IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Fourche
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1995MO203077M
  • User Pedon ID: 1995MO203077M
  • Transect:
  • Transect Stop Number - 3
  • Transect Interval - 200.0
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M9561377
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 27632
  • Print Date: 11/26/2024

    • 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: 37.1063833
  • Std. Longitude: -91.2371000
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: T28N
  • Range: R3W
  • Section: 11
  • PLSS Details: 580 feet W and 1790 feet N of the SE corner
  • Location Description: 580 feet west and 1,790 feet north of the southeast corner of sec. 11, T. 28 N., R. 3 W.
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO203—Shannon
  • MLRA: 116A—Ozark Highland
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NC-SPM—Springfield, Missouri
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MO203—Shannon County, Missouri
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 37091-A2—Stegall Mountain, Missouri

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: SAV, RLT
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, active, mesic Fragiaquic Paleudalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: representative pedon for component
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Fourche
  • PSC - 15 to 65 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/1/2011
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Fourche
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed, active, mesic Glossaquic Paleudalfs
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 15 to 65 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/27/1995
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Field Measured Properties: 42 Cation exchange capacity to clay ratio


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: eolian deposits over residuum weathered from dolomite
  • Landscape: hills
  • Landform: hill
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: footslope
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/27/1995 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 21
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    redox depletions with chroma 2 or less

    argillic horizon

    fragic soil properties

    slickensides

    0—15

    0—33

    15—152

    56—122

    122—152

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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

    7

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    238

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    30

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    A—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silt loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable; 3.0 medium and coarse roots and 7.0 fine roots; 7.0 fine interstitial and tubular pores; 1 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU017773
    Bt1—15 to 33 centimeters (5.9 to 13.0 inches); 60 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) and 40 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) silt loam; moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.9 medium and coarse roots and 3.0 fine roots; 3.0 fine interstitial and tubular pores; 15 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, silt coats on rock fragments and 35 percent distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 2 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU017774
    Bt2—33 to 56 centimeters (13.0 to 22.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) silty clay loam; 1 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine prominent and 1 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) fine prominent and 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.9 fine to coarse roots; 3.0 fine tubular pores; 35 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical weakly coherent cemented black (N 2/0) iron-manganese concretions; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU017775
    2Btx1—56 to 84 centimeters (22.0 to 33.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) clay loam; 10 percent reddish brown (2.5YR 5/3) medium prominent and 10 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4) fine prominent mottles; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak fine subangular blocky structure; very firm, weakly cemented; brittle; 0.9 fine roots; 3.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 15 percent distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, clay films throughout and 15 percent distinct black (N 2/0), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on rock fragments and 35 percent distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist, silt coats on vertical faces of peds; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU017776
    2Btx2—84 to 109 centimeters (33.1 to 42.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) clay loam; 10 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) fine prominent mottles; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak fine subangular blocky structure; very firm; brittle; 0.1 medium roots and 0.9 fine roots; 3.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 15 percent prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains throughout and 35 percent distinct brown (10YR 5/3), moist, clay films throughout and 35 percent distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, silt coats throughout; 1 percent medium spherical weakly coherent cemented black (N 2/0) iron-manganese concretions; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU017777
    2Btx3—109 to 122 centimeters (42.9 to 48.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak fine subangular blocky structure; very firm; brittle; 0.1 medium roots and 0.9 fine roots; 3.0 fine vesicular and tubular pores; 15 percent prominent gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds and 15 percent prominent gray (10YR 6/1), moist, silt coats on vertical faces of peds and 15 percent prominent yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains throughout and 35 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, clay films throughout; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU017778
    3Bt1—122 to 140 centimeters (48.0 to 55.1 inches); 98 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and 2 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) clay; moderate coarse angular blocky structure; very firm; 0.1 very fine and fine roots; 3.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 15 percent prominent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 15 percent prominent gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 15 percent faint brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 35 percent prominent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, silt coats throughout and 35 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains throughout; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU017779
    3Bt4—140 to 152 centimeters (55.1 to 59.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay; moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; very firm; 3.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 15 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 35 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, silt coats throughout and 35 percent distinct black (N 2/0), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains in root channels and/or pores; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9, hellige-truog. Lab sample # MU017780