IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Jerktail
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1996MO153139M
  • User Pedon ID: 1996MO153139
  • User Site Association ID: 7717
  • Transect:
  • User Transect ID - 094
  • Transect Stop Number - 6
  • Transect Interval - 100.0
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M9615326
  • Print Date: 3/2/2025

    • 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: 36.8005444
  • Std. Longitude: -92.5289667
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: T24N
  • Range: R14W
  • Section: 5
  • PLSS Details: 450 feet E and 675 feet S of the NW corner
  • Location Description: 450 feet east and 675 feet south of the NW corner of Sec. 5, T. 24 N., R. 14 W
  • Map Unit: 73240—Jerktail silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO153—Ozark
  • MLRA: 116A—Ozark Highland
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MO153—Ozark County, Missouri

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: BF, GC, TD, JP
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, mesic Aquic Hapludalfs
  • 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 - Jerktail
  • PSC - 33 to 83 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/18/2012
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Jerktail
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, mixed, active, mesic Aquic Hapludalfs
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 5/9/1996
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Field Measured Properties: 53 percent of Percent clay in the control section


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: slope alluvium over residuum
  • Landform: ridge
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/9/1996 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 5-1
  • 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

    mottles with chroma 2 or less

    0—33

    33—191

    33—

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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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    363

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    Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silt loam; moderate very fine granular structure; very friable; 10.0 fine and medium roots; 10.0 very fine interstitial and tubular pores; 10 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; neutral, pH 6.9, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU056246
    BE—15 to 33 centimeters (5.9 to 13.0 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 10.0 very fine to medium roots; 10.0 very fine interstitial and tubular pores; 10 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) organic stains in root channels and/or pores and 15 percent faint clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU056247
    Bt1—33 to 48 centimeters (13.0 to 18.9 inches); 50 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) and 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and 20 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) gravelly silty clay loam; 10 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine distinct mottles; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 very fine roots; 3.0 very fine tubular pores; 30 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 15 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU056248
    Bt2—48 to 61 centimeters (18.9 to 24.0 inches); 50 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and 20 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) and 20 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) and 10 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) gravelly silty clay loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 very fine roots; 2.0 very fine tubular pores; 30 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 15 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU056249
    2Bt3—61 to 79 centimeters (24.0 to 31.1 inches); 40 percent gray (10YR 6/1) and 40 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and 20 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) clay; weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; very firm; 3.0 fine roots; 2.0 very fine tubular pores; 60 percent prominent clay films on faces of peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU056250
    2Bt4—79 to 102 centimeters (31.1 to 40.2 inches); 50 percent gray (10YR 6/1) and 50 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay; weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 fine roots; 2.0 very fine tubular pores; 60 percent prominent clay films on faces of peds; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU056251
    2Bt5—102 to 140 centimeters (40.2 to 55.1 inches); 50 percent gray (10YR 5/1) and 25 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) and 25 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) very cobbly clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 fine roots; 10.0 very fine tubular pores; 60 percent prominent clay films on faces of peds; 25 percent by volume angular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 25 percent by volume angular 75-162-250 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU056252
    2Bt6—140 to 168 centimeters (55.1 to 66.1 inches); 50 percent dark red (2.5YR 3/6) and 20 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and 20 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) and 10 percent gray (2.5Y 6/1) cobbly clay; weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate fine angular blocky structure; very firm; 10.0 very fine tubular pores; 60 percent prominent clay films on faces of peds; 30 percent by volume angular 75-162-250 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU056253
    2Bt7—168 to 191 centimeters (66.1 to 75.2 inches); 50 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) and 30 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) and 10 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) and 10 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) cobbly clay; moderate fine angular blocky structure; firm; 10.0 very fine tubular pores; 2 percent manganese or iron-manganese stains on rock fragments and 60 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 20 percent by volume angular 75-162-250 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU056254
    2R—191 centimeters (75.2 inches); bedrock; fragments.