IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Higdon
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1995MO203079M
  • User Pedon ID: 1995MO203079M
  • User Site Association ID: 8562
  • Transect:
  • Transect Stop Number - 2
  • Transect Interval - 200.0
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M9561379
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 28106
  • Print Date: 2/2/2025

    • 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: 37.1106111
  • Std. Longitude: -91.2005389
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO203—Shannon
  • MLRA: 116A—Ozark Highland
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MO203—Shannon County, Missouri
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 37091-A2—Stegall Mountain, Missouri

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: RLT, SAV
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Aquic Hapludalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: map unit inclusion
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Higdon
  • PSC - 15 to 65 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 12/10/2010
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Hartville
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, mixed, active, mesic Aquic Hapludalfs
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 15 to 65 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/31/1995
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Field Measured Properties: 47 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: linear
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/31/1995 (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

    argillic horizon

    redox depletions with chroma 2 or less

    0—15

    15—152

    28—

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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

    5

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    207

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    20

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    A—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); 80 percent brown (10YR 4/3) and 20 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 7.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.9 medium roots; 3.0 fine interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU020953
    Bt1—15 to 28 centimeters (5.9 to 11.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) clay loam; 10 percent brown (10YR 5/3) fine faint and 10 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.9 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 3.0 fine and medium tubular pores; 15 percent faint dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 15 percent faint light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), moist, silt coats on faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU020954
    Bt2—28 to 41 centimeters (11.0 to 16.1 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) clay loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent and 10 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) fine prominent mottles; moderate fine angular blocky, and subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 fine roots; 3.0 fine tubular pores; 15 percent faint light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), moist, silt coats on faces of peds and 15 percent distinct grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU020955
    Bt3—41 to 56 centimeters (16.1 to 22.0 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) clay loam; 35 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine prominent mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky, and angular blocky structure; firm; 0.9 fine roots; 3.0 fine and medium tubular pores; 15 percent distinct light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), moist, silt coats on faces of peds and 35 percent distinct dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU020956
    2Bt4—56 to 86 centimeters (22.0 to 33.9 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) sandy clay loam; 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent mottles; weak very coarse prismatic parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; very firm; 0.9 fine roots; 3.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 35 percent distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 35 percent distinct black (N 2/0), moist, iron stains on faces of peds; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU020957
    2Bt5—86 to 122 centimeters (33.9 to 48.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) sandy clay loam; 35 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) medium prominent mottles; weak very coarse prismatic parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; very firm; 0.9 fine roots; 0.9 fine tubular pores; 35 percent distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 35 percent prominent black (N 2/0), moist, iron stains throughout; 1 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; neutral, pH 7.1, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU020958
    2Bt6—122 to 140 centimeters (48.0 to 55.1 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) sandy clay loam; 10 percent gray (2.5Y 5/1) fine faint and 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; very firm; 0.9 fine vesicular and tubular pores; 35 percent distinct dark gray (2.5Y 4/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter limestone-sandstone fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU020959
    2Bt7—140 to 152 centimeters (55.1 to 59.8 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) very gravelly sandy clay loam; 10 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine prominent mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; very firm; 3.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 35 percent distinct dark gray (2.5Y 4/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 35 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # MU020960