IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Townhole
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1997MO119165M
  • User Pedon ID: 1997MO119165
  • User Site Association ID: 8472
  • Transect:
  • User Transect ID - 97-13
  • Transect Stop Number - 2
  • Transect Interval - 100.0
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M9711937
  • Print Date: 12/12/2024

    • 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: 36.7632917
  • Std. Longitude: -94.5674083
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: T23N
  • Range: R24W
  • Section: 2
  • PLSS Details: NW 1/4 of the NE 1/4
  • Location Description: NW1/4,NE1/4,Sec. 2,T.23N,R.24W
  • Map Unit: 70074—Townhole silt loam, 1 to 5 percent slopes
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO119—McDonald
  • MLRA: 116B—Springfield Plain
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MO119—McDonald County, Missouri

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: MDO,JAW,KLG
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy-skeletal, siliceous, active, mesic Oxyaquic Palehumults
  • 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 - Townhole
  • PSC - 48 to 98 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/18/2012
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - SND
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 10/27/1997
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: slope alluvium and/or residuum weathered from cherty limestone
  • Landscape: plateau
  • Landform: ridge
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/27/1997 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 1C
  • 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

    mollic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    lithic contact

    0—33

    48—152

    152—0

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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

    4

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    329

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    170

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    A—0 to 33 centimeters (0.0 to 13.0 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), gray (10YR 5/1), dry; silt loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 20.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 15.0 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular and 2.0 medium tubular pores; 12 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU058059
    BA—33 to 48 centimeters (13.0 to 18.9 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) silt loam; weak very fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 9.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 10.0 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular and 1.0 medium tubular pores; 15 percent prominent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) organic stains on upper surfaces of peds or rocks; 10 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU058060. continuous - phpvsfiid 154541; continuous - phpvsfiid 154541
    Bt1—48 to 58 centimeters (18.9 to 22.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) gravelly silt loam; weak very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 7.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 10.0 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; 1 percent distinct red (2.5YR 4/6) clay films on rock fragments; 4 percent fine and medium irregular black (N 2/0) iron-manganese masses between peds; 25 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU058061. patchy - phpvsfiid 157521; patchy - phpvsfiid 157521
    Bt2—58 to 69 centimeters (22.8 to 27.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) gravelly silt loam; weak very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 5.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 5.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 10 percent distinct red (2.5YR 4/6) clay films on faces of peds; 30 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU058062. patchy - phpvsfiid 157522; patchy - phpvsfiid 157522
    2Bt3—69 to 114 centimeters (27.2 to 44.9 inches); 50 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and 50 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) extremely gravelly silt loam; moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 5.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 10 percent prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) silt coats on rock fragments and 20 percent prominent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) skeletans in root channels and/or pores and 25 percent distinct dark red (2.5YR 3/6) clay films throughout; 40 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 45 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU058063. 5% of chert is tripolitic. Roots are occurring mostly in the top 8"" of horizon.; continuous - phpvsfiid 157523; continuous - phpvsfiid 157524; continuous - phpvsfiid 157525; continuous - phpvsfiid 157523; continuous - phpvsfiid 157524; continuous - phpvsfiid 157525
    2Bt4—114 to 152 centimeters (44.9 to 59.8 inches); 50 percent dark red (2.5YR 3/6) and 50 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) extremely cobbly silty clay; moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 5.0 very fine to medium void between rock fragments and 3.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 5 percent distinct light gray (10YR 7/1) skeletans in root channels and/or pores and 20 percent distinct red (2.5YR 4/6) clay films on rock fragments; 40 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 50 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU058064. 10% of chert is tripolitic.; continuous - phpvsfiid 157526; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 157527; continuous - phpvsfiid 157526; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 157527
    R—152 centimeters (59.8 inches); bedrock; fragments.