IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Forestdale
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 2004MO143003
  • User Pedon ID: 2004MO143003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M0414302
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 30995
  • Print Date: 4/25/2025

    • 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: 36.7046776
  • Std. Longitude: -89.5063248
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Map Unit: Db—Dubbs silt loam82000—Dubbs silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO143—New Madrid
  • MLRA: 131—Southern Mississippi Valley Alluvium
  • Regional Office: 7—Auburn, AL
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MO143—New Madrid County, Missouri
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 36089-F5—Kewanee, Missouri

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Rod Taylor, Kevin Godsey, Dan Childress
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, thermic Aeric Epiaqualfs
  • Pedon Type: map unit inclusion
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Forestdale
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, smectitic, thermic Aeric Epiaqualfs
  • PSC - 45 to 95 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/7/2004
  • Moisture SUBClass - aeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/7/2004 (actual site observation date)
  • 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
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—45

    45—171

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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

    0.5

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    93.6

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    Ap—0 to 25 centimeters (0.0 to 9.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silt loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable; 10.0 very fine and fine roots; 10.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU026056
    E—25 to 45 centimeters (9.8 to 17.7 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silt loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 1.0 very fine and fine roots; 10.0 very fine and fine tubular and 0.5 medium tubular pores; 1 percent fine distinct black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese masses; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU026057
    Btg1—45 to 63 centimeters (17.7 to 24.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 very fine and fine roots; 7.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 5 percent distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silt coats and 20 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2) clay films; 1 percent fine distinct black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese masses and 5 percent fine and medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU026058
    Btg2—63 to 102 centimeters (24.8 to 40.2 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay; weak medium prismatic parts to strong fine subangular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 very fine roots; 3.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 10 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) clay films; 1 percent fine prominent black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese masses and 10 percent fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU026059
    Btg3—102 to 135 centimeters (40.2 to 53.1 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay; weak medium prismatic parts to strong fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 very fine roots; 7.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 1 percent distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silt coats and 5 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) clay films; 1 percent fine prominent black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese masses and 5 percent fine and medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU026060
    Btg4—135 to 171 centimeters (53.1 to 67.3 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 very fine roots; 7.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 5 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) clay films; 3 percent fine and medium prominent black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese masses and 10 percent fine and medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent medium and coarse prominent reddish brown (5YR 5/4) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU026061
    BC—171 to 187 centimeters (67.3 to 73.6 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots; 5.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 5 percent fine and medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron and 15 percent fine and medium distinct light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) iron depletions; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU026062
    BCg—187 to 215 centimeters (73.6 to 84.6 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) silty clay loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots; 10.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 5 percent fine prominent black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese masses and 20 percent fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments. Lab sample # MU026063