IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Gepp
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1997MO203022M
  • User Pedon ID: 1997MO203022M
  • User Site Association ID: 8618
  • Transect:
  • User Transect ID - shannon-74D2
  • Transect Stop Number - 3
  • Transect Interval - 200.0
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M9761322
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 31677
  • Print Date: 11/26/2024

    • 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: 37.3402333
  • Std. Longitude: -91.2924889
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO203—Shannon
  • MLRA: 116A—Ozark Highland
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MO203—Shannon County, Missouri
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 37091-C3—The Sinks, Missouri

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: MS, BM, LT
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Very-fine, mixed, active, mesic Typic Paleudalfs
  • 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 - Gepp
  • PSC - 30 to 80 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 3/8/2011
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Gepp
  • Taxonomic Class - Very-fine, mixed, semiactive, mesic Typic Paleudalfs
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 30 to 80 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/11/1997
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - typic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 3
  • Field Measured Properties: 78 percent of Percent clay in the control section and 4 Percent rock fragments in the control section (vol)


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: residuum weathered from dolomite and/or slope alluvium
  • Landscape: hills
  • Landform: hill
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: footslope
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 2/11/1997 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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

    strongly contrasting particle size class

    0—30

    30—178

    30—

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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

    14

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    256

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    280

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    A—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) extremely gravelly silt loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 3.0 fine and medium roots; 7.0 fine to coarse interstitial and tubular pores; 20 percent by volume nonflat indurated 75-162-250 millimeter chert fragments and 40 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU059388
    E—10 to 30 centimeters (3.9 to 11.8 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) very gravelly silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 fine to coarse roots; 7.0 medium tubular pores; 35 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated 75-162-250 millimeter chert fragments and 35 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU059389
    2Bt1—30 to 71 centimeters (11.8 to 28.0 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 fine and medium roots and 0.1 coarse roots; 3.0 fine tubular pores; 15 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 35 percent distinct reddish brown (5YR 5/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 75 percent distinct red (2.5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU059390
    2Bt2—71 to 102 centimeters (28.0 to 40.2 inches); 50 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) and 50 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 fine and medium roots and 0.1 coarse roots; 0.9 fine tubular pores; 35 percent distinct red (2.5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 35 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 75 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU059391. Strata of shale 5 inches thick.
    2Bt3—102 to 178 centimeters (40.2 to 70.1 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) gravelly clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 fine and medium roots and 0.1 coarse roots; 0.9 fine tubular pores; 15 percent distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds and 35 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 35 percent distinct yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 75 percent distinct red (2.5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent by volume nonflat indurated 75-162-250 millimeter chert fragments and 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments and 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter shale, unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.9, hellige-truog. Lab sample # MU059392