IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): WELLER
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 2006MO139060
  • User Pedon ID: 2006MO139060
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M0613960
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 30320
  • Print Date: 9/24/2024

    • 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: 38.7477778
  • Std. Longitude: -91.5196389
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: T46N
  • Range: R5W
  • Section: 18
  • PLSS Details: 2,224 feet West and 1,424 feet North from the South East corner
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO139—Montgomery
  • MLRA: 115—Central Mississippi Valley Wooded Slopes
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MO603—Montgomery and Warren Counties, Missouri
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 38091-F5—Gasconade, Missouri

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Mike Chalfant, Amber Marshaus, John Horton, Wyn Kelley
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, mesic Aquertic Chromic Hapludalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Missouri Pedon
  • Pedon #: 60
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - WELLER
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, smectitic, mesic Aquertic Chromic Hapludalfs
  • PSC - 0 to 0 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/15/2006
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - ninth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: fine-silty loess derived from mixed
  • Landscape: plateau
  • Landform: plain
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Slope Position: upper third
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: negligible
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Geology: Recent Stage formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 2/15/2006 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 38091f5ne
  • Surface Water Kind: none observed
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - other grass/herbaceous cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion gully
    • 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
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    Ap—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) rubbed silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 very fine roots and 3.0 fine roots; 3.0 fine tubular pores; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small
    E—8 to 41 centimeters (3.1 to 16.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) broken face silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 10.0 very fine roots; 10.0 very fine tubular and 10.0 fine tubular pores; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU027796; observed in pit, small
    Bt—41 to 74 centimeters (16.1 to 29.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) broken face silty clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak coarse prismatic structure; firm; 3.0 very fine roots; 3.0 very fine tubular and 3.0 fine tubular pores; 35 percent faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix and 1 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU027797; observed in pit, small
    Btg—74 to 124 centimeters (29.1 to 48.8 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) broken face silty clay loam; strong fine subangular blocky, and moderate coarse prismatic structure; firm; 3.0 very fine tubular and 3.0 fine tubular pores; 35 percent faint dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix and 1 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU027798; observed in pit, small
    2Eb—124 to 157 centimeters (48.8 to 61.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) broken face silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate coarse prismatic structure; firm; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 12 percent faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, clay films on surfaces along root channels and 35 percent faint light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, skeletans on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix and 1 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix and 1 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented gray (10YR 6/1), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU027799; observed in pit, small
    2Btgb1—157 to 213 centimeters (61.8 to 83.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) broken face silty clay; strong fine angular blocky, and strong coarse prismatic structure; firm; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 12 percent faint light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, skeletans on all faces of peds and 12 percent faint brown (10YR 5/3), moist, silt coats between sand grains and 70 percent faint grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix and 1 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix and 1 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU027800; observed in pit, small
    2Btgb2—213 to 290 centimeters (83.9 to 114.2 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) broken face silty clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky, and moderate coarse prismatic structure; firm; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 12 percent faint light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, skeletans on all faces of peds and 35 percent faint grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix and 1 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; gradual smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small
    2BC—290 to 417 centimeters (114.2 to 164.2 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) broken face silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and moderate thick platy structure; firm; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 12 percent faint grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, clay films on surfaces along pores; 1 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small
    3Bgb—417 to 518 centimeters (164.2 to 203.9 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) broken face silty clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky, and weak medium prismatic structure; firm; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 12 percent faint gray (10YR 6/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix and 1 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented black (7.5YR 2.5/1), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; gradual smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small
    3Btb—518 to 549 centimeters (203.9 to 216.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) broken face silty clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky, and weak medium prismatic structure; firm; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 35 percent distinct brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix and 1 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented gray (10YR 6/1), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded very strongly coherent cemented 2-?-5 millimeter chert fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; abrupt smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small
    4Cg1—549 to 1265 centimeters (216.1 to 498.0 inches); gray (2.5Y 5/1) broken face loam; massive, and weak fine subangular blocky; firm; 1 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; gradual smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small
    4Cg2—1265 to 1387 centimeters (498.0 to 546.1 inches); gray (2.5Y 5/1) broken face silty clay loam; massive; firm; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 1 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small
    5Btgb1—1387 to 1463 centimeters (546.1 to 576.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) broken face silty clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky, and moderate fine angular blocky, and moderate medium platy structure; firm; 12 percent faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on surfaces along root channels; 1 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded very strongly coherent cemented 2-?-75 millimeter chert fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small
    5Btgb2—1463 to 1501 centimeters (576.0 to 590.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) broken face clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak medium platy structure; firm; 1 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix; 5 percent by volume nonflat rounded very strongly coherent cemented 2-?-75 millimeter chert fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small
    6B—1501 to 1539 centimeters (590.9 to 605.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) broken face clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 35 percent faint brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix and 1 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix; 12 percent by volume nonflat angular very strongly coherent cemented 2-?-75 millimeter chert fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n.; observed in pit, small