IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Hepler
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1995MO097022
  • User Pedon ID: 1995MO097022
  • User Site Association ID: 8432
  • Transect:
  • User Transect ID - 95-8
  • Transect Stop Number - 7
  • Transect Interval - 200.0
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M9509722
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 32509
  • 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: 37.2745361
  • Std. Longitude: -94.5336000
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: T29N
  • Range: R33W
  • Section: 4
  • PLSS Details: 2250 feet W and 5650 feet N of the SE corner
  • Location Description: SW 1/4 SW 1/4 SE 1/4 center 1/3 section 4 T29N R33W; 2250 feet west and 5650 feet north of the southeast corner of section 4
  • Map Unit: 46002—Hepler silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes, occasionally flooded
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO097—Jasper
  • MLRA: 112—Cherokee Prairies
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MO097—Jasper County, Missouri

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: ACP, TAD, DG
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, thermic Mollic Endoaqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Hepler
  • PSC - 58 to 109 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/18/2012
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Hepler
  • Classificaton Date - 8/14/1995
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: alluvium
  • Landscape: river valley
  • Landform: flood plain
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Flooding: occasional flooding
  • Ponding: occasional ponding begining in dec
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/14/1995 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 11E
  • 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

    mollic epipedon

    albic horizon

    argillic horizon

    0—10

    10—58

    58—213

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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

    0

    —

    —

    262

    —

    991

    —

    —

    13.9

    25

    2.8

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    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

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    A—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed, light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) crushed, dry; silt loam; strong coarse granular structure; very friable; 0.5 medium roots throughout and 0.8 fine roots throughout and 0.1 coarse roots throughout; 1.0 medium high-continuity tubular and 2.0 fine high-continuity tubular pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU053232
    E1—10 to 20 centimeters (3.9 to 7.9 inches); 80 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) crushed and 20 percent brown (10YR 5/3) crushed silt loam; moderate medium platy parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 0.4 medium roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout and 0.1 coarse roots throughout; 2.0 medium high-continuity tubular and 2.0 fine high-continuity tubular pores; 7 percent prominent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains on faces of peds and in pores; 1 percent fine spherical black (N 2/0) iron-manganese masses throughout and 30 percent medium irregular dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron between peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU053233. continuous - phpvsfiid 151997; continuous - phpvsfiid 151997
    E2—20 to 36 centimeters (7.9 to 14.2 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) exterior silt loam; moderate medium platy parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 0.1 medium roots throughout and 0.4 fine roots throughout and 0.1 coarse roots throughout; 2.0 medium moderate-continuity tubular and 2.0 fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 1 percent prominent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains in root channels and/or pores; 1 percent fine irregular black (N 2/0) iron-manganese concretions throughout and 5 percent medium irregular black (N 2/0) iron-manganese masses throughout and 15 percent coarse irregular dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU053234. continuous - phpvsfiid 151998; continuous - phpvsfiid 151998
    E3—36 to 58 centimeters (14.2 to 22.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) exterior silt loam; moderate medium platy parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 0.1 medium roots throughout and 0.3 fine roots throughout; 2.0 medium moderate-continuity tubular and 2.0 fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 3 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent medium irregular black (N 2/0) iron-manganese masses throughout and 5 percent medium spherical black (N 2/0) iron-manganese concretions throughout and 10 percent medium irregular dark brown (10YR 3/3) masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU053235. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 151999; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 151999
    Btg1—58 to 71 centimeters (22.8 to 28.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) exterior silt loam; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.2 fine roots throughout; 1.0 medium moderate-continuity vesicular and tubular and 2.0 fine moderate-continuity vesicular and tubular pores; 5 percent prominent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores and 80 percent prominent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, silt coats on vertical faces of peds; 5 percent medium spherical black (N 2/0) iron-manganese concretions throughout and 25 percent medium irregular dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU053236. continuous - phpvsfiid 158239; continuous - phpvsfiid 158240; continuous - phpvsfiid 158239; continuous - phpvsfiid 158240
    Btg2—71 to 97 centimeters (28.0 to 38.2 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) exterior silt loam; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.2 very fine and fine roots throughout; 3.0 fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 2 percent prominent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, silt coats on faces of peds and in pores and 10 percent prominent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 5 percent coarse irregular black (N 2/0) iron-manganese concretions throughout and 15 percent coarse irregular dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU053237. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 158242; continuous - phpvsfiid 158241; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 158242; continuous - phpvsfiid 158241
    Btg3—97 to 122 centimeters (38.2 to 48.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) exterior silty clay loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.1 very fine and fine roots throughout; 2.0 fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 1 percent prominent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, silt coats on vertical faces of peds and 10 percent prominent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 3 percent coarse irregular black (N 2/0) iron-manganese concretions throughout and 15 percent coarse irregular dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU053238. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 152195; continuous - phpvsfiid 158421; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 152195; continuous - phpvsfiid 158421
    Btg4—122 to 152 centimeters (48.0 to 59.8 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) exterior silt loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.1 very fine and fine roots throughout; 1.0 fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 1 percent prominent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, silt coats on vertical faces of peds and 7 percent prominent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 1 percent medium irregular black (N 2/0) iron-manganese concretions throughout and 8 percent coarse irregular dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU053239. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 152056; continuous - phpvsfiid 152055; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 152056; continuous - phpvsfiid 152055
    Btg5—152 to 183 centimeters (59.8 to 72.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) exterior silt loam; strong medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.1 very fine and fine roots throughout; 1.0 fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 2 percent prominent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, silt coats on vertical faces of peds and 7 percent prominent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 1 percent medium irregular black (N 2/0) iron-manganese concretions throughout and 8 percent coarse irregular dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7, hellige-truog. Lab sample # MU053240. continuous - phpvsfiid 152057; continuous - phpvsfiid 152058; continuous - phpvsfiid 152057; continuous - phpvsfiid 152058
    Btg52—183 to 213 centimeters (72.0 to 83.9 inches); fragments. Lab sample # MU053241