IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Clarion
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984IA0630022
  • User Pedon ID: 84IA0630022
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0467
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 56183
  • Print Date: 12/17/2024

    • 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: 43.2999992
  • Std. Longitude: -94.8333359
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 98N
  • Range: 34W
  • Section: 14
  • PLSS Details: From NE corner of barn 631 feet E and 18 feet S SE 1/4
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA063—Emmet

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Typic Hapludolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 2
  • 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—122

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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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    270

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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), dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; loam; weak fine and medium granular structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine and medium tubular pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02280. Some mixing of 10YR 4/4.; few fine roots
    1Bw1—15 to 28 centimeters (5.9 to 11.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior and brown (10YR 4/3) exterior loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine and medium tubular pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02281. Mixing of 10YR 3/2.; few fine roots
    1Bw1—28 to 43 centimeters (11.0 to 16.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior and brown (10YR 4/3) exterior loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine and medium tubular pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02282. few fine roots
    1Bw2—43 to 61 centimeters (16.9 to 24.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 15 percent faint dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02283. few fine iron concretions concentrations; few manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots
    1Bw3—61 to 74 centimeters (24.0 to 29.1 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) loam; weak fine prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 37 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on vertical faces of peds and 55 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on horizontal faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 85P02284. common manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features on vertical faces of peds; many manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features on horizontal faces of peds
    1Bw3—74 to 89 centimeters (29.1 to 35.0 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) loam; weak fine prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 37 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on vertical faces of peds and 55 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on horizontal faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02285. common manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features on vertical faces of peds; many manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features on horizontal faces of peds
    1Bw4—89 to 122 centimeters (35.0 to 48.0 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) loam; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic, and weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 medium tubular pores; , moist, iron stains in root channels and/or pores and 37 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on vertical faces of peds and 55 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on horizontal faces of peds; 1 percent dark concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.1, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Not sampled. Some bands of 5YR 4/4 to 4/6 1 cm wide.; few dark concretions concentrations; common manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features on vertical faces of peds; many manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features on horizontal faces of peds; common medium distinct 7.5YR58 mottles
    2C—122 to 178 centimeters (48.0 to 70.1 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silt loam; 27 percent clay; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine distinct mottles; massive; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 15 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist, organic stains in root channels and/or pores and 37 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, coats in root channels and/or pores; 11 percent fine iron concretions; 11 percent carbonate nodules; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n. Not sampled. Till at 177cm.; common lime nodules concentrations; common fine iron concretions concentrations; common coats surface features in root channels and/or pores; few organic coats surface features in root channels and/or pores; few fine roots; common fine distinct 7.5YR58 mottles