IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Leta
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1987MO195027m
  • User Pedon ID: 1987MO195027m
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M8719527
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 27131
  • Print Date: 4/22/2025

    • 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: 39.2711111
  • Std. Longitude: -93.3236111
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: T52N
  • Range: R22W
  • Section: 21
  • Location Description: 3,100 feet west and 100 feet north of the southeast corner of sec. 21, T. 52 N., R. 22 W
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO195—Saline
  • MLRA: 107—Iowa and Missouri Deep Loess Hills

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: jb, rh
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Clayey over loamy, montmorillonitic Fluvaquentic Hapludolls
  • Pedon Type: TUD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Leta
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/13/2012
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Leta
  • Classificaton Date - 2/13/1987
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 2/13/1987 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; silty clay; moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 very fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU014435
    A—8 to 33 centimeters (3.1 to 13.0 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), gray (10YR 5/1), dry; silty clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 3.0 very fine roots; 1 percent fine iron-manganese masses; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU014436
    Bw1—33 to 66 centimeters (13.0 to 26.0 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) silty clay; strong fine subangular blocky structure; very firm; 3.0 very fine roots; 10 percent distinct organic stains on faces of peds; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU014437
    Bw2—66 to 94 centimeters (26.0 to 37.0 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) silty clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 very fine roots; 10 percent fine distinct olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; strong effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU014438
    2C—94 to 152 centimeters (37.0 to 59.8 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) very fine sandy loam; massive; very friable; 0.5 very fine roots; 1 percent prominent dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) iron-manganese masses on surfaces along root channels and 25 percent fine prominent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # MU014439