IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Kiro
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S2001KS177003
User Pedon ID:
S2001KS177003
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
SSL
Lab Pedon # -
02N0247
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
14615
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:
39.0746841
Std. Longitude:
-95.7685547
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
11S
Range:
15E
Section:
20
PLSS Details:
1500 feet north and 1200 feet west of the southeast corner
Location Description:
KSU Ag Experiment Station, Paramore Field, 2.25 miles west of Highway 75 and north of Topeka, Kansas
Map Unit:
Et—EUDORA SILT LOAM, RARELY FLOODED
State:
Kansas
County:
KS177—Shawnee
MLRA:
106—Nebraska and Kansas Loess-Drift Hills
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
KS177—Shawnee County, Kansas
7.5 Minute USGS Quad:
39095-B8—Rossville, Kansas
PEDON
Describers Name:
B. Evans, B. Plinsky, L. Miller, J.C. Remley, W. Wehmueller, D. Kacirik, T. Reinsch
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine, smectitic, mesic Fluvaquentic Hapludolls
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Type:
classifies to current taxon name, full description
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
NASIS
Pedon #:
3
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Kiro
Taxonomic Class -
Fine, smectitic, mesic Fluvaquentic Hapludolls
PSC -
25 to 100 cm.
Classificaton Date -
11/26/2001
Soil Taxonomic Edition -
eighth edition
Moisture Class -
udic
Moisture SUBClass -
udic
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Parent Material:
silty and clayey alluvium
Landscape:
river valley
Landform:
meander scar on fluvial terrace
Geomorphic Component Terraces:
tread
Slope Position:
depression
Slope Shape Across:
concave
Slope Shape Down:
concave
Runoff:
medium
Drainage Class:
poorly
Flooding:
occasional flooding for brief periods
Geology:
Holliday Terrace Complex formation.
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
11/26/2001 (actual site observation date)
Air Photo ID:
20
Surface Cover Properties:
Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 -
crop cover
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
0—43
—43—
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 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silty clay loam; weak fine granular structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderately slow permeability; 30.0 fine roots throughout and 5.0 coarse roots throughout; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 02N01119; observed in trench
Ap2—13 to 23 centimeters (5.1 to 9.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silty clay loam; moderate medium angular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderately slow permeability; 30.0 fine roots throughout and 5.0 coarse roots throughout; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 02N01120; observed in trench
A—23 to 43 centimeters (9.1 to 16.9 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) silty clay; moderate medium angular blocky, and moderate fine angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; slow permeability; 30.0 fine roots throughout; 25 percent distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 02N01121; observed in trench. patchy - phpvsfiid 238627; patchy - phpvsfiid 238627
AC—43 to 64 centimeters (16.9 to 25.2 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) stratified stratified silty clay loam; 5 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine faint mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderately slow permeability; 30 percent distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N01122; observed in trench. patchy - phpvsfiid 238628; patchy - phpvsfiid 238628
Bwb—64 to 93 centimeters (25.2 to 36.6 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) silty clay; 5 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; moderate permeability; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N01123; observed in trench. some strata is 5 cm thick, that are darrker and possibly higher in organic carbon.
C1—93 to 107 centimeters (36.6 to 42.1 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) silty clay loam; 5 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine distinct mottles; massive; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderate permeability; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N01124; observed in trench. many very fine strata like the Cozads, less than 1mm thick.
C2—107 to 134 centimeters (42.1 to 52.8 inches); silt loam; 5 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/6) fine distinct mottles; massive; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderately rapid permeability; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N01125; observed in trench
2C1—134 to 166 centimeters (52.8 to 65.4 inches); silt loam; 5 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine distinct mottles; massive; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderately rapid permeability; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N01126; observed in trench
2C2—166 to 220 centimeters (65.4 to 86.6 inches); loamy sand; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; fragments. Lab sample # 02N01127, 02N01128; observed in trench