IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Firebaugh
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1991MO123028M
  • User Pedon ID: 1991MO123028M
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M9112328
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 31388
  • 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: 37.4765549
  • Std. Longitude: -90.1487503
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: T32N
  • Range: R8E
  • Section: 9
  • PLSS Details: 2600 feet S and 5200 feet E of the NW corner
  • Location Description: 2600 ft. S and 5200 ft. E of the NW corner of sec. 9, T. 32 N., R. 8 E.
  • Map Unit: 73139—Poynor-Clarksville-Scholten complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes, stony13D—Clarksville gravelly silt loam, 5 to 14 percent slopes
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO123—Madison
  • MLRA: 116A—Ozark Highland
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NC-SPM—Springfield, Missouri
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MO123—Madison County, Missouri
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 37090-D2—Marquand, Missouri

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: MLC and CGM
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Fragic Oxyaquic Hapludalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: map unit inclusion
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Firebaugh
  • PSC - 18 to 68 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 3/4/2011
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Firebaugh
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Fragiaquic Paleudults
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 18 to 68 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 10/2/1991
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Field Measured Properties: 40 Cation exchange capacity to clay ratio


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loess over residuum
  • Landscape: plateau
  • Landform: ridge
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/2/1991 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: D-5
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree 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

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    fragic soil properties

    0—18

    18—157

    38—51

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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

    4

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    255

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    290

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    A—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; silt; moderate fine granular structure; friable; 10.0 very fine to coarse roots; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU041984
    E—8 to 18 centimeters (3.1 to 7.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), very pale brown (10YR 7/4), dry; silt; moderate thin platy parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 15 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) iron stains; 3 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU041985. Few dark worm casts were observed.
    Bt1—18 to 38 centimeters (7.1 to 15.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) silty clay loam; 1 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) fine distinct mottles; weak very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 very fine to medium roots; 15 percent distinct black (10YR 2/1) manganese or iron-manganese stains and 35 percent distinct clay films; 2 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU041986
    2Bt2—38 to 51 centimeters (15.0 to 20.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) very gravelly silt loam; 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine and medium prominent and 10 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) fine and medium faint mottles; weak very fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 35 percent prominent clay films; 3 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 54 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU041987
    2Btx—51 to 66 centimeters (20.1 to 26.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) and strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) silty clay; moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; firm; brittle; 0.5 fine roots; 75 percent prominent clay films; 11 percent by volume angular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; 20 BT; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU041988. Roots are located in gray seams.
    3Bt3—66 to 86 centimeters (26.0 to 33.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) gravelly clay; moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 4 percent brown (10YR 4/3) organic stains and 75 percent prominent clay films; 10 percent very coarse and extremely coarse noncoherent cemented grayish brown (10YR 5/2) iron depletions; 19 percent by volume angular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU041989. Gravel is concentrated at lower boundry.
    3Bt4—86 to 104 centimeters (33.9 to 40.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) gravelly clay; 10 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) fine and medium prominent and 10 percent yellow (2.5Y 7/6) medium prominent mottles; moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots; 35 percent prominent clay films and 35 percent prominent clay films on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 33 percent by volume angular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU041990
    3BC—104 to 157 centimeters (40.9 to 61.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) and strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) very gravelly clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots; 75 percent prominent clay films on faces of peds and 75 percent prominent clay films on rock fragments; white (10YR 8/1) clay bodies; 3 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 38 percent by volume angular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # MU041991. Colors and textures form bands and streaks within the horizon.