IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Baxter
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1999MO203063M
  • User Pedon ID: 1999MO203063M
  • User Site Association ID: 8619
  • Transect:
  • Transect Stop Number - 8
  • Transect Interval - 200.0
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M9961363
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 31510
  • Print Date: 2/17/2025

    • 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: 37.1317278
  • Std. Longitude: -91.2358917
  • 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-B2—Powder Mill Ferry, Missouri

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: BM, LT, MS
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, superactive, mesic Typic Paleudalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: within range of map unit
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Baxter
  • PSC - 36 to 86 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 12/17/2020
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Gepp
  • Taxonomic Class - Very-fine, mixed, semiactive, mesic Typic Paleudalfs
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 15 to 65 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/15/1999
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Field Measured Properties: 40 percent of Percent clay in the control section and 8.5 Percent rock fragments in the control section (vol)


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: residuum slope alluvium derived from dolomite
  • Landscape: hills
  • Landform: hillslope
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Shape Across: concave
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Bedrock: dolomite (dolostone)
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/15/1999 (actual site observation date)
  • 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—36

    36—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

    21

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    272

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    61

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    A—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches);, dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry; clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 fine to coarse roots; 3.0 fine and medium tubular pores; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU064019
    AB—15 to 36 centimeters (5.9 to 14.2 inches); 35 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) and 65 percent brown (7.5YR 4/3) very gravelly clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 fine and medium roots; 3.0 fine and medium tubular pores; 15 percent distinct red (2.5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 35 percent distinct dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments and 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter dolomite (dolostone) fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU064020
    2Bt1—36 to 71 centimeters (14.2 to 28.0 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) clay; strong fine subangular blocky structure; very firm; 3.0 fine and medium roots; 0.9 fine and medium tubular pores; 35 percent distinct red (2.5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 35 percent distinct reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU064021
    2Bt2—71 to 104 centimeters (28.0 to 40.9 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) clay; strong medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 0.9 fine and medium roots; 0.9 fine and medium tubular pores; 75 percent distinct red (2.5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter dolomite (dolostone) fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU064022
    2Bt3—104 to 150 centimeters (40.9 to 59.1 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) extremely gravelly clay; strong medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 0.9 fine roots; 0.1 fine and medium tubular pores; 35 percent distinct yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 35 percent distinct red (2.5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 20 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments and 45 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter dolomite (dolostone) fragments; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # MU064023
    2Bt4—150 centimeters (59.1 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) extremely gravelly clay; strong medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 0.9 fine roots; 0.1 fine tubular pores; 15 percent distinct yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 35 percent distinct red (2.5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments and 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter dolomite (dolostone) fragments and 40 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter dolomite (dolostone) fragments. Lab sample # MU064024