IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Captina
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1996MO223125M
  • User Pedon ID: 1996MO223125M
  • User Site Association ID: 7922Captina
  • Transect:
  • Transect Stop Number - 2
  • Transect Interval - 200.0
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M9722321
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 32047
  • Print Date: 12/5/2025

    • 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: 36.9399083
  • Std. Longitude: -90.6670611
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Map Unit: 73157—Captina silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes26C—Captina silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO223—Wayne
  • MLRA: 116A—Ozark Highland
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MO223—Wayne County, Missouri
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 36090-H6—Ellsinore, Missouri

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: DH, RT and KG
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, siliceous, active, mesic Fragic Hapludults
  • 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 - Captina
  • PSC - 15 to 65 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 3/8/2011
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Captina
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, siliceous, active, mesic Typic Fragiudults
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 15 to 65 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 10/17/1996
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • Field Measured Properties: 49 Cation Exc. to Clay x100


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loess and/or pedisediment and/or residuum
  • Landscape: plateau
  • Landform: ridge
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments: 0.01 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/17/1996 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: C6
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hardwoods
  • 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

    fragic soil properties

    0—15

    15—203

    64—99

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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

    3

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    216

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    50

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    A—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), very pale brown (10YR 7/4), dry; silt loam; weak fine platy parts to weak very fine and fine granular structure; friable; 10.0 very fine and fine roots and 1.0 coarse roots; 15.0 very fine and fine vesicular pores; 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-39-75 millimeter chert fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU059096
    Bt1—15 to 25 centimeters (5.9 to 9.8 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) silt loam; weak fine platy parts to moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 4.0 very fine and fine roots and 1.0 coarse roots; 25.0 very fine and fine vesicular pores; 5 percent black (10YR 2/1) manganese or iron-manganese stains; 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-39-75 millimeter chert fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU059097
    Bt2—25 to 48 centimeters (9.8 to 18.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) silty clay loam; moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; firm; moderate permeability; 0.5 medium roots and 1.0 coarse roots; 15.0 very fine and fine vesicular pores; 5 percent black (10YR 2/1) manganese or iron-manganese stains; 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-39-75 millimeter chert fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU059098
    Bt3—48 to 64 centimeters (18.9 to 25.2 inches); 80 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and 20 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots; 8.0 very fine vesicular pores; 5 percent black (10YR 2/1) manganese or iron-manganese stains; 5 percent black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese masses and 10 percent fine and medium light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) iron depletions between peds; 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-39-75 millimeter chert fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU059099
    2Btx—64 to 99 centimeters (25.2 to 39.0 inches); 90 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) and 10 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic parts to weak fine platy structure; very firm; brittle; very slow permeability; 0.5 very fine roots; 12.0 very fine vesicular and 4.0 medium vesicular pores; 10 percent gray (10YR 6/1) clay films and 15 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) clay films; 5 percent black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese masses; 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-39-75 millimeter chert fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU059100. The upper 3 inches is dominated by gray colors.
    3Bt4—99 to 137 centimeters (39.0 to 53.9 inches); 90 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) and 19 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) gravelly silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic parts to weak fine angular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 very fine roots; 5.0 very fine vesicular and 2.0 medium vesicular pores; 10 percent light gray (10YR 7/2) silt coats and 20 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) clay films and 30 percent gray (10YR 6/1) clay films; 20 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-39-75 millimeter chert fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU059101
    3Bt5—137 to 203 centimeters (53.9 to 79.9 inches); 90 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) and 10 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) clay loam; weak medium prismatic parts to weak fine angular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 very fine roots; 5.0 very fine vesicular and 2.0 medium vesicular pores; 10 percent light gray (10YR 7/2) silt coats and 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) clay films and 30 percent gray (10YR 6/1) clay films; 10 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-39-75 millimeter chert fragments. Lab sample # MU059102