LOCATION YAGGY KSEstablished Series
The Yaggy series consists of very deep, somewhat poorly drained soils on flood plains in river valleys of the Great Bend Sand Plains (MLRA 79). They formed in stratified loamy alluvium over sand. Permeability is moderate over rapid. Slope ranges from 0 to 1 percent. The mean annual precipitation is 29 inches (74 centimeters), and the mean annual temperature is 56 degrees F (13 degrees C).
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Sandy, mixed, mesic Oxyaquic Ustifluvents
TYPICAL PEDON: Yaggy fine sandy loam in a cultivated field. (Colors are for dry soil unless otherwise stated.)
Ap1--0 to 5 inches (0 to 12 centimeters); pale brown (10YR 6/3) fine sandy loam, brown (10YR 4/3) moist; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky and nonplastic; common very fine roots throughout; common fine tubular pores; trace of fine gravel; 7 percent clay; strongly effervescent throughout (HCl, 1 normal); slightly alkaline; abrupt smooth boundary.
Ap2--5 to 11 inches (12 to 27 centimeters); brown (10YR 5/3) fine sandy loam, brown (10YR 4/3) moist; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky and nonplastic; common very fine roots throughout; many fine tubular pores; 7 percent clay; strongly effervescent throughout (HCl, 1 normal); 1 percent subrounded mixed gravel; moderately alkaline; abrupt smooth boundary. (combined A horizon thickness 5 to 12 inches; 13 to 30 centimeters thick)
2C1--11 to 14 inches (27 to 35 centimeters); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) and pale brown (10YR 6/3) stratified silt loam and very fine sandy loam, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and brown (10YR 4/3) moist; few coarse prominent reddish yellow (7.5YR 7/8) moist irregular redoximorphic concentrations throughout and common fine prominent dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) moist irregular mottles throughout; massive; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky and nonplastic; common very fine roots throughout; common fine tubular pores; 14 percent clay; strongly effervescent throughout (HCl, 1 normal); 1 percent subrounded mixed gravel; moderately alkaline; abrupt smooth boundary. (2 to 9 inches thick; 5 to 23 centimeters thick)
3C2--14 to 24 inches (35 to 60 centimeters thick); very pale brown (10YR 7/4) fine sand, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) moist; few fine prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) moist irregular redoximorphic concentrations throughout; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky and nonplastic; common very fine and fine roots throughout; few thin strata of 10YR 3/2 fine sandy loam 1 to 2 mm thick; few thin strata of coarse sand 2 to 4 cm thick; 0 percent clay; noneffervescent throughout (HCl, 1 normal); 5 percent subrounded mixed gravel; slightly alkaline; abrupt smooth boundary.
3C3--24 to 31 inches (60 to 78 centimeters); very pale brown (10YR 7/3) fine sand, pale brown (10YR 6/3) moist; few fine and medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) moist irregular redoximorphic concentrations throughout; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky and nonplastic; few very fine roots throughout; 0.2 percent clay; noneffervescent throughout (HCl, 1 normal); moderately alkaline; clear wavy boundary.
3C4--31 to 43 inches (78 to 107 centimeters); very pale brown (10YR 7/3) fine sand, pale brown (10YR 6/3) moist; common medium and coarse prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) moist irregular redoximorphic concentrations throughout; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky and nonplastic; few very fine roots throughout; few thin 10YR 3/2 very fine sandy loam strata 3 to 5 mm thick; 0.2 percent clay; noneffervescent throughout (HCl, 1 normal); 1 percent subrounded mixed gravel; moderately alkaline; abrupt smooth boundary.
3C5--43 to 54 inches (107 to 135 centimeters); very pale brown (10YR 7/3) coarse sand, pale brown (10YR 6/3) moist; few coarse prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) moist irregular redoximorphic concentrations throughout; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky and nonplastic; few very fine roots throughout; 0.0 percent clay; noneffervescent throughout (HCl, 1 normal); 2 percent subrounded mixed gravel; moderately alkaline; abrupt smooth boundary.
3C6--54 to 70 inches (135 to 176 centimeters); very pale brown (10YR 7/3) and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) stratified sand and gravelly coarse sand, pale brown (10YR 6/3) and grayish brown (10YR 5/2) moist; many medium and coarse prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) moist irregular redoximorphic concentrations throughout; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky and nonplastic; few very fine roots throughout; 0 percent clay; noneffervescent throughout (HCl, 1 normal); 22 percent subrounded mixed gravel; moderately alkaline; clear smooth boundary.
3C7--70 to 80 inches (176 to 203 centimeters); pale brown (10YR 6/3) stratified sand and gravelly coarse sand, brown (10YR 5/3) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) moist; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky and nonplastic; 0 percent clay; noneffervescent throughout (HCl, 1 normal); 14 percent subrounded mixed gravel; moderately alkaline.
TYPE LOCATION: Reno county, Kansas, 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) south of South Hutchinson, 1879 feet (573 meters) north and 558 feet (170 meters) west of the southeast corner of sec. 31 T. 23 S. R. 5 W.; (USGS Hutchinson topographic quadrangle; lat. 38 degrees 0 minutes 18 seconds N. and long. 97 degrees 54 minutes 18.5 seconds W.)
RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS:
Soil moisture regime: ustic moisture regime bordering on udic
Soil temperature regime: mesic
Mean annual soil temperature: 56 to 58 degrees F (13 to 14 degrees C).
Particle-size control section: 0 to 26 percent clay
Depth to bedrock: greater than 80 inches (203 centimeters)
Depth to secondary calcium carbonate: 0 to 21 inches (0 to 53 centimeters)
Water table: depth is 2.0 to 4.0 feet (0.6 to 1.2 meters), kind is apparent, months are Dec. - May.
A horizon:
Hue: 10YR
Value: 4 to 6 (dry) 3 to 5 (moist)
Chroma: 2 or 3
Texture: fine sandy loam, but the range includes sandy loam, loamy sand, sand, loam, sandy clay loam, or clay loam
Calcium carbonate equivalent: 0 to 3 percent
Reaction: slightly alkaline or moderately alkaline
2C horizon:
Hue: 10YR
Value: 4 to 6 (dry) 3 to 5 (moist)
Chroma: 2 or 3
Texture: stratified silt loam and very fine sandy loam, but ranges to textures stratified with fine sand to silty clay loam
Rock fragments: 0 to 2 percent
Calcium carbonate equivalent: 0 to 5 percent
Reaction: slightly alkaline or moderately alkaline
3C horizon:
Hue: 10YR
Value: 6 or 7 (dry) 5 or 6 (moist)
Chroma: 2 to 4
Texture: fine sand, sand, coarse sand, or gravelly coarse sand, or is stratified with some combination of these textures
Rock fragments: 0 to 25 percent
Redoximorphic concentrations: 0 to 30 percent
Reaction: slightly alkaline or moderately alkaline
COMPETING SERIES: The Yaggy series is the only one in this family.
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: Yaggy soils
Parent material: stratified loamy alluvium over sand
Landform: flood plains
Slopes: 0 to 1 percent
Elevation: 1481 to 1591 feet (451.4 to 484.9 meters)
Mean annual air temperature: 55 to 57 degrees F (13 to 14 degrees C).
Mean annual precipitation: 24 to 35 inches (61 to 89 centimeters)
Wettest months: Mar. - Oct.
Driest months: Nov. - Feb.
Frost-free period: 187 to 225 days
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: These are the Imano, Saxman, and Willowbrook soils. Imano soils have a mollic epipedon, and are fine-loamy over sandy or sandy-skeletal, and are more than 20 inches (50 centimeters) deep to sand. They are on similar positions. The moderately well drained, Saxman soils are sandy throughout, and are on terraces. Willowbrook soils have a mollic epipedon and are not finely stratified in the upper 19 inches (49 centimeters). They are slightly higher on the floodplain.
DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY: Somewhat poorly drained. Runoff is slow. Permeability is moderate over rapid. A seasonal high water table is at an upper limit of 14 to 24 inches (36 to 61 centimeters).
USE AND VEGETATION: Most of the acreage is in rangeland. A small acreage is cultivated, both dryland and irrigated. Wheat, grain sorghum, and alfalfa are the main crops. Native vegetation is tall grasses with a sparse stand of trees and brush.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: South Central Kansas. LRR H Great Plains Winter Wheat and Range, MLRA 79 Great Bend Sand Plains. The series is of small extent.
MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: Denver, Colorado
SERIES ESTABLISHED: Reno County, Kansas
REMARKS: Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon are:
Water table: The presence of an apparent water table from 2.0 to 4.0 feet (0.6 to 1.2 meters) during the months of Dec. - May.
Keys to Soil Taxonomy: Eighth edition, 1998
ADDITIONAL DATA: These soils were formerly mapped as Platte. They differ by being deeper to the seasonal high water table.
SIR number KS0210 and KS0343 protected. Characterization data is available on this pedon (90KS155003; NSSL lab pedon #90P922 at this site:
http://ssldata.sc.egov.usda.gov/rptExecute.asp?p=17237&r=1&submit1=Get+Report
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4/90: Series Proposed:is being entered in osed for the first time. The name is from a place name in Reno County.
12/23/99 PRF: series established per Reno County final correlation