LOCATION ALBION KS+OKEstablished Series
The Albion series consists of very deep, somewhat excessively drained or well drained, moderately rapidly permeable soils on paleo-terraces in river valleys of the Great Bend Sand Plains (MLRA 79). They formed in loamy Quaternary sediments over sandy alluvium that is at depths of 20 to 40 inches (50 to 102 centimeters). Slopes range from 0 to 15 percent. Mean annual temperature is 57 degrees F (14 degrees C). Mean annual precipitation is 29 inches (74 centimeters).
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Udic Argiustolls
TYPICAL PEDON: Albion sandy loam on a west-facing 3 percent slope in a native grass pasture. (Colors are for dry soil unless otherwise stated.)
Ap--0 to 9 inches (0 to 23 centimeters); brown (7.5YR 5/3), interior, sandy loam, dark brown (7.5YR 3/3), interior, moist; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky and nonplastic; common very fine roots throughout; 12 percent clay; noneffervescent throughout (HCl, 1 normal); 1 percent subrounded mixed gravel; moderately acid; clear smooth boundary. (6 to 12 inches thick; 15 to 30 centimeters thick)
Bt1--9 to 16 inches (23 to 41 centimeters); brown (7.5YR 5/3), interior, sandy loam, brown (7.5YR 4/3), interior, moist; weak medium prismatic structure parting to weak medium subangular blocky; hard, friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; common very fine and fine roots throughout; 16 percent clay; few distinct discontinuous brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores and few distinct discontinuous clay bridging between sand grains; noneffervescent throughout (HCl, 1 normal); 2 percent subrounded mixed gravel; slightly acid; gradual smooth boundary.
Bt2--16 to 27 inches (41 to 69 centimeters); reddish brown (5YR 5/4), interior, coarse sandy loam, reddish brown (5YR 4/4), interior, moist; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky and nonplastic; few very fine roots throughout; 13 percent clay; very few faint patchy reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores and few faint patchy clay bridging between sand grains; noneffervescent throughout (HCl, 1 normal); 5 percent subrounded mixed gravel; slightly acid; gradual smooth boundary. (4 to 20 inches thick; 10 to 50 centimeters thick)
BC--27 to 48 inches (69 to 122 centimeters); light brown (7.5YR 6/4), interior, loamy coarse sand, brown (7.5YR 5/4), interior, moist; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure parting to single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky and nonplastic; 5 percent clay; noneffervescent throughout (HCl, 1 normal); 10 percent subrounded mixed gravel; neutral; gradual smooth boundary. (0 to 28 inches thick; 0 to 71 centimeters thick)
C--48 to 80 inches (122 to 203 centimeters); pale brown (10YR 6/3), interior, sand, brown (10YR 5/3), interior, moist; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky and nonplastic; 1 percent clay; noneffervescent throughout (HCl, 1 normal); 5 percent subrounded mixed gravel; slightly alkaline.
TYPE LOCATION: Reno County, Kansas; 6 miles (9.6 kilometers) east of Langdon 2440 feet (744 meters) west and 150 feet (46 meters) south of the northeast corner of sec. 20-T. 25 S. R. 8 W.;(USGS Pretty Prairie SW topographic quadrangle; lat. 37 degrees 52 minutes 6 seconds N. and long. 98 degrees 13 minutes 24 seconds W.)
RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS:
Soil moisture regime: ustic moisture regime (bordering on udic)
Soil temperature regime: mesic (bordering on thermic)
Mean annual soil temperature: 56 to 58 degrees F (13 to 14 degrees C).
Particle-size control section: clay content: 7 to 15 percent
Depth to bedrock: greater than 80 inches (203 centimeters)
Thickness of the mollic epipedon: 7 to 15 inches (18 to 38 centimeters)
A horizon:
Hue: 7.5YR or 10YR
Value: 4 or 5 (dry) 2 or 3 (moist)
Chroma: 2 or 3
Texture: sandy loam, fine sandy loam, loamy sand, or loam
Rock fragments: 0 to 15 percent
Reaction: moderately acid or slightly acid
Bt horizon:
Hue: 10YR to 2.5YR
Value: 4 to 6 (dry) 3 to 5 (moist)
Chroma: 2 to 6
Texture: sandy loam or loam
Rock fragments: 0 to 15 percent
Reaction: slightly acid to moderately alkaline
BC horizon:
Hue: 10YR to 2.5YR
Value: 4 to 6 (dry) 3 to 5 (moist)
Chroma: 2 to 6
Texture: coarse sandy loam, sandy loam, loamy coarse sand, or loamy sand
Rock fragments: 0 to 15 percent
Reaction: slightly acid to moderately alkaline
C horizon:
Hue: 10YR, 7.5YR, or 5YR
Value: 4 to 6 (dry) 4 or 5 (moist)
Chroma: 3 to 8
Texture: sand, coarse sand, gravelly sand, or loamy sand
Rock fragments: 0 to 40 percent
Reaction: slightly acid to moderately alkaline
COMPETING SERIES: Albion is the only series in the family.
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: Albion soils
Parent material: loamy Quaternary sediments over sandy alluvium
Landform: paleo-terraces
Slopes: 0 to 15 percent
Elevation: 1200 to 2000 feet (365.8 to 609.6 meters)
Mean annual air temperature: 55 to 57 degrees F (13 to 14 degrees C).
Mean annual precipitation: 28 to 32 inches (71 to 81 centimeters)
Wettest months: Mar. - Oct.
Driest months: Nov. - Feb.
Frost-free period: 180 to 200 days
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: These are the Clark, Farnum, Kanza, Ost, Shellabarger, and Waldeck soils. The fine-loamy Clark and Ost soils are generally on slightly lower positions. The fine-loamy Farnum and Shellabarger soils are generally on slightly higher positions. The somewhat poorly drained Kanza and Waldeck soils are on adjacent flood plains.
DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY:
Drainage: Well drained or somewhat excessively
Runoff: slow.
Permeability: moderately rapid.
USE AND VEGETATION: More than half of the acreage is cultivated. Winter wheat and grain sorghum are the principal crops. Native vegetation is tall prairie
grasses.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Central and South Central Kansas and North Central Oklahoma. LRR H Great Plains Winter Wheat and Range, MLRA 79
Great Bend Sand Plains. Extent is large with about 200,000 acres (81,000 hectares).
MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: Denver, Colorado
SERIES ESTABLISHED: Reno County, Kansas, 1911
REMARKS: Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon are:
Mollic epipedon: The zone from 0 to 9 inches (0 to 23 centimeters) (Ap)
Argillic horizon: The zone from 9 to 27 inches (23 to 69 centimeters) (Bt1, Bt2)
Keys to Soil Taxonomy: Eighth edition, 1998
ADDITIONAL DATA:
Lab Data: Site S58KS155002, Reno County, Kansas
http://ssldata.sc.egov.usda.gov/rptExecute.asp?p=1785&r=1&submit1=Get+Report
ALBION SERIES LRR=H 6/4/90
1. Added "very deep" in the first paragraph.
2. Added wet consistence to the typical pedon description.
3. Removed all non-competing series from the competing series section.
4. Made some minor changes to the geographic associated soils section.
12/10/99
1. Series was modified to mesic due to the final correlation of the Reno County, Kansas soil survey.