IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Dinsdale
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984IA1130021
  • User Pedon ID: 84IA1130021
  • User Site Association ID: NC-WAV_Dinsdale_Pedons
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0375
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 56091
  • Print Date: 4/28/2025
  • 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: 41.9049988
  • Std. Longitude: -91.7566681
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 82N
  • Range: 8W
  • Section: 22
  • PLSS Details: 192 feet south and 1072 feet west of northeast corner
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA113—Linn
  • 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: IA113—Linn County, Iowa
  • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, mesic Typic Argiudolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Dinsdale
  • PSC - 64 to 91 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Dinsdale
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed, 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

  • Parent Material: loess derived from mixed-calcareous and/or till derived from mixed-calcareous
  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: upland slope
  • Drainage Class: 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—46

    79—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

    4

    315

    1Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior silty clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky, and moderate fine granular structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P01794; moist when described;. few fine roots
    1A1—20 to 36 centimeters (7.9 to 14.2 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior silty clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky, and moderate fine granular structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P01795; moist when described;. few fine roots
    1A2—36 to 46 centimeters (14.2 to 18.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior silty clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P01796; moist when described;. few fine roots
    1BA—46 to 64 centimeters (18.1 to 25.2 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) silty clay loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P01797; moist when described;. few fine roots
    1Bw—64 to 79 centimeters (25.2 to 31.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior gritty silty clay loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; , moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P01798; moist when described;. (10YR 4/3) kneaded color.; few fine roots; continuous - phpvsfiid 230699; continuous - phpvsfiid 230699
    2Bt—79 to 91 centimeters (31.1 to 35.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior sandy loam; 1 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) medium distinct and 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine prominent mottles; weak medium prismatic, and moderate fine and medium angular blocky, and moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; , moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P01799; moist when described;. few medium distinct 2.5Y62 mottles; few fine prominent 7.5YR58 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 230700; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 230700
    2BC—91 to 112 centimeters (35.8 to 44.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior loam; 1 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) fine and medium distinct and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine prominent mottles; weak medium prismatic, and moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; firm; brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist, coats on faces of peds; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary.; moist when described;. Not sampled.; few fine and medium distinct 2.5Y62 mottles; common fine prominent 7.5YR58 mottles
    2C—112 to 152 centimeters (44.1 to 59.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior loam; 11 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine and medium distinct and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine distinct and 30 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) fine distinct mottles; massive; firm; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog.; moist when described;. Not sampled.; common fine and medium distinct 7.5YR44 mottles; common fine distinct 7.5YR58 mottles; many fine distinct 2.5Y62 mottles