IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Gasconade
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1998MO223045M
  • User Pedon ID: 1998MO223045
  • User Site Association ID: 8110
  • Transect:
  • User Transect ID - wayne-53
  • Transect Stop Number - 7
  • Transect Interval - 200.0
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M9822316
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • 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: 37.2289886
  • Std. Longitude: -90.4821167
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: T30N
  • Range: R5E
  • Section: 34
  • PLSS Details: 900 feet N and 4400 feet E of the SW corner
  • Location Description: 900 feet north and 4,400 feet east of southwest corner of sec. 34, T. 30 N., R. 5 E.
  • Map Unit: 73155—Gasconade-Rock outcrop complex, 3 to 35 percent slopes
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO223—Wayne
  • MLRA: 116A—Ozark Highland
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NC-SPM—Springfield, Missouri
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MO223—Wayne County, Missouri
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 37090-B4—Greenville, Missouri

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: GB KG PE
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Clayey-skeletal, mixed, superactive, mesic Lithic Hapludolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: within range of map unit
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Gasconade
  • PSC - 0 to 36 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/31/2012
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Gasconade
  • Taxonomic Class - Clayey-skeletal, mixed, superactive, mesic Lithic Hapludolls
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 0 to 36 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/11/1998
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: residuum weathered from dolomite
  • Landscape: plateau
  • Landform: valley side
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Runoff: very high
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/11/1998 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: F2
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - intermixed conifers and 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

    mollic epipedon

    cambic horizon

    lithic contact

    0—23

    13—36

    36—

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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

    27

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    171

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    280

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    Oi—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary.
    A1—2 to 13 centimeters (0.8 to 5.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dry; very cobbly clay loam; moderate fine granular structure; very friable; 15.0 very fine and fine roots; 15.0 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; 30 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter dolomite (dolostone) fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU019266
    A2—13 to 23 centimeters (5.1 to 9.1 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3), dark brown (10YR 3/3), dry; very cobbly clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 10.0 very fine and fine roots; 10.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 20 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter dolomite (dolostone) fragments and 30 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter dolomite (dolostone) fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog; clear broken boundary. Lab sample # MU019267
    A3—23 to 36 centimeters (9.1 to 14.2 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) very cobbly clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 8.0 very fine and fine roots; 8.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 20 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter dolomite (dolostone) fragments and 30 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter dolomite (dolostone) fragments; neutral, pH 7.3, hellige-truog; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # MU019268
    R—36 centimeters (14.2 inches); bedrock; fragments.