IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Holdrege

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: 97KS039001

User Pedon ID: 97KS039001

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - KSU

Lab Pedon # - 97KS039001

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: 39.8301392

Std. Longitude: -100.2603607

Datum: WGS84

Township: 2

Range: 26

Section: 32

PLSS Details: SE4 32-2-26. Approx. 900 feet north of the south road between terraces 7 & 8. Terraces numbered from east to west 1-9.

Location Description: SE4 32-2-26. Approx. 900 feet north of the south road between terraces 7 & 8. Terraces numbered from east to west 1-9.

Map Unit: He—HOLDREGE SILT LOAM, 1 TO 3 PERCENT SLOPES2668—Holdrege silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes

State: Kansas

County: KS039—Decatur

MLRA: 73—Rolling Plains and Breaks

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: KS039—Decatur County, Kansas

7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 39100-G3—Kanona SE, Kansas

PEDON

Describers Name: B. Tricks & McDowell

Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Typic Argiustolls

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Type: not classified to current taxon name

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Holdrege

PSC - 23 to 73 cm.

Classificaton Date - 5/29/2012

Moisture Class - ustic

Moisture Subclass - typic

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Holdrege

Classificaton Date - 3/19/1997

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Parent Material: loess

Landscape: upland

Landform: hillside

Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope

Hill Slope Profile: backslope

Slope Shape Across: linear

Slope Shape Down: convex

Runoff: low

Drainage Class: well

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

Ecological Sites. (Click Ecological Site ID For Link to EDIT.)
Ecological Site ID	Ecological Site Name	Correlation Data	Classifier
R073XY015KS	Loamy Upland - Draft (April 2010) (PE 20-26)

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 3/19/1997 (actual site observation date)

Air Photo ID: 27

Surface Cover Properties:

Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Drained? - no

Bedded Soil? - no

Forest Plantation? - no

Site Erosion Accelerated: wind and water erosion

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			%	%	%	%	%	%		%	%	%	%	%			%	%
Ap AB Bt1 Bt2 Bt3 Bk1 Bk2	0 18 23 41 56 74 152	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	6.3 6.7 7.1 7.4 7.5 8.1 8.1

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
Ap AB Bt1 Bt2 Bt3 Bk1 Bk2	0 18 23 41 56 74 152	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —		— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —

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	%
Ap AB Bt1 Bt2 Bt3 Bk1 Bk2	0 18 23 41 56 74 152	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — 7 9 9	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
mollic epipedon argillic horizon secondary carbonates	0—41 23—74 74—229	—41— —51— —155—

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	30	15.2	795	—	270	559	—	—	11.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; silt loam; 11 percent sand; 64 percent silt; 25 percent clay; weak fine granular parts to moderate medium granular parts to weak thin platy structure; slightly hard, friable; 2.0 fine and medium roots throughout; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS1200; moist when described;

AB—18 to 23 centimeters (7.1 to 9.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; silty clay loam; 10 percent sand; 59 percent silt; 31 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; moderately hard, friable; 2.0 fine and medium roots throughout; fragments; noneffervescent; neutral, pH 6.7, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS1201; moist when described;

Bt1—23 to 41 centimeters (9.1 to 16.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; silty clay loam; 10 percent sand; 58 percent silt; 32 percent clay; moderate medium angular blocky structure; moderately hard, friable; 1.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 1.0 fine low-continuity tubular pores; 40 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent; neutral, pH 7.1, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS1202; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 988478; continuous - phpvsfiid 988478

Bt2—41 to 56 centimeters (16.1 to 22.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; silty clay loam; 10 percent sand; 59 percent silt; 31 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic structure; moderately hard, friable; 1.0 fine roots throughout; 2.0 fine and medium moderate-continuity tubular pores; 20 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS1203; moist when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 988479; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 988479

Bt3—56 to 74 centimeters (22.0 to 29.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; silt loam; 12 percent sand; 63 percent silt; 26 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 1.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 2.0 fine and medium moderate-continuity tubular pores; 5 percent faint brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS1204; moist when described;. patchy - phpvsfiid 988480; patchy - phpvsfiid 988480

Bk1—74 to 152 centimeters (29.1 to 59.8 inches);, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist; silt loam; 13 percent sand; 71 percent silt; 17 percent clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 1.0 fine roots throughout; 2.0 fine and medium moderate-continuity tubular pores; 2 percent fine irregular noncoherent cemented white (10YR 8/1) carbonate threads throughout; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS1205; moist when described;

Bk2—152 to 229 centimeters (59.8 to 90.2 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist; silt loam; 14 percent sand; 69 percent silt; 18 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 1.0 fine roots throughout; 3.0 fine and medium moderate-continuity tubular pores; 3 percent fine and medium irregular noncoherent cemented white (10YR 8/1) carbonate threads throughout; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1, hellige-truog. Lab sample # KSUSS1206; moist when described;