IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Kenyon
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1983IA065006
  • User Pedon ID: 83IA065006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 84P0413
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 54657
  • 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: 42.9858322
  • Std. Longitude: -91.9288864
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 94N
  • Range: 9W
  • Section: 5
  • PLSS Details: NW1/4SE1/4
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA065—Fayette
  • 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: IA065—Fayette County, Iowa

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 6
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Kenyon
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed Typic Hapludolls
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 12/1/1983
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: drift derived from mixed-calcareous and/or till derived from mixed-calcareous
  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: upland slope
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 12/1/1983 (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
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    cambic horizon

    0—18

    18—112

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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

    8

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    1Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior loam; weak very fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P02210. Few 10YR 4/3 mixings.
    1B1—18 to 38 centimeters (7.1 to 15.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior and brown (10YR 5/3) crushed loam; weak very fine subangular blocky structure; friable; worm casts; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P02211. 10YR 3/2 worm casts. Pebble band at top of horizon.
    2B2—38 to 58 centimeters (15.0 to 22.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior and brown (10YR 5/3) crushed loam; weak very fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 1 percent masses of dark accumulation; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P02212. few soft dark masses concentrations
    2B3—58 to 71 centimeters (22.8 to 28.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior and grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior loam; weak medium prismatic, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, coats on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent masses of dark accumulation; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P02213. few soft dark masses concentrations; continuous - phpvsfiid 216939; continuous - phpvsfiid 216939
    2B4—71 to 91 centimeters (28.0 to 35.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior and grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine faint mottles; weak medium prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, coats on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent masses of dark accumulation; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P02214. few soft dark masses concentrations; few fine faint 7.5YR56 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 229984; continuous - phpvsfiid 229984
    2B5—91 to 112 centimeters (35.8 to 44.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior and grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior loam; 1 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) medium distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 1 percent masses of dark accumulation; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P02215. few soft dark masses concentrations; few medium distinct 7.5YR44 mottles
    2BC—112 to 132 centimeters (44.1 to 52.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior and grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; weak fine prismatic, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Not sampled.; few fine distinct 7.5YR56 mottles
    2C1—132 to 147 centimeters (52.0 to 57.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior and grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Not sampled.; few fine distinct 7.5YR56 mottles
    2C2—147 to 170 centimeters (57.9 to 66.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior loam; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium distinct and 11 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) medium faint mottles; massive; firm; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog. Not sampled.; common medium distinct 7.5YR56 mottles; common medium faint 10YR52 mottles