IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
McGirk
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
1989MO053029
User Pedon ID:
1989MO053029
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
MCL
Lab Pedon # -
M8905329
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
27282
Print Date:
11/21/2024
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:
38.7378861
Std. Longitude:
-92.6931111
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
T46N
Range:
R16W
Section:
20
PLSS Details:
900' W and 1420' S of NE Corner
Map Unit:
10103—McGirk silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes
State:
Missouri
County:
MO053—Cooper
MLRA:
112—Cherokee Prairies
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
MO053—Cooper County, Missouri
7.5 Minute USGS Quad:
38092-F6—Clarksburg, Missouri
PEDON
Describers Name:
Greg Caldwell, David Skaer
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine Typic Ochraqualfs
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Type:
classifies to current taxon name, full description
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
NASIS
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
McGirk
PSC -
43 to 94 cm.
Classificaton Date -
4/1/2011
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
McGirk
Classificaton Date -
9/23/2004
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Parent Material:
colluvium & Alluvium
Landform:
upland slope
Geomorphic Component Hills:
side slope
Hill Slope Profile:
toeslope
Slope Complexity:
simple
Slope Shape Down:
concave
Runoff:
medium
Drainage Class:
poorly
Flooding:
occasional flooding
Ponding:
occasional ponding
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
9/23/2004 (entry creation date)
Surface Cover Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Drained? -
no
Bedded Soil? -
no
Forest Plantation? -
no
Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind
Feature Depth L-H
Feature Thickness L-RV-H
cm
aquic conditions
ochric epipedon
argillic horizon
15—
28—
28—117
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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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251.5
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0
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Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) exterior silt loam; weak very fine granular structure; very friable; slow permeability; 3.0 fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 6.9; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU015427; moist when described; observed in pit, small
E1—18 to 30 centimeters (7.1 to 11.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) exterior silt loam; weak very fine subangular blocky structure; friable; slow permeability; 0.8 fine roots; 1 percent distinct silt coats on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 6.9; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU015428; moist when described; observed in pit, small
E2—30 to 43 centimeters (11.8 to 16.9 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) exterior silt loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; weak very fine subangular blocky structure; friable; slow permeability; 0.8 very fine roots; 40 percent distinct silt coats on faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU015429; moist when described; observed in pit, small
Btg1—43 to 56 centimeters (16.9 to 22.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) exterior silty clay loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; slow permeability; 0.7 very fine roots; 20 percent distinct silt coats on faces of peds and 45 percent distinct clay films; 1 percent very fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU015430; moist when described; observed in pit, small
Btg2—56 to 81 centimeters (22.0 to 31.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) exterior silty clay; 18 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine prominent mottles; moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; very firm; slow permeability; 80 percent distinct clay films; 20 percent very fine iron-manganese masses; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU015431; moist when described; observed in pit, small
Btg3—81 to 102 centimeters (31.9 to 40.2 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) exterior silty clay loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine prominent and 18 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; very firm; slow permeability; 0.8 very fine roots; 10 percent distinct silt coats on vertical faces of peds and 15 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 18 percent very fine iron-manganese masses; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU015432; moist when described; observed in pit, small
Btg4—102 to 127 centimeters (40.2 to 50.0 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) exterior silty clay loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; weak medium prismatic, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; slow permeability; 0.6 very fine roots; 18 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and 45 percent distinct silt coats on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron-manganese masses; fragments; neutral, pH 6.9; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU015433; moist when described; observed in pit, small
Cg—127 to 152 centimeters (50.0 to 59.8 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) exterior silt loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; massive; firm; slow permeability; 0.9 very fine roots; 10 percent distinct silt coats and 18 percent distinct clay films on surfaces along root channels; 1 percent fine iron-manganese masses; fragments; neutral, pH 6.9. Lab sample # MU015435, MU015434; moist when described; observed in pit, small