LOCATION NEBEL KS
Established Series
TDC
01/2011
NEBEL SERIES
The Nebel series consists of very deep, moderately well drained soils that formed in alluvium. These soils are on base slopes of closed depressions in the Central High Tableland (MLRA 72). Mean annual precipitation is 48 centimeters (19 inches), and mean annual temperature is 12 C degrees (54 degrees F).
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine, mixed, superactive, mesic Aridic Natrustolls
TYPICAL PEDON: Nebel silt loam on a linear, 0 percent slope in Conservation Reserve Program at an elevation of 879 meters (2884 feet). When described on October 22, 2007, the soil was slightly moist throughout.
Ap--0 to 25 centimeters (0 to 10 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) broken face, moist; silt loam, 24 percent clay; weak coarse granular structure; friable, slightly hard, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; common very fine roots throughout; slightly effervescent, by HCl, 1 normal; EC 1.0 decisiemens per meter; pH 7.9, 1:1 water; moderately alkaline; clear smooth boundary.
Bt--25 to 51 centimeters (10 to 20 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) broken face, moist; silty clay loam, 36 percent clay, moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly hard, moderately sticky, very plastic; few fine roots throughout; common very fine low-continuity dendritic tubular pores; 30 percent continuous distinct clay films on all faces of peds; very slightly effervescent, by HCl, 1 normal; EC 1.0 decisiemens per meter; pH 8.4, 1:1 water; moderately alkaline; clear smooth boundary.
Btny1--51 to 82 centimeters (20 to 32 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) broken face, moist; silty clay loam, 38 percent clay; weak medium prismatic parting to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately hard, very sticky, moderately plastic; few fine and few very fine roots throughout; common very fine low-continuity dendritic tubular pores; 10 percent discontinuous distinct clay films on vertical faces of peds and 5 percent patchy distinct clay films on horizontal faces of peds; 5 percent medium irregular gypsum masses; very slightly effervescent, by HCl, 1 normal; EC 1.8 decisiemens per meter; pH 8.6, 1:1 water; strongly alkaline; clear smooth boundary.
Btny2--82 to 104 centimeters (32 to 41 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) broken face, moist; silty clay loam, 38 percent clay; weak medium prismatic parting to weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly hard, moderately sticky, very plastic; few very fine roots throughout; few fine low-continuity tubular pores; 15 percent discontinuous distinct clay films on vertical faces of peds and 5 percent patchy faint clay films on horizontal faces of peds; 3 percent coarse irregular gypsum masses; noneffervescent, by HCl, 1 normal; EC 2.1 decisiemens per meter; pH 9.1, 1:1 water; very strongly alkaline; gradual smooth boundary.
2Bny1--104 to 180 centimeters, (41 to 71 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) broken face, moist; silty clay loam, 36 percent clay; weak coarse prismatic parting to weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly hard, moderately sticky, very plastic; few medium and few fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 3 percent fine irregular gypsum masses; 2 percent fine, irregular masses of oxidized iron in matrix; slightly effervescent, by HCl, 1 normal; EC 4.8 decisiemens per meter; pH 8.9, 1:1 water; strongly alkaline; clear smooth boundary.
3Bny2--180 to 200 cm, (71 to 79 inches); light gray (2.5Y 7/2) broken face, moist; silty clay, 45 percent clay; weak coarse prismatic parting to weak medium subangular blocky structure; very firm, weakly cemented, slightly sticky, very plastic; few very fine low-continuity dendritic tubular pores; 15 percent discontinuous distinct pressure faces on all faces of peds; 8 percent medium irregular gypsum masses; 7 percent medium irregular masses of oxidized iron in matrix; noneffervescent, by HCl, 1 normal; EC 4.0 decisiemens per meter; pH 8.6, 1:1 water; strongly alkaline.
TYPE LOCATION: Finney County, Kansas; about 27.4 kilometers (17 miles) north of Garden City and 2.25 kilometers (1.4 miles) west of US 83 (general location); located 519 meters (1703 feet) north and 696 meters (2284 feet) west of the southeast corner of sec. 11 T. 21S. R. 33W (Public Land Survey location); USGS Tennis topographic quadrangle; 4234256 meters North and 352847 meters East (UTM zone 14N NAD83 meters); latitude 38 degrees 14 minutes 26.8 seconds North and longitude 100 degrees 54 minutes 36.1 seconds West (NAD83).
RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS:
Soil moisture regime: ustic
Soil temperature regime: mesic
Mean annual soil temperature: 11 to 13 C degrees (52 to 55 degrees F).
Particle-size control section: 36 to 59 percent clay
Depth to bedrock: greater than 200 centimeters (79 inches)
Depth to secondary calcium carbonate: 18 to 79 centimeters (7 to 31 inches)
Depth to salt accumulations: 40 to 180 centimeters (16 to 71 inches)
Thickness of the mollic epipedon: 18 to 60 centimeters (7 to 24 inches)
Some pedons may not have indentifiable secondary carbonates.
Some pedons may contain BC or C horizons.
Some pedons have salts that are not visible, without using a 10X lens.
Ap horizon or A (where present):
Hue: 10YR or 2.5Y
Value: 2 or 3
Chroma: 1 to 3
Texture: silt loam, fine sandy loam, loam, clay loam, or silty clay loam
Electrical conductivity: 0 to 3.5 decisiemens per meter
Reaction: slightly acid to moderately alkaline
Sodium Adsorption Ratio: 0 to 6
Bt horizon or Bw, By, Bk (where present):
Hue: 10YR or 2.5Y
Value: 3 to 6
Chroma: 1 to 4
Texture: clay loam, silt loam, silty clay loam, or silty clay
Redoximorphic features: 0 to 10 percent
Electrical conductivity: 0 to 15 decisiemens per meter
Reaction: slightly alkaline and moderately alkaline
Sodium Adsorption Ratio: 0 to 12
Btny horizon or Btkny (where present):
Hue: 10YR or 2.5Y
Value: 3 to 6
Chroma: 1 to 4
Texture: silty clay loam, silty clay, clay loam, or clay
Redoximorphic features: 0 to 10 percent
Electrical conductivity: 0 to 30 decisiemens per meter
Reaction: strongly alkaline or very strongly alkaline
Sodium Adsorption Ratio: 13 to 25
Bny horizon or Bky, Bkny, Btkn (where present):
Hue: 10YR to 5Y
Value: 3 to 7
Chroma: 2 to 6
Texture: clay loam, loam, clay, silt loam, silty clay loam, or silty clay
Redoximorphic features: 0 to 30 percent
Electrical conductivity: 0 to 30 decisiemens per meter
Reaction: strongly alkaline or very strongly alkaline
Sodium Adsorption Ratio: 10 to 25
COMPETING SERIES: There are no competing series.
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING:
Parent material: alluvium
Landform: base slopes of closed depressions
Slopes: 0 to 3 percent
Elevation: 838 to 1220 meters (2750 to 4003 feet)
Mean Annual Air Temperature: 10 to 14 C degrees (50 to 57 degrees F).
Mean Annual Precipitation: 36 to 53 centimeters (14 to 21 inches)
Wettest months: March - August
Frost-free period: 155 to 192 days
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: These are the
Ness,
Beeler (T), and
Ulysses soils.
Ness soils are poorly drained, do not have accumulations of salt, and are in lower positions.
Beeler soils are well drained, do not have natric horizons, and are found higher on the landscape.
Ulysses soils are well drained, do not have argillic horizons or accumulations of salt, and are found on the adjacent tablelands.
DRAINAGE AND SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY:
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity: Moderately high or moderately low
Runoff: Low or negligible
Ponding: rare, brief ponding most common in the months of March, April, and May
USE AND VEGETATION: Most areas are used for grassland.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Western Kansas. LRR H, MLRA 72 Central High Tableland. The Nebel series is of small extent.
MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: Denver, Colorado
SERIES ESTABLISHED: Finney County, Kansas, 2008
REMARKS: Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon are:
Mollic epipedon: The zone from 0 to 25 centimeters (0 to 10 inches) (Ap horizon)
Argillic horizon: The zone from 25 to 104 cm (10 to 41 inches) (Bt, Btny1, and Btny2)
Natric horizon: The zone from 51 to 104 centimeters (20 to 41 inches) (Btny1 and Btny2)
In some pedons, visible crystals of gypsum or of more soluble salts may be found within 40 cm of the mineral soil surface.
Keys to Soil Taxonomy: Eleventh edition, 2010
ADDITIONAL DATA: These soils were formerly mapped as Church, Drummond, and Lebsack.
NEBEL SERIES
LRR=H
DATE: 03/05/2010
National Cooperative Soil Survey
U.S.A.