IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Hassler
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1993MO123029M
  • User Pedon ID: 1993MO123029M
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M9312329
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 27404
  • Print Date: 4/26/2025

    • 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: 37.6127205
  • Std. Longitude: -90.5007782
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: T34N
  • Range: R5E
  • Section: 32
  • PLSS Details: 250 feet S and 4575 feet E of the NW corner
  • Location Description: 250 ft. S and 4575 ft. E of the NW corner of sec. 32, T. 34 N., R. 5 E.
  • Map Unit: 77008—Hassler silt loam, 3 to 15 percent slopes, stony48D—Hassler silt loam, 3 to 15 percent slopes, stony
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO123—Madison
  • MLRA: 116A—Ozark Highland
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MO123—Madison County, Missouri
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 37090-E5—Lake Killarney, Missouri

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: MLC, CGM and KEB
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, active, mesic Aquic Hapludults
  • 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 - Hassler
  • PSC - 15 to 65 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 12/10/2010
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Hassler
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Oxyaquic Hapludults
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 15 to 65 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 10/28/1993
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Field Measured Properties: 51 Cation exchange capacity to clay ratio


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loess over slope alluvium derived from igneous rock over residuum weathered from igneous rock
  • Landscape: mountains
  • Landform: intermontane basin
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/28/1993 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: A-3
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous 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

    0—15

    15—99

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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

    11

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    241

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    80

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    Ap—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; silt loam; moderate very fine granular structure; very friable; 10.0 very fine and fine roots; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 1 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU016191
    E—8 to 15 centimeters (3.1 to 5.9 inches); 80 percent brown (10YR 4/3) and 20 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; silt loam; weak very fine subangular blocky parts to weak very fine granular structure; friable; 3.0 very fine and fine roots; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 1 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.1, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU016192. Some mixing from above horizon.
    Bt1—15 to 30 centimeters (5.9 to 11.8 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) silty clay loam; weak coarse subangular blocky, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 very fine roots; 35 percent faint clay films; 1 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU016193. Two worm channels filled with brown (10YR 4/3) material.
    Bt2—30 to 48 centimeters (11.8 to 18.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) silty clay loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 very fine roots; 75 percent distinct clay films; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU016194
    Bt3—48 to 61 centimeters (18.9 to 24.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) silty clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots; 75 percent distinct clay films; 1 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU016195
    2Bt4—61 to 74 centimeters (24.0 to 29.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) silty clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots; 75 percent distinct clay films; 30 percent medium strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU016196. This horizon had very weakly expressed laminations.
    2Bt5—74 to 99 centimeters (29.1 to 39.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and brown (10YR 4/3) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) loam; weak medium platy parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.1 very fine roots; 35 percent distinct clay films; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU016197
    3BC—99 to 114 centimeters (39.0 to 44.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) and grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) very stony coarse sandy loam; weak very thick platy structure; very firm; 15 percent distinct clay films; 4 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog. Lab sample # MU016198. A few dead tree roots were observed long rock faces.