IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Yelton
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1996MO223145M
  • User Pedon ID: 1996MO223145M
  • User Site Association ID: 7923
  • Transect:
  • Transect Stop Number - 1
  • Transect Interval - 200.0
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M9722323
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 32045
  • Print Date: 12/6/2025

    • 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: 36.9404028
  • Std. Longitude: -90.6656806
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Map Unit: 25D—Yelton-Scholten complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes73267—Yelton-Scholten complex, 8 to 15 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, SA, KG
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Typic Fragiudults
  • 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 - Yelton
  • PSC - 25 to 51 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 3/8/2011
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Tonti
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Typic Fragiudults
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 25 to 51 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 10/24/1996
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Field Measured Properties: 49 Cation Exc. to Clay x100


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: pedisediment and/or residuum and/or slope alluvium
  • Landscape: plateau
  • Landform: valley side
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.80 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/24/1996 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: C6
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Pedon Restrictions
    Kind Hardness Restriction Depth L-H Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    fragipan

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    51 - 97

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    fragipan

    0—25

    25—203

    51—97

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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

    11

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    232

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    3

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    A—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; silt loam; moderate very fine and fine granular structure; 5.0 very fine and fine roots and 1.0 medium and coarse roots and 2.0 fine roots; 10.0 very fine tubular and 4.0 fine tubular pores; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU059111
    BA—13 to 25 centimeters (5.1 to 9.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; moderate permeability; 2.0 very fine and fine roots; 5.0 very fine tubular and 1.0 fine tubular pores; 1 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU059112
    Bt1—25 to 51 centimeters (9.8 to 20.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) clay loam; moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; 2.0 very fine and fine roots; 5.0 very fine tubular and 1.0 fine tubular pores; 3 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU059113
    2Btx—51 to 97 centimeters (20.1 to 38.2 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) extremely gravelly loam; massive; brittle; very slow permeability; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 10 percent prominent ; 40 percent fine and medium gray (10YR 6/1) iron depletions; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated 75-162-250 millimeter chert fragments and 55 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU059114
    3Bt2—97 to 135 centimeters (38.2 to 53.1 inches); 60 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and 40 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) very gravelly sandy clay loam; weak very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; 1.0 very fine tubular pores; 10 percent fine and medium light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) iron depletions; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated 75-162-250 millimeter chert fragments and 50 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # MU059115. Top 3 inches 60% 5YR 5/8; with 40% 10YR 6/2; as a SiCL.
    3Bt31—135 to 165 centimeters (53.1 to 65.0 inches); 85 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) and 15 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) gravelly fine sandy loam; massive; 2.0 very fine tubular pores; 20 percent fine and medium light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) iron depletions; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated 75-162-250 millimeter chert fragments and 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU059116
    3Bt32—165 to 203 centimeters (65.0 to 79.9 inches); 85 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) and 15 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) gravelly sandy clay loam; massive; 2.0 very fine tubular pores; 20 percent fine and medium iron depletions; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated 75-162-250 millimeter chert fragments and 30 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments. Lab sample # MU059117