IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Yelton
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1995MO223054TM
  • User Pedon ID: 1995MO223054T
  • User Site Association ID: 7865
  • Transect:
  • User Transect ID - wayne-05
  • Transect Stop Number - 2
  • Transect Interval - 200.0
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M9522330
  • Print Date: 2/3/2025

    • 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: 37.2100792
  • Std. Longitude: -90.4166260
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: T29N
  • Range: R6E
  • Section: 5
  • PLSS Details: 1850 feet E and 600 feet N of the SW corner
  • Location Description: 1,850 feet east and 600 feet north of the southwest corner of sec. 5, T. 29 N., R. 6 E.
  • Map Unit: 25D—Yelton-Scholten complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes73267—Yelton-Scholten complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO223—Wayne
  • MLRA: 116A—Ozark Highland
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NC-SPM—Springfield, Missouri
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MO223—Wayne County, Missouri
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 37090-B4—Greenville, Missouri

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: DH, RT and KG
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, siliceous, active, mesic Typic Fragiudults
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: TUD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Yelton
  • PSC - 28 to 74 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 3/7/2011
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Yelton
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, siliceous, active, mesic Typic Fragiudults
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 8/22/1995
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Field Measured Properties: 50 Cation Exc. to Clay x100


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: slope alluvium derived from mixed over residuum weathered from cherty limestone
  • Landscape: plateau
  • Landform: valley side
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Position: lower third
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/22/1995 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: G2
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hardwoods
  • 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

    argillic horizon

    fragipan

    0—28

    28—203

    74—107

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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

    8

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    212

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    60

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    A—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; silt loam; weak fine and medium granular structure; friable; 10.0 very fine and fine roots and 5.0 medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 10.0 very fine to medium vesicular pores; 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 75-162-250 millimeter chert fragments and 10 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU054159
    E—13 to 28 centimeters (5.1 to 11.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), very pale brown (10YR 7/4), dry; silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 10.0 very fine and fine roots and 5.0 medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 10.0 very fine to medium vesicular pores; 20 percent prominent organic stains in root channels and/or pores; 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 75-162-250 millimeter chert fragments and 10 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU054160
    Bt1—28 to 61 centimeters (11.0 to 24.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) clay loam; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 medium roots and 5.0 fine roots; 0.5 very fine vesicular and 0.5 medium tubular pores; 10 percent prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt coats and 20 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU054161. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 133457; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 133457
    Bt2—61 to 74 centimeters (24.0 to 29.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) gravelly loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; moderate permeability; 5.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 0.5 very fine and fine vesicular pores; 20 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent fine and medium distinct reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) masses of oxidized iron and 25 percent medium prominent iron depletions; 15 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU054162. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 133458; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 133458
    2Btx—74 to 107 centimeters (29.1 to 42.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) very gravelly loam; moderate fine subangular blocky, and moderate medium prismatic structure; very firm; brittle; very slow permeability; 0.5 very fine to medium roots; 5 percent prominent gray (10YR 6/1) silt coats and 20 percent distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent by volume rounded 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 40 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; 65 percent brittleness of horizon; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU054163. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 133459; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 133459
    3Bt3—107 to 130 centimeters (42.1 to 51.2 inches); 65 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and 15 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) gravelly clay; moderate very fine and fine angular blocky structure; very firm; 0.2 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine vesicular pores; 5 percent prominent gray (10YR 6/1) silt coats and 20 percent distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) clay films on all faces of peds; 20 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU054164. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 133461; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 133461
    3Bt4—130 to 160 centimeters (51.2 to 63.0 inches); red (2.5YR 5/8) very gravelly sandy clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.2 very fine and fine roots; 20 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 75-162-250 millimeter chert fragments and 15 percent by volume nonflat rounded indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments and 30 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, hellige-truog; diffuse broken boundary. Lab sample # MU054165. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 133463; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 133463
    3Bt5—160 to 203 centimeters (63.0 to 79.9 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/8) very gravelly sandy clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.2 very fine and fine roots; 20 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 75-162-250 millimeter chert fragments and 20 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments and 25 percent by volume nonflat rounded indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # MU054166. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 163302; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 163302