IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Floyd
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1973IA017001
  • User Pedon ID: 73IA017001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1973IA017001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A1763
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 35921
  • 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: 42.7741661
  • Std. Longitude: -92.3383331
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 92N
  • Range: 13W
  • Section: 14
  • PLSS Details: 165 feet north and 255 feet west of the southeast corner
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA017—Bremer
  • MLRA: 104—Eastern Iowa and Minnesota Till Prairies
  • Regional Office: NC—North Central
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NC-WAV—Waverly, Iowa
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IA017—Bremer County, Iowa

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: R. L. Buckner and J. D. Highland
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Aquic Hapludolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: representative pedon for component
  • Pedon Purpose: soil survey inventory
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Floyd
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/16/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Floyd
  • Classificaton Date - 10/1/1973
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: till
  • Landscape: upland
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/1/1973 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    POA

    Poa

    bluegrass

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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
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    A1—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1) sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 21.0 fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A13992
    A2—20 to 41 centimeters (7.9 to 16.1 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) sandy loam; moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 21.0 fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A13993
    AB—41 to 56 centimeters (16.1 to 22.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; very dark gray (10YR 3/1) coats on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A13994. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 848764; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 848764
    Bw1—56 to 69 centimeters (22.0 to 27.2 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) sandy loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine distinct mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) coats on faces of peds; 1 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A13995
    Bw2—69 to 91 centimeters (27.2 to 35.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; grayish brown (10YR 5/2) coats on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A13996
    Bw3—91 to 112 centimeters (35.8 to 44.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A13997
    2BC—112 to 137 centimeters (44.1 to 53.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) sandy loam; 3 percent olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) fine distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) coats on faces of peds; 1 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A13998
    2C—137 to 152 centimeters (53.9 to 59.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) sandy loam; 3 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) fine distinct mottles; friable; 1 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments. Lab sample # 40A13999