IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Opolis
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1993MO097005
  • User Pedon ID: 1993MO097005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M9309705
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 33205
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 37.2927778
  • Std. Longitude: -94.5883333
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: T29N
  • Range: R34W
  • Section: 1
  • PLSS Details: 4400 feet S and 1800 feet E of the NW corner
  • Location Description: NW1/4 SE1/4 SW1/4(UPPER 1/3), SEC1 T29N R34W (4400 ft. South 1800 ft. East from NW corner Sec1)
  • Map Unit: 40023—Opolis silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO097—Jasper
  • MLRA: 112—Cherokee Prairies
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MO097—Jasper County, Missouri

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Camille Graves, Kevin Hess
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, thermic Albaquic Hapludalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: representative pedon for component
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Opolis
  • PSC - 46 to 97 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/18/2012
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Opolis
  • Classificaton Date - 6/15/1993
  • 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: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/15/1993 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 6
  • 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 Restrictions
    Kind Hardness Restriction Depth L-H Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    abrupt textural change

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    46 -

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

    ochric epipedon

    abrupt textural change

    argillic horizon

    abrupt textural change

    0—46

    46—0

    46—203

    46—

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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

    2

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    274

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    991

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    Ap—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 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 fine and medium roots throughout; 7.0 very fine and fine high-continuity tubular pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU047796; moist when described;
    E—23 to 46 centimeters (9.1 to 18.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior silt loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 7.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 7.0 very fine and fine high-continuity tubular pores; 3 percent fine irregular red (2.5YR 4/8) masses of oxidized iron between peds; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.1, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU047797; moist when described;
    2Bt1—46 to 56 centimeters (18.1 to 22.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior clay; moderate fine and medium prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 2.0 fine roots between peds; 2.0 fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 7 percent prominent gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 70 percent prominent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 15 percent fine irregular red (2.5YR 4/8) masses of oxidized iron between peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU047798; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 157601; continuous - phpvsfiid 157602; continuous - phpvsfiid 157601; continuous - phpvsfiid 157602
    2Bt2—56 to 79 centimeters (22.0 to 31.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior silty clay; moderate fine and medium prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 2.0 fine roots between peds; 2.0 fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 5 percent prominent brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 80 percent prominent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent fine irregular reddish brown (5YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron between peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU047799; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 149983; continuous - phpvsfiid 157603; continuous - phpvsfiid 149983; continuous - phpvsfiid 157603
    3Btg3—79 to 102 centimeters (31.1 to 40.2 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) interior silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic parts to weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots between peds; 7.0 very fine and fine high-continuity tubular pores; 5 percent faint light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, silt coats on faces of peds and 50 percent distinct gray (10YR 6/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical black (N 2/0) iron-manganese concretions throughout and 15 percent fine irregular yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron between peds; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU047800; moist when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 149819; patchy - phpvsfiid 149820; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 149819; patchy - phpvsfiid 149820
    3Bt4—102 to 127 centimeters (40.2 to 50.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior silt loam; weak medium prismatic parts to weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots between peds; 7.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 5 percent faint light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, silt coats on faces of peds and 10 percent distinct gray (10YR 6/1), moist, clay films in root channels and/or pores and 40 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 2 percent fine spherical black (N 2/0) iron-manganese concretions throughout and 5 percent fine irregular gray (10YR 6/1) iron depletions throughout and 15 percent fine irregular reddish brown (2.5YR 5/4) masses of oxidized iron between peds; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU047801; moist when described;. Distance between seams: 6,6,7,15,6,6,14cm 60cm brown, 40cm gray; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 149821; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 150026; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 156535; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 149821; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 150026; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 156535
    3Bt5—127 to 168 centimeters (50.0 to 66.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) interior silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic parts to weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 5 percent faint light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, silt coats on faces of peds and 10 percent distinct gray (10YR 6/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 40 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent fine irregular strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron between peds and 5 percent fine irregular gray (10YR 6/1) iron depletions throughout and 30 percent fine and medium spherical black (N 2/0) iron-manganese concretions throughout; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU047802; moist when described;. patchy - phpvsfiid 156538; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 156536; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 156537; patchy - phpvsfiid 156538; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 156536; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 156537
    3Bt6—168 to 203 centimeters (66.1 to 79.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) interior silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic parts to weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 5 percent faint light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, silt coats on faces of peds and 10 percent distinct gray (10YR 6/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 40 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent medium spherical black (N 2/0) iron-manganese concretions throughout and 5 percent fine irregular gray (10YR 6/1) iron depletions throughout; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # MU047803; moist when described;. patchy - phpvsfiid 160089; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 160088; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 160090; patchy - phpvsfiid 160089; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 160088; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 160090