IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Sharpsburg
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1985IA0290042
  • User Pedon ID: 85IA0290042
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 86P0334
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 58139
  • Print Date: 2/17/2025

    • 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: 41.2577782
  • Std. Longitude: -94.8441696
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA029—Cass

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Sharpsburg
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, montmorillonitic Typic Hapludolls
  • Classificaton Date - 11/1/1985
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/1/1985 (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
    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
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    1Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, dry; silty clay loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P01977. few fine roots
    1A1—20 to 36 centimeters (7.9 to 14.2 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior silty clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; friable; 2.5 fine roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P01978. Some (10YR 4/3 and 3/3) lower part.; common fine roots
    1Bt1—36 to 56 centimeters (14.2 to 22.0 inches); 10 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior and brown (10YR 4/3) interior silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; faint brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P01979. Common (10YR 3/2) peds. Few (10YR 3/1) organic stains.; few fine roots; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 220270; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 220270
    1Bt2—56 to 79 centimeters (22.0 to 31.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior silty clay loam; 1 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine distinct and 1 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) fine faint mottles; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; faint brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P01980. Few (10YR 3/1) stains in root channels.; few fine roots; few fine distinct 7.5YR44 mottles; few fine faint 2.5Y52 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 220271; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 220271
    1Bt3—79 to 102 centimeters (31.1 to 40.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine distinct and 11 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) fine faint mottles; weak medium prismatic, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; faint brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P01981. few fine roots; common fine distinct 7.5YR44 mottles; common fine faint 2.5Y52 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 220272; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 220272
    1BC—102 to 127 centimeters (40.2 to 50.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior and dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) interior and strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) interior silty clay loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine faint mottles; weak medium prismatic structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Few (10YR3/1) organic stains in root channels.; few fine roots; few fine faint 7.5YR56 mottles
    1C—127 to 152 centimeters (50.0 to 59.8 inches); silty clay loam; friable; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog. Few (10YR 3/1) organic stains in root channels.; few fine roots