IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Muscatune
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1974IA103003
  • User Pedon ID: 1974IA103003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A2343
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 37040
  • Print Date: 2/1/2025

    • 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: 41.6122307
  • Std. Longitude: -91.4092163
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 79N
  • Range: 5W
  • Section: 34
  • PLSS Details: 228 feet south and 1055 feet west of NE corner
  • Location Description: 279 feet east of the North-South fence, and 228 feet south of the East-West fence. NE 1/4, NE 1/4. sec 34 T79N, R5W
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA103—Johnson
  • MLRA: 108—Illinois and Iowa Deep Loess and Drift
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NC-WAV—Waverly, Iowa
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IA031—Cedar County, Iowa

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Aquic Argiudolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: soil survey inventory
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Muscatune
  • Classificaton Date - 4/6/2015
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Muscatine
  • Classificaton Date - 8/6/1974
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • QA Status: level 1


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: fine-silty loess
  • Landscape: dissected till plain
  • Landform: summits of interfluve
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/6/1974 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hayland
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • 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
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    Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1) silty clay loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A18362
    A12—18 to 30 centimeters (7.1 to 11.8 inches); black (10YR 2/1) silty clay loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A18363
    A13—30 to 43 centimeters (11.8 to 16.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1) silty clay loam; moderate fine and medium granular structure; friable; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A18364
    B1—43 to 56 centimeters (16.9 to 22.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) silty clay loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine faint mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A18365
    Bt21—56 to 71 centimeters (22.0 to 28.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silty clay loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine faint and 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine faint mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, clay films; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A18366
    Bt22—71 to 81 centimeters (28.0 to 31.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silty clay loam; 3 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine distinct and 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct and 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine distinct mottles; weak fine prismatic, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; very dark gray (10YR 3/1), dry, clay films; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A18367
    Bt31—81 to 107 centimeters (31.9 to 42.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silty clay loam; 1 percent gray (10YR 5/1) fine distinct and 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct and 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic structure; friable; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A18368
    B32—107 to 122 centimeters (42.1 to 48.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silt loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine distinct and 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic structure; friable; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A18369
    C—122 to 155 centimeters (48.0 to 61.0 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) silt loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; friable; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2. Lab sample # 40A18370