IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Eldon
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1997MO131023M
  • User Pedon ID: 1997MO131023
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M9713103
  • Print Date: 12/17/2024

    • 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: 38.3423765
  • Std. Longitude: -92.6112726
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: T41N
  • Range: R15W
  • Section: 5
  • PLSS Details: 1175 feet S and 1025 feet E of the NW corner
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO131—Miller
  • MLRA: 116B—Springfield Plain

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: DW,DV,TK
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Very-fine, mixed Typic Paleudalfs
  • Pedon Type: within range of map unit
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Eldon
  • Taxonomic Class - Very-fine, mixed Typic Paleudalfs
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 66 to 116 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/6/1997
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: residuum
  • Landscape: plateau
  • Landform: ridge
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: head slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: shoulder
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 1/6/1997 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 1T
  • 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

    0—23

    46—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

    6

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    301

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    250

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    A—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), gray (10YR 5/1), dry; silt loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable; 5.0 very fine and fine roots; 5.0 very fine pores; 3 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.1, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU058256
    E1—23 to 46 centimeters (9.1 to 18.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) and 20 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) gravelly silt loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 1.0 very fine and fine roots; 5.0 very fine pores; 30 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU058257
    E2—46 to 66 centimeters (18.1 to 26.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) extremely gravelly loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 1.0 very fine and fine roots; 2.0 fine pores; 60 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU058258
    Bt1—66 to 97 centimeters (26.0 to 38.2 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) and 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) very gravelly clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.6 very fine and fine roots; 1.0 very fine pores; 5 percent prominent black (10YR 2/1) manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds and 10 percent distinct dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 35 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; neutral, pH 6.7, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU058259
    Bt2—97 to 135 centimeters (38.2 to 53.1 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) and 20 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and 10 percent dark red (2.5YR 3/6) gravelly clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine pores; 4 percent prominent black (10YR 2/1) manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds and 25 percent prominent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) clay films on faces of peds; 20 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU058260
    Bt3—135 to 170 centimeters (53.1 to 66.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and 10 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 2.0 very fine pores; 3 percent distinct nonintersecting slickensides on faces of peds and 5 percent prominent black (10YR 2/1) manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds and 25 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4) clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; neutral, pH 7.1, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU058261
    Bt4—170 to 203 centimeters (66.9 to 79.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) and 10 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) and 2 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.3 very fine pores; 2 percent prominent black (10YR 2/1) manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds and 4 percent prominent nonintersecting slickensides on faces of peds and 25 percent faint brown (7.5YR 4/4) clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # MU058262