IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Keith
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S00KS193006-pit
  • User Pedon ID: S00KS193006-pit
  • User Site Association ID: PRF Irrigation StudyPRF Irrigation Study Pits
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Pedon # - 01P0469
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 13157
  • Print Date: 5/31/2024

    • 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-irrigated
  • Classificaton Date - 11/30/2000
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loess
  • Landscape: tableland, tableland
  • Landform: —Error in Exists On—
  • 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—44

    44—138

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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 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches);, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) exterior, moist; silt loam; 15 percent sand; 64 percent silt; 21 percent clay; weak medium platy structure; slightly hard, friable; moderate permeability; 3.0 fine roots throughout; ; fragments; 4 ESP; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Ap2—10 to 30 centimeters (3.9 to 11.8 inches);, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) exterior, moist; silty clay loam; 14 percent sand; 56 percent silt; 30 percent clay; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; moderate permeability; 3.0 fine roots throughout; ; fragments; 3 ESP; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; neutral, pH 6.9, pH meter; clear wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    AB—30 to 44 centimeters (11.8 to 17.3 inches);, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) exterior, moist; silty clay loam; 11 percent sand; 60 percent silt; 29 percent clay; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; moderate permeability; 3.0 fine roots throughout; faint very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; fragments; 3 ESP; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9, pH meter; gradual smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 35021; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 35021
    Btk1—44 to 68 centimeters (17.3 to 26.8 inches);, brown (10YR 4/3) exterior, moist; silt loam; 15 percent sand; 58 percent silt; 27 percent clay; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; moderate permeability; 1.0 fine roots throughout; faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds and 3 percent distinct light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, carbonate coats on all faces of peds; fragments; 3 ESP; 5 percent krotovinas (volume percent); 5 percent krotovinas (lateral area percent); slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, pH meter; gradual smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 35023; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 35022; continuous - phpvsfiid 35023; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 35022
    Btk2—68 to 90 centimeters (26.8 to 35.4 inches);, brown (10YR 5/3) exterior, moist; silt loam; 18 percent sand; 59 percent silt; 23 percent clay; moderate coarse prismatic parts to 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 5 percent distinct light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, carbonate coats on all faces of peds; fragments; 4 ESP; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, pH meter; gradual smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small. patchy - phpvsfiid 35024; continuous - phpvsfiid 35025; patchy - phpvsfiid 35024; continuous - phpvsfiid 35025
    Btk3—90 to 138 centimeters (35.4 to 54.3 inches);, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) exterior, moist; silt loam; 20 percent sand; 62 percent silt; 19 percent clay; weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable; moderate permeability; 1.0 fine roots throughout; faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds and 3 percent distinct light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, carbonate coats on all faces of peds; fragments; 5 ESP; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.5, pH meter; gradual smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small. patchy - phpvsfiid 35026; continuous - phpvsfiid 35027; patchy - phpvsfiid 35026; continuous - phpvsfiid 35027
    Bk1—138 to 169 centimeters (54.3 to 66.5 inches);, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) exterior, moist; silt loam; 14 percent sand; 65 percent silt; 21 percent clay; weak coarse prismatic structure; slightly hard, very friable; moderate permeability; 1.0 fine roots throughout; 2 percent faint light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, carbonate coats on all faces of peds; fragments; 5 ESP; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, pH meter.; moist when described; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 172063; continuous - phpvsfiid 172063
    Bk2—169 to 200 centimeters (66.5 to 78.7 inches);, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) exterior, moist; silt loam; 23 percent sand; 60 percent silt; 17 percent clay; weak coarse prismatic structure; slightly hard, very friable; moderate permeability; 1.0 fine roots throughout; 2 percent faint light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, carbonate coats on all faces of peds; fragments; 6 ESP; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, pH meter.; moist when described; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 35028; continuous - phpvsfiid 35028