IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Clarinda
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984IA1770014
  • User Pedon ID: 84IA1770014
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0306
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 56022
  • Print Date: 3/2/2025

    • 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: 40.7166672
  • Std. Longitude: -91.9416656
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 68N
  • Range: 9W
  • Section: 6
  • PLSS Details: 360 feet north and 618 feet east of the southwest corner
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA177—Van Buren
  • MLRA: 109—Iowa and Missouri Heavy Till Plain
  • Regional Office: NC—North Central
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NC-GAL—Gallatin, Missouri
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IA177—Van Buren County, Iowa

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J. Lucassen
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, mesic, sloping Mollic Ochraqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Clarinda
  • PSC - 13 to 63 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Rinda
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Mollic Ochraqualf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 11/1/1984
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 3
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loess derived from mixed-calcareous and/or till derived from mixed-calcareous
  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: upland slope
  • Drainage Class: 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—13

    13—81

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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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    135

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    1Ap—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior silty clay; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent and 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct and 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine distinct mottles; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 15 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, coats on faces of peds and 15 percent , moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P01466; moist when described;. few coats surface features on faces of peds; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots; few fine prominent 7.5YR46 mottles; few fine distinct 10YR56 mottles; few fine distinct 10YR58 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 230607; continuous - phpvsfiid 230607
    1Bt1—13 to 30 centimeters (5.1 to 11.8 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) interior silty clay; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent and 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine prominent and 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 55 percent , moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P01467; moist when described;. Also 10YR 5/8 mottles.; many clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots; few fine prominent 7.5YR46 mottles; few fine prominent 7.5YR58 mottles; few fine distinct 10YR56 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 230608; continuous - phpvsfiid 230608
    1Bt2—30 to 53 centimeters (11.8 to 20.9 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) medium prominent and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium prominent and 11 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) medium prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 37 percent , moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P01468; moist when described;. Also common fine distinct 10YR 5/8 mottles.; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots; common medium prominent 7.5YR46 mottles; common medium prominent 7.5YR58 mottles; common medium prominent 7.5YR33 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 230609; continuous - phpvsfiid 230609
    1Bt3—53 to 69 centimeters (20.9 to 27.2 inches); light olive gray (5Y 6/2) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) medium prominent and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) medium prominent and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P01469; moist when described;. few fine roots; common medium prominent 7.5YR33 mottles; common medium prominent 7.5YR46 mottles; common medium prominent 7.5YR58 mottles
    1Bt4—69 to 81 centimeters (27.2 to 31.9 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) medium prominent and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) medium prominent and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P01470; moist when described;. few fine roots; common medium prominent 7.5YR33 mottles; common medium prominent 7.5YR46 mottles; common medium prominent 7.5YR58 mottles
    2BC1—81 to 104 centimeters (31.9 to 40.9 inches); dark gray (N 4/0) interior clay; 30 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) fine and coarse prominent and 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine and coarse prominent and 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine and coarse prominent mottles; massive; very firm; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P01471; moist when described;. Roots are in upper part.; few fine roots; many fine to coarse prominent 7.5YR33 mottles; many fine to coarse prominent 7.5YR46 mottles; many fine to coarse prominent 7.5YR58 mottles
    2BC2—104 to 127 centimeters (40.9 to 50.0 inches); dark gray (N 4/0) interior clay; 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine and coarse prominent and 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine and coarse prominent and 30 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) fine and coarse prominent mottles; massive; very firm; fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary.; moist when described;. Not sampled.; many fine to coarse prominent 7.5YR33 mottles; many fine to coarse prominent 7.5YR46 mottles; many fine to coarse prominent 7.5YR58 mottles
    2BC3—127 to 152 centimeters (50.0 to 59.8 inches); dark gray (N 4/0) interior clay; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium prominent and 11 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) fine and medium prominent and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine and medium prominent mottles; massive; very firm; fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog.; moist when described;. Not sampled.; common fine and medium prominent 7.5YR33 mottles; common fine and medium prominent 7.5YR46 mottles; few medium prominent 7.5YR58 mottles