IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Arispe
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984IA1590032
  • User Pedon ID: 84IA1590032
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0521
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 56787
  • 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: 40.8250008
  • Std. Longitude: -94.0638885
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 70N
  • Range: 28W
  • Section: 35
  • PLSS Details: 715 feet W and 1800 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, smectitic, mesic Aquic Argiudolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Arispe
  • PSC - 18 to 68 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Arispe
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Aquic Argiudoll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 11/1/1984
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aquic
  • 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
  • Slope Position: upper third
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • 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—114

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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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    315

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    1Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior and 25 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silty clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02603. few fine roots
    1Bt1—18 to 36 centimeters (7.1 to 14.2 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior clay; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots; dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 15 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02604. few organic coats surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots; common fine distinct 10YR56 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 218864; continuous - phpvsfiid 218864
    1Bt2—36 to 53 centimeters (14.2 to 20.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots; gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine dark concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02605. few fine dark concretions concentrations; few very fine roots; common fine distinct 10YR58 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 218866; continuous - phpvsfiid 218866
    1Bt3—53 to 71 centimeters (20.9 to 28.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine distinct mottles; weak fine prismatic structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots; gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent medium dark concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02606. few medium dark concretions concentrations; few very fine roots; common fine distinct 10YR58 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 218867; continuous - phpvsfiid 218867
    1Bt4—71 to 81 centimeters (28.0 to 31.9 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior silty clay loam; 1 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) medium distinct and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine distinct mottles; weak fine prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots; gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent medium dark concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.7, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 85P02607. common medium dark concretions concentrations; few very fine roots; common fine distinct 10YR58 mottles; few medium distinct 7.5YR44 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 218868; continuous - phpvsfiid 218868
    1Bt4—81 to 91 centimeters (31.9 to 35.8 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior silty clay loam; 1 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) medium distinct and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine distinct mottles; weak fine prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots; gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent medium dark concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.7, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02608. common medium dark concretions concentrations; few very fine roots; common fine distinct 10YR58 mottles; few medium distinct 7.5YR44 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 218869; continuous - phpvsfiid 218869
    1Bt5—91 to 114 centimeters (35.8 to 44.9 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior silty clay loam; 1 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) medium distinct and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots; grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent medium dark concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.7, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Not sampled.; few medium dark concretions concentrations; few very fine roots; common medium distinct 7.5YR58 mottles; few medium distinct 7.5YR44 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 218870; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 218870
    1BC—114 to 142 centimeters (44.9 to 55.9 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium distinct and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; weak prismatic structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots; grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent medium dark concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.7, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Not sampled.; common medium dark concretions concentrations; few very fine roots; common medium distinct 7.5YR58 mottles; common medium distinct 7.5YR56 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 218305; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 218305
    1C—142 to 152 centimeters (55.9 to 59.8 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior silty clay loam; 30 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) medium prominent mottles; massive; friable; grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, coats in root channels and/or pores; 1 percent fine dark concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog. few fine dark concretions concentrations; many medium prominent 5YR46 mottles