IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Reelfoot
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 2003MO201006
  • User Pedon ID: 2003MO201006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M0320106
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 31066
  • Print Date: 1/26/2025

    • 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: 37.0166130
  • Std. Longitude: -89.4126740
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Thebes SW quad
  • Map Unit: 86045—Reelfoot silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes, rarely flooded
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO201—Scott
  • MLRA: 131—Southern Mississippi Valley Alluvium
  • Regional Office: 7—Auburn, AL
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MO201—Scott County, Missouri
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 37089-A4—Thebes SW, Missouri

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: RT, BB, KG
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, thermic Typic Argiaquolls
  • Pedon Type: within range of map unit
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Windows Pedon
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Reelfoot
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, thermic Typic Argiaquolls
  • PSC - 56 to 106 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/18/2003
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loamy alluvium
  • Landscape: lowland
  • Landform: terrace
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/18/2003 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID:
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - row crop
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Yield Study ID -
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—56

    56—203

    —56—

    —147—
    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

    0.5

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    —

    98.8

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    Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 5.0 very fine and fine roots; 7.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU025400
    A1—18 to 38 centimeters (7.1 to 15.0 inches); black (10YR 2/1), dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry; silty clay loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 very fine and fine roots; 10.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU025401
    A2—38 to 56 centimeters (15.0 to 22.0 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), gray (10YR 5/1), dry; silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 10.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 5 percent fine distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU025402
    Bt—56 to 71 centimeters (22.0 to 28.0 inches); 60 percent brown (10YR 4/3) and 40 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) silt loam; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 10.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 2 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1) clay films; 1 percent fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU025403
    Btg1—71 to 102 centimeters (28.0 to 40.2 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic parts to weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 10.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 3 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1) clay films; 20 percent fine prominent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, pH meter; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU025404
    Btg2—102 to 137 centimeters (40.2 to 53.9 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) silt loam; weak medium prismatic parts to weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 10.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 3 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1) clay films; 20 percent fine prominent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, pH meter; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU025405
    Btg3—137 to 188 centimeters (53.9 to 74.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silt loam; weak medium platy structure; friable; 7.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 1 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1) clay films; 20 percent medium dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU025406
    2Btg4—188 to 203 centimeters (74.0 to 79.9 inches); gray (2.5Y 5/1) silty clay; weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 very fine and fine vesicular pores; 10 percent fine prominent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, pH meter. Lab sample # MU025407