IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Sharpsburg
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984IA1730023
  • User Pedon ID: 84IA1730023
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0570
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 56836
  • Print Date: 11/26/2024

    • 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: 1615 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 - Sharpsburg
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic Typic Argiudolls
  • PSC - 61 to 111 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
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • 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

    mollic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—61

    61—114

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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

    4

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    315

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    1Ap—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior and very dark brown (10YR 2/2) crushed silty clay loam; cloddy, and weak fine granular structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02916. few fine roots
    1Ap—10 to 20 centimeters (3.9 to 7.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior and very dark brown (10YR 2/2) crushed silty clay loam; cloddy, and weak fine granular structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02917. few fine roots
    1A1—20 to 36 centimeters (7.9 to 14.2 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior silty clay loam; weak very fine subangular blocky, and weak fine granular 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 # 85P02918. few fine roots
    1A2—36 to 46 centimeters (14.2 to 18.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior silty clay loam; weak very fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; black (10YR 2/1), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02919. few fine roots
    1A3—46 to 61 centimeters (18.1 to 24.0 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior silty clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky, and weak very fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine and medium roots; very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02920. few fine and medium roots
    1Bt1—61 to 79 centimeters (24.0 to 31.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior silty clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine and medium roots; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02921. few fine and medium roots; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 219065; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 219065
    1Bt2—79 to 97 centimeters (31.1 to 38.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior silty clay loam; 1 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine faint and 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine faint mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine and medium roots; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains in root channels and/or pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02922. few fine and medium roots; few fine faint 10YR52 mottles; few fine faint 10YR54 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 219067; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 219067
    1Bt3—97 to 114 centimeters (38.2 to 44.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine and medium faint mottles; moderate medium prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.1 fine and medium roots; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), 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; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Not sampled.; few fine iron concretions concentrations; very few fine and medium roots; common fine and medium faint 10YR52 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 219069; continuous - phpvsfiid 219069
    1BC—114 to 137 centimeters (44.9 to 53.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior silty clay loam; 30 percent brown (10YR 5/3) medium faint mottles; weak coarse prismatic structure; friable; 0.1 fine roots; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Not sampled.; few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; very few fine roots; many medium faint 10YR53 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 219071; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 219071
    1C—137 to 152 centimeters (53.9 to 59.8 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior silty clay loam; massive; friable; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, coats in root channels and/or pores; 11 percent fine dark concretions and 30 percent fine iron concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog. Not sampled.; many fine iron concretions concentrations; common fine dark concretions concentrations; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 219072; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 219072