IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Sharpsburg
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1983IA003202
  • User Pedon ID: 83IA003202
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 84P0385
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 54629
  • 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: 41.1311111
  • Std. Longitude: -94.8858337
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 73N
  • Range: 35W
  • Section: 9
  • PLSS Details: 433 meters E and 98 meters N of SW 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 #: 202
  • 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
  • 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
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    46

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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 subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; friable; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 84P02039
    1Ap'—10 to 20 centimeters (3.9 to 7.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior, dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior, dry; silty clay loam; friable; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 84P02040
    1A2—20 to 36 centimeters (7.9 to 14.2 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, dry; silty clay loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; friable; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 84P02041
    1Bw1—36 to 56 centimeters (14.2 to 22.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior silty clay loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 84P02042. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 216854; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 216854
    1Bw2—56 to 76 centimeters (22.0 to 29.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior silty clay loam; 1 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) fine faint and 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine faint mottles; weak medium prismatic, and moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 84P02043. few fine faint 2.5Y52 mottles; few fine faint 10YR54 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 216855; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 216855
    1Bw3—76 to 102 centimeters (29.9 to 40.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) medium distinct and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium faint mottles; weak medium prismatic, and moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; brown (10YR 4/3), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; 1 percent fine dark concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 84P02044. few fine dark concretions concentrations; common medium distinct 2.5Y52 mottles; common medium faint 10YR56 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 216856; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 216856
    1Bw4—102 to 127 centimeters (40.2 to 50.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; , moist, black stains on faces of peds; 1 percent dark concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog. Not sampled.; few dark concretions concentrations; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 216857; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 216857
    1BC—127 to 152 centimeters (50.0 to 59.8 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 1 percent dark concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog. Not sampled.; few dark concretions concentrations