IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Kenyon
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984IA0370011
  • User Pedon ID: 1984IA0370011
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0492
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 56758
  • Print Date: 2/17/2025

    • 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: 42.9625000
  • Std. Longitude: -92.0816667
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 94N
  • Range: 11W
  • Section: 13
  • PLSS Details: 920 feet S and 62 feet W of NE corner
  • Location Description: A. Plaggenkuhle farm.
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA037—Chickasaw

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: H. Wilson
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Typic Hapludolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Kenyon
  • PSC - 25 to 102 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Kenyon
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Typic Hapludoll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 11/1/1984
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: upland slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/1/1984 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    cambic horizon

    0—43

    43—109

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    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

    3

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    90

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    Ap—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior, dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior, dry; fine sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 0.1 roots; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02421; moist when described;. very few roots
    A1—23 to 36 centimeters (9.1 to 14.2 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior and very dark brown (10YR 2/2) loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 85P02422; moist when described;
    A2—36 to 43 centimeters (14.2 to 16.9 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior loam; weak medium granular structure; friable; 15 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 85P02423; moist when described;. Combined with BA horizon in sampling.; few organic coats surface features on faces of peds
    BA—43 to 48 centimeters (16.9 to 18.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 85P02423; moist when described;. Combined with A2 horizon in sampling.
    2Bw1—48 to 64 centimeters (18.9 to 25.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 15 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, coats on faces of peds; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 85P02424. few coats surface features on faces of peds
    2Bw2—64 to 79 centimeters (25.2 to 31.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior loam; weak medium prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, coats on faces of peds; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 85P02425
    2Bw3—79 to 94 centimeters (31.1 to 37.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior sandy clay loam; 1 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) medium distinct and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine faint mottles; weak medium prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, coats on faces of peds; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 85P02426. Zone of sandy loam < 3cm thick at 84 cm.; few medium distinct 7.5YR44 mottles; common fine faint 7.5YR58 mottles
    2Bw4—94 to 109 centimeters (37.0 to 42.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior loam; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine faint mottles; weak medium prismatic structure; firm; dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, coats on faces of peds; 11 percent fine iron-manganese masses; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog. Not sampled.; common fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; common fine faint 7.5YR58 mottles
    2BC—109 to 127 centimeters (42.9 to 50.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) interior loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct and 11 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine distinct mottles; weak coarse prismatic structure; firm; 1 percent fine iron-manganese masses; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog. Not sampled.; few fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; common medium distinct 10YR56 mottles; common fine distinct 10YR52 mottles
    2C—127 to 152 centimeters (50.0 to 59.8 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) loam; 11 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine distinct mottles; massive; firm; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, hellige-truog. Not sampled.; common fine distinct 10YR52 mottles