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine prominent irregular mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 3.0 fine roots between peds; 5 percent slickensides (pedogenic) and 20 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS1403. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 21788; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 21788
    Bt4—84 to 91 centimeters (33.1 to 35.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) exterior silty clay; 3 percent sand; 64 percent silt; 33 percent clay; 5 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) medium prominent irregular mottles; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 1.0 fine roots throughout; 5 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical carbonate masses between peds; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS1404. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 21795; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 21795
    BCk—91 to 117 centimeters (35.8 to 46.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) exterior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) exterior, dry; silty clay loam; 4 percent sand; 66 percent silt; 31 percent clay; 8 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine prominent spherical mottles; weak medium prismatic parts to weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, firm; 1.0 fine roots throughout; 1 percent distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, clay films in root channels and/or pores; 5 percent fine spherical carbonate masses between peds; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS1405. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 21796; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 21796
    C—117 to 152 centimeters (46.1 to 59.8 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) exterior and pale brown (10YR 6/3) exterior silt loam; 5 percent sand; 69 percent silt; 27 percent clay; massive; slightly hard, friable; 1.0 fine roots throughout; fragments. Lab sample # KSUSS1406