IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Pershing
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984IA1590042
  • User Pedon ID: 84IA1590042
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0524
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 56790
  • 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: 40.6666679
  • Std. Longitude: -94.1583328
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 68N
  • Range: 29W
  • Section: 23
  • PLSS Details: 1840 feet E and 1315 feet N of SW corner
  • Location Description: R. Schnoor farm.
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA159—Ringgold

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: LEB
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, mesic Aquollic Hapludalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Pershing
  • PSC - 23 to 73 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 - 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 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

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—15

    23—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

    8

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    45

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    1Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed silt loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine faint mottles; cloddy, and moderate fine subangular blocky, and moderate fine angular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02623. few very fine and fine roots; few fine faint 7.5YR46 mottles
    1E—15 to 23 centimeters (5.9 to 9.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior and 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) crushed silt loam; weak fine platy, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 15 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02624. few organic coats surface features on faces of peds; few very fine and fine roots
    1Bt1—23 to 36 centimeters (9.1 to 14.2 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior silty clay loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine faint mottles; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky, and weak fine angular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains in root channels and/or pores and prominent dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02625. few fine iron concretions concentrations; few very fine and fine roots; common fine faint 10YR54 mottles; few fine distinct 10YR56 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 218889; continuous - phpvsfiid 218889
    1Bt2—36 to 48 centimeters (14.2 to 18.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior silty clay; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium distinct and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) medium distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine angular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots; grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, coats in root channels and/or pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02626. few very fine roots; common medium distinct 10YR54 mottles; few medium distinct 7.5YR56 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 218890; continuous - phpvsfiid 218890
    1Bt3—48 to 58 centimeters (18.9 to 22.8 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior silty clay; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium distinct and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine angular blocky, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots; grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, coats in root channels and/or pores; 1 percent fine iron concretions and 1 percent fine dark concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 85P02627. few fine iron concretions concentrations; few fine dark concretions concentrations; few very fine roots; common medium distinct 7.5YR56 mottles; common medium distinct 10YR56 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 218892; continuous - phpvsfiid 218892
    1Bt3—58 to 69 centimeters (22.8 to 27.2 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior silty clay; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium distinct and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; moderate fine angular blocky, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots; grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, coats in root channels and/or pores; 1 percent fine iron concretions and 1 percent fine dark concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02628. few fine iron concretions concentrations; few fine dark concretions concentrations; few very fine roots; common medium distinct 7.5YR56 mottles; common medium distinct 10YR56 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 218894; continuous - phpvsfiid 218894
    1Bt4—69 to 81 centimeters (27.2 to 31.9 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior silty clay; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium distinct and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; moderate fine angular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots; grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, coats in root channels and/or pores; 1 percent fine iron concretions and 11 percent fine dark concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02629. few fine iron concretions concentrations; common fine dark concretions concentrations; few very fine roots; common medium distinct 7.5YR56 mottles; common medium distinct 10YR56 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 218896; continuous - phpvsfiid 218896
    1Bt5—81 to 104 centimeters (31.9 to 40.9 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 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 prismatic, and moderate fine angular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots; grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds and dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, coats in root channels and/or pores; 11 percent fine iron concretions and 11 percent medium dark concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02630. Sampled to 89cm.; common fine iron concretions concentrations; common medium dark concretions concentrations; few very fine roots; common medium distinct 7.5YR58 mottles; common medium distinct 10YR56 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 218898; continuous - phpvsfiid 218899; continuous - phpvsfiid 218898; continuous - phpvsfiid 218899
    1Bt6—104 to 130 centimeters (40.9 to 51.2 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior silty clay loam; 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots; grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds and very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains in root channels and/or pores; 11 percent fine iron concretions and 11 percent medium dark concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Not sampled.; common fine iron concretions concentrations; common medium dark concretions concentrations; few very fine roots; many medium distinct 10YR56 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 218901; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 218902; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 218901; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 218902
    1BC—130 to 152 centimeters (51.2 to 59.8 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic structure; friable; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains in root channels and/or pores; 11 percent fine iron concretions and 11 percent medium dark concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog. Not sampled.; common fine iron concretions concentrations; common medium dark concretions concentrations; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 218904; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 218904