IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Boskydell
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1997MO119149M
  • User Pedon ID: 1997MO119149
  • User Site Association ID: 8463
  • Transect:
  • User Transect ID - 97-05
  • Transect Stop Number - 1
  • Transect Interval - 120.0
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M9711921
  • Print Date: 4/29/2025

    • 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: 36.5395333
  • Std. Longitude: -94.0998944
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Map Unit: 73349—Boskydell very gravelly silty clay loam, 8 to 20 percent slopes
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO119—McDonald
  • MLRA: 116B—Springfield Plain
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MO119—McDonald County, Missouri

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: JAW,MDO
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Clayey-skeletal, mixed, superactive, mesic Oxyaquic Hapludalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: within range of map unit
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Boskydell
  • PSC - 23 to 73 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/18/2012
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Boskydell
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 6/2/1997
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: slope alluvium derived from limestone and shale
  • Landscape: plateau
  • Landform: valley side
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/2/1997 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 14C
  • 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—23

    23—203

    114—203

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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

    12

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    381

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    61

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    A—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) gravelly silty clay loam; moderate fine and medium granular structure; friable; 35.0 very fine to coarse roots throughout and 5.0 very coarse roots throughout; 15.0 very fine interstitial and tubular pores; 15 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU011434
    Bt1—23 to 46 centimeters (9.1 to 18.1 inches); 65 percent brown (7.5YR 4/3) and 35 percent dark brown (10YR 3/3) extremely gravelly silty clay; moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 20.0 very fine to coarse roots throughout and 2.0 very coarse roots throughout; 7.0 very fine interstitial and tubular pores; 2 percent distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3) clay films on faces of peds and 2 percent prominent brown (7.5YR 4/3) clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical black (N 2/0) iron-manganese masses throughout; 62 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU011435. patchy - phpvsfiid 150620; patchy - phpvsfiid 157839; patchy - phpvsfiid 150620; patchy - phpvsfiid 157839
    Bt2—46 to 86 centimeters (18.1 to 33.9 inches); 60 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) and 40 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) gravelly silty clay; strong very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; very firm; 7.0 very fine to medium roots throughout; 3.0 very fine interstitial and tubular pores; 5 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) clay films on faces of peds and 60 percent prominent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent fine spherical black (N 2/0) iron-manganese masses throughout; 20 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU011436. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 159550; continuous - phpvsfiid 159545; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 159550; continuous - phpvsfiid 159545
    Bt3—86 to 114 centimeters (33.9 to 44.9 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) extremely gravelly silty clay; moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; very firm; 5.0 very fine to medium roots throughout; 3.0 very fine interstitial and tubular pores; 3 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 5/3) silt coats in root channels and/or pores and 20 percent prominent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent fine spherical black (N 2/0) iron-manganese masses throughout; 75 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU011437. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 159551; continuous - phpvsfiid 155193; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 159551; continuous - phpvsfiid 155193
    2Bt4—114 to 142 centimeters (44.9 to 55.9 inches); 55 percent olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) and 45 percent dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) very gravelly silty clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 3.0 very fine to medium roots throughout; 1.0 very fine interstitial and tubular pores; 2 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) iron stains on faces of peds and 2 percent prominent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) clay films on faces of peds and 5 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) clay films on upper surfaces of peds or rocks and 40 percent prominent olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) clay films on faces of peds; 2 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 10 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter shale, unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume angular 2-39-75 millimeter shale, unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU011438. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 159546; patchy - phpvsfiid 154760; patchy - phpvsfiid 159547; patchy - phpvsfiid 159548; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 159546; patchy - phpvsfiid 154760; patchy - phpvsfiid 159547; patchy - phpvsfiid 159548
    2Bt5—142 to 180 centimeters (55.9 to 70.9 inches); 60 percent dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) and 25 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) and 8 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) and 7 percent pale olive (5Y 6/3) very gravelly silty clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 1.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 0.2 very fine interstitial and tubular pores; 3 percent prominent pale olive (5Y 6/3) clay films on faces of peds and 5 percent prominent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) clay films on faces of peds and 25 percent prominent very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) clay films on upper surfaces of peds or rocks; 10 percent by volume angular 2-39-75 millimeter shale, unspecified fragments and 27 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter shale, unspecified fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU011439. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 154763; continuous - phpvsfiid 154761; patchy - phpvsfiid 154762; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 154763; continuous - phpvsfiid 154761; patchy - phpvsfiid 154762
    2Bt6—180 to 203 centimeters (70.9 to 79.9 inches); 60 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) and 40 percent dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) gravelly silty clay loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very firm; 1.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 0.2 very fine interstitial and tubular pores; 5 percent distinct light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) clay films on faces of peds and 10 percent prominent very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) clay films on rock fragments; 5 percent by volume angular 2-39-75 millimeter shale, unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter shale, unspecified fragments. Lab sample # MU011440. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 154764; patchy - phpvsfiid 154765; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 154764; patchy - phpvsfiid 154765