IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): alred
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1999MO055043M
  • User Pedon ID: 1999MO055043
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M9905543
  • Print Date: 12/5/2025

    • 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: 38.0579347
  • Std. Longitude: -91.2920589
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: T39N
  • Range: R3W
  • Section: 31
  • PLSS Details: 2490 feet E and 1100 feet S of the NE1/4
  • Location Description: Saranac Springs
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO055—Crawford
  • MLRA: 116A—Ozark Highland

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: DM/RT
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy over clayey, siliceous Aquic Paleudalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - alred
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy over clayey, siliceous Aquic Paleudalfs
  • Taxon Kind - taxadjunct
  • PSC - 15 to 66 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 12/21/1999
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loess
  • Landscape: hills
  • Landform: hill
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 12/21/1999 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • 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
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    A1—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to weak fine granular structure; very friable; 6.0 very fine and fine roots; 6.0 very fine and fine tubular and 3.0 medium and coarse tubular pores; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU062594
    A2—8 to 15 centimeters (3.1 to 5.9 inches); 70 percent brown (10YR 5/3) and 30 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silt loam; moderate fine and medium platy parts to moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 6.0 very fine and fine roots and 2.0 coarse roots; 6.0 fine and medium tubular pores; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU062595
    Bt1—15 to 28 centimeters (5.9 to 11.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) silt loam; moderate fine platy structure; friable; 6.0 very fine and fine roots and 3.0 medium and coarse roots; 3.0 fine tubular pores; 15 percent prominent brown (10YR 5/3) organic stains in root channels and/or pores and 15 percent distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU062596. patchy - phpvsfiid 136812; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 136811; patchy - phpvsfiid 136812; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 136811
    Bt2—28 to 43 centimeters (11.0 to 16.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) silty clay loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 very fine and fine roots and 1.0 medium and coarse roots; 0.5 medium tubular and 3.0 fine tubular pores; 4 percent prominent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silt coats in root channels and/or pores and 15 percent distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU062597. patchy - phpvsfiid 136814; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 136813; patchy - phpvsfiid 136814; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 136813
    2Bt3—43 to 64 centimeters (16.9 to 25.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; strong fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 3.0 fine tubular pores; 15 percent faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) clay films on all faces of peds and 91 percent prominent pale brown (10YR 6/3) silt coats on all faces of peds; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU062598. continuous - phpvsfiid 136815; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 136816; continuous - phpvsfiid 136815; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 136816
    3Bt4—64 to 91 centimeters (25.2 to 35.8 inches); 80 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and 20 percent gray (10YR 5/1) very gravelly clay; moderate very fine and fine angular blocky structure; very firm; 0.1 fine and medium roots; 15 percent prominent dark gray (10YR 4/1) clay films on faces of peds and in pores and 35 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 50 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU062599. patchy - phpvsfiid 136817; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 136818; patchy - phpvsfiid 136817; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 136818
    4Bt5—91 to 127 centimeters (35.8 to 50.0 inches); 45 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and 45 percent reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) and 10 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) gravelly clay; moderate very fine angular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 60 percent prominent red (2.5YR 4/6) clay films on all faces of peds and 60 percent prominent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) clay films on all faces of peds; 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU062600. continuous - phpvsfiid 136819; continuous - phpvsfiid 136820; continuous - phpvsfiid 136819; continuous - phpvsfiid 136820
    4Bt6—127 to 157 centimeters (50.0 to 61.8 inches); 65 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) and 30 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) and 5 percent gray (N 6/0) clay; moderate fine angular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 60 percent prominent red (2.5YR 4/6) clay films on all faces of peds and 60 percent prominent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU062601. continuous - phpvsfiid 136821; continuous - phpvsfiid 136822; continuous - phpvsfiid 136821; continuous - phpvsfiid 136822
    4Bt7—157 to 191 centimeters (61.8 to 75.2 inches); 70 percent reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) and 25 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) and 5 percent gray (N 6/0) clay; weak medium angular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 60 percent prominent red (2.5YR 4/6) clay films on all faces of peds and 60 percent prominent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments. Lab sample # MU062602. continuous - phpvsfiid 136823; continuous - phpvsfiid 136824; continuous - phpvsfiid 136823; continuous - phpvsfiid 136824