IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Nira
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984IA1730021
  • User Pedon ID: 84IA1730021
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0568
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 56834
  • 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: 40.8402786
  • Std. Longitude: -94.8616638
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 70N
  • Range: 35W
  • Section: 22
  • PLSS Details: 1675 feet N and 219 feet W of SE corner
  • Location Description: R. Walters farm.
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA173—Taylor

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: RL & LB
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Nira
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed Typic Hapludolls
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 10/1/1984
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: upland slope
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: head 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: 10/1/1984 (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

    cambic horizon

    0—18

    18—102

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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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    315

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    1Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior and very dark gray (10YR 3/1) and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed silty clay loam; cloddy, and weak fine granular structure; friable; 2.5 fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02902. 10 to 15 % 10YR 4/3 pockets.; common fine roots
    1BA—18 to 30 centimeters (7.1 to 11.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior silty clay loam; weak very fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains on faces of peds and 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 # 85P02903. few fine roots
    1Bw1—30 to 41 centimeters (11.8 to 16.1 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior silty clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky, and weak very fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, coats on faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02904. few fine iron concretions concentrations; few fine roots
    1Bw2—41 to 56 centimeters (16.1 to 22.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior silty clay loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist, coats 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; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02905. common fine iron concretions concentrations; few fine roots
    1Bw3—56 to 69 centimeters (22.0 to 27.2 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior silty clay loam; weak fine prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine and medium roots; light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), moist, coats on faces of peds and dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist, coats in root channels and/or pores; 1 percent fine dark concretions and 11 percent fine iron concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02906. common fine iron concretions concentrations; few fine dark concretions concentrations; few fine and medium roots
    1Bw3—69 to 81 centimeters (27.2 to 31.9 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior silty clay loam; weak fine prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine and medium roots; light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), moist, coats on faces of peds and dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist, coats in root channels and/or pores; 1 percent fine dark concretions and 11 percent fine iron concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02907. common fine iron concretions concentrations; few fine dark concretions concentrations; few fine and medium roots
    1BC—81 to 102 centimeters (31.9 to 40.2 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic structure; friable; 0.5 fine and medium roots; dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist, coats in root channels and/or pores; 11 percent fine iron concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02908. common fine iron concretions concentrations; few fine and medium roots
    1C1—102 to 122 centimeters (40.2 to 48.0 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior silty clay loam; 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; massive; friable; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 11 percent fine iron concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Not sampled.; common fine iron concretions concentrations; few fine and medium roots; many fine distinct 10YR56 mottles
    1C2—122 to 152 centimeters (48.0 to 59.8 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior silty clay loam; massive; friable; strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, iron stains in root channels and/or pores; 1 percent fine iron concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog. Not sampled.; few fine iron concretions concentrations