LOCATION NALIM KSEstablished Series
The Nalim series consists of very deep, well drained soils on paleoterraces in river valleys formed in loamy alluvium in the Great Bend Sand Plains (MLRA 79). Slope ranges from 0 to 6 percent. Mean annual precipitation is about 700 mm (28 in.) and the mean annual temperature is about 14 degrees C (57 degrees F) at the type location.
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Udic Argiustolls
TYPICAL PEDON: Nalim loam - cultivated. (Colors are for dry soil unless otherwise stated.)
Ap--0 to 15 cm (0 to 6 in.); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), interior, loam, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), interior, moist; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; few very fine and fine roots throughout; 23.0 percent clay; noneffervescent throughout (HCl, 1 normal); slightly acid, abrupt smooth boundary, trace fine gravel. (15 to 36 cm thick; 6 to 14 in. thick)
Bt1--15 to 23 cm (6 to 9 in.); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), interior, loam, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), interior, and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), crushed, moist; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; common very fine and fine roots throughout; 25.0 percent clay; very few faint patchy dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores and common distinct continuous very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic coats on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; noneffervescent throughout (HCl, 1 normal); slightly acid, 1 percent subrounded mixed gravel; clear wavy boundary.
Bt2--23 to 33 cm (9 to 13 in.); brown (7.5YR 4/3), interior, clay loam, dark brown (7.5YR 3/3), interior, and dark brown (7.5YR 3/3), crushed, moist; weak fine and medium prismatic structure parting to weak fine and medium subangular blocky; hard, friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; common very fine and fine roots throughout; 32.0 percent clay; common distinct continuous brown (7.5YR 4/3), moist, clay films on vertical and horizontal faces of peds and few faint patchy dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist, organic coats on faces of peds and in pores; noneffervescent throughout (HCl, 1 normal); neutral, 3 percent subrounded mixed gravel; gradual wavy boundary.
Bt3--33 to 53 cm (13 to 21 in.); brown (7.5YR 5/4), interior, clay loam, brown (7.5YR 4/4), interior, moist; weak medium and coarse prismatic structure parting to moderate fine and medium subangular blocky; hard, friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; few very fine roots throughout; 30.0 percent clay; few distinct continuous brown (7.5YR 4/3), moist, clay films on vertical and horizontal faces of peds and very few faint patchy dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist, organic coats in root channels and/or pores; noneffervescent throughout (HCl, 1 normal); neutral, 5 percent subrounded mixed gravel; clear smooth boundary.
Bt4--53 to 79 cm (21 to 31 in.); brown (7.5YR 4/3), interior, clay loam, dark brown (7.5YR 3/3), interior, moist; moderate medium and coarse prismatic structure parting to moderate medium subangular blocky; hard, firm, moderately sticky and moderately plastic; few very fine roots throughout; 34.0 percent clay; common distinct continuous brown (7.5YR 4/3), moist, clay films on vertical and horizontal faces of peds and few distinct patchy dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist, organic coats on faces of peds and in pores; few fine irregular very dark brown (10YR 2/2) soft masses of iron-manganese accumulation pedogenic throughout; noneffervescent throughout (HCl, 1 normal); neutral, 1 percent subrounded mixed gravel; gradual wavy boundary.
Bt5--79 to 99 cm (31 to 39 in.); reddish brown (5YR 5/4), interior, sandy clay loam, reddish brown (5YR 4/4), interior, moist; weak fine and medium prismatic structure parting to moderate medium subangular blocky; hard, friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; few very fine roots throughout; 26.0 percent clay; few distinct discontinuous reddish brown (5YR 4/3), moist, clay films on vertical and horizontal faces of peds and common distinct patchy clay bridging between sand grains; noneffervescent throughout (HCl, 1 normal); neutral, 4 percent subrounded mixed gravel; gradual wavy boundary.
Bt6--99 to 112 cm (39 to 44 in.); reddish brown (5YR 5/4), interior, gravelly sandy clay loam, reddish brown (5YR 4/4), interior, moist; weak medium prismatic structure parting to moderate medium subangular blocky; hard, friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; 26.0 percent clay; few distinct discontinuous reddish brown (5YR 4/3), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds and few distinct patchy clay bridging between sand grains; noneffervescent throughout (HCl, neutral, 1 normal); 25 percent subrounded mixed gravel; clear smooth boundary.
Bt7--112 to 132 cm (44 to 52 in.); light reddish brown (5YR 6/4), interior, sandy clay loam, reddish brown (5YR 5/4), interior, moist; weak medium prismatic structure parting to weak medium subangular blocky; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; 25.0 percent clay; few distinct discontinuous reddish brown (5YR 4/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores and few distinct patchy clay bridging between sand grains; few fine irregular very dark brown (10YR 2/2) soft masses of iron-manganese accumulation pedogenic throughout; noneffervescent throughout (HCl, 1 normal); neutral, 4 percent subrounded mixed gravel; clear wavy boundary. (combined thickness of the Bt horizon ranges from 38 to 117 cm ; 15 to 46 in. thick)
BC--132 to 157 cm (52 to 62 in.); yellowish red (5YR 5/6), interior, loamy coarse sand, yellowish red (5YR 4/6), interior, moist; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; soft, loose, nonsticky and nonplastic; 8.0 percent clay; few prominent continuous brown (10YR 5/3), moist, skeletans in root channels and/or pores; few fine and medium irregular very dark brown (10YR 2/2) soft masses of iron-manganese accumulation pedogenic throughout; noneffervescent throughout (HCl, 1 normal); neutral, 2 percent subrounded mixed gravel; clear wavy boundary. (0 to 50 cm thick; 0 to 20 in. thick)
C1--157 to 183 cm (62 to 72 in.); light brown (7.5YR 6/4), interior, gravelly loamy coarse sand, brown (7.5YR 5/4), interior, moist; massive; loose, nonsticky and nonplastic; 6.0 percent clay; noneffervescent throughout (HCl, 1 normal); neutral, 24 percent subrounded mixed gravel; clear smooth boundary.
C2--183 to 200 cm (72 to 80 in.); 95 percent very pale brown (10YR 7/4), interior, and 5 percent reddish brown (2.5YR 5/4), interior, stratified sand and loamy coarse sand, 95 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), interior, and 5 percent reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4), interior, moist; single grain; loose, nonsticky and nonplastic; 1.0 percent clay; noneffervescent throughout (HCl, 1 normal). neutral, 24 percent subrounded mixed gravel; (combined thickness of the C horizon ranges from 0 to 50 cm; 0 to 20 in. thick)
TYPE LOCATION: Reno County, Kansas; about 1.6 kilometers (1 miles) North of Pretty Prairie; 754 meters (2475 feet) north and 320 meters (1050 feet) west of the southeast corner of sec. 12, T. 26 S., R. 7 W.;USGS Pretty Prairie topographic quadrangle; lat. 37 degrees 47 minutes 55.84 seconds N. and long. 98 degrees 1 minutes 51.51 seconds W., NAD 83
RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS:
Soil moisture regime: An ustic moisture regime bordering on udic. The soils are intermittently moist in some part from March through October. The soils are driest in November through February.
Soil temperature regime: mesic
Mean annual soil temperature: 14 to 16 degrees C (57 to 61 degrees F)
Surface rock fragments: From 0 to 10 percent by volume is coarse sand and gravel up to 1 inch (2.5 cm) in diameter.
Particle-size control section: 25 to 35 percent clay
Particle size control section: 25 to 70 percent sand
Thickness of the mollic epipedon: 25 to 49 cm (10 to 19 in.)
Depth to secondary calcium carbonates: greater than 100 cm (40 in.)
Ap horizon:
Hue: 5YR, 7.5YR, or 10YR
Value: 3 to 5 (dry) 2 or 3 (moist)
Chroma: 1 to 3
Texture: typically loam and less commonly sandy loam, clay loam, or fine sandy loam
Clay content: 10 to 35 percent
Sand content: 20 to 80 percent
Rock fragments: 0 to 10 percent by volume
Reaction: strongly acid to neutral
Bt horizon:
Hue: 2.5YR to 10YR
Value: 4 to 6 (dry) 3 to 5 (moist)
Chroma: 2 to 7
Texture: clay loam, loam, sandy clay loam, or sandy loam and their gravelly counterparts
Clay content: 10 to 35 percent
Sand content: 20 to 80 percent
Rock fragments: 0 to 20 percent by volume
Reaction: moderately acid to slightly alkaline
BC horizon:(where present)
Hue: 2.5YR to 10YR
Value: 4 to 6 (dry) 3 to 5 (moist)
Chroma: 3 to 7
Texture:, loamy coarse sand, loamy sand, sandy clay loam, or sandy loam
Clay content: 5 to 25 percent
Sand content: 40 to 90 percent
Rock fragments: 0 to 10 percent by volume
Reaction: moderately acid to slightly alkaline
C horizon: (where present)
Hue: 2.5YR to 10YR
Value: 4 to 7 (dry) 3 to 6 (moist)
Chroma: 4 to 8
Texture: coarse sandy loam, coarse sand, loamy coarse sand, loamy sand, sand, and their gravelly counterparts
Clay content: 1 to 20 percent
Sand content: 50 to 95 percent
Rock fragments: 5 to 30 percent by volume
It typically contains more coarse sand and gravel and is less clayey than the Bt horizon.
Reaction: moderately acid to moderately alkaline
COMPETING SERIES: These are the
Lancaster (KS),
Leisy (NE),
Loretto (NE),
Naron (KS),
Ost (KS),
Saltcreek (KS), and
Shellabarger (KS) series.
The Lancaster soil is underlain by bedrock at depth of 50 to 100 cm..
The Leisy and Loretto soils have a mean annual soil temperatures less than 14 degrees C (57 degrees F).
Naron soils have less clay (18 to 25 percent) in the particle size control section.
Ost soils have up to 15 percent carbonates below 50 cm (20 in.).
Saltcreek soils have a paleosol between 75 and 150 cm (30 and 60 in.).
Shellabarger soils have less clay (18 to 25 percent) in the particle size control section.
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING:
Parent material: loamy alluvium
Landform: nearly level to gently sloping areas on paleoterraces on river valleys or uplands
Slopes: 0 to 6 percent
Elevation: 350 to 740 meters (1150 to 2430 feet)
Mean annual air temperature: 13 to 15 degrees C (55 to 59 degrees F)
Mean annual precipitation: 610 to 840 mm (24 to 33 in.)
Frost-free period: 180 to 230 days
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS:
These are the
Attica,
Carbika,
Carway,
Hayes,
Pratt,
Shellabarger, and
Taver series.
Attica, Hayes, and Pratt soils are on rolling small dunes on paleoterraces and are coarse-loamy and sandy, and Hayes contains a paleosol.
Carbika and Carway soils are in depressions on paleoterraces in river valleys and poorly and somewhat poorly drained respectively.
Shellabarger soils are located on nearly level to gently sloping areas on paleoterraces.
Taver soils are on nearly level to very gently sloping concave areas on paleoterraces and have 35 to 45 percent clay in the control section.
DRAINAGE AND SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY:
Drainage: well drained
Runoff: slow
Saturated hydraulic conductivity: moderately high
USE AND VEGETATION: Largely in cultivation; small grains and sorghums are the main crops. Originally the vegetation was tall-grass prairie dominated by big bluestem, indiangrass, and switchgrass.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: South Central Kansas and Central Oklahoma. LRR H Great Plains Winter Wheat and Range, MLRA 79 Great Bend Sand Plains. This series is of moderate extent.
MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: Denver, Colorado
SERIES ESTABLISHED: Reno County, Kansas, 1997.
REMARKS: Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon are:
mollic epipedon: The zone from 0 to 33 cm (0 to 13 in.) (Ap, Bt1, Bt2)
argillic horizon: The zone from 15 to 132 cm (6 to 52 in.) (Bt1, Bt2, Bt3, Bt4, Bt5, Bt6, Bt7)
Keys to Soil Taxonomy: Tenth edition, 2006
These soils replace the Milan soils that are classified as thermic mapped in MLRA 79.
ADDITIONAL DATA:
Laboratory Data that supports this series are: NSSL lab pedon number 97P0097 (pedon ID 96KS155414) from the type location.
GLP 07/2009 Updated range in characteristics and competing series