LOCATION SARPY MO+IA IL KS NE SDEstablished Series
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Mixed, mesic Typic Udipsamments
TYPICAL PEDON: Sarpy loamy fine sand, on a 3 percent slope, in a cultivated field, at an elevation of 213 meters (700 feet) above sea level. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise noted.)
Ap--0 to 15 centimeters (0 to 6 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) loamy fine sand, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) dry; weak fine granular structure; very friable; common fine roots; neutral; abrupt smooth boundary. [5 to 23 centimeters (2 to 9 inches) thick]
C--15 to 152 centimeters (6 to 60 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine sand; single grain; loose; few fine roots in upper part; strongly effervescent; slightly alkaline.
TYPE LOCATION: Major Land Resource Area (MLRA) 107; Ray County, Missouri; about 4 miles southwest of Hardin; about 302 meters (990 feet) south and 442 meters (1,450 feet) west of the northeast corner of section 19, T. 51 N., R. 26 W.; USGS Lexington East quadrangle; lat. 39 degrees 13 minutes 8 seconds N. and long. 93 degrees 51 minutes 45 seconds W., NAD 83.
RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS:
Depth to carbonates--0 to 152 centimeters (0 to 60 inches)
Content of clay in the particle-size control section (weighted average)--2 to 5 percent
Content of sand in the particle-size control section (weighted average)--87 to 95 percent, dominantly fine sand
The particle-size control section contains less than 10 percent silt plus clay, and less than 40 percent silt plus clay plus very fine sand
Ap or A horizon:
Hue--10YR or 2.5Y
Value--3 to 5, 4 to 6 dry
Chroma--1 to 3
Texture--sand, fine sand, loamy sand, loamy fine sand, sandy loam, fine sandy loam, very fine sandy loam, or loam
Clay content--2 to 15 percent
Sand content--35 to 95 percent
Calcium carbonate equivalent--0 to 15 percent
Reaction--neutral to moderately alkaline
Some pedons have a surface texture of gravelly loamy sand with more than 15 percent gravel by volume
Overwash phase:
Hue--10YR or 2.5Y
Value--3 to 5, 4 to 6 dry
Chroma--1 to 3
Texture--silt loam, silty clay, or clay
Clay content--25 to 60 percent
Sand content--5 to 35 percent
Calcium carbonate equivalent--0 to 15 percent
Reaction--neutral to moderately alkaline
Thickness--2 to 10 inches
C horizon:
Hue--10YR or 2.5Y
Value--4 to 6
Chroma--2 to 4
Texture--loamy sand, loamy fine sand, fine sand or sand
Clay content--2 to 5 percent
Sand content--75 to 98 percent
Calcium carbonate equivalent--0 to 15 percent
Reaction--neutral to strongly alkaline
Some pedons have textures of silt loam or fine sandy loam below a depth of 152 centimeters (60 inches)
Alluvial stratification is evident throughout the C horizon
COMPETING SERIES: These are the
Acquango,
Aldo,
Bigapple,
Biltmore,
Boplain,
Breeze,
Caesar,
Chute,
Dabney,
Hodge,
Oakville,
Osolo,
Pahuk,
Penwood,
Perks,
Pinegrove,
Plainfield,
Sardak,
Scotah,
Spessard,
Suncook,
Tyner, and
Windsor seies.
Acquango--are very slightly to moderately saline within the series control section
Aldo--have a saturated zone between depths of 1.1 to 1.8 meters (3.5 to 6 feet) for as much as 1 month per year in normal years
Bigapple--have anthrotransported materials over 102 centimeters (40 inches) thick
Biltmore, Dabney, Oakville, Penwood, Perks, Plainfield, Suncook, Tyner, and Windsor--are more acid in the series control section and do not have carbonates within a depth of 152 centimeters (60 inches)
Boplain--have a paralithic contact within the series control section
Breeze--contain more than 10 percent (by volume) construction debris coarse fragments within the particle-size control section
Caesar and Spessard--have cambic horizons and are more acid in the series control section
Chute--do not have stratification within the series control section
Hodge--contain more than 40 percent silt plus clay plus very fine sand in the particle-size control section
Osolo--have a cambic horizon, silt content plus clay content averages more than 10 percent and fine sand content averages less than 50 percent in the particle-size control section, and have redoximorphic features within depths of 152 to 183 centimeters (40 to 72 inches)
Pahuk--have relict redoximorphic features in the lower third of the series control section
Pinegrove--contain coarse fragments of sandstone and shale throughout the series control section
Sardak--are in areas that have mean annual precipitation of less than 66 centimeters (26 inches), are more acid in the series control section, and do not have free carbonates within a depth of 152 centimeters (60 inches)
Scotah--have a cambic horizon, have redoximorphic features at depths of 102 to 152 centimeters (40 to 60 inches) and are frequently saturated for 1 month or less per year in 6 or more out of 10 years, and have an irregular decrease in organic carbon with depth
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING:
Parent material--sandy alluvium
Landform--flood plains
Slopes--0 to 9 percent
Elevation--122 to 595 meters (400 to 1,950 feet) above sea level
Mean annual air temperature--11 to 14 degrees C (52 to 57 degrees F)
Mean annual precipitation--66 to 107 centimeters (26 to 42 inches)
Frost-free period--150 to 190 days
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: These are the
Albaton,
Carr,
Grable,
Haynie,
Landes,
Modale,
Onawa,
Percival, and
Waubonsie soils.
Albaton--are in the lower landscape positions, have a frequently saturated zone within a depth of 0.3 meter (1 foot) in normal years, and have a clay content of 50 to 60 percent in the particle-size control section
Carr--are in landform positions similar to those of the Sarpy soils and have a clay content of more than 5 percent in the particle-size control section
Grable--are in landform positions similar to those of the Sarpy soils and have a clay content of 12 to 16 percent in the upper half of the particle-size control section
Haynie--are in landform positions similar to those of the Sarpy soils, have a clay content of 15 to 18 percent throughout the particle-size control section, and have a frequently saturated zone between depths of 1.2 to 1.8 meters (4 to 6 feet) in normal years
Landes--are in landform positions similar to those of the Sarpy soils, have a clay content of 5 and 18 percent and a sand content of 50 and 90 percent in the particle-size control section, and have a mollic epipedon 25 to 51 centimeters (10 to 20 inches) thick
Modale--are in the slightly lower landscape positions, have a clay content of 10 to 18 percent in the upper third to upper half of the particle-size control section, and have a frequently saturated zone between depths of 0.3 to 0.9 meters (1 to 3 feet) in normal years
Onawa--are in the lower landscape positions, have a clay content of 50 to 70 percent in the upper third to upper half of the particle-size control section
Percival--are in the lower landscape positions, have a clay content of 40 to 60 percent in the upper half of the particle-size control section, and have a clay content of less than 10 percent in the lower half of the particle-size control section
Waubonsie--are in the lower landscape positions, have a mollic epipedon 25 to 30 centimeters (10 to 12 inches) thick, and have a frequently saturated zone perched between depths of 0.5 to 0.8 meters (1.5 to 2.5 feet) in normal years
DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY:
Drainage class--excessively drained--saturation does not occur with 1.8 meters (6 feet) in normal years
Saturated hydraulic conductivity--high or very high
Surface runoff potential--negligible or low
Flooding--rarely to frequently flooded for brief to long periods during the months of November to June and flooding from streambank overflow is limited where dams and levees protect areas
USE AND VEGETATION:
The native vegetation commonly is a thin stand of native grasses and sandburrs or cottonwood and willow trees. Cleared areas are in pasture or cultivated. Common crops include alfalfa, oats, soybeans, and wheat.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT:
Physiographic Division--Interior Plains
Physiographic Province--Central Lowland
Physiographic section(s)--Osage plain, Western lake section, Till plains Dissected till plains
MLRA(s)--Central Kansas Sandstone Hills (74), Central Loess Plains (75), Bluestem Hills (76), Till Plains (102B), Nebraska and Kansas Loess-Drift Hills (106), Iowa and Missouri Deep Loess Hills (107), Southern Illinois and Indiana Thin Loess and Till Plain (114), and Central Mississippi Valley Wooded Slopes (115)
Physiographic Province--Great Plains
Physiographic section--High plains
MLRA--Southern Rolling Pierre Shale Plains (63B)
LRR M, LRR G, and LRR H; mainly along the Missouri River and other major streams in Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Illinois
Extent--large
MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: Indianapolis, Indiana
SERIES ESTABLISHED: Sarpy County, Nebraska, 1905.
REMARKS:
Particle-size control section--the zone from a depth of 25 to 100 centimeters (10 to 40 inches) (C horizon);
series control section--the zone from the surface to a depth of 150 centimeters (0 to 60 inches) (Ap and C horizons).
Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon:
ochric epipedon--the zone from the surface to a depth of 15 centimeters (0 to 6 inches) (Ap horizon);
udic moisture regime.
Taxonomy version--second edition, 1999.
These soils are not prime farmland due to low available water capacity.
Refer to DMUid 260,350 in NASIS for property data.