IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ramsey
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1993MO099202M
  • User Pedon ID: 1993MO099202
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M9309927
  • 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: 38.4008856
  • Std. Longitude: -90.6895581
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO099—Jefferson
  • MLRA: 116A—Ozark Highland

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J Dodd, C Harwood
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy Lithic Dystrochrepts
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Ramsey
  • Taxonomic Class - Loamy Lithic Dystrochrepts
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 25 to 51 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/24/1993
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: residuum
  • Landscape: hills
  • Landform: hillside
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: shoulder
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/24/1993 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 16N
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • 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

    29

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    183

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    50

    0

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    Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments.
    A—3 to 6 centimeters (1.2 to 2.4 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3), brown (10YR 4/3), dry; loam; moderate fine granular structure; very friable; 3.0 very fine and fine roots; 1.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU047964
    E—6 to 11 centimeters (2.4 to 4.3 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; friable; 2.0 very fine and fine roots; 1.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU047965
    Bw1—11 to 44 centimeters (4.3 to 17.3 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine sandy loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 1.0 very fine and fine roots; 1.0 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU047966
    Bw2—44 to 51 centimeters (17.3 to 20.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) cobbly fine sandy loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; friable; 1.0 very fine and fine roots; 1.0 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; 15 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU047967
    R—51 centimeters (20.1 inches); bedrock; fragments. Sandstone bedrock