IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Dinsdale
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1985IA055011
  • User Pedon ID: 85IA0550011
  • User Site Association ID: 11-WAV_Dinsdale_Pedons
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0331
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 56047
  • 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: 42.5583344
  • Std. Longitude: -91.3166656
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 89N
  • Range: 4W
  • Section: 4
  • PLSS Details: 513 feet south and 1565 feet west of northeast corner
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA055—Delaware
  • MLRA: 104—Eastern Iowa and Minnesota Till Prairies
  • Regional Office: NC—North Central
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NC-WAV—Waverly, Iowa
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IA055—Delaware County, Iowa
  • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, mesic Typic Argiudolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Dinsdale
  • PSC - 56 to 102 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Dinsdale
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Typic Argiudoll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 11/1/1985
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • 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: 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
  • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—46

    71—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

    7

    45

    1Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P01577; moist when described;. few fine roots
    1A1—20 to 36 centimeters (7.9 to 14.2 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior silt loam; moderate fine subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P01578. Some 10YR 4/3 mixing at 25 to 30 cm, krotavina.; few fine roots
    1A2—36 to 46 centimeters (14.2 to 18.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior silt loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P01579; moist when described;. few fine roots
    1BA—46 to 56 centimeters (18.1 to 22.0 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior and brown (10YR 4/3) crushed silt loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 15 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P01580; moist when described;. few organic coats surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots
    1Bw—56 to 71 centimeters (22.0 to 28.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior silt loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 15 percent , moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P01581; moist when described;. few clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots; continuous - phpvsfiid 230672; continuous - phpvsfiid 230672
    2Bt1—71 to 89 centimeters (28.0 to 35.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior sandy loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 15 percent , moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P01582; moist when described;. few clay films surface features on faces of peds; continuous - phpvsfiid 230673; continuous - phpvsfiid 230673
    2Bt2—89 to 102 centimeters (35.0 to 40.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium and coarse prismatic, and moderate fine subangular blocky, and moderate fine angular blocky structure; firm; , moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P01583; moist when described;. Mottles are in lower part.; few fine distinct 7.5YR58 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 230674; continuous - phpvsfiid 230674
    2BC—102 to 130 centimeters (40.2 to 51.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior loam; 11 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) fine distinct mottles; weak coarse prismatic structure; firm; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary.; moist when described;. Not sampled.; common fine distinct 2.5Y52 mottles
    2C—130 to 152 centimeters (51.2 to 59.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior loam; 1 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) fine prominent and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium faint and 11 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) fine distinct mottles; massive; firm; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog.; moist when described;. common medium faint 10YR58 mottles; common fine distinct 2.5Y52 mottles; few fine prominent 5YR58 mottles