IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Otley
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984IA1070031
  • User Pedon ID: 84IA1070031
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0460
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 56176
  • Print Date: 9/24/2024
  • 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: 41.4305573
  • Std. Longitude: -92.2444458
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 77N
  • Range: 12W
  • Section: 35
  • PLSS Details: 1260 feet N and 2240 feet W of center
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA107—Keokuk
  • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, mesic Typic Argiudolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Otley
  • PSC - 48 to 98 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Otley
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Typic Argiudoll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 11/1/1984
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


  • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: upland slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: shoulder
  • 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

    argillic horizon

    0—30

    48—102

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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

    3

    270

    1Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior silty clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; friable; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02239
    1A—18 to 30 centimeters (7.1 to 11.8 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior silty clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; friable; black (10YR 2/1), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02240
    1BA—30 to 48 centimeters (11.8 to 18.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior silty clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; brown (10YR 4/3), moist, coats on faces of peds and , moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02241. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 230798; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 230799; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 230798; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 230799
    1Bt1—48 to 66 centimeters (18.9 to 26.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior silty clay loam; 1 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) fine distinct and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine dark concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02242. few fine dark concretions concentrations; common fine distinct 10YR56 mottles; few fine distinct 2.5Y52 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 230800; continuous - phpvsfiid 230800
    1Bt2—66 to 84 centimeters (26.0 to 33.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) fine distinct mottles; moderate fine prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent fine dark concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02243. common fine dark concretions concentrations; common fine distinct 2.5Y52 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 230801; continuous - phpvsfiid 230801
    1Bt3—84 to 102 centimeters (33.1 to 40.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior and grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; weak fine prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent fine dark concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02244. common fine dark concretions concentrations; few medium distinct 7.5YR56 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 218626; continuous - phpvsfiid 218626
    1BC—102 to 122 centimeters (40.2 to 48.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silty clay loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic structure; friable; prominent , moist, clay films in root channels and/or pores; 1 percent fine dark concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog. Not sampled.; few fine dark concretions concentrations; few medium distinct 7.5YR56 mottles