IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Batcave
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1997MO091297M
  • User Pedon ID: 1997MO091297
  • User Site Association ID: 7932
  • Transect:
  • User Transect ID - 03A-1
  • Transect Stop Number - 5
  • Transect Interval - 200.0
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M9709156
  • 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: 37.0166083
  • Std. Longitude: -92.0542944
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Map Unit: 75432—Batcave-Farewell complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes, frequently flooded
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO091—Howell
  • MLRA: 116A—Ozark Highland
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MO091—Howell County, Missouri
  • PEDON

  • Describers Name: SVV, JDP, PAK
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy-skeletal, siliceous Aquic Argiudolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Batcave
  • PSC - 30 to 80 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/18/2012
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Hercules
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 30 to 80 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/7/1997
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


  • SITE

  • Parent Material: alluvium
  • Landscape: river valley
  • Landform: flood plain
  • Slope Shape Across: concave
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Runoff: negligible
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Flooding: occasional flooding
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no
  • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/7/1997 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • 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

    mollic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    mottles with chroma 2 or less

    0—30

    30—152

    41—152

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    —-

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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

    1

    344

    180

    Ap1—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) rubbed gravelly loam; moderate fine and medium granular structure; friable; 7.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 0.9 medium roots throughout; 7.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 15 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU057692
    Ap2—10 to 30 centimeters (3.9 to 11.8 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) rubbed gravelly loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 3.0 fine tubular pores; 2 percent fine spherical weakly coherent cemented black (N 2/0) iron-manganese concretions throughout; 20 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU057693
    Bt1—30 to 41 centimeters (11.8 to 16.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) exterior very gravelly loam; 5 percent brown (10YR 5/3) fine distinct and 35 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 3.0 fine tubular pores; 35 percent distinct brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on rock fragments; 2 percent fine spherical weakly coherent cemented black (N 2/0) iron-manganese concretions throughout; 50 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU057694. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 142257; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 142257
    Bt2—41 to 61 centimeters (16.1 to 24.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) exterior extremely gravelly loam; 10 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine prominent and 25 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.9 fine roots throughout; 0.9 fine vesicular and 3.0 fine tubular pores; 35 percent distinct brown (10YR 5/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 2 percent fine spherical weakly coherent cemented black (N 2/0) iron-manganese concretions throughout; 2 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 60 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU057695. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 144518; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 144518
    2Bt3—61 to 84 centimeters (24.0 to 33.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) exterior very gravelly sandy clay loam; 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium prominent and 25 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) medium prominent mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.9 fine roots throughout; 0.9 fine interstitial and tubular pores; 35 percent distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 2 percent fine spherical weakly coherent cemented black (N 2/0) iron-manganese concretions throughout; 50 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU057696. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 144519; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 144519
    2Bt4—84 to 114 centimeters (33.1 to 44.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) exterior silty clay loam; 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium prominent and 35 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) medium prominent mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.9 fine roots throughout; 0.9 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; 15 percent prominent gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films throughout and 15 percent prominent black (N 2/0), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains throughout; 2 percent fine spherical weakly coherent cemented black (N 2/0) iron-manganese concretions throughout; 2 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU057697. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 144520; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 144521; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 144520; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 144521
    2Bt5—114 to 152 centimeters (44.9 to 59.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) exterior clay loam; 20 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct and 35 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) medium prominent mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.9 very fine roots throughout; 0.9 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; 35 percent prominent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, clay films throughout and 35 percent distinct black (N 2/0), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains throughout; 2 percent fine spherical weakly coherent cemented black (N 2/0) iron-manganese concretions throughout; 15 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified. Lab sample # MU057698. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 144522; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 144523; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 144522; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 144523