IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Frenchmill
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1993MO123012M
  • User Pedon ID: 1993MO123012M
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M9312312
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 27401
  • Print Date: 11/24/2024

    • 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: 37.4833870
  • Std. Longitude: -90.3451080
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: T32N
  • Range: R6E
  • Section: 2
  • PLSS Details: 1200 feet N and 1000 feet W of the SE corner
  • Location Description: 1200 ft. N and 1000 ft. W. of the SE. corner of Sec. 2, T. 32 N., R. 6 E.
  • Map Unit: 10E—Killarney very cobbly silt loam, 12 to 35 percent slopes, very stony77000—Killarney-Frenchmill complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes, rubbly
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO123—Madison
  • MLRA: 116A—Ozark Highland
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MO123—Madison County, Missouri
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 37090-D3—Cherokee Pass, Missouri

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: KEB and CGM
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy-skeletal, mixed, semiactive, mesic Typic Paleudults
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Frenchmill
  • PSC - 43 to 93 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/31/2012
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Frenchmill
  • Taxonomic Class - Loamy-skeletal, mixed, active, mesic Typic Paleudults
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 43 to 93 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/26/1993
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Field Measured Properties: 38 Cation exchange capacity to clay ratio


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: slope alluvium derived from acid igneous rock
  • Landscape: mountains
  • Landform: mountain slope
  • Geomorphic Component Mountains: mountainflank, lower third
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Position: lower third
  • Runoff: high
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments: 0.10 percent nonflat subrounded indurated 250- to 600-millimeter igneous, unspecified,
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/26/1993 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: C-5
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hardwoods
  • 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—51

    51—173

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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

    17

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    341

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    175

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    Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments.
    A—3 to 10 centimeters (1.2 to 3.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; very cobbly silt loam; moderate very fine granular structure; very friable; 10.0 very fine to medium roots; 15 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-162-250 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU016169
    E1—10 to 28 centimeters (3.9 to 11.0 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), light gray (10YR 7/2), dry; cobbly silt loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 10.0 very fine to medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 15 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-162-250 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU016170
    E2—28 to 43 centimeters (11.0 to 16.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), very pale brown (10YR 8/2), dry; very cobbly silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky parts to moderate very fine granular structure; friable; 3.0 very fine to coarse roots; 15 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-162-250 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU016171
    Bt/E11—43 to 56 centimeters (16.9 to 22.0 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) very cobbly silt loam; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, hellige-truog. Lab sample # MU016172
    Bt/E12—43 to 56 centimeters (16.9 to 22.0 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) very gravelly silt loam; moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 very fine to medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 20 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-162-250 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary.
    Bt1—56 to 76 centimeters (22.0 to 29.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) very cobbly silt loam; moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 15 percent faint very pale brown (10YR 7/3) silt coats and 35 percent faint brown (7.5YR 4/4) clay films; 15 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-162-250 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU016173. Clay films were observed in pockets
    2Bt2—76 to 89 centimeters (29.9 to 35.0 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) and strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) loam; moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; prominent pale brown (10YR 6/3) silt coats and 35 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-162-250 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU016174. silt coat were observed in streaks
    2Bt3—89 to 107 centimeters (35.0 to 42.1 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) and brown (7.5YR 5/4) loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 35 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and 35 percent distinct light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) silt coats; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-162-250 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments and 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU016175. Silt coats were observed in pockets
    3Bt4—107 to 137 centimeters (42.1 to 53.9 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; brown (7.5YR 5/4) silt coats and 30 percent distinct clay films; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-162-250 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments and 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU016176
    3Bt5—137 to 165 centimeters (53.9 to 65.0 inches); red (2.5YR 5/8) and dark red (2.5YR 3/6) and reddish yellow (5YR 6/6) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) clay; weak medium prismatic structure; firm; 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # MU016177. Small pieces of weathered rhyolite were observed.