IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Opolis
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1992MO097016
  • User Pedon ID: 1992MO097016
  • User Site Association ID: 8335
  • Transect:
  • User Transect ID - 92-7
  • Transect Stop Number - 4
  • Transect Interval - 200.0
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M9209716
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 33281
  • Print Date: 2/16/2025

    • 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: 37.2916667
  • Std. Longitude: -94.6044444
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: T29N
  • Range: R34W
  • Section: 2
  • PLSS Details: 6000 feet S and 2400 feet E of the NW corner
  • Location Description: NE1/4 NE1/4 NW1/4 (center 1/3) Sec.2 T29N R34W (6000 ft. South 2400 ft. East from NW corner Sec2)
  • Map Unit: 40022—Opolis silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO097—Jasper
  • MLRA: 112—Cherokee Prairies
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MO097—Jasper County, Missouri

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: ACP KDH
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, thermic Albaquic Hapludalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Opolis
  • PSC - 38 to 89 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/18/2012
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Opolis
  • Classificaton Date - 9/30/1992
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loess and/or alluvium
  • Landscape: plains
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/30/1992 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 11
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: wind and water erosion
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    abrupt textural change

    argillic horizon

    0—38

    38—0

    38—203

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    —-

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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

    0

    —

    —

    273

    —

    991

    —

    —

    13.9

    25

    2.8

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    —

    —

    —

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    Ap1—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior, dry; silt loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 7.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine and fine low-continuity tubular pores; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU044927; moist when described;
    Ap2—10 to 20 centimeters (3.9 to 7.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior, dry; silt loam; weak medium platy structure; very friable; 0.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine and fine low-continuity tubular pores; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU044928; moist when described;
    E1—20 to 28 centimeters (7.9 to 11.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 0.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine low-continuity tubular pores; 1 percent fine irregular yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU044929; moist when described;
    E2—28 to 38 centimeters (11.0 to 15.0 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior silt loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 0.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine low-continuity tubular pores; 1 percent fine irregular yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU044930; moist when described;
    2Bt1—38 to 46 centimeters (15.0 to 18.1 inches); red (2.5YR 4/8) interior clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to strong fine subangular blocky structure; very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots between peds; 0.5 very fine and fine low-continuity tubular pores; 7 percent prominent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 20 percent prominent reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 50 percent prominent red (2.5YR 4/8), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine irregular strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU044931; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 149857; continuous - phpvsfiid 149858; continuous - phpvsfiid 149859; continuous - phpvsfiid 149857; continuous - phpvsfiid 149858; continuous - phpvsfiid 149859
    2Bt2—46 to 61 centimeters (18.1 to 24.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior silty clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to strong fine subangular blocky structure; very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots between peds; 0.5 very fine and fine low-continuity tubular pores; 2 percent prominent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 10 percent prominent brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 70 percent prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU044932; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 149860; continuous - phpvsfiid 149861; continuous - phpvsfiid 149862; continuous - phpvsfiid 149860; continuous - phpvsfiid 149861; continuous - phpvsfiid 149862
    2Bt3—61 to 76 centimeters (24.0 to 29.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior silty clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots between peds; 0.5 very fine and fine low-continuity tubular pores; 5 percent prominent brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 80 percent prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU044933; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 149996; continuous - phpvsfiid 149997; continuous - phpvsfiid 149996; continuous - phpvsfiid 149997
    3Btg4—76 to 117 centimeters (29.9 to 46.1 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior silty clay loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots between peds; 3.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 15 percent distinct brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds and 50 percent prominent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 7 percent medium irregular yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU044934; moist when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 157479; continuous - phpvsfiid 157616; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 157479; continuous - phpvsfiid 157616
    3Bt5—117 to 150 centimeters (46.1 to 59.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots between peds; 3.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity vesicular and tubular pores; 5 percent faint light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, silt coats on faces of peds and 20 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 2 percent fine irregular black (N 2/0) iron-manganese masses throughout; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU044935; moist when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 157617; patchy - phpvsfiid 150018; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 157617; patchy - phpvsfiid 150018
    3Bt6—150 to 178 centimeters (59.1 to 70.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; strong fine and medium prismatic parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity vesicular and tubular pores; 3 percent distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds and 5 percent faint light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, silt coats on faces of peds and 50 percent prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 2 percent fine irregular black (N 2/0) iron-manganese masses throughout and 5 percent medium irregular strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU044936; moist when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 150019; patchy - phpvsfiid 156526; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 156525; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 150019; patchy - phpvsfiid 156526; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 156525
    4Btg7—178 to 203 centimeters (70.1 to 79.9 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2) interior silty clay; strong medium prismatic parts to strong fine subangular blocky structure; very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine low-continuity tubular pores; 50 percent distinct light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent fine irregular black (N 2/0) iron-manganese masses throughout and 10 percent medium and coarse irregular strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog. Lab sample # MU044937; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 156527; continuous - phpvsfiid 156527