IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Courtois
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1999MO203047M
  • User Pedon ID: 1999MO203047M
  • User Site Association ID: 8635
  • Transect:
  • Transect Interval - 200.0
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M9961347
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 31525
  • 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: 37.1046667
  • Std. Longitude: -91.2550750
  • 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-A3—Winona, Missouri

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: LT,BM,SE,MS
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, active, mesic Typic Paleudalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: map unit inclusion
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Courtois
  • PSC - 10 to 60 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 3/8/2011
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Courtois
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, mixed, active, mesic Typic Paleudalfs
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 10 to 60 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 3/11/1999
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Field Measured Properties: 48 percent of Percent clay in the control section and 7 Percent fine sand to 3 IN. in the control section (wt) and 0 Percent rock fragments in the control section (vol)


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: slope alluvium residuum weathered from mixed
  • Landscape: hills
  • Landform: hill
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: somewhat excessively
  • Bedrock: h slight weathered mixed-igneous and sedimentary
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 3/11/1999 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 20
  • 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

    0—10

    10—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

    4

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    271

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    130

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    A—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) silt loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 0.9 medium and coarse roots and 7.0 fine roots; 7.0 fine interstitial and tubular pores; 10 percent by volume angular 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, acid fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU063919
    Bt1—10 to 23 centimeters (3.9 to 9.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) silty clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 fine to coarse roots; 3.0 fine tubular pores; 5 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, acid fragments and 3 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter igneous, acid fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU063920. continuous - phpvsfiid 1772733; continuous - phpvsfiid 1772733
    2Bt2—23 to 41 centimeters (9.1 to 16.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) gravelly silty clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.9 fine to coarse roots; 3.0 fine tubular pores; 5 percent distinct yellowish red (5YR 5/8), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 10 percent distinct reddish brown (5YR 5/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, acid fragments and 15 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter igneous, acid fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU063921. continuous - phpvsfiid 1772724; continuous - phpvsfiid 1772725; continuous - phpvsfiid 1772724; continuous - phpvsfiid 1772725
    3Bt3—41 to 64 centimeters (16.1 to 25.2 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay; moderate medium angular blocky parts to strong coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.9 fine roots; 3.0 fine tubular pores; 1 percent distinct red (2.5YR 4/8), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 20 percent distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, acid fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU063922. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1772731; continuous - phpvsfiid 1772732; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1772731; continuous - phpvsfiid 1772732
    3Bt4—64 to 89 centimeters (25.2 to 35.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay; strong very coarse wedge parts to moderate fine angular blocky structure; very firm; 0.9 fine roots; 0.9 fine tubular pores; 5 percent distinct red (2.5YR 4/8), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 10 percent distinct brown (10YR 5/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 50 percent prominent reddish brown (2.5YR 5/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments and 5 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter igneous, acid fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU063923. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1772736; continuous - phpvsfiid 1772734; continuous - phpvsfiid 1772735; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1772736; continuous - phpvsfiid 1772734; continuous - phpvsfiid 1772735
    3Bt5—89 to 130 centimeters (35.0 to 51.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) gravelly clay; strong very coarse wedge parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; very firm; 0.9 fine roots; 0.9 fine tubular pores; 5 percent distinct brown (10YR 5/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 5 percent distinct red (2.5YR 4/8), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 25 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter igneous, acid fragments and 10 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU063924. continuous - phpvsfiid 1772727; continuous - phpvsfiid 1772728; continuous - phpvsfiid 1772726; continuous - phpvsfiid 1772727; continuous - phpvsfiid 1772728; continuous - phpvsfiid 1772726
    3Bt6—130 to 168 centimeters (51.2 to 66.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very firm; 0.1 fine roots; 0.9 fine tubular pores; 5 percent distinct red (2.5YR 4/8), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 25 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU063925. continuous - phpvsfiid 1772729; continuous - phpvsfiid 1772730; continuous - phpvsfiid 1772729; continuous - phpvsfiid 1772730
    3Bt7—168 to 203 centimeters (66.1 to 79.9 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) clay; moderate fine subangular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 0.1 fine roots; 3.0 fine tubular pores; 10 percent distinct red (2.5YR 4/8), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 25 percent distinct yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent fine and medium irregular black (N 2/0) iron-manganese masses throughout and 10 percent fine and medium irregular strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron at top of horizon; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog. Lab sample # MU063926. continuous - phpvsfiid 1772737; continuous - phpvsfiid 1772738; continuous - phpvsfiid 1772737; continuous - phpvsfiid 1772738