IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Clarion
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1985IA0630033
  • User Pedon ID: 85IA0630033
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 86P0346
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 58151
  • Print Date: 9/24/2024

    • 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: 43.4008231
  • Std. Longitude: -94.8816059
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 99N
  • Range: 34W
  • Section: 8
  • PLSS Details: 1315 feet W and 525 feet N 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 - 2
  • 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; 23 percent clay; weak fine and medium granular structure; friable; 2.5 fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02057. Few streaks and pockets of (10YR 3/3).; common fine roots
    1Bw1—18 to 28 centimeters (7.1 to 11.0 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior and brown (10YR 4/3) interior and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) exterior 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 6.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02058. common fine roots
    1Bw2—28 to 51 centimeters (11.0 to 20.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior clay loam; 27 percent clay; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 15 percent faint brown (10YR 4/3), moist, coats; fragments; neutral, pH 6.7, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02059. few coats surface features; common fine roots; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 220282; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 220282
    1BC—51 to 66 centimeters (20.1 to 26.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior loam; 26 percent clay; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 15 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, coats; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear boundary. Lab sample # 86P02060. Few CaCO3 in masses and streaks (10YR 5/2).; few coats surface features; few fine roots; few fine distinct 7.5YR58 mottles
    1C1—66 to 91 centimeters (26.0 to 35.8 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; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 15 percent faint dark red (2.5YR 3/6), moist, oxide coats and 15 percent , moist, black stains; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 86P02061. Many CaCO2 masses (10YR 5/2 and 5Y 8/1). 81 to 97 cm sample number 86P2062.; few oxide coats surface features; few black stains surface features; few fine roots; few fine distinct 7.5YR58 mottles
    1C2—97 to 152 centimeters (38.2 to 59.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior loam; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine distinct mottles; massive; friable; 15 percent , moist, black stains and 15 percent dark red (2.5YR 3/6), moist, oxide coats; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog. few black stains surface features; few oxide coats surface features; common fine distinct 7.5YR58 mottles