IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Shelby
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984IA1590022
  • User Pedon ID: 84IA1590022
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0519
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 56785
  • 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: 40.8250008
  • Std. Longitude: -94.0638885
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 70N
  • Range: 28W
  • Section: 35
  • PLSS Details: 1975 feet E and 2428 feet S of NW corner
  • Location Description: ISU Shelby-Grundy farm.
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA159—Ringgold

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: MW & LB
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, 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 - Shelby
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Shelby
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Typic Hapludoll
  • 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
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Position: lower third
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • 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

    cambic horizon

    0—18

    18—109

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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

    15

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    225

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    1Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior and 20 percent dark brown (10YR 3/3) and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02589. few very fine and fine roots
    1Bt1—18 to 33 centimeters (7.1 to 13.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior and dark brown (10YR 3/3) crushed clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02590. few very fine and fine roots; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 218846; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 218846
    1Bt2—33 to 48 centimeters (13.0 to 18.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02591. few very fine and fine roots; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 218847; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 218847
    1Bt3—48 to 64 centimeters (18.9 to 25.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; brown (10YR 5/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02592. few very fine and fine roots; continuous - phpvsfiid 218848; continuous - phpvsfiid 218848
    1BC—64 to 79 centimeters (25.2 to 31.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay loam; 11 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) medium distinct and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium distinct mottles; moderate fine and medium prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; prominent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 30 percent fine and medium carbonate nodules; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02593. many fine and medium lime nodules concentrations; few very fine and fine roots; common medium distinct 10YR52 mottles; common medium distinct 7.5YR58 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 218849; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 218849
    1BC—79 to 109 centimeters (31.1 to 42.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay loam; 11 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) medium distinct and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium distinct mottles; moderate fine and medium prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; prominent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 30 percent fine and medium carbonate nodules; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02594. Sampled to 95cm.; many fine and medium lime nodules concentrations; few very fine and fine roots; common medium distinct 10YR52 mottles; common medium distinct 7.5YR58 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 218850; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 218850
    1C1—109 to 137 centimeters (42.9 to 53.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior clay loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium distinct and 11 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) medium distinct mottles; massive; very firm; 0.5 very fine roots; grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 11 percent fine and medium carbonate nodules; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Not sampled.; common fine and medium lime nodules concentrations; few very fine roots; common medium distinct 10YR58 mottles; common medium distinct 2.5Y62 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 218851; continuous - phpvsfiid 218851
    1C2—137 to 152 centimeters (53.9 to 59.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior and grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) clay loam; massive; very firm; 1 percent fine iron concretions; 11 percent fine carbonate nodules; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog. Not sampled.; common fine lime nodules concentrations; few fine iron concretions concentrations