IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ulysses

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S1989KS081016

User Pedon ID: S1989KS081016

User Site Association ID: mlra72-Ulysses labOLDmlra72-Ulysses lab pedons

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 89P0737

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 61837

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: 37.4260806

Std. Longitude: -101.0381972

Datum: WGS84

Township: 30S

Range: 34W

Section: 21

PLSS Details: 1925 feet S and 945 feet W of NE corner

Map Unit: 1761—Richfield silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes

State: Kansas

County: KS081—Haskell

MLRA: 72—Central High Tableland

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: KS081—Haskell County, Kansas

PEDON

Describers Name: S. Graber, C. Olson, R. Schlepp

Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Torriorthentic Haplustolls

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description

Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site

Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data

Pedon #: 16

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Ulysses

Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Torriorthentic Haplustolls

Taxon Kind - series

PSC - 25 to 100 cm.

Classificaton Date - 2/2/2016

Classifier - Tom Cochran

Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition

Moisture Class - ustic

Moisture SUBClass - aridic (torric)

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Erosion Class - 1

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

QC Status: level 3

QA Status: level 3

SITE

Parent Material: loess derived from sedimentary rock and/or eolian deposits derived from sedimentary rock and/or alluvium derived from sedimentary rock

Landscape: tableland

Landform: plain

Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope

Hill Slope Profile: toeslope

Slope Shape Down: linear

Runoff: low

Drainage Class: well

Flooding: none flooding

Ponding: none ponding

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: yes

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 8/1/1989 (actual site observation date)

Air Photo ID: 43

Surface Cover Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Drained? - no

Bedded Soil? - no

Forest Plantation? - no

Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
mollic epipedon free carbonates cambic horizon secondary carbonates lithologic discontinuity lithologic discontinuity lithologic discontinuity lithologic discontinuity lithologic discontinuity lithologic discontinuity lithologic discontinuity lithologic discontinuity	0—36 13—478 36—61 61—356 216—269 269—292 292—376 376—419 419—513 513—544 544—592 592—640	—36— —465— —25— —295— —53— —23— —84— —43— —94— —31— —48— —48—

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
1	—	—	902.5	—	0	46	—	—	14	—	—	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Ap—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches);, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) exterior, moist; loam; weak fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 fine roots throughout and fine roots; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P4173; moist when described;. common fine roots throughout

Bw1—13 to 36 centimeters (5.1 to 14.2 inches);, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) exterior, moist; loam; weak medium prismatic, and weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine tubular and fine pores; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P4174; moist when described;. common fine roots throughout; effervescence is continuous

Bw2—36 to 61 centimeters (14.2 to 24.0 inches);, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) exterior, moist; loam; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 fine and medium roots throughout and fine and medium roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P4175; moist when described;. common fine and medium roots throughout; effervescence is continuous

Bk1—61 to 74 centimeters (24.0 to 29.1 inches);, brown (10YR 5/3) exterior, moist; clay loam; weak medium prismatic, and weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 2.5 fine tubular pores; 11 percent fine and medium spherical carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P4176; moist when described;. common fine and medium soft masses of carbonate concentrations; few fine roots throughout; effervescence is continuous

Bk2—74 to 117 centimeters (29.1 to 46.1 inches);, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) exterior, moist; silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic, and weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 medium roots throughout and 2.5 fine roots throughout; 2.5 fine tubular pores; 11 percent fine and medium spherical carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P4177; moist when described;. common fine and medium soft masses of carbonate concentrations; few medium roots throughout; common fine roots throughout; effervescence is continuous

C1—117 to 157 centimeters (46.1 to 61.8 inches);, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) exterior, moist; silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; very fine roots and 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 1 percent fine and medium spherical carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P4178; moist when described;. few fine and medium soft masses of carbonate concentrations; few very fine roots throughout; effervescence is continuous

C2—157 to 216 centimeters (61.8 to 85.0 inches);, light brown (7.5YR 6/4) exterior, moist; loam; weak medium prismatic structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 fine tubular pores; 11 percent fine cylindrical carbonate threads; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P4179; moist when described;. common fine carbonate threads concentrations; effervescence is continuous

2C3—216 to 249 centimeters (85.0 to 98.0 inches);, brown (7.5YR 5/4) exterior, moist; loam; weak medium prismatic structure; slightly hard, friable; 11 percent fine and medium spherical carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P4180; moist when described;. common fine and medium soft masses of carbonate concentrations; effervescence is continuous

2C4—249 to 269 centimeters (98.0 to 105.9 inches);, brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, moist; loam; weak medium prismatic structure; 11 percent fine cylindrical carbonate threads and 11 percent fine and medium spherical carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P4181; moist when described;. common fine and medium soft masses of carbonate concentrations; common fine carbonate threads concentrations; effervescence is continuous

3C5—269 to 292 centimeters (105.9 to 115.0 inches);, brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, moist; loam; weak medium prismatic structure; slightly hard, friable; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 11 percent fine cylindrical carbonate threads and 11 percent fine and medium spherical carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P4182; moist when described;. common fine and medium soft masses of carbonate concentrations; common fine carbonate threads concentrations; effervescence is continuous

4C6—292 to 323 centimeters (115.0 to 127.2 inches);, brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; weak medium prismatic structure; slightly hard, friable; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 11 percent fine and medium spherical carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P4183; moist when described;. common fine and medium soft masses of carbonate concentrations; effervescence is continuous

4C7—323 to 356 centimeters (127.2 to 140.2 inches);, brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, friable; 2.5 fine tubular pores; 11 percent fine and medium spherical carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P4184; moist when described;. common fine and medium soft masses of carbonate concentrations; effervescence is continuous

4C8—356 to 376 centimeters (140.2 to 148.0 inches);, brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, very friable; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P4185; moist when described;. effervescence is continuous

5C9—376 to 419 centimeters (148.0 to 165.0 inches);, brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, moist; loamy sand; massive; slightly hard, very friable; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P4186; moist when described;. effervescence is continuous

6C10—419 to 478 centimeters (165.0 to 188.2 inches);, brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, very friable; 11 percent fine and medium spherical carbonate masses and 11 percent medium and coarse spherical carbonate nodules; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P4187; moist when described;. common medium and coarse carbonate nodules concentrations; common fine and medium soft masses of carbonate concentrations; effervescence is continuous