IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Noark
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1996MO119126M
  • User Pedon ID: 1996MO119126
  • User Site Association ID: 8453
  • Transect:
  • User Transect ID - 96-18
  • Transect Stop Number - 3
  • Transect Interval - 100.0
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M9611988
  • Print Date: 2/1/2025

    • 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: 36.5100056
  • Std. Longitude: -94.5871972
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Map Unit: 73352—Jollymill-Bendavis complex, 3 to 15 percent slopes
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO119—McDonald
  • MLRA: 116B—Springfield Plain
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MO119—McDonald County, Missouri

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: KLG, MDO, & JAW.
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Clayey-skeletal, mixed, semiactive, mesic Typic Paleudults
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Noark
  • PSC - 53 to 103 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/18/2012
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Noark
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 12/10/1996
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: slope alluvium derived from cherty limestone
  • Landscape: plateau
  • Landform: ridge
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 12/10/1996 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 10C
  • 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

    0—53

    53—203

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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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    331

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    210

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    Oi—0 to 1 centimeters (0.0 to 0.4 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU64504. Partially decomposed leaves and twigs composed of 70% fibric material.
    A—1 to 13 centimeters (0.4 to 5.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) extremely gravelly silt; moderate fine granular structure; very friable; 20.0 very fine to coarse roots throughout; 25.0 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; 80 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU055889. 10% Tripolitic Chert.
    E—13 to 38 centimeters (5.1 to 15.0 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) very gravelly silt loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 20.0 very fine to coarse roots throughout; 20.0 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; 75 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU055890. 10% Tripolitic Chert.
    Bt1—38 to 53 centimeters (15.0 to 20.9 inches); 60 percent brown (7.5YR 5/4) and 40 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) extremely gravelly silt loam; moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 11.0 very fine to coarse roots throughout; 10.0 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; 1 percent faint brown (7.5YR 5/4) clay films on faces of peds and 10 percent distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3) silt coats on faces of peds and in pores; 70 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU055891. 10% Tripolitic Chert.; patchy - phpvsfiid 151901; patchy - phpvsfiid 151902; patchy - phpvsfiid 151901; patchy - phpvsfiid 151902
    Bt2—53 to 71 centimeters (20.9 to 28.0 inches); 50 percent brown (7.5YR 5/4) and 40 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) and 10 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) extremely gravelly silty clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 8.0 very fine to medium roots throughout; 8.0 very fine interstitial and tubular pores; 2 percent distinct dark red (2.5YR 3/6) clay films on faces of peds and 5 percent distinct yellowish red (5YR 4/6) clay films on faces of peds and 8 percent distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3) silt coats on faces of peds and in pores; 75 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU055892. 20% Tripolitic Chert.; patchy - phpvsfiid 151903; patchy - phpvsfiid 151904; patchy - phpvsfiid 151905; patchy - phpvsfiid 151903; patchy - phpvsfiid 151904; patchy - phpvsfiid 151905
    2Bt3—71 to 102 centimeters (28.0 to 40.2 inches); 70 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) and 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) gravelly clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 8.0 very fine to medium roots throughout; 1.0 very fine interstitial pores; 25 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2) clay films on faces of peds and 40 percent distinct dark red (2.5YR 3/6) clay films on faces of peds; 25 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU055893. 10% Tripolitic Chert.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 151906; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 151907; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 151906; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 151907
    2Bt4—102 to 152 centimeters (40.2 to 59.8 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) extremely cobbly clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 5.0 very fine to medium roots throughout; 5.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 5 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) skeletans on rock fragments and 8 percent distinct white (10YR 8/1) silt coats in root channels and/or pores and 15 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) skeletans in root channels and/or pores and 50 percent distinct dark red (2.5YR 3/6) clay films on faces of peds; 35 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 40 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, hellige-truog. Lab sample # MU055894. 25% Tripolitic Chert.; continuous - phpvsfiid 151908; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 151909; patchy - phpvsfiid 151911; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 151910; continuous - phpvsfiid 151908; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 151909; patchy - phpvsfiid 151911; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 151910
    2Bt42—152 to 203 centimeters (59.8 to 79.9 inches); extremely cobbly clay; fragments. Lab sample # MU055895