IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Keith
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S00KS193001-pit
  • User Pedon ID: S00KS193001-pit
  • User Site Association ID: PRF Irrigation StudyPRF Irrigation Study Pits
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Pedon # - 01P0468
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 13156
  • 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: 39.5535972
  • Std. Longitude: -101.2222694
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 6
  • Range: 36
  • Section: 9
  • PLSS Details: NE1/4 S9 T6N R36W
  • Map Unit: Ka—KEITH SILT LOAM, 0 TO 1 PERCENT SLOPES
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS193—Thomas
  • MLRA: 72—Central High Tableland
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: KS193—Thomas County, Kansas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: DeAnn Ricks
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Aridic Argiustolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: within range of map unit
  • Pedon Purpose: research site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Keith
  • Classificaton Date - 12/26/2007
  • Moisture Subclass - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Keith-nonirrigated
  • Classificaton Date - 11/30/2000
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loess
  • Landscape: tableland
  • Landform: plain
  • Geomorphic Component Flats: flat
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/30/2000 (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
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—43

    59—150

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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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    Ap1—0 to 11 centimeters (0.0 to 4.3 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) exterior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) exterior, moist; silt loam; 15 percent sand; 63 percent silt; 22 percent clay; weak medium platy structure; slightly hard, friable; moderate permeability; 3.0 fine roots throughout; ; fragments; 2 ESP; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; slightly acid, pH 6.2, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Ap2—11 to 27 centimeters (4.3 to 10.6 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) exterior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) exterior, moist; silty clay loam; 16 percent sand; 57 percent silt; 28 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; moderate permeability; 3.0 fine roots throughout; ; fragments; 1 ESP; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; neutral, pH 6.6, pH meter; clear smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    AB—27 to 43 centimeters (10.6 to 16.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) exterior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) exterior, moist; silt loam; 14 percent sand; 60 percent silt; 26 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; moderate permeability; 3.0 fine roots throughout; ; fragments; 1 ESP; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, pH meter; clear smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Btk1—43 to 59 centimeters (16.9 to 23.2 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) exterior, brown (10YR 4/3) exterior, moist; silt loam; 16 percent sand; 60 percent silt; 24 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; moderate permeability; 1.0 fine roots throughout; faint very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds and 1 percent distinct light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, carbonate coats on all faces of peds; fragments; 1 ESP; 5 percent krotovinas (volume percent); 5 percent krotovinas (lateral area percent); slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, pH meter; clear smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 35013; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 35012; continuous - phpvsfiid 35013; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 35012
    Btk2—59 to 71 centimeters (23.2 to 28.0 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) exterior, brown (10YR 5/3) exterior, moist; silt loam; 12 percent sand; 63 percent silt; 26 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable; moderate permeability; 1.0 fine roots throughout; faint very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds and 12 percent distinct light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, carbonate coats on all faces of peds; fragments; 1 ESP; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, pH meter.; moist when described; observed in pit, small. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 172058; continuous - phpvsfiid 172059; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 172058; continuous - phpvsfiid 172059
    Btk2—71 to 104 centimeters (28.0 to 40.9 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) exterior, brown (10YR 5/3) exterior, moist; silt loam; 17 percent sand; 60 percent silt; 22 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable; moderate permeability; 1.0 fine roots throughout; faint very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds and 12 percent distinct light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, carbonate coats on all faces of peds; fragments; 2 ESP; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, pH meter; gradual smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 35015; continuous - phpvsfiid 35016; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 35015; continuous - phpvsfiid 35016
    Btk3—104 to 127 centimeters (40.9 to 50.0 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) exterior, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) exterior, moist; silt loam; 17 percent sand; 62 percent silt; 21 percent clay; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable; moderate permeability; 1.0 fine roots throughout; faint brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds and 2 percent distinct light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, carbonate coats on all faces of peds; fragments; 2 ESP; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.5, pH meter.; moist when described; observed in pit, small. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 172060; continuous - phpvsfiid 172061; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 172060; continuous - phpvsfiid 172061
    Btk3—127 to 150 centimeters (50.0 to 59.1 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) exterior, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) exterior, moist; silt loam; 19 percent sand; 62 percent silt; 19 percent clay; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable; moderate permeability; 1.0 fine roots throughout; faint brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds and 2 percent distinct light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, carbonate coats on all faces of peds; fragments; 2 ESP; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, pH meter; gradual smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 35017; continuous - phpvsfiid 35018; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 35017; continuous - phpvsfiid 35018
    Bk—150 to 175 centimeters (59.1 to 68.9 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/4) exterior, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) exterior, moist; silt loam; 14 percent sand; 68 percent silt; 18 percent clay; moderate coarse prismatic structure; slightly hard, very friable; moderate permeability; 1.0 fine roots throughout; 2 percent distinct light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, carbonate coats on all faces of peds; fragments; 2 ESP; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, pH meter.; moist when described; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 172062; continuous - phpvsfiid 172062
    Bk—175 to 200 centimeters (68.9 to 78.7 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/4) exterior, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) exterior, moist; silt loam; 21 percent sand; 62 percent silt; 17 percent clay; moderate coarse prismatic structure; slightly hard, very friable; moderate permeability; 1.0 fine roots throughout; 2 percent distinct light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, carbonate coats on all faces of peds; fragments; 3 ESP; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, pH meter; gradual smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 35014; continuous - phpvsfiid 35014