IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Geary
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2006KS027001
  • User Pedon ID: S2006KS027001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 06N1023
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 18734
  • Print Date: 5/21/2024

    • 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: 39.3340263
  • Std. Longitude: -97.0554428
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 8S
  • Range: 3E
  • Section: 26
  • PLSS Details: 1080 feet south and 435 feet west of the NE corner
  • Map Unit: 3844—Geary silt loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS027—Clay
  • MLRA: 76—Bluestem Hills
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: KS027—Clay County, Kansas
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 39097-C1—Clay Center SE, Kansas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: P.Abel, B.Wehmueller, J. Warner, C. Remley, P. Schoeneberger
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Udic Argiustolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Geary
  • PSC - 23 to 73 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/6/2010
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Geary
  • Classificaton Date - 8/16/2006
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: fine-silty loess
  • Landscape: upland
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Position: middle third
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/16/2006 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Water Kind: none observed
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - rangeland, grassland
  • 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

    23—153

    —43—

    —130—
    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

    3.5

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    390

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    270

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    A1—0 to 12 centimeters (0.0 to 4.7 inches);, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) exterior, moist; silt loam; 25 percent clay; weak fine and medium granular structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately slow permeability; 1.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 0.5 fine dendritic tubular pores; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 06N04390; observed in pit, small
    A2—12 to 23 centimeters (4.7 to 9.1 inches);, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) exterior, moist; silty clay loam; 28 percent clay; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately slow permeability; 1.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 0.5 fine dendritic tubular pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 06N04391; observed in pit, small
    Bt1—23 to 43 centimeters (9.1 to 16.9 inches);, dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) exterior, moist; silty clay loam; 33 percent clay; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; moderately hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderately slow permeability; 1.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 0.5 fine irregular pores; 40 percent distinct dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 06N04392; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 335548; continuous - phpvsfiid 335548
    Bt2—43 to 84 centimeters (16.9 to 33.1 inches);, dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) exterior, moist; silty clay loam; 32 percent clay; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; moderately hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderately slow permeability; 0.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 0.5 fine irregular pores; 35 percent distinct dark brown (7.5YR 3/3), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 06N04393; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 335549; continuous - phpvsfiid 335549
    Bt3—84 to 109 centimeters (33.1 to 42.9 inches);, dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) exterior, moist; silty clay loam; 31 percent clay; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; moderately hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderately slow permeability; 0.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 0.5 fine irregular pores; 25 percent distinct dark brown (7.5YR 3/3), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 06N04394; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 335550; continuous - phpvsfiid 335550
    Bt4—109 to 136 centimeters (42.9 to 53.5 inches);, strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) exterior, moist; silt loam; 26 percent clay; weak medium prismatic parts to weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately slow permeability; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine irregular pores; 15 percent distinct dark brown (7.5YR 3/3), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 06N04395; observed in pit, small. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 335551; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 335551
    Bt5—136 to 153 centimeters (53.5 to 60.2 inches);, brown (7.5YR 5/4) exterior, moist; silt loam; 26 percent clay; weak coarse prismatic structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately slow permeability; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine irregular pores; 10 percent distinct dark brown (7.5YR 3/3), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 06N04396; observed in pit, small. patchy - phpvsfiid 335552; patchy - phpvsfiid 335552
    BCk—153 to 184 centimeters (60.2 to 72.4 inches);, brown (7.5YR 5/4) exterior, moist; silt loam; 26 percent clay; weak coarse prismatic structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately slow permeability; 0.2 very fine and fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine irregular pores; 1 percent fine threadlike carbonate masses throughout; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 06N04397; observed in pit, small
    C—184 to 220 centimeters (72.4 to 86.6 inches);, brown (7.5YR 5/4) exterior, moist; silt loam; 26 percent clay; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.2 very fine roots throughout; 1 percent fine threadlike carbonate masses throughout and 1 percent medium irregular carbonate concretions throughout; fragments. Lab sample # 06N04398