IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Courtois
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1995MO203098M
  • User Pedon ID: 1995MO203098M
  • User Site Association ID: 8621
  • Transect:
  • User Transect ID - shannon-74F2
  • Transect Stop Number - 6
  • Transect Interval - 200.0
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M9561398
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 31739
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 37.2681444
  • Std. Longitude: -91.4147306
  • 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-C4—Round Spring, Missouri

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: RLT
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy over clayey, mixed, semiactive, mesic Typic Paleudalfs
  • 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 - Courtois
  • PSC - 33 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 3/7/2011
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Goss
  • Taxonomic Class - Clayey-skeletal, mixed, active, mesic Typic Paleudalfs
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 33 to 83 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 11/21/1995
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - typic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 3
  • Field Measured Properties: 31 Cation exchange capacity to clay ratio


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: residuum weathered from dolomite and/or slope alluvium
  • Landscape: hills
  • Landform: hillslope
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: shoulder
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/21/1995 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • 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

    strongly contrasting particle size class

    0—33

    33—84

    48—

    —-

    —-

    —-
    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

    22

    —

    —

    241

    —

    90

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —
    Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) gravelly silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; friable; 7.0 very fine and fine roots and 3.0 medium and coarse roots; 7.0 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; 25 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU054741
    E—18 to 33 centimeters (7.1 to 13.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) very gravelly silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 fine and medium roots; 3.0 fine to coarse tubular pores; 15 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) organic stains on vertical faces of peds; 35 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU054742
    Bt1—33 to 48 centimeters (13.0 to 18.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/3) very gravelly silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.9 fine and medium roots; 3.0 fine and medium tubular pores; 35 percent faint brown (7.5YR 5/4) clay films on faces of peds and 35 percent distinct light brown (7.5YR 6/4) silt coats on faces of peds; 20 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU054743
    2Bt2—48 to 66 centimeters (18.9 to 26.0 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6) gravelly clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.9 fine roots; 3.0 fine to coarse tubular pores; 35 percent faint red (2.5YR 4/8) clay films on faces of peds and 35 percent distinct red (2.5YR 4/6) clay films on faces of peds and 35 percent distinct light brown (7.5YR 6/3) silt coats on faces of peds; 20 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU054744
    2Bt3—66 to 84 centimeters (26.0 to 33.1 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) gravelly clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.1 fine to coarse roots; 3.0 fine to coarse tubular pores; 15 percent faint light brown (7.5YR 6/4) silt coats on faces of peds and 35 percent faint red (2.5YR 4/8) clay films on faces of peds and 35 percent distinct red (2.5YR 4/6) clay films on faces of peds; 15 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU054745
    2Bt4—84 to 114 centimeters (33.1 to 44.9 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) extremely gravelly loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.1 fine roots; 0.9 fine and medium tubular pores; 15 percent distinct light reddish brown (2.5YR 7/3) silt coats on rock fragments and 35 percent distinct red (2.5YR 5/8) clay films on rock fragments and 35 percent distinct light brown (7.5YR 6/3) silt coats on rock fragments; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated 75-162-250 millimeter chert fragments and 85 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU054746
    2Bt5—114 to 142 centimeters (44.9 to 55.9 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) gravelly clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.1 very fine and fine roots; 3.0 fine and medium tubular pores; 15 percent distinct red (2.5YR 4/6) clay films on faces of peds and 35 percent distinct yellowish red (5YR 4/6) clay films on faces of peds and 75 percent distinct red (2.5YR 4/8) clay films throughout; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated 75-162-250 millimeter chert fragments and 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU054747
    2Bt6—142 to 170 centimeters (55.9 to 66.9 inches); red (2.5YR 4/8) gravelly clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.1 very fine and fine roots; 0.9 fine and medium tubular pores; 15 percent distinct light brown (7.5YR 6/4) silt coats on faces of peds and 35 percent distinct yellowish red (5YR 5/6) clay films on faces of peds and 35 percent distinct red (2.5YR 4/6) clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated 75-162-250 millimeter chert fragments and 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # MU054748