IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Rueter
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1994MO125026M
  • User Pedon ID: 1994MO125026
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M9412526
  • 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: 38.2836111
  • Std. Longitude: -91.8880556
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: T41N
  • Range: R9W
  • Section: 23
  • PLSS Details: 600 feet E and 1200 feet S of the NW corner
  • Location Description: of Sec. 23, T. 41 N., R. 9 W.
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO125—Maries
  • MLRA: 116A—Ozark Highland

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Keith Davis Brad Berhorst Wyn Kelley
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Very-fine, mixed Oxyaquic Hapludalfs
  • Pedon Type: representative pedon for component
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Rueter
  • Taxonomic Class - Very-fine, mixed Oxyaquic Hapludalfs
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 30 to 80 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 12/1/1994
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: residuum weathered from dolomite
  • Landscape: hills
  • Landform: escarpment
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: shoulder
  • Slope Position: lower third
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: high
  • Drainage Class: somewhat excessively
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 12/1/1994 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 3B
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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

    albic horizon

    argillic horizon

    0—30

    13—30

    30—114

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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

    61

    36.6

    253

    —

    45

    991

    —

    —

    12.8

    —

    —

    13.9

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    A—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior gravelly silt loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable; 10.0 very fine to medium roots throughout and 0.8 coarse roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity vesicular pores; 5 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU050697. All gravels and cobbles are chert.
    E—13 to 30 centimeters (5.1 to 11.8 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior very gravelly silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky parts to weak fine granular structure; friable; 3.0 very fine roots between peds and 10.0 fine and medium roots between peds and coarse roots between peds; 3.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity vesicular pores; 10 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU050698. All gravels and cobbles are chert.
    2Bt1—30 to 46 centimeters (11.8 to 18.1 inches); 50 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior and 50 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) interior clay; strong fine angular blocky structure; firm; 0.8 very fine roots between peds and 3.0 fine to coarse roots between peds; 1.0 very fine low-continuity vesicular pores; 30 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU050699. All gravels are chert.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 145039; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 145039
    2Bt2—46 to 61 centimeters (18.1 to 24.0 inches); 80 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) interior clay; 20 percent brown (7.5YR 5/4) fine prominent irregular mottles; moderate medium prismatic parts to strong fine angular blocky structure; firm; 0.8 very fine roots between peds and 3.0 fine to coarse roots between peds; 0.8 very fine low-continuity vesicular pores; 70 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU050700. Few rounded chert pebbles.; continuous - phpvsfiid 145040; continuous - phpvsfiid 145040
    2Bt3—61 to 86 centimeters (24.0 to 33.9 inches); 65 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior clay; 1 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine distinct irregular and 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent irregular and 33 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) fine prominent irregular mottles; moderate medium angular blocky parts to moderate fine angular blocky structure; firm; 0.8 very fine roots between peds and 2.0 fine to coarse roots between peds; 0.8 very fine low-continuity vesicular pores; 40 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and 60 percent prominent clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU050701. The prominent clay films described may actually be pressure faces.; continuous - phpvsfiid 145041; continuous - phpvsfiid 145042; continuous - phpvsfiid 145041; continuous - phpvsfiid 145042
    2Bt4—86 to 102 centimeters (33.9 to 40.2 inches); 60 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) interior and 40 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior clay; moderate coarse angular blocky parts to moderate fine angular blocky structure; firm; 2.0 very fine to medium roots between peds; 0.8 very fine low-continuity vesicular pores; 45 percent prominent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 50 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU050702. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 145044; continuous - phpvsfiid 145043; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 145044; continuous - phpvsfiid 145043
    2Bt5—102 to 114 centimeters (40.2 to 44.9 inches); 65 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior and 35 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) interior clay; moderate coarse angular blocky parts to moderate fine angular blocky structure; firm; 2.0 very fine and fine roots between peds and 0.8 medium roots between peds; 0.8 very fine low-continuity vesicular pores; 40 percent prominent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 55 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.1, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU050703. A clay flow approximately 1/16th of an inch thick is continuous at contact with the chert bed.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 145046; continuous - phpvsfiid 145045; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 145046; continuous - phpvsfiid 145045
    2R—114 centimeters (44.9 inches); bedrock; fragments.