IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Sharpsburg
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1983IA003004
  • User Pedon ID: 83IA003004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 84P0383
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 54627
  • 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: 41.0780563
  • Std. Longitude: -94.6611099
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 73N
  • Range: 33W
  • Section: 32
  • PLSS Details: 22 meters W and 671 meters N of SE corner
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA003—Adams
  • MLRA: 108—Illinois and Iowa Deep Loess and Drift

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: M. Sherwood
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Typic Argiudolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Sharpsburg
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Typic Argiudolls
  • Classificaton Date - 3/1/1983
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: upland slope
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 3/1/1983 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • 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

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    41

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    1Ap—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior, dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior, dry; silty clay loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 84P02025
    1Ap'—10 to 20 centimeters (3.9 to 7.9 inches); silty clay loam; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P02026
    1A1—20 to 33 centimeters (7.9 to 13.0 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, dry; silty clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; friable; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P02027
    1A2—33 to 46 centimeters (13.0 to 18.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, dry; silty clay loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P02028
    1Bt1—46 to 61 centimeters (18.1 to 24.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic, and moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 15 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist, organic stains; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P02029. few organic coats surface features; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 216847; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 216847
    1Bt2—61 to 76 centimeters (24.0 to 29.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior silty clay loam; 1 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) fine faint and 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine faint mottles; weak medium prismatic, and moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 15 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P02030. few organic coats surface features; few fine faint 10YR42 mottles; few fine faint 10YR54 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 216849; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 216849
    1Bt3—76 to 102 centimeters (29.9 to 40.2 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior silty clay loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and 1 percent 10YR 5/ (10YR 5/ mottles; weak medium prismatic, and moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent fine dark concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P02031. common fine dark concretions concentrations; very few to few 10YR56 mottles; very few to few 10YR5 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 216850; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 216850
    1BC—102 to 127 centimeters (40.2 to 50.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior silty clay loam; 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium prominent and 30 percent brown (7.5YR 5/4) medium prominent mottles; weak medium prismatic, and weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 11 percent fine dark concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, bromcresol green; gradual smooth boundary. common fine dark concretions concentrations; many medium prominent 10YR56 mottles; many medium prominent 7.5YR54 mottles
    1C—127 to 152 centimeters (50.0 to 59.8 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior silty clay loam; 1 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) and 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) mottles; massive; friable; 11 percent dark concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog. common dark concretions concentrations; very few to few 7.5YR44 mottles; very few to few 7.5YR56 mottles