IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Eldon
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1999MO131007M
  • User Pedon ID: 1999MO131007
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M9913107
  • Print Date: 2/16/2025

    • 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: 38.3794324
  • Std. Longitude: -92.5791774
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: T42N
  • Range: R15W
  • Section: 21
  • PLSS Details: 1900 feet N and 1500 feet W of the SE corner
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO131—Miller
  • MLRA: 116A—Ozark Highland

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: DV,TK,DW
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Very-fine, mixed Mollic Paleudalfs
  • Pedon Type: within range of map unit
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Eldon
  • Taxonomic Class - Very-fine, mixed Mollic Paleudalfs
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 46 to 96 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/7/1999
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: slope alluvium over residuum
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/7/1999 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 1C
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • 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

    mollic epipedon

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—20

    20—46

    46—203

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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

    6

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    283

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    Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 5.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 5.0 very fine and fine vesicular and tubular pores; 5 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU063001
    E—20 to 46 centimeters (7.9 to 18.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) very gravelly silt loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 5.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 5.0 fine vesicular and tubular pores; 10 percent prominent light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, silt coats on faces of peds and in pores; 2 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 50 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU063002. continuous - phpvsfiid 127581; continuous - phpvsfiid 127581
    2Bt1—46 to 71 centimeters (18.1 to 28.0 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) gravelly clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 2.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 4.0 very fine and fine vesicular and tubular pores; 5 percent distinct yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 10 percent prominent brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist, silt coats on faces of peds; 10 percent fine and medium irregular noncoherent cemented red (2.5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout; 20 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU063003. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 127193; continuous - phpvsfiid 127194; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 127193; continuous - phpvsfiid 127194
    2Bt2—71 to 99 centimeters (28.0 to 39.0 inches); dark red (2.5YR 3/6) gravelly clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 1.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 4.0 very fine and fine vesicular and tubular pores; 5 percent distinct yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent fine and medium irregular noncoherent cemented yellowish red (5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout and 40 percent fine and medium irregular noncoherent cemented reddish brown (5YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron throughout; 20 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU063004. continuous - phpvsfiid 127195; continuous - phpvsfiid 127195
    2Bt3—99 to 122 centimeters (39.0 to 48.0 inches); dark red (2.5YR 3/6) gravelly clay; 5 percent light gray (10YR 7/2) fine and medium prominent irregular mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 4.0 very fine and fine vesicular and tubular pores; 5 percent distinct yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 20 percent fine and medium irregular noncoherent cemented yellowish red (5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout; 20 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU063005. continuous - phpvsfiid 127196; continuous - phpvsfiid 127196
    2Bt4—122 to 152 centimeters (48.0 to 59.8 inches); dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) clay; 1 percent light gray (10YR 7/2) fine prominent irregular mottles; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 4.0 very fine and fine vesicular and tubular pores; 5 percent distinct dark red (2.5YR 3/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 2 percent fine and medium irregular yellowish red (5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout; 2 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU063006. continuous - phpvsfiid 127197; continuous - phpvsfiid 127197
    2Bt5—152 to 203 centimeters (59.8 to 79.9 inches); dark red (2.5YR 3/6) clay loam; 1 percent light gray (10YR 7/2) fine and medium prominent irregular mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 4.0 very fine and fine vesicular and tubular pores; 5 percent distinct dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 2 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments. Lab sample # MU063007. continuous - phpvsfiid 127198; continuous - phpvsfiid 127198