IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Nira
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984IA1730022
  • User Pedon ID: 84IA1730022
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0569
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 56835
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • 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: 1720 feet N and 83 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 - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: upland slope
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: head slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • 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

    mollic epipedon

    cambic horizon

    0—36

    36—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

    8

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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 very dark gray (10YR 3/1) crushed silty clay loam; weak very fine subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02909. few fine roots
    1A—18 to 36 centimeters (7.1 to 14.2 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior silty clay loam; moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02910. few fine roots
    1Bw1—36 to 48 centimeters (14.2 to 18.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior silty clay loam; moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine and medium roots; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, coats on faces of peds and very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains in root channels and/or pores; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02911. few fine and medium roots
    1Bw2—48 to 64 centimeters (18.9 to 25.2 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior silty clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, coats on faces of peds and dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, coats in root channels and/or pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02912. few very fine roots
    1Bw3—64 to 79 centimeters (25.2 to 31.1 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) fine faint mottles; weak fine prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots; brown (10YR 5/3), moist, coats on faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02913. few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few very fine roots; common fine faint 2.5Y62 mottles
    1BC—79 to 97 centimeters (31.1 to 38.2 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; brown (10YR 5/3), moist, coats on faces of peds; 1 percent fine dark concretions and 11 percent fine iron concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02914. common fine iron concretions concentrations; few fine dark concretions concentrations; few fine roots
    1C1—97 to 122 centimeters (38.2 to 48.0 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) medium distinct mottles; massive; friable; 0.5 fine and medium roots; brown (10YR 5/3), moist, coats on vertical faces of peds; 11 percent medium iron concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02915. common medium iron concretions concentrations; few fine and medium roots; common medium distinct 2.5Y54 mottles
    1C2—122 to 152 centimeters (48.0 to 59.8 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior silt loam; 11 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) fine and medium distinct mottles; massive; friable; brown (10YR 5/3), moist, coats in root channels and/or pores and 37 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, iron stains in root channels and/or pores; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog. Not sampled.; common iron stains surface features in root channels and/or pores; common fine and medium distinct 2.5Y54 mottles