IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Alred
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1996MO203030M
  • User Pedon ID: 1996MO203030M
  • User Site Association ID: 8641
  • Transect:
  • User Transect ID - shannon-82D2
  • Transect Stop Number - 1
  • Transect Interval - 200.0
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M9661330
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 31689
  • Print Date: 2/16/2025

    • 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: 37.2910889
  • Std. Longitude: -91.3845250
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO203—Shannon
  • MLRA: 116A—Ozark Highland
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MO203—Shannon County, Missouri
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 37091-C4—Round Spring, Missouri

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: BM, SB, LT
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy-skeletal over clayey, siliceous, semiactive, mesic Typic Paleudalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: within range of map unit
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Alred
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 3/8/2011
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Alred
  • Taxonomic Class - Loamy-skeletal over clayey, siliceous, semiactive, mesic Typic Paleudalfs
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 10/10/1996
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - typic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 3
  • Field Measured Properties: 19 percent of Percent clay in the control section and 76 percent of Percent clay in the control section and 36 Percent rock fragments in the control section (vol) and 19 Percent rock fragments in the control section (vol) and 24 Strongly contrasting textural stratification (depth in inches)


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: residuum weathered from dolomite and/or slope alluvium
  • Landscape: hills
  • Landform: hill
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: shoulder
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Bedrock: dolomite (dolostone) with <10
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/10/1996 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 8
  • 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

    strongly contrasting particle size class

    0—25

    25—157

    61—

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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

    10

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    280

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    181

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    A—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) very gravelly silt loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 7.0 fine and medium roots; 7.0 fine interstitial and tubular pores; 35 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU056836
    BE—15 to 25 centimeters (5.9 to 9.8 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) very gravelly silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 7.0 fine and medium roots and 3.0 coarse roots; 7.0 fine tubular pores; 15 percent faint reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 35 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; 35 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU056837
    Bt1—25 to 41 centimeters (9.8 to 16.1 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4) very gravelly silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 fine and medium roots and 0.9 coarse roots; 3.0 fine and medium tubular pores; 35 percent faint pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2), moist, silt coats on faces of peds and 35 percent distinct yellowish red (5YR 5/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 35 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU056838
    Bt2—41 to 61 centimeters (16.1 to 24.0 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4) very gravelly silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 fine and medium roots and 0.9 coarse roots; 3.0 fine and medium tubular pores; 35 percent distinct yellowish red (5YR 5/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 2 percent by volume nonflat indurated 75-162-250 millimeter chert fragments and 35 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU056839
    2Bt3—61 to 81 centimeters (24.0 to 31.9 inches); 80 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) and 20 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) gravelly clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.9 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 0.9 medium tubular and 3.0 fine tubular pores; 35 percent distinct red (2.5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 20 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU056840
    2Bt4—81 to 107 centimeters (31.9 to 42.1 inches); 60 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) and 40 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) gravelly clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; very firm; 0.9 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 3.0 fine tubular pores; 35 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 2 percent by volume nonflat indurated 75-162-250 millimeter chert fragments and 15 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU056841
    2Bt5—107 to 127 centimeters (42.1 to 50.0 inches); 70 percent light brown (7.5YR 6/4) and 30 percent red (10R 4/6) clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; very firm; 0.9 fine and medium roots; 0.9 fine tubular pores; 15 percent distinct black (N 2/0), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds and 35 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 35 percent distinct red (2.5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU056842
    2Bt6—127 to 157 centimeters (50.0 to 61.8 inches); red (10R 4/6) clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; very firm; 0.9 fine roots; 0.9 fine tubular pores; 35 percent distinct red (2.5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 35 percent distinct black (N 2/0), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds and 75 percent prominent brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 2 percent by volume nonflat indurated 75-162-250 millimeter chert fragments and 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments. Lab sample # MU056843. R layer of a chert bed at 62 inches.