IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Harney
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2005KS057001
  • User Pedon ID: S2005KS057001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 05N0494
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 17047
  • 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: 37.5755539
  • Std. Longitude: -100.0519409
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 28S
  • Range: 25W
  • Section: 34
  • PLSS Details: 200 feet south and 100 feet east of NW corner
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS057—Ford

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Ryan Still, John Warner, Steve Graber
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Pachic Argiustolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: research site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Harney
  • PSC - 16 to 66 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 5/23/2006
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Harney
  • Classificaton Date - 4/5/2005
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Field Measured Properties: 469 cm of thickness of argillic and 260 cm of depth to paleosol and 50 cm of thickness of mollic and 68 cm of depth to carbonates and 32 percent of percent clay in control section


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loess
  • Landscape: tableland
  • Landform: plain
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: negligible
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/5/2005 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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—50

    16—485

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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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    Ap—0 to 16 centimeters (0.0 to 6.3 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; silt loam; 26 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 2.0 fine roots in cracks; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 05N02882; observed in pit, small
    Bt1—16 to 29 centimeters (6.3 to 11.4 inches);, dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, moist; silty clay loam; 30 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate medium prismatic structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately slow permeability; 5.0 fine roots throughout; 20 percent prominent clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 05N02883; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 325784; continuous - phpvsfiid 325784
    Bt2—29 to 50 centimeters (11.4 to 19.7 inches);, dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, moist; silty clay loam; 31 percent clay; moderate medium angular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderately slow permeability; 2.0 fine roots throughout; 25 percent prominent clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 05N02884; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 325785; continuous - phpvsfiid 325785
    Bt3—50 to 68 centimeters (19.7 to 26.8 inches);, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; silty clay loam; 36 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; very hard, firm, very sticky, very plastic; slow permeability; 30 percent prominent clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 05N02885; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 325786; continuous - phpvsfiid 325786
    Btk1—68 to 90 centimeters (26.8 to 35.4 inches);, brown (10YR 5/3) interior, moist; silty clay loam; 30 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately slow permeability; 4.0 fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 20 percent prominent clay films on all faces of peds; 7 percent fine carbonate masses throughout; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 05N02886; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 325787; continuous - phpvsfiid 325787
    Btk2—90 to 140 centimeters (35.4 to 55.1 inches);, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, moist; silt loam; 22 percent clay; weak medium prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 12.0 very fine moderate-continuity tubular and 5.0 fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 10 percent prominent clay films on all faces of peds; 7 percent fine carbonate masses throughout; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 05N02887; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 325788; continuous - phpvsfiid 325788
    Btk3—140 to 185 centimeters (55.1 to 72.8 inches);, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, moist; silt loam; 20 percent clay; weak medium prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 12.0 very fine moderate-continuity tubular and 5.0 fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 10 percent prominent clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent fine carbonate masses throughout; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 05N02888; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 325789; continuous - phpvsfiid 325789
    Btk4—185 to 260 centimeters (72.8 to 102.4 inches);, brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, moist; silty clay loam; 32 percent clay; weak medium prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately slow permeability; 12.0 very fine moderate-continuity tubular and 5.0 fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 10 percent prominent clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent fine carbonate masses throughout; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 05N02889; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 325790; continuous - phpvsfiid 325790
    2Btk5—260 to 300 centimeters (102.4 to 118.1 inches);, brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, moist; silty clay loam; 35 percent clay; weak medium prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; moderately hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; slow permeability; 12.0 very fine moderate-continuity tubular and 5.0 fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 2 percent distinct organic stains on vertical faces of peds and 15 percent prominent clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent fine carbonate masses throughout; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 05N02890; observed in pit, small. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 325792; continuous - phpvsfiid 325791; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 325792; continuous - phpvsfiid 325791
    2Btk6—300 to 410 centimeters (118.1 to 161.4 inches);, brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, moist; silty clay loam; 35 percent clay; weak medium prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; moderately hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; slow permeability; 12.0 very fine moderate-continuity tubular and 5.0 fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 2 percent distinct organic stains on vertical faces of peds and 30 percent prominent clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent fine carbonate masses throughout; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 05N02891; observed in pit, small. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 325793; continuous - phpvsfiid 325794; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 325793; continuous - phpvsfiid 325794
    2Btk7—410 to 485 centimeters (161.4 to 190.9 inches);, brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, moist; silty clay loam; 29 percent clay; weak medium prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderately slow permeability; 12.0 very fine moderate-continuity tubular and 5.0 fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 2 percent distinct organic stains on vertical faces of peds and 25 percent prominent clay films on all faces of peds; 40 percent fine carbonate masses throughout; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 05N02892; observed in pit, small. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 325795; continuous - phpvsfiid 325796; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 325795; continuous - phpvsfiid 325796
    2Bk—485 to 540 centimeters (190.9 to 212.6 inches);, light gray (10YR 7/2) interior, moist; silty clay loam; 27 percent clay; weak medium prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderately slow permeability; 65 percent fine carbonate masses throughout; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 05N02893; observed in pit, small