IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Nira
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984IA087012
  • User Pedon ID: 84IA0870012
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0410
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 56126
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 40.9452782
  • Std. Longitude: -91.4913864
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 71N
  • Range: 6W
  • Section: 13
  • PLSS Details: 295 feet N and 1277 feet W of the SE corner
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA087—Henry
  • MLRA: 108—Illinois and Iowa Deep Loess and Drift
  • Regional Office: NC—North Central
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NC-WAV—Waverly, Iowa
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IA087—Henry County, Iowa

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J. Lucassen
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Dystric Eutrochrepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Nira
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Nira
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Typic Hapludoll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 11/1/1984
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 3
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loess derived from mixed-calcareous
  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: upland slope
  • 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

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    0—10

    10—112

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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

    5

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    45

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    1Ap—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior silty clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02003; moist when described;. Streaks and pockets of (10YR 4/3).; few fine roots
    1AB—10 to 23 centimeters (3.9 to 9.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior silty clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 55 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist, organic stains on faces of peds and 55 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02004; moist when described;. many organic coats surface features on faces of peds; many organic coats surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots
    1Bw1—23 to 36 centimeters (9.1 to 14.2 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium prominent and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium prominent mottles; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 37 percent , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02005; moist when described;. few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots; common medium prominent 10YR56 mottles; common medium prominent 10YR58 mottles
    1Bw2—36 to 53 centimeters (14.2 to 20.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 15 percent , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02006; moist when described;. few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; common fine distinct 10YR56 mottles; common fine distinct 10YR58 mottles
    1Bw3—53 to 74 centimeters (20.9 to 29.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 15 percent , moist, clay films on faces of peds and 37 percent distinct brown (10YR 4/3), moist, coats on faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02007; moist when described;. few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common coats surface features on faces of peds; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; common fine distinct 10YR56 mottles; common fine distinct 10YR58 mottles
    1Bw4—74 to 91 centimeters (29.1 to 35.8 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium prominent and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium prominent and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium prominent mottles; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; gray (10YR 5/1), moist, coats on faces of peds and 37 percent , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02008; moist when described;. few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common medium prominent 10YR56 mottles; common medium prominent 10YR58 mottles; common medium prominent 7.5YR58 mottles
    1BC—91 to 112 centimeters (35.8 to 44.1 inches); gray (5Y 5/1) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent brown (10YR 4/3) medium prominent and 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) medium prominent and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 15 percent , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary.; wet when described;. Not sampled.; few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; common medium prominent 10YR43 mottles; common medium prominent 10YR44 mottles; common medium prominent 10YR56 mottles
    1C—112 to 152 centimeters (44.1 to 59.8 inches); dark gray (5Y 4/1) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) medium faint mottles; massive; friable; 37 percent , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog.; wet when described;. Not sampled.; few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common medium faint 10YR42 mottles