IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Kenyon
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984IA0370012
  • User Pedon ID: 84IA0370012
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0493
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 56759
  • 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: 42.9627762
  • Std. Longitude: -92.0816650
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 94N
  • Range: 11W
  • Section: 13
  • PLSS Details: 830 feet S and 112 feet W of NE corner
  • Location Description: A. Plaggenkuhle farm.
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA037—Chickasaw
  • 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: IA037—Chickasaw County, Iowa

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: H. Wilson
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Typic Argiudolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Kenyon
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Kenyon
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Typic Hapludoll
  • 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

  • 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
  • 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

    cambic horizon

    0—23

    23—127

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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

    6

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    45

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    1Ap—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior and dark brown (10YR 3/3), dry; loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 0.1 roots; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02427; moist when described;. very few roots
    1BA—23 to 33 centimeters (9.1 to 13.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior and dark brown (10YR 3/3) loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 15 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 85P02428; moist when described;. few organic coats surface features on faces of peds
    2Bw1—33 to 48 centimeters (13.0 to 18.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine faint mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 15 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, coats on faces of peds; 11 percent fine iron-manganese masses; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 85P02429; moist when described;. common fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; few coats surface features on faces of peds; common fine faint 10YR56 mottles
    2Bw2—48 to 58 centimeters (18.9 to 22.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine faint mottles; weak prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, coats on faces of peds; 1 percent medium cylindrical iron concretions and 11 percent fine iron-manganese masses; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 85P02430; moist when described;. common fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; few medium iron concretions concentrations; common fine faint 10YR56 mottles
    2Bw2—58 to 71 centimeters (22.8 to 28.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine faint mottles; weak prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, coats on faces of peds; 1 percent medium cylindrical iron concretions and 11 percent fine iron-manganese masses; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 85P02431. common fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; few medium iron concretions concentrations; common fine faint 10YR56 mottles
    2Bw3—71 to 86 centimeters (28.0 to 33.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) loam; moderate prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 1 percent fine iron-manganese masses and 1 percent medium cylindrical iron concretions; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 85P02432. few fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; few medium iron concretions concentrations
    2Bw4—86 to 102 centimeters (33.9 to 40.2 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium distinct mottles; moderate prismatic structure; firm; 1 percent medium cylindrical iron concretions; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog. Not sampled.; few medium iron concretions concentrations; few medium distinct 7.5YR58 mottles
    2BC—102 to 127 centimeters (40.2 to 50.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) loam; weak prismatic structure; firm; 1 percent coarse iron-manganese concretions and 11 percent fine iron-manganese masses; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog. Not sampled.; few coarse iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations
    2C—127 to 152 centimeters (50.0 to 59.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) loam; massive; firm; 11 percent fine iron-manganese masses; 1 percent carbonate concretions; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, hellige-truog. Not sampled.; few lime concretions concentrations; common fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations