IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Sharpsburg
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984IA1210011
  • User Pedon ID: 84IA1210011
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0337
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 56053
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • 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: 41.3055573
  • Std. Longitude: -93.9352798
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 75N
  • Range: 27W
  • Section: 11
  • PLSS Details: 1570 feet N and 287 feet E of SW corner
  • Location Description: P. Holligsworth farmer.
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA121—Madison

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: AAC & SJE
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, mesic Mollic Hapludalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Sharpsburg
  • PSC - 18 to 69 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Sharpsburg
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Typic Argiudoll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 11/1/1984
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: upland slope
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • 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—18

    18—81

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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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    1Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, dry; silty clay loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable; 5.5 fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P01613; moist when described;. Some pockets of 10YR 4/3.; many fine roots
    1Bt1—18 to 30 centimeters (7.1 to 11.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior silty clay loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 5.5 fine roots; 37 percent distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 37 percent faint very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron-manganese masses; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P01614; moist when described;. few fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common organic coats surface features on faces of peds; many fine roots; continuous - phpvsfiid 218368; patchy - phpvsfiid 218369; continuous - phpvsfiid 218368; patchy - phpvsfiid 218369
    1Bt2—30 to 43 centimeters (11.8 to 16.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior silty clay loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 5.5 fine roots; 37 percent dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, organic stains on faces of peds and 55 percent distinct brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent fine iron-manganese masses; fragments. Lab sample # 85P01615; moist when described;. common fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; many clay films surface features on faces of peds; common organic coats surface features on faces of peds; many fine roots; few fine distinct 10YR56 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 218370; continuous - phpvsfiid 218370
    1Bt3—43 to 61 centimeters (16.9 to 24.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior silty clay loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine distinct and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct and 11 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine distinct mottles; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 5.5 fine roots; 37 percent distinct brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 37 percent distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent fine iron-manganese masses; fragments. Lab sample # 85P01616; moist when described;. common fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; many fine roots; common fine distinct 10YR56 mottles; common fine distinct 10YR52 mottles; few fine distinct 7.5YR46 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 218372; continuous - phpvsfiid 218373; continuous - phpvsfiid 218372; continuous - phpvsfiid 218373
    1Bt4—61 to 81 centimeters (24.0 to 31.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silty clay loam; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent and 11 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine prominent mottles; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 fine roots; 37 percent distinct brown (10YR 5/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent fine iron-manganese masses; fragments. Lab sample # 85P01617; moist when described;. common fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common fine roots; common fine prominent 7.5YR46 mottles; common fine prominent 7.5YR44 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 218374; continuous - phpvsfiid 218374
    1BC—81 to 94 centimeters (31.9 to 37.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) silty clay loam; 11 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) fine prominent and 11 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4) fine prominent mottles; weak medium prismatic structure; friable; 2.5 fine roots; 15 percent distinct brown (10YR 5/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent fine iron-manganese masses; fragments. Lab sample # 85P01618; moist when described;. common fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; common fine roots; common fine prominent 5YR46 mottles; common fine prominent 5YR44 mottles
    1C1—94 to 132 centimeters (37.0 to 52.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) silty clay loam; 11 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) fine and medium prominent mottles; massive; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 11 percent fine and medium iron-manganese masses; fragments.; moist when described;. Not sampled. Vertical cleavages.; common fine and medium soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; few fine roots; common fine and medium prominent 5YR46 mottles
    1C2—132 to 152 centimeters (52.0 to 59.8 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) fine and medium prominent and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine and medium prominent mottles; massive; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 11 percent fine and medium iron-manganese masses; fragments.; moist when described;. Not sampled.; common fine and medium soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; few fine roots; common fine and medium prominent 5YR46 mottles; common fine and medium prominent 7.5YR58 mottles