IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Iuka
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
02AL041002-pgm
User Pedon ID:
02AL041002-pgm
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
AU
Lab Pedon # -
S02AL-041-2
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
24254
Print Date:
4/25/2025
LOCATION
Location In Web Soil Survey
AOI is roughly a square mile and pedon is marked in the center.
Location in SoilWeb
Location in Google Maps
Std. Latitude:
31.6833333
Std. Longitude:
-86.3194444
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
8 N
Range:
17 E
Section:
12
PLSS Details:
SE1/4
Location Description:
About 2 miles southwest of Luverne, Crenshaw Co., AL; 2,800 feet north and 2,000 feet west of the southeast corner of sec. 12, T. 8 N., R. 17 E.; USGS Luverne, AL topographic quadrangle.
State:
Alabama
County:
AL041—Crenshaw
Regional Office:
7—Auburn, AL
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
AL041—Crenshaw County, Alabama
PEDON
Current Taxonomic Class:
Coarse-loamy, siliceous, semiactive, acid, thermic Aquic udifluvents
Current Taxon Kind:
taxadjunct
Pedon Type:
representative pedon for component
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
PedonPC
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Iuka
PSC -
23 to 100 cm.
Classificaton Date -
3/5/2009
Soil Taxonomic Edition -
tenth edition
Moisture Class -
udic
Moisture Subclass -
aquic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Iuka
Classificaton Date -
9/16/2002
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Erosion Class -
0
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Parent Material:
slightly weathered, loamy alluvium derived from metamorphic & sedimentary
Landscape:
alluvial plain
Landform:
natural levee
Slope Complexity:
simple
Runoff:
negligible
Drainage Class:
moderately well
Flooding:
frequent flooding for brief periods
Ponding:
none ponding
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
9/16/2002 (actual site observation date)
Air Photo ID:
Surface Water Kind:
none observed
Surface Cover Properties:
Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 -
tree cover
Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 -
hardwoods
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Drained? -
no
Bedded Soil? -
no
Forest Plantation? -
no
Yield Study ID -
Setting and Climate
Slope
Slope Length USLE
Upslope Length
Elev.
Corr. Elev
Aspect
MAP
REAP
FFD
MAAT
MSAT
MWAT
MAST
MSST
MWST
MFFP
PE Index
Climate Station ID
Climate Station Name
Climate Station Type
%
m
degrees
mm
mm
C
mm
0.5
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87
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A1—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) ; 36 percent sand; 28 percent silt; 37 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 4.0 medium roots and 4.0 fine roots and 4.0 coarse roots; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 0241-2-1; observed in pit, small
A2—13 to 23 centimeters (5.1 to 9.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) ; 65 percent sand; 18 percent silt; 18 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 4.0 medium roots and 4.0 fine roots and 4.0 coarse roots; 1 percent fine noncoherent cemented black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese masses; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 0241-2-2; observed in pit, small
C1—23 to 46 centimeters (9.1 to 18.1 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) ; 72 percent sand; 16 percent silt; 13 percent clay; massive; very friable; 2.0 medium roots and 2.0 fine roots and 2.0 coarse roots; 1 percent fine noncoherent cemented black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese masses and 1 percent fine faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2) iron depletions; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 0241-2-3; observed in pit, small
C2—46 to 76 centimeters (18.1 to 29.9 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) ; 66 percent sand; 16 percent silt; 18 percent clay; massive; friable; 0.5 medium roots and 0.5 fine roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 1 percent fine distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) iron depletions and 1 percent fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent fine mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 0241-2-4; observed in pit, small
C3—76 to 99 centimeters (29.9 to 39.0 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) ; 68 percent sand; 16 percent silt; 16 percent clay; massive; friable; 1 percent fine prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent fine distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) iron depletions; 25 percent fine mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 0241-2-5; observed in pit, small
C4—99 to 124 centimeters (39.0 to 48.8 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) ; 57 percent sand; 21 percent silt; 21 percent clay; massive; friable; 5 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent medium distinct gray (10YR 6/1) iron depletions; 20 percent fine mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 0241-2-6; observed in pit, small
Cg1—124 to 142 centimeters (48.8 to 55.9 inches); variegated 50 percent gray (10YR 6/1) and 25 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and 25 percent light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) ; 57 percent sand; 21 percent silt; 21 percent clay; massive; friable; 20 percent fine mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.2; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 0241-2-7; observed in auger, bucket
Cg2—142 to 157 centimeters (55.9 to 61.8 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) ; 55 percent sand; 21 percent silt; 24 percent clay; massive; friable; 10 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron; 20 percent fine mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 0241-2-8; observed in auger, bucket
Cg3—157 to 203 centimeters (61.8 to 79.9 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) ; 43 percent sand; 25 percent silt; 32 percent clay; massive; friable; 15 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron; 20 percent fine mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3. Lab sample # 0241-2-9; observed in auger, bucket