IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Clarion
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1985IA069011
User Pedon ID:
85IA0690011
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
SSL
Lab Pedon # -
85P0343
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
56059
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:
42.7838898
Std. Longitude:
-93.3199997
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
92N
Range:
21W
Section:
15
PLSS Details:
1900 feet south and 180 feet east of the northwest corner
Country:
US—United States
State:
Iowa
County:
IA069—Franklin
MLRA:
103—Central Iowa and Minnesota Till Prairies
Regional Office:
NC—North Central
MLRA Soil Survey Area:
NC-ALB—Albert Lea, Minnesota
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
IA069—Franklin County, Iowa
PEDON
Describers Name:
ROD & EHH
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Typic Hapludolls
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
Converted from SSL-CMS data
Pedon #:
2
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Clarion
PSC -
25 to 100 cm.
Classificaton Date -
7/11/2007
Moisture Class -
udic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Clarion
Taxonomic Class -
Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Typic Hapludoll
Taxon Kind -
series
Classificaton Date -
10/1/1984
Moisture Class -
udic
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Erosion Class -
1
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Landscape:
upland
Landform:
upland slope
Hill Slope Profile:
summit
Drainage Class:
well
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
10/1/1984 (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
mollic epipedon
cambic horizon
0—30
30—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
3
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1Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 5.5 roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P01650. many roots
1A—15 to 30 centimeters (5.9 to 11.8 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 5.5 roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P01651. many roots
1BA—30 to 46 centimeters (11.8 to 18.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 5.5 roots; very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, coats on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P01652. many roots
1Bw1—46 to 61 centimeters (18.1 to 24.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 5.5 roots; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P01653. many roots
1Bw2—61 to 76 centimeters (24.0 to 29.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 5.5 roots; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P01654. many roots
1Bw3—76 to 102 centimeters (29.9 to 40.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior loam; weak medium granular structure; friable; 5.5 roots; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P01655. many roots
1C1—102 to 122 centimeters (40.2 to 48.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior loam; massive; friable; 5.5 fine roots; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Not sampled.; many fine roots
1C2—122 to 152 centimeters (48.0 to 59.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior loam; massive; friable; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog. Not sampled.