IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Arispe
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984IA1590033
  • User Pedon ID: 84IA1590033
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0522
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 56788
  • Print Date: 3/2/2025

    • 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: 730 feet E and 1735 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: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Arispe
  • PSC - 23 to 73 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 - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: upland slope
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: shoulder
  • Slope Position: lower 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—23

    23—97

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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 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior and 10 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silty clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; black (10YR 2/1), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02609. few fine roots
    1A—15 to 23 centimeters (5.9 to 9.1 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior and 10 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silty clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02610. few fine roots
    1Bt1—23 to 38 centimeters (9.1 to 15.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior clay; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots; dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02611. few very fine roots; common medium distinct 10YR56 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 218308; continuous - phpvsfiid 218308
    1Bt2—38 to 56 centimeters (15.0 to 22.0 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior silty clay loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium distinct and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium 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 and grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine dark concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02612. few fine dark concretions concentrations; few very fine roots; common medium distinct 10YR56 mottles; few medium distinct 7.5YR58 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 230817; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 230818; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 230817; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 230818
    1Bt3—56 to 74 centimeters (22.0 to 29.1 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 yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots; gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films; 11 percent fine dark concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.7, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02613. common fine dark concretions concentrations; few very fine roots; common medium distinct 7.5YR58 mottles; common medium distinct 10YR56 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 230819; continuous - phpvsfiid 230819
    1Bt4—74 to 84 centimeters (29.1 to 33.1 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium distinct mottles; weak fine prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots; grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent fine dark concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.7, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 85P02614. common fine dark concretions concentrations; few very fine roots; common medium distinct 7.5YR58 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 230820; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 230820
    1Bt4—84 to 97 centimeters (33.1 to 38.2 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium distinct mottles; weak fine prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots; grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent fine dark concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.7, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02615. common fine dark concretions concentrations; few very fine roots; common medium distinct 7.5YR58 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 230821; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 230821
    1BC—97 to 122 centimeters (38.2 to 48.0 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 medium prismatic structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots; gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films in root channels and/or pores; 11 percent fine dark concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.7, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Not sampled.; common fine dark concretions concentrations; few very fine roots; common medium distinct 7.5YR58 mottles; common medium distinct 7.5YR56 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 230822; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 230822
    1C—122 to 152 centimeters (48.0 to 59.8 inches); light olive gray (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; massive; firm; 11 percent fine dark concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.7, hellige-truog. Not sampled.; common fine dark concretions concentrations; common medium distinct 7.5YR58 mottles; common medium distinct 7.5YR56 mottles