IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Pershing
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984IA135012
  • User Pedon ID: 84IA1350012
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0310
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 56026
  • 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: 41.0833321
  • Std. Longitude: -92.7958298
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 73N
  • Range: 17W
  • Section: 34
  • PLSS Details: 309 feet north and 1772 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-silty, mixed, mesic Aquic Hapludalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Pershing
  • PSC - 8 to 58 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:
  • Erosion Class - 3
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loess derived from mixed-calcareous and/or alluvium 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—8

    8—119

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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

    9

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    270

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    1Ap—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior silty clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak very fine and fine granular structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 15 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P01490; moist when described;. Some steaks and pockets of 10YR5/2.; few organic coats surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots
    1Bt1—8 to 23 centimeters (3.1 to 9.1 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior silty clay; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 55 percent , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P01491; 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; continuous - phpvsfiid 230633; continuous - phpvsfiid 230633
    1Bt2—23 to 38 centimeters (9.1 to 15.0 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; 11 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P01492; 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 230634; continuous - phpvsfiid 230634
    1Bt3—38 to 56 centimeters (15.0 to 22.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior silty clay; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine prominent and 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine prominent mottles; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 55 percent , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P01493; moist when described;. common fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; many clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots; few fine prominent 10YR58 mottles; few fine prominent 7.5YR58 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 230635; continuous - phpvsfiid 230635
    1Bt4—56 to 74 centimeters (22.0 to 29.1 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine prominent and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine prominent mottles; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 55 percent , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P01494; 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 7.5YR58 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 230636; continuous - phpvsfiid 230636
    1Bt5—74 to 102 centimeters (29.1 to 40.2 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium prominent and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine 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 5.8, 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; common medium prominent 10YR56 mottles; common fine prominent 10YR58 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 230637; continuous - phpvsfiid 230637
    1Bt6—102 to 119 centimeters (40.2 to 46.9 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium prominent and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium prominent mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 11 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary.; moist when described;. Not sampled.; common fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common medium prominent 10YR56 mottles; common medium prominent 10YR58 mottles
    2C—119 to 152 centimeters (46.9 to 59.8 inches); dark gray (5Y 4/1) interior silty clay; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine prominent mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 55 percent , moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog.; moist when described;. Not sampled.; many clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine prominent 10YR58 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 230638; continuous - phpvsfiid 230638