IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Courtois
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1999MO203043M
  • User Pedon ID: 1999MO203043M
  • User Site Association ID: 8614
  • Transect:
  • User Transect ID - shannon-73C1
  • Transect Stop Number - 11
  • Transect Interval - 200.0
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M9961343
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 31528
  • Print Date: 12/17/2024

    • 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: 37.3949417
  • Std. Longitude: -91.5670083
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO203—Shannon
  • MLRA: 116A—Ozark Highland
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MO203—Shannon County, Missouri
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 37091-D5—Cedar Grove, Missouri

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: BM, JSE, LT
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, active, mesic Typic Paleudalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Courtois
  • PSC - 13 to 63 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 3/8/2011
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Courtois
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, mixed, active, mesic Typic Paleudalfs
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 13 to 63 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 3/9/1999
  • 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: 36 percent of Percent clay in the control section and 34 Percent rock fragments in the control section (vol)


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: residuum and/or slope alluvium derived from dolomite
  • Landscape: hills
  • Landform: interfluve
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: shoulder
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 3/9/1999 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 2
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    strongly contrasting particle size class

    0—13

    13—183

    28—

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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

    5

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    335

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    232

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    A—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silt loam; weak fine granular, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 7.0 fine to coarse roots; 7.0 fine and medium tubular pores; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU063898
    Bt1—13 to 28 centimeters (5.1 to 11.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) gravelly silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 7.0 fine and medium roots; 7.0 fine and medium tubular pores; 35 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; 30 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU063899
    2Bt2—28 to 51 centimeters (11.0 to 20.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) very gravelly clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 fine and medium roots; 3.0 fine and medium tubular pores; 35 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 35 percent distinct light brown (7.5YR 6/4), moist, silt coats on faces of peds; 35 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU063900
    2Bt3—51 to 76 centimeters (20.1 to 29.9 inches); 80 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and 20 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) very gravelly clay; weak fine angular blocky, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 fine and medium roots; 3.0 fine and medium tubular pores; 15 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 5/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 35 percent distinct reddish brown (5YR 5/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 35 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU063901. Water perching at 20 inches.
    2Bt4—76 to 109 centimeters (29.9 to 42.9 inches); 30 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) and 40 percent light gray (5YR 7/1) and 30 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) clay; weak fine angular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 fine roots; 0.9 fine and medium tubular pores; 30 percent distinct gray (5YR 6/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU063902
    2Bt5—109 to 147 centimeters (42.9 to 57.9 inches); 80 percent gray (7.5YR 6/1) and 20 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) gravelly clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.9 fine roots; 0.9 fine tubular pores; 70 percent faint gray (7.5YR 6/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 30 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) masses of oxidized iron; 25 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU063903
    2Bt6—147 to 183 centimeters (57.9 to 72.0 inches); 90 percent red (10R 4/6) and 10 percent gray (7.5YR 6/1) clay; moderate fine angular blocky structure; very firm; 0.9 fine roots; 0.9 fine tubular pores; 35 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) masses of oxidized iron; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.1, hellige-truog. Lab sample # MU063904