IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Clarion
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984IA0630012
  • User Pedon ID: 84IA0630012
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0464
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 56180
  • Print Date: 11/11/2024

    • 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: 43.4055557
  • Std. Longitude: -94.8777771
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 99N
  • Range: 34W
  • Section: 8
  • PLSS Details: 376 feet S and 156 feet W of NE corner SE 1/4
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA063—Emmet

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Typic Hapludolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Clarion
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Clarion
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Typic Hapludoll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 10/1/1984
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: upland slope
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/1/1984 (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—15

    15—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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    225

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    1Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior and very dark brown (10YR 2/2), very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior and dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry; loam; 25 percent clay; weak fine and medium granular structure; friable; 2.5 fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02263. A few spots of 10YR 3/2 in the lower part.; common fine roots
    1BA—15 to 30 centimeters (5.9 to 11.8 inches); 60 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior and 30 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) loam; 25 percent clay; weak very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02264. common fine roots
    1Bw1—30 to 46 centimeters (11.8 to 18.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior loam; 25 percent clay; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 15 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02265. few organic coats surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots; patchy - phpvsfiid 218644; patchy - phpvsfiid 218644
    1Bw2—46 to 66 centimeters (18.1 to 26.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior loam; 22 percent clay; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 1 percent fine iron concretions; 1 percent worm casts; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02266. few fine iron concretions concentrations; few worm casts concentrations; few fine roots; few fine distinct 7.5YR56 mottles
    1Bw3—66 to 76 centimeters (26.0 to 29.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine distinct and 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine distinct mottles; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 1 percent fine iron concretions and 1 percent fine dark concretions; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02267. Common streaks of lime 2.5Y 5/2.; few fine iron concretions concentrations; few fine dark concretions concentrations; few fine roots; few fine distinct 7.5YR56 mottles; few fine distinct 7.5YR58 mottles
    1Bw3—76 to 91 centimeters (29.9 to 35.8 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine distinct and 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine distinct mottles; massive; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 1 percent fine iron concretions and 1 percent fine dark concretions; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02268. Common streak of lime 2.5Y 5/2.; few fine iron concretions concentrations; few fine dark concretions concentrations; few fine roots; few fine distinct 7.5YR56 mottles; few fine distinct 7.5YR58 mottles
    1C—91 to 152 centimeters (35.8 to 59.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior loam; 1 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) fine faint mottles; massive; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 1 percent fine iron concretions and 1 percent fine dark concretions; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n. Not sampled. A few spots are 10YR 5/6.; few fine iron concretions concentrations; few fine dark concretions concentrations; few fine faint 2.5Y56 mottles