IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Frenchmill
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1998MO123011M
  • User Pedon ID: 1998MO123011M
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M9312311
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 31339
  • 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: 37.5983315
  • Std. Longitude: -90.4858322
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: T33N
  • Range: R5E
  • Section: 3
  • PLSS Details: 125 feet S and 1350 feet E of the NW corner
  • Location Description: 125 feet south and 1,350 feet east of the northwest corner of sec. 3, T. 33 N., R. 5 E.
  • Map Unit: 10E—Killarney very cobbly silt loam, 12 to 35 percent slopes, very stony77000—Killarney-Frenchmill complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes, rubbly
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO123—Madison
  • MLRA: 116A—Ozark Highland
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NC-SPM—Springfield, Missouri
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MO123—Madison County, Missouri
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 37090-E4—Rhodes Mountain, Missouri

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: KEB, CGM AND MLC
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy-skeletal, mixed, active, mesic Typic Paleudults
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Frenchmill
  • PSC - 38 to 88 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/23/2012
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Frenchmill
  • Taxonomic Class - Loamy-skeletal, mixed, active, mesic Typic Paleudults
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 38 to 88 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/22/1993
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Field Measured Properties: 50 Cation exchange capacity to clay ratio


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: slope alluvium derived from acid igneous rock over residuum weathered from diorite
  • Landscape: mountains
  • Landform: mountain slope
  • Geomorphic Component Mountains: mountainflank, center third
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Position: middle third
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: very high
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments: 2.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/22/1993 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: B-2
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hardwoods
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    3—38

    38—137

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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

    20

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    —

    267

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    175

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    Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments. Lab sample # MU048244
    A—3 to 10 centimeters (1.2 to 3.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; very cobbly silt loam; moderate very fine granular structure; very friable; 10.0 very fine to medium roots; 15 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-162-250 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments and 23 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU64714
    E1—10 to 25 centimeters (3.9 to 9.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), light gray (10YR 7/2), dry; very cobbly loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 10.0 very fine to medium roots; 15 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-162-250 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU048245
    E2—25 to 38 centimeters (9.8 to 15.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), very pale brown (10YR 7/4), dry; very cobbly loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 5.0 very fine to medium roots; 15 percent brown (10YR 5/3) silt coats on rock fragments; 20 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-162-250 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU048246
    Bt1—38 to 56 centimeters (15.0 to 22.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) very cobbly loam; moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 5.0 fine and medium roots; 15 percent silt coats and 35 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) clay films on faces of peds; 20 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-162-250 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU048247
    2Bt2—56 to 76 centimeters (22.0 to 29.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) extremely gravelly loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 35 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) clay films on faces of peds and 35 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) silt coats; 20 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-162-250 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments and 42 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU048248. Few fine shiney (mica) flecks observed.
    2Bt3—76 to 91 centimeters (29.9 to 35.8 inches); 60 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) and 40 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) very gravelly coarse sandy loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 75 percent prominent dark red (2.5YR 3/6) clay films on faces of peds; 15 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-162-250 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments and 37 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU048249. Few fine shiney (mica) flecks observed.
    3Bt4—91 to 117 centimeters (35.8 to 46.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) sandy clay loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots; 15 percent prominent light reddish brown (5YR 6/3) clay films on vertical faces of peds and 35 percent prominent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) clay films on faces of peds; nonflat subrounded indurated granite fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU048250. Common fine shiney (mica) flecks observed.
    3Bt5—117 to 137 centimeters (46.1 to 53.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) sandy clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots; 15 percent prominent reddish gray (5YR 5/2) clay films on faces of peds and 35 percent prominent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) clay films on faces of peds; nonflat subrounded indurated granite fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU048251. Common fine flecks continue through profile.
    3BC1—137 to 157 centimeters (53.9 to 61.8 inches); 60 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) and 40 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) sandy clay loam; weak coarse prismatic structure; friable; 15 percent prominent pinkish gray (5YR 6/2) clay films on vertical faces of peds and 15 percent prominent pinkish gray (5YR 7/2) clay films on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter granite fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, hellige-truog. Lab sample # MU048252. This horizon was split for sampling 54 to 62 and 62 to 70 inches.
    3BC2—157 to 178 centimeters (61.8 to 70.1 inches); 60 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) and 40 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) sandy clay loam; weak coarse prismatic structure; friable; 15 percent prominent pinkish gray (5YR 6/2) clay films on vertical faces of peds and 15 percent prominent pinkish gray (5YR 7/2) clay films on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter granite fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, hellige-truog. Lab sample # MU048253