IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Courtois
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1997MO203051M
  • User Pedon ID: 1997MO203051M
  • User Site Association ID: 8629
  • Transect:
  • Transect Stop Number - 8
  • Transect Interval - 200.0
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M9761351
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 26616
  • 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: 37.1662944
  • Std. Longitude: -91.1723806
  • 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-B2—Powder Mill Ferry, Missouri

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: bm,lt,ms,dm
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, semiactive, mesic Typic Paleudalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: map unit inclusion
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Courtois
  • PSC - 30 to 80 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/1/2011
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Bluelick
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, mixed, superactive, mesic Typic Paleudalfs
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 30 to 80 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/24/1997
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Field Measured Properties: 39 percent of Percent clay in the control section and 8 Percent rock fragments in the control section (vol)


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: slope alluvium residuum weathered from dolomite
  • Landscape: hills
  • Landform: hillslope
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/24/1997 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 15
  • 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

    0—30

    30—193

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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

    23

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    69

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    A—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) gravelly silt loam; weak fine granular structure; 7.0 fine to coarse roots; 7.0 fine interstitial and tubular pores; 30 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU010731
    AB—15 to 30 centimeters (5.9 to 11.8 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) extremely gravelly silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; 7.0 fine to coarse roots; 7.0 fine tubular pores; 15 percent faint strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) clay films on rock fragments; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated 75-162-250 millimeter chert fragments and 55 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.1, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU010732
    Bt1—30 to 51 centimeters (11.8 to 20.1 inches); red (2.5YR 4/8) gravelly silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; 0.9 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 3.0 fine and medium tubular pores; 15 percent distinct red (2.5YR 4/6) clay films on faces of peds and 75 percent distinct pink (7.5YR 7/4) silt coats on faces of peds; 15 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU010733
    Bt2—51 to 91 centimeters (20.1 to 35.8 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6) silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; 0.9 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 3.0 fine tubular pores; 15 percent distinct pink (7.5YR 7/4) silt coats on faces of peds and 15 percent distinct black (10YR 2/1) manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds and 35 percent distinct red (2.5YR 4/6) clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU010734
    Bt3—91 to 127 centimeters (35.8 to 50.0 inches); 60 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) and 40 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) very gravelly clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; 0.9 fine roots; 3.0 fine tubular pores; 15 percent distinct yellowish red (5YR 4/6) clay films on faces of peds and 15 percent distinct black (10YR 2/1) manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds and 35 percent distinct red (2.5YR 4/6) clay films on faces of peds; 45 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU010735
    2Bt4—127 to 157 centimeters (50.0 to 61.8 inches); 50 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) and 50 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) gravelly clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; 0.9 fine roots; 0.9 fine tubular pores; 15 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay films on faces of peds and 35 percent prominent black (10YR 2/1) manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds and 75 percent distinct dark red (2.5YR 3/6) clay films on faces of peds; 15 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU010736
    2Bt5—157 to 193 centimeters (61.8 to 76.0 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; 0.1 fine roots; 0.9 fine tubular pores; 35 percent distinct yellowish red (5YR 4/6) clay films on faces of peds and 75 percent prominent black (10YR 2/1) manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds and 75 percent distinct dark red (2.5YR 3/6) clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog. Lab sample # MU010737