IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Sharpsburg
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984IA0030033
  • User Pedon ID: 84IA0030033
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0499
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 56765
  • 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: 41.1375008
  • Std. Longitude: -94.8874969
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 73N
  • Range: 35W
  • Section: 9
  • PLSS Details: 440 feet N and 1435 feet E of SW corner
  • Location Description: G. Boswell farm.
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA003—Adams
  • MLRA: 108—Illinois and Iowa Deep Loess and Drift

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: MW & RL
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Typic Argiudolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Sharpsburg
  • PSC - 18 to 68 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Sharpsburg
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Typic Argiudoll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 11/1/1984
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/1/1984 (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

    argillic horizon

    0—18

    18—91

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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

    7

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    315

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    1Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior and 10 percent brown (10YR 4/3) and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed silty clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02465. few fine roots
    1Bt1—18 to 30 centimeters (7.1 to 11.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior silty clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains on faces of peds and 15 percent faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02466. few clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots; patchy - phpvsfiid 218266; continuous - phpvsfiid 218267; patchy - phpvsfiid 218266; continuous - phpvsfiid 218267
    1Bt2—30 to 48 centimeters (11.8 to 18.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) silty clay loam; 1 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) fine distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 fine roots; very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains in root channels and/or pores and 37 percent faint brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 37 percent faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02467. common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common fine roots; few fine distinct 2.5Y52 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 218269; continuous - phpvsfiid 218269
    1Bt3—48 to 58 centimeters (18.9 to 22.8 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior and brown (7.5YR 4/4) and brown (7.5YR 5/4) silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 medium roots and 2.5 fine roots; 37 percent faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 6.7, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02468. common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common fine roots; few medium roots; continuous - phpvsfiid 218271; continuous - phpvsfiid 218271
    1Bt3—58 to 69 centimeters (22.8 to 27.2 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior and brown (7.5YR 4/4) and brown (7.5YR 5/4) silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 medium roots and 2.5 fine roots; 37 percent faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02469. common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common fine roots; few medium roots; continuous - phpvsfiid 218272; continuous - phpvsfiid 218272
    1Bt4—69 to 81 centimeters (27.2 to 31.9 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior and brown (7.5YR 5/4) and brown (7.5YR 4/4) silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic structure; firm; 0.5 medium roots and 2.5 fine roots; 15 percent faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent iron concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.7, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02470. few iron concretions concentrations; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; common fine roots; few medium roots; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 218273; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 218273
    1Bt4—81 to 91 centimeters (31.9 to 35.8 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior and brown (7.5YR 5/4) and brown (7.5YR 4/4) silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic structure; firm; 0.5 medium roots and 2.5 fine roots; 15 percent faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent iron concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.7, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02471. few iron concretions concentrations; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; common fine roots; few medium roots; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 218274; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 218274
    1BC—91 to 107 centimeters (35.8 to 42.1 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior and brown (7.5YR 5/4) and brown (7.5YR 4/4) silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic structure; firm; 2.5 fine roots; 1 percent iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Not sampled.; few iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common fine roots
    1C1—107 to 124 centimeters (42.1 to 48.8 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and brown (7.5YR 4/4) silty clay loam; weak prismatic structure; friable; 2.5 fine roots; 1 percent iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Not sampled.; few iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common fine roots
    1C2—124 to 152 centimeters (48.8 to 59.8 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior and strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) and yellowish red (5YR 4/6) silt loam; massive; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 1 percent coarse iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog. Not sampled.; few coarse iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few fine roots