IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Townhole
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1998MO119173M
  • User Pedon ID: 1998MO119173
  • User Site Association ID: 8492
  • Transect:
  • User Transect ID - 98-01
  • Transect Stop Number - 5
  • Transect Interval - 240.0
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M9811905
  • 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: 36.6312278
  • Std. Longitude: -94.2702500
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: T22N
  • Range: R31W
  • Section: 15
  • PLSS Details: NE 1/4 of the SW 1/4
  • Location Description: NE1/4,SW1/4,Sec15,T22N,R31W
  • Map Unit: 71257—Townhole-Aslinger complex, karst, 1 to 3 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
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy-skeletal, mixed, semiactive, mesic Oxyaquic Paleudalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Townhole
  • PSC - 46 to 96 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/18/2012
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Townhole
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 1/22/1998
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: slope alluvium derived from cherty limestone and/or residuum weathered from shale
  • Landscape: plateau
  • Landform: strath terrace
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 1/22/1998 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 7B
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - other
  • 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

    paralithic contact

    lithic contact

    0—23

    46—234

    234—249

    249—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

    7

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    —

    297

    —

    149

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    Ap—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) very gravelly silt loam; weak very fine and fine granular structure; very friable; 10.0 very fine to medium roots throughout; 9.0 very fine to medium interstitial and tubular pores; 1 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) organic stains on faces of peds; 10 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 15 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 20 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU060558. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 159441; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 159441
    E—23 to 46 centimeters (9.1 to 18.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) very gravelly silt loam; weak very fine and fine granular structure; friable; 8.0 very fine to medium roots throughout; 7.0 very fine to medium interstitial and tubular pores; 10 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 10 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 35 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU060559. Worm in ped face.
    2Bt1—46 to 76 centimeters (18.1 to 29.9 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) extremely gravelly sandy clay loam; weak very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 5.0 very fine to medium roots throughout; 4.0 very fine to medium void between rock fragments and 2.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 2 percent distinct brown (10YR 5/3) silt coats in root channels and/or pores and 10 percent prominent dark red (2.5YR 3/6) clay films on rock fragments; 10 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 20 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 50 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU060560. Rounded gravel is bedded horizontally at bottom of horizon.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 159442; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 159443; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 159442; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 159443
    2Bt2—76 to 104 centimeters (29.9 to 40.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) extremely gravelly loam; weak very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 5.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 2 percent faint gray (10YR 6/1) silt coats on rock fragments and 8 percent distinct red (2.5YR 4/6) clay films on rock fragments; 1 percent by volume subangular 2-76-150 millimeter shale, unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 15 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 15 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 40 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU060561. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 154679; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 154680; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 154679; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 154680
    3Bt3—104 to 137 centimeters (40.9 to 53.9 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) very gravelly clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; 5.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 1 percent distinct black (N 2/0) black stains on rock fragments and 2 percent faint yellowish red (5YR 4/6) clay films on rock fragments and 5 percent prominent dark red (2.5YR 3/6) clay films on faces of peds; 2 percent by volume subangular 2-76-150 millimeter shale, unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 15 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 20 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU060562. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 154681; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 154682; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 154683; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 154681; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 154682; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 154683
    4Bt4—137 to 234 centimeters (53.9 to 92.1 inches); 60 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) and 40 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) gravelly clay; weak fine and medium angular blocky structure; very firm; 2.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 5 percent distinct yellow (2.5Y 7/6) skeletans on rock fragments and 15 percent distinct yellowish red (5YR 4/6) clay films on faces of peds and 20 percent distinct dark red (2.5YR 3/6) clay films on faces of peds and 25 percent distinct black (N 2/0) black stains throughout; 5 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 20 percent by volume subangular 2-76-150 millimeter shale, unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU060563. Shale is highly decomposed.; continuous - phpvsfiid 154669; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 154670; continuous - phpvsfiid 154684; continuous - phpvsfiid 154685; continuous - phpvsfiid 154669; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 154670; continuous - phpvsfiid 154684; continuous - phpvsfiid 154685
    4BC—234 to 249 centimeters (92.1 to 98.0 inches); 50 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) and 50 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) very gravelly silty clay; moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; 5.0 very fine to medium interstitial pores; 1 percent distinct light gray (10YR 7/1) skeletans on faces of peds and 7 percent distinct red (2.5YR 4/6) clay films on faces of peds and 8 percent prominent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) clay films on faces of peds and 10 percent distinct black (N 2/0) black stains on faces of peds; 50 percent by volume subangular 2-76-150 millimeter shale, unspecified fragments. Lab sample # MU64510. C material is Northview shale.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 154358; continuous - phpvsfiid 154359; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 154671; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 154672; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 154358; continuous - phpvsfiid 154359; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 154671; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 154672