IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Downs
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984IA1630012
  • User Pedon ID: 84IA1630012
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0416
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 56132
  • 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: 41.7041664
  • Std. Longitude: -90.8166656
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 80N
  • Range: 1E
  • Section: 27
  • PLSS Details: 262 feet east and 708 feet south of center
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA163—Scott
  • MLRA: 108—Illinois and Iowa Deep Loess and Drift
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IA163—Scott County, Iowa

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Mollic Hapludalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Downs
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Downs
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Mollic Hapludalf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 11/1/1984
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: upland slope
  • 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
    • Setting and Climate
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    1Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, brown (10YR 5/3) interior, dry; silty clay loam; very fine granular structure; friable; 5.5 fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02039. 20% mixing of 10 (10YR 4/4).; many fine roots
    1Bt1—18 to 33 centimeters (7.1 to 13.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior silty clay loam; moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 5.5 fine roots; faint dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02040. many fine roots; continuous - phpvsfiid 218527; continuous - phpvsfiid 218527
    1Bt2—33 to 48 centimeters (13.0 to 18.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior silty clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 fine roots; faint dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02041. common fine roots; continuous - phpvsfiid 218528; continuous - phpvsfiid 218528
    1Bt3—48 to 61 centimeters (18.9 to 24.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior silty clay loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine faint mottles; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 fine roots; faint , moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P02042. common fine roots; few fine faint 10YR56 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 218529; continuous - phpvsfiid 218529
    1Bt4—61 to 76 centimeters (24.0 to 29.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior silty clay loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine faint and 1 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine faint mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 fine roots; 15 percent faint , moist, clay films; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P02043. Few fine oxides.; few clay films surface features; common fine roots; few fine faint 10YR56 mottles; few fine faint 10YR52 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 218530; continuous - phpvsfiid 218530
    1Bt5—76 to 94 centimeters (29.9 to 37.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior silty clay loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine faint and 11 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine faint mottles; weak medium prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 15 percent faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, clay films; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P02044. Few fine oxides.; few clay films surface features; few fine roots; few fine faint 10YR56 mottles; common fine faint 10YR52 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 218531; continuous - phpvsfiid 218531
    1BC—94 to 122 centimeters (37.0 to 48.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine distinct and 11 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Few fine oxides.; few fine roots; common fine distinct 10YR56 mottles; common fine distinct 10YR58 mottles; common fine distinct 10YR52 mottles
    1C—122 to 152 centimeters (48.0 to 59.8 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior silt loam; 11 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine faint and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; massive; friable; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog. Few fine oxides.; common fine faint 10YR52 mottles; common fine distinct 10YR56 mottles