IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): McGirk
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1996MO131004TM
  • User Pedon ID: 1996MO131004T
  • User Site Association ID: 7626
  • Transect:
  • User Transect ID - 50C-1
  • Transect Stop Number - 3
  • Transect Interval - 50.0
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M9713125
  • 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: 38.3711874
  • Std. Longitude: -92.4432950
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: T42N
  • Range: R14W
  • Section: 23
  • PLSS Details: SW 1/4 of the SW 1/4
  • Location Description: Fourth stop of eight, in a 50' interval, North to South transect of Map Unit 50B.
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO131—Miller
  • MLRA: 116A—Ozark Highland

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: DEV, TOK, DWW
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed Endoaqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - McGirk
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, mixed Endoaqualfs
  • Taxon Kind - taxadjunct
  • PSC - 18 to 68 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 3/19/1996
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Field Measured Properties: 27.94 cm of Surface thickness


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: alluvium
  • Landform: plateau
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 3/19/1996 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 5D
  • 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

    argillic horizon

    mottles with chroma 2 or less

    mottles with chroma 2 or less

    0—28

    28—203

    28—

    36—203

    36—

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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

    2

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    —

    253

    —

    210

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    Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dry; silt loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable; 3.0 very fine and fine roots; 5.0 very fine vesicular and tubular pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU018574
    Btg1—18 to 28 centimeters (7.1 to 11.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silty clay loam; moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 2.0 very fine and fine roots; 5.0 very fine vesicular and tubular pores; 2 percent faint dark gray (10YR 4/1) clay films on faces of peds and 25 percent distinct brown (10YR 5/3) silt coats on faces of peds; 1 percent fine irregular black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese masses and 1 percent fine irregular brown (10YR 4/3) masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU018575. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 126758; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 126758
    Btg2—28 to 36 centimeters (11.0 to 14.2 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silty clay loam; moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 2.0 very fine and fine roots; 2.0 very fine vesicular and tubular pores; 10 percent distinct brown (10YR 5/3) silt coats on faces of peds and 15 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2) clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine irregular black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese concretions throughout and 2 percent fine and medium irregular reddish brown (5YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron throughout and 10 percent fine irregular dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU018576
    Btg3—36 to 61 centimeters (14.2 to 24.0 inches); 70 percent gray (10YR 5/1) and 30 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) silty clay; moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.8 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 very fine vesicular and tubular pores; 10 percent distinct brown (10YR 5/3) silt coats on faces of peds and 25 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2) clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 1 percent fine irregular black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese concretions and 2 percent fine and medium irregular dark red (2.5YR 3/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU018577
    Btg4—61 to 91 centimeters (24.0 to 35.8 inches); 60 percent gray (10YR 5/1) and 40 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) silty clay; weak very fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.1 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine vesicular and tubular pores; 30 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2) clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 1 percent medium irregular black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese masses; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU018578
    Btg5—91 to 127 centimeters (35.8 to 50.0 inches); 75 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1) and 25 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) silty clay loam; weak very fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.1 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine vesicular and tubular pores; 35 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 1 percent medium irregular black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese masses; 1 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU018579
    Btg6—127 to 152 centimeters (50.0 to 59.8 inches); 70 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1) silty clay loam; moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.1 very fine roots; 2.0 very fine and fine vesicular and tubular pores; 35 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 2 percent medium and coarse irregular black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese masses; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU018580
    2Btg7—152 to 203 centimeters (59.8 to 79.9 inches); 80 percent gray (10YR 6/1) clay; moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.1 very fine roots; 3.0 very fine and fine vesicular and tubular pores; 35 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 2 percent medium and coarse irregular black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese masses; 1 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # MU018581