IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Firebaugh
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1992MO123014M
  • User Pedon ID: 1992MO123014M
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M9212314
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 31365
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • 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: 37.6150017
  • Std. Longitude: -90.1586075
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: T34N
  • Range: R8E
  • Section: 28
  • PLSS Details: 900 feet N and 1900 feet E of the SW corner
  • Location Description: 900 ft. N and 1900 ft. E of the SW corner of sec. 28, T. 34 N., R. 8 E.
  • Map Unit: 73142—Firebaugh silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes15D—Firebaugh silt loam, 8 to 15 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-E2—Higdon, Missouri

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: KEB, MLC, CGM
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Aquultic Hapludalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: within range of map unit
  • 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 - 3/28/2011
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Firebaugh
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Fragiaquic Paleudults
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 21 to 71 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/8/1992
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/8/1992 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: D-2
  • 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

    3—18

    18—168

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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

    12

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    297

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    350

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    Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments.
    A—3 to 13 centimeters (1.2 to 5.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; silt loam; moderate fine granular structure; very friable; 10.0 very fine and fine roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU045662
    E—13 to 21 centimeters (5.1 to 8.3 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), very pale brown (10YR 7/4), dry; silt loam; weak medium platy parts to moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 10.0 very fine and fine roots and 3.0 medium roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU045663. Some brown (10YR 5/3) mixing from above horizon.
    Bt1—21 to 36 centimeters (8.3 to 14.2 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) silty clay loam; moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 4 percent faint clay films; 6 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU045664
    2EB—36 to 59 centimeters (14.2 to 23.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) very gravelly silt loam; moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine to medium roots; light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) silt coats and 15 percent prominent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) clay films; 1 percent fine and medium noncoherent cemented grayish brown (10YR 5/2) iron depletions; 47 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU045665
    2Bt2—59 to 79 centimeters (23.2 to 31.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) gravelly clay; 10 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) medium prominent mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 75 percent prominent clay films; 3 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU045666
    2Bt3—79 to 107 centimeters (31.1 to 42.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) gravelly clay; 10 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) medium distinct and 30 percent yellow (10YR 7/8) medium prominent mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 35 percent prominent clay films; 1 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 22 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU045667
    2Bt4—107 to 135 centimeters (42.1 to 53.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) gravelly clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 35 percent prominent clay films; 19 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU045668
    3Bt5—135 to 168 centimeters (53.1 to 66.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and yellow (10YR 8/6) and yellowish red (5YR 4/6) gravelly clay loam; yellow (10YR 7/6) mottles; moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 35 percent prominent clay films; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 19 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # MU045669