IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Sac
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984IA035003
  • User Pedon ID: 84IA035003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 84P0772
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 55015
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • 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: 42.8888893
  • Std. Longitude: -95.4833298
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 93N
  • Range: 39W
  • Section: 7
  • PLSS Details: 380 feet N and 200 feet W of SE corner
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA035—Cherokee
  • MLRA: 107—Iowa and Missouri Deep Loess Hills

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: D. Ceolla, T. Fenton, R. Kuehl, and D. Reeves
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Typic Hapludolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Sac
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Sac
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Typic Hapludoll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1984
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1984 (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

    cambic horizon

    0—44

    23—109

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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

    2

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    422

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    225

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    1Ap—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, dry; silty clay loam; cloddy, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 5.5 fine roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, bromthymol blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04303. many fine roots
    1AB—23 to 44 centimeters (9.1 to 17.3 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior silty clay loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 fine roots; 37 percent very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, bromthymol blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04304. common organic coats surface features on faces of peds; common fine roots; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 217606; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 217606
    1Bw1—44 to 67 centimeters (17.3 to 26.4 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior silty clay loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 fine roots; 15 percent dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, organic stains on faces of peds and in pores and 37 percent brown (10YR 4/3), moist, coats on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, bromthymol blue; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04305. common coats surface features on faces of peds; few organic coats surface features on faces of peds and in pores; common fine roots; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 217607; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 217607
    1Bw2—67 to 94 centimeters (26.4 to 37.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior silty clay loam; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 fine roots; 2 percent , moist, clay films on faces of peds and 15 percent dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, organic stains on faces of peds and in pores and 37 percent brown (10YR 4/3), moist, coats on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, bromthymol blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P04306. common coats surface features on faces of peds; few organic coats surface features on faces of peds and in pores; very few clay films surface features on faces of peds; common fine roots; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 217609; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 217609
    2Bw3—94 to 109 centimeters (37.0 to 42.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior clay loam; 1 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) fine faint mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.1 fine roots; 15 percent dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, bromthymol blue; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04307. Mixed zone of loess and till. Very few fine (5Y 3/1) shale fragments. Lighter colored areas are coarser textured.; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; very few fine roots; few fine faint 5YR56 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 217612; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 217612
    2Bt—109 to 142 centimeters (42.9 to 55.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine faint mottles; moderate medium and coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 15 percent brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent fine lime masses and 11 percent medium carbonate concretions; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, phenol red; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04308. Common rounded shale fragments.; common fine soft masses of lime concentrations; common medium lime concretions concentrations; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots; few fine faint 7.5YR56 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 217613; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 217613
    2BC1—142 to 170 centimeters (55.9 to 66.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine faint and 11 percent gray (10YR 5/1) fine and medium distinct mottles; weak coarse prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.1 fine roots; 1 percent fine lime masses and 1 percent fine and medium carbonate concretions; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, phenol red; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04309. Common (5Y 3/1) rounded shale fragments.; few fine soft masses of lime concentrations; few fine and medium lime concretions concentrations; very few fine roots; common fine and medium distinct 10YR51 mottles; few fine faint 7.5YR56 mottles
    2BC2—170 to 199 centimeters (66.9 to 78.3 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior loam; 1 percent gray (10YR 5/1) fine distinct and 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine faint mottles; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 1 percent fine iron-manganese masses; 1 percent fine and medium lime masses; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, phenol red; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04310. Common (5Y 3/1) rounded shale fragments up to 3 cm in size. Common fine lime concretions.; few fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; few fine and medium soft masses of lime concentrations; few fine distinct 10YR51 mottles; few fine faint 7.5YR56 mottles
    2C1—199 to 250 centimeters (78.3 to 98.4 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior loam; 1 percent gray (10YR 5/1) fine distinct and 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine faint mottles; massive; friable; 1 percent fine iron-manganese masses; 1 percent fine lime masses; 4 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, phenol red; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04311. Few (5Y 3/1) rounded shale fragments. Common fine lime concretions.; few fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; few fine soft masses of lime concentrations; few fine distinct 10YR51 mottles; few fine faint 10YR56 mottles
    2C2—250 to 289 centimeters (98.4 to 113.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior loam; 11 percent gray (10YR 5/1) medium distinct mottles; massive; friable; , moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on vertical faces of peds; 11 percent fine masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent fine lime masses; 6 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, phenol red; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04312. Common (5Y 3/1) rounded shale fragments. Common fine lime concretions. Few 1 cm shale fragments.; common fine soft masses of iron concentrations; few fine soft masses of lime concentrations; common medium distinct 10YR51 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 217614; continuous - phpvsfiid 217614
    2C3—289 to 329 centimeters (113.8 to 129.5 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior loam; massive; friable; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, coats on vertical faces of peds; 11 percent fine and medium masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent fine carbonate concretions; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, phenol red. Lab sample # 84P04313. Sand on joint faces. (5YR 3/4) iron masses. Common (5Y 3/1) rounded shale fragments with a few 1 cm in 3ize. Very few lime masses.; common fine and medium soft masses of iron concentrations; few fine lime concretions concentrations; continuous - phpvsfiid 217615; continuous - phpvsfiid 217615