IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Hepler
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
1996MO097008
User Pedon ID:
1996MO097008
User Site Association ID:
8456
Transect:
User Transect ID -
96-4
Transect Stop Number -
7
Transect Interval -
75.0
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
MCL
Lab Pedon # -
M9609708
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
26380
Print Date:
11/23/2024
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:
37.3359000
Std. Longitude:
-94.5845250
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
T30N
Range:
R33W
Section:
20
PLSS Details:
2500 feet W and 550 feet N of the SE corner
Location Description:
SW 1/4 SE 1/4 SEC 20 T30N R33W; 2500 feet west and 550 feet north of the southeast corner of section 20
Map Unit:
40021—Opolis-Hepler silt loams, 1 to 15 percent slopes
State:
Missouri
County:
MO097—Jasper
MLRA:
112—Cherokee Prairies
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
MO097—Jasper County, Missouri
PEDON
Describers Name:
ACP
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine, mixed, thermic Aquic Hapludalfs
Current Taxon Kind:
taxadjunct
Pedon Type:
taxadjunct to the series
Pedon Purpose:
soil survey inventory
Pedon Record Orgin:
Converted from PDP 3.x
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Hepler
PSC -
33 to 84 cm.
Classificaton Date -
4/18/2012
Moisture Class -
udic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Alluvial
PSC -
25 to 100 cm.
Classificaton Date -
4/4/1996
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Erosion Class -
0
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Parent Material:
alluvium and/or residuum weathered from noncalcareous shale
Landscape:
plains
Landform:
drainageway
Runoff:
low
Drainage Class:
poorly
Flooding:
frequent flooding
Ponding:
occasional ponding
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
4/4/1996 (actual site observation date)
Air Photo ID:
1
Surface Cover Properties:
Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 -
grass/herbaceous cover
Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 -
hayland
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
paralithic contact
0—20
33—107
107—0
—-
—-
—-
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
—
—
277
—
991
—
—
13.9
25
2.8
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
A—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) crushed, light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) crushed, dry; silt loam; strong fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 5.0 very fine and fine roots; 10.0 fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 1 percent fine irregular black (N 2/0) iron-manganese masses between peds and 5 percent fine irregular dark brown (10YR 3/3) masses of oxidized iron between peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU009161
AB—20 to 33 centimeters (7.9 to 13.0 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) crushed, pale brown (10YR 6/3) crushed, dry; silt loam; strong fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 2.0 very fine and fine roots; 10.0 fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 15 percent distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 3 percent fine irregular dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) masses of oxidized iron between peds and 5 percent fine irregular dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron between peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU009162. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 158414; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 158414
Bt1—33 to 43 centimeters (13.0 to 16.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior loam; strong fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 2.0 very fine and fine roots; 10.0 fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 50 percent distinct brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 2 percent fine irregular black (N 2/0) iron-manganese masses throughout and 2 percent fine irregular dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron between peds and 2 percent fine spherical black (N 2/0) iron-manganese concretions throughout and 5 percent fine irregular dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) masses of oxidized iron between peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU009163. continuous - phpvsfiid 158415; continuous - phpvsfiid 158415
Bt2—43 to 64 centimeters (16.9 to 25.2 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior clay loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to strong fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 1.0 very fine and fine roots; 10.0 fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 60 percent prominent brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 2 percent fine irregular strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron between peds and 3 percent fine irregular black (N 2/0) iron-manganese masses throughout and 5 percent fine irregular strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron between peds and 15 percent fine and medium spherical black (N 2/0) iron-manganese concretions throughout and 15 percent fine and medium spherical strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) iron concretions throughout; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU009164. continuous - phpvsfiid 152464; continuous - phpvsfiid 152464
2Bt3—64 to 91 centimeters (25.2 to 35.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior silty clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 3.0 fine low-continuity tubular pores; 10 percent prominent gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 50 percent prominent gray (10YR 6/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 2 percent fine irregular dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) masses of oxidized iron between peds and 5 percent fine irregular black (N 2/0) iron-manganese masses between peds and 10 percent fine irregular strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron between peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU009165. continuous - phpvsfiid 152465; continuous - phpvsfiid 152466; continuous - phpvsfiid 152465; continuous - phpvsfiid 152466
2Bt4—91 to 107 centimeters (35.8 to 42.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) interior silty clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 fine low-continuity tubular pores; 10 percent prominent gray (10YR 6/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 50 percent prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) iron concretions throughout and 1 percent fine irregular strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU009166. shale; continuous - phpvsfiid 152467; continuous - phpvsfiid 152468; continuous - phpvsfiid 152467; continuous - phpvsfiid 152468
C1—107 to 135 centimeters (42.1 to 53.1 inches); 70 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) interior and 5 percent gray (10YR 6/1) interior and 25 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior silty clay; strong fine platy structure; extremely firm*; 5 percent distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist, clay films on horizontal faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU009167. shale; continuous - phpvsfiid 152469; continuous - phpvsfiid 152469
C2—135 to 218 centimeters (53.1 to 85.8 inches); 30 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior and 20 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior and 20 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) interior and 20 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) interior and 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior silty clay; strong fine platy structure; extremely firm*; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog. Lab sample # MU009168