IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Sampsel
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1990MO117019m
  • User Pedon ID: 1990MO117019m
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 1990MO117019m
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M9011719
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 31251
  • Print Date: 11/26/2024

    • 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: 39.6538887
  • Std. Longitude: -93.5211105
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: T56N
  • Range: R23
  • Section: 19
  • PLSS Details: 1300 feet west and 1500 feet south of northeast corner of
  • Location Description: 1300 feet west and 1500 feet south of the NE corner of sec. 19, T56N, R23W
  • Map Unit: 10116—Sampsel silty clay loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO117—Livingston
  • MLRA: 109—Iowa and Missouri Heavy Till Plain
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MO117—Livingston County, Missouri

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: mdf
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, mesic Vertic Argiaquolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: within range of map unit
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Sampsel
  • PSC - 25 to 75 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/12/2012
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Sampsel
  • Classificaton Date - 5/29/1990
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 3
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loess over residuum weathered from shale
  • Landscape: hills
  • Landform: hill
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: head slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/29/1990 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion sheet
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    BROMU

    FESTU

    Bromus

    Festuca

    brome

    fescue

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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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    242

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    315

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    Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) crushed silt loam; 5 percent sand; 72 percent silt; 24 percent clay; weak thin platy parts to weak fine granular structure; friable; 10.0 very fine roots throughout and 10.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU038578; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    A—15 to 25 centimeters (5.9 to 9.8 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior silty clay loam; 4 percent sand; 66 percent silt; 30 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; friable; 6.0 very fine roots throughout and 6.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU038579; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Btg1—25 to 41 centimeters (9.8 to 16.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) interior and very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior silty clay; 4 percent sand; 54 percent silt; 43 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 4.0 very fine roots throughout and 4.0 fine roots throughout; 30 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organoargillans on all faces of peds; 15 percent fine prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 15 percent fine black (N 2/0), moist, iron-manganese concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU038580; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Btg2—41 to 74 centimeters (16.1 to 29.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) interior silty clay loam; 2 percent sand; 60 percent silt; 38 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 4.0 fine roots throughout; 30 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organoargillans on all faces of peds; 2 percent fine prominent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 15 percent fine distinct grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron and 15 percent fine black (N 2/0), moist, iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.1, pH meter; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU038581; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Btg3—74 to 97 centimeters (29.1 to 38.2 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior silty clay loam; 1 percent sand; 61 percent silt; 38 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.9 fine roots throughout; 30 percent dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 15 percent fine prominent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 15 percent fine black (N 2/0), moist, iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, pH meter; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU038582; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    BCg1—97 to 122 centimeters (38.2 to 48.0 inches); gray (5Y 5/1) interior silty clay loam; 1 percent sand; 66 percent silt; 33 percent clay; weak fine prismatic parts to weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots throughout; and 2 percent fine prominent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6), moist, and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 2 percent fine black (N 2/0), moist, iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, pH meter. Lab sample # MU038583; moist when described; observed in pit, small. Horizon was split sampled. The narrative doesn't mention if the horizon was split because it was 20 inches thick (10" & 10"), or because the textures felt different in the field.
    BCg1—122 to 147 centimeters (48.0 to 57.9 inches); gray (5Y 5/1) interior silt loam; 1 percent sand; 72 percent silt; 27 percent clay; weak fine prismatic parts to weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 2 percent fine prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 2 percent fine black (N 2/0), moist, iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.9, pH meter; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU038584; moist when described; observed in pit, small. Horizon was split sampled. The narrative doesn't mention if the horizon was split because it was 20 inches thick (10" & 10"), or because the textures felt different in the field.
    BCg2—147 to 178 centimeters (57.9 to 70.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) interior and gray (10YR 5/1) interior and grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior silty clay; 4 percent sand; 55 percent silt; 41 percent clay; weak fine prismatic structure; firm; 15 percent fine black (N 2/0), moist, iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, pH meter. Lab sample # MU038585; moist when described; observed in pit, small