IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Shelby
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984IA0030045
  • User Pedon ID: 84IA0030045
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0504
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 56770
  • Print Date: 1/30/2025

    • 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: 40.9422379
  • Std. Longitude: -94.7360840
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 71N
  • Range: 34W
  • Section: 23
  • PLSS Details: 477 feet S and 781 feet E of NW corner
  • Location Description: L. Schrader farm.
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA003—Adams
  • MLRA: 108—Illinois and Iowa Deep Loess and Drift

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: MW & RL
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Typic Argiudolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Shelby
  • PSC - 18 to 68 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Shelby
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Typic Argiudoll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 11/1/1985
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: upland slope
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: nose slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/1/1985 (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—76

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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

    11

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    315

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    1Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior and dark brown (10YR 3/3) and 25 percent brown (10YR 4/3) clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02500. few fine roots
    1Bt1—18 to 30 centimeters (7.1 to 11.8 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior and brown (10YR 4/3) clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 15 percent faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 15 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02501. few clay films surface features on faces of peds; few organic coats surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots; continuous - phpvsfiid 218796; patchy - phpvsfiid 218797; continuous - phpvsfiid 218796; patchy - phpvsfiid 218797
    1Bt2—30 to 46 centimeters (11.8 to 18.1 inches); clay loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.1 fine roots; 37 percent faint brown (10YR 4/3) clay films on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02502. common clay films surface features on faces of peds; very few fine roots; few medium distinct 10YR58 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 218798; continuous - phpvsfiid 218798
    1Bt3—46 to 58 centimeters (18.1 to 22.8 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior clay loam; 1 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) fine distinct and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.1 fine roots; 15 percent faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02503. few clay films surface features on faces of peds; very few fine roots; common fine distinct 7.5YR58 mottles; few fine distinct 2.5Y52 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 218799; continuous - phpvsfiid 218799
    1Bt4—58 to 76 centimeters (22.8 to 29.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) interior and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and yellowish red (5YR 5/6) clay loam; weak medium prismatic structure; firm; 0.1 fine roots; faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02504. very few fine roots; continuous - phpvsfiid 218800; continuous - phpvsfiid 218800
    1BC—76 to 94 centimeters (29.9 to 37.0 inches); clay loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) medium distinct and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic structure; firm; faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2) clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent iron concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02505. few iron concretions concentrations; common medium distinct 7.5YR58 mottles; few medium distinct 7.5YR46 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 218279; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 218279
    1C1—94 to 122 centimeters (37.0 to 48.0 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior and strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) and yellowish red (5YR 5/8) clay loam; massive; firm; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Not sampled.
    1C2—122 to 145 centimeters (48.0 to 57.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) sandy loam; massive; very friable; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Not sampled.
    1C3—145 to 152 centimeters (57.1 to 59.8 inches); clay loam; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) coarse distinct and 11 percent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) medium distinct mottles; massive; very firm; 11 percent iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog. Not sampled.; common iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common coarse distinct 7.5YR58 mottles; common medium distinct 5YR32 mottles