IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Pershing
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984IA135011
  • User Pedon ID: 84IA1350011
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0309
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 56025
  • Print Date: 11/12/2024

    • 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: 41.0833321
  • Std. Longitude: -92.7958298
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 73N
  • Range: 17W
  • Section: 34
  • PLSS Details: 307 feet north and 1935 feet east of the southwest corner
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA135—Monroe
  • MLRA: 109—Iowa and Missouri Heavy Till Plain
  • Regional Office: NC—North Central
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NC-GAL—Gallatin, Missouri
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IA135—Monroe County, Iowa

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J. Lucassen
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, mesic Aquic Hapludults
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Pershing
  • PSC - 20 to 70 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Pershing
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Aquollic Hapludalf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 10/1/1984
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loess derived from mixed-calcareous
  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: upland slope
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • 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

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—20

    20—152

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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

    6

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    45

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    1Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak very fine and fine granular structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P01484; moist when described;. few fine roots
    1BE—20 to 36 centimeters (7.9 to 14.2 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine prominent and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine prominent mottles; weak medium platy, and weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 15 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains on faces of peds and 15 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains on faces of peds and 55 percent , moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P01485; moist when described;. many clay films surface features on faces of peds; few organic coats surface features on faces of peds; few organic coats surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots; common fine prominent 10YR56 mottles; common fine prominent 10YR58 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 230623; continuous - phpvsfiid 230623
    1Bt1—36 to 48 centimeters (14.2 to 18.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior silty clay; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine prominent and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine prominent and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 55 percent , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P01486; moist when described;. few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; many clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots; common fine prominent 10YR56 mottles; common fine prominent 10YR58 mottles; common fine prominent 7.5YR58 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 230626; continuous - phpvsfiid 230626
    1Bt2—48 to 64 centimeters (18.9 to 25.2 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine prominent and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine prominent and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 55 percent , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P01487; moist when described;. few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; many clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots; common fine prominent 10YR56 mottles; common fine prominent 10YR58 mottles; common fine prominent 7.5YR58 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 230627; continuous - phpvsfiid 230627
    1Bt3—64 to 79 centimeters (25.2 to 31.1 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine prominent and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine prominent and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 55 percent , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P01488; moist when described;. common fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; many clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots; common fine prominent 10YR56 mottles; common fine prominent 10YR58 mottles; common fine prominent 7.5YR58 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 230628; continuous - phpvsfiid 230628
    1Bt4—79 to 97 centimeters (31.1 to 38.2 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine prominent and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine prominent and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine prominent mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 37 percent , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P01489; moist when described;. common fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots; common fine prominent 10YR56 mottles; common fine prominent 10YR58 mottles; common fine prominent 7.5YR58 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 230629; continuous - phpvsfiid 230629
    1Bt5—97 to 122 centimeters (38.2 to 48.0 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior silty clay loam; 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium prominent and 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium prominent and 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium prominent mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 37 percent , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary.; moist when described;. Not sampled.; common fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; many medium prominent 10YR56 mottles; many medium prominent 10YR58 mottles; many medium prominent 7.5YR58 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 230630; continuous - phpvsfiid 230630
    1Bt6—122 to 152 centimeters (48.0 to 59.8 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior silty clay loam; 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium prominent and 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium prominent and 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium prominent mottles; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 37 percent , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog.; moist when described;. Not sampled.; common fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; many medium prominent 10YR56 mottles; many medium prominent 10YR58 mottles; many medium prominent 7.5YR58 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 230631; continuous - phpvsfiid 230631