IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Nixa
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1991MO123011M
  • User Pedon ID: 1991MO123011M
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M9112311
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 27504
  • Print Date: 12/17/2024

    • 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: 37.4798056
  • Std. Longitude: -90.3567500
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: T32N
  • Range: R6E
  • Section: 11
  • PLSS Details: 175 feet S and 960 feet E of the NW corner
  • Location Description: 175 ft. S. and 960 ft. E. of the NW corner of sec. 11, t. 32 N., R. 6 E.
  • Map Unit: 73140—Clarksville-Scholten complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes, very stony13F—Clarksville very gravelly silt loam, 20 to 35 percent slopes
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO123—Madison
  • MLRA: 116A—Ozark Highland
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MO123—Madison County, Missouri
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 37090-D3—Cherokee Pass, Missouri

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: KLB, CGM
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy-skeletal, siliceous, active, mesic Typic Fragiudults
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Nixa
  • PSC - 25 to 53 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 12/10/2010
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Wilderness
  • Taxonomic Class - Loamy-skeletal, siliceous, active, mesic Oxyaquic Fragiudalfs
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 25 to 53 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 5/30/1991
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • Field Measured Properties: 40 Cation exchange capacity to clay ratio


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: slope alluvium derived from cherty limestone over residuum weathered from cherty limestone
  • Landscape: hills
  • Landform: hillslope
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: somewhat excessively
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/30/1991 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: C-5
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hardwoods
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Pedon Restrictions
    Kind Hardness Restriction Depth L-H Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    fragipan

    strongly coherent

    53 - 79

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    fragipan

    argillic horizon

    2—53

    53—79

    53—157

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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

    16

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    308

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    140

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    Oi—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments.
    A—2 to 12 centimeters (0.8 to 4.7 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3), light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dry; gravelly silt loam; moderate very fine granular structure; very friable; 10.0 fine and medium roots; 30 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU016824
    E1—12 to 25 centimeters (4.7 to 9.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) very gravelly silt loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable; 10.0 fine to coarse roots; 35 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU016825
    E2—25 to 55 centimeters (9.8 to 21.7 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) extremely gravelly silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 fine and medium roots; 65 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU016826
    2Btx—55 to 81 centimeters (21.7 to 31.9 inches); 85 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) and 5 percent very pale brown (10YR 7/3) and 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) very gravelly silt loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; brittle; 0.5 fine roots; 15 percent distinct clay films; 15 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 35 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; 60 BT; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU016827
    Bt1—81 to 96 centimeters (31.9 to 37.8 inches); 80 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) and 10 percent light gray (10YR 7/2) and 10 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) gravelly silty clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 35 percent distinct clay films; 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU016828
    Bt2—96 to 114 centimeters (37.8 to 44.9 inches); 80 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) and 10 percent light gray (10YR 7/2) and 10 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 35 percent distinct clay films; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 8 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU016829
    2Bt3—114 to 144 centimeters (44.9 to 56.7 inches); 75 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) and 5 percent light gray (10YR 7/2) and 20 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) gravelly clay; moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 75 percent prominent clay films; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU016830
    2Bt4—144 to 159 centimeters (56.7 to 62.6 inches); 45 percent yellow (10YR 7/8) and 25 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) and 25 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) and 5 percent light gray (10YR 7/2) gravelly clay; moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 35 percent prominent clay films on vertical faces of peds; 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, hellige-truog. Lab sample # MU016831