IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Clarion
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1985IA0630032
  • User Pedon ID: 85IA0630032
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 86P0345
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 58150
  • Print Date: 11/11/2024

    • 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: 43.4011786
  • Std. Longitude: -94.8816251
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 99N
  • Range: 34W
  • Section: 8
  • PLSS Details: 1315 feet W and 660 feet N (measured from fence line) of SE corner
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA063—Emmet
  • MLRA: 103—Central Iowa and Minnesota Till Prairies

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Robert Jones
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Clarion
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed Typic Hapludolls
  • Classificaton Date - 11/1/1985
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • 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
    • 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 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior and black (10YR 2/1) exterior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, dry; loam; 25 percent clay; weak fine and medium granular structure; friable; 2.5 fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02051. common fine roots
    1A—18 to 33 centimeters (7.1 to 13.0 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior and black (10YR 2/1) exterior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, dry; loam; 25 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak medium granular structure; friable; 2.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02052. common fine roots
    1BA—33 to 48 centimeters (13.0 to 18.9 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) exterior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior and brown (10YR 4/3) interior, dry; loam; 25 percent clay; weak fine and medium subangular blocky, and weak medium granular structure; friable; 2.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02053. Some 2/2 in upper part.; common fine roots
    1Bw1—48 to 64 centimeters (18.9 to 25.2 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior loam; 25 percent clay; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.1, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02054. 75% 3/2 coats. Few 3/2 fills in pores.; common fine roots
    1Bw2—64 to 81 centimeters (25.2 to 31.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior loam; 27 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 15 percent distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, coats; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02055. Few 3/2 fills.; few coats surface features; few fine roots
    1Bw3—81 to 104 centimeters (31.9 to 40.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior loam; 27 percent clay; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02056. few fine roots
    1C—104 to 130 centimeters (40.9 to 51.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior loam; 25 percent clay; massive; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 15 percent faint dark red (2.5YR 3/6), moist, oxide coats; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. few oxide coats surface features; few fine roots
    1C—130 to 152 centimeters (51.2 to 59.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine distinct mottles; massive; friable; 0.1 roots; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog. Common fine black stains and oxides.; very few roots; few fine distinct 7.5YR58 mottles