IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Niangua
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1998MO203079M
  • User Pedon ID: 1998MO203079M
  • User Site Association ID: 8621
  • Transect:
  • User Transect ID - shannon-74F2
  • Transect Stop Number - 3
  • Transect Interval - 200.0
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M9861379
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 31584
  • Print Date: 9/24/2024

    • 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: 37.1768611
  • Std. Longitude: -91.2793444
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: T29N
  • Range: R3W
  • Section: 16
  • PLSS Details: 600 feet N and 3600 feet E of the SW corner
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO203—Shannon
  • MLRA: 116A—Ozark Highland
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MO203—Shannon County, Missouri
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 37091-B3—Eminence, Missouri

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: SV Modified by MS
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Very-fine, mixed, active, mesic Typic Hapludalfs
  • 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 - Niangua
  • PSC - 13 to 63 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/31/2012
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Niangua
  • Taxonomic Class - Very-fine, mixed, active, mesic Typic Hapludalfs
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 13 to 63 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/17/1998
  • 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: 70 percent of Percent clay in the control section and 1 Percent rock fragments in the control section (vol)


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: residuum and/or slope alluvium
  • Landscape: hills
  • Landform: hillslope
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: shoulder
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Bedrock: dolomite (dolostone)
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/17/1998 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 14
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Restrictions
    Kind Hardness Restriction Depth L-H Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    bedrock, lithic

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    127 -

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    lithic contact

    0—13

    13—127

    127—

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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

    18

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    262.1

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    310

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    A—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 7.0 fine and medium roots; 7.0 fine to coarse interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU061798
    2Bt1—13 to 46 centimeters (5.1 to 18.1 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 fine to coarse roots; 7.0 fine vesicular pores; 75 percent distinct dark red (2.5YR 3/6) clay films on faces of peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU061799
    2Bt2—46 to 56 centimeters (18.1 to 22.0 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.9 fine roots; 7.0 fine vesicular pores; 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; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU061800
    2Bt3—56 to 102 centimeters (22.0 to 40.2 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.9 fine roots; 7.0 fine vesicular pores; 25 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay films on faces of peds and 75 percent distinct dark red (2.5YR 3/6) clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent fine irregular black (N 2/0) iron-manganese masses between peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU061801
    2Bt4—102 to 127 centimeters (40.2 to 50.0 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.9 fine roots; 7.0 fine vesicular pores; 15 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4) clay films on faces of peds and 35 percent distinct dark red (2.5YR 3/6) clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter dolomite (dolostone) fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU061802
    2R—127 centimeters (50.0 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) bedrock; fragments.