IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Nira
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1985IA1210031
  • User Pedon ID: 85IA1210031
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 86P0378
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 58183
  • 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: 41.2666664
  • Std. Longitude: -93.9833298
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 75N
  • Range: 27W
  • Section: 29
  • PLSS Details: 1180 feet S and 1456 feet W of NE corner
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA121—Madison

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: ACC and SJE
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Dystric Eutrochrepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Nira
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Nira
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Typic Hapludoll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 11/1/1985
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 3
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • 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 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior and brown (10YR 4/3) interior silty clay loam; 32 percent clay; moderate fine granular structure; friable; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02239
    1Bw1—13 to 25 centimeters (5.1 to 9.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior silty clay loam; 34 percent clay; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine distinct mottles; moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 37 percent distinct brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02240. few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine distinct 10YR54 mottles
    1Bw2—25 to 41 centimeters (9.8 to 16.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior silty clay loam; 33 percent clay; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 37 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02241. common fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common fine distinct 10YR56 mottles
    1Bw3—25 to 58 centimeters (9.8 to 22.8 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior silty clay loam; 32 percent clay; 11 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine prominent and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent mottles; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; brown (10YR 5/3), moist, coats on faces of peds and 37 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02242. common fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common fine prominent 7.5YR44 mottles; common fine prominent 7.5YR46 mottles
    1Bw4—58 to 76 centimeters (22.8 to 29.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior silty clay loam; 31 percent clay; 11 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine prominent and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent mottles; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 37 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 20 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02243. common to many fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common fine prominent 7.5YR44 mottles; common fine prominent 7.5YR46 mottles
    1Bw5—76 to 91 centimeters (29.9 to 35.8 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior silty clay loam; 30 percent clay; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine and medium distinct and 11 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine and medium prominent and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine and medium prominent mottles; moderate medium prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 37 percent faint grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent fine and medium iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02244. common fine and medium iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common fine and medium distinct 10YR56 mottles; common fine and medium prominent 7.5YR44 mottles; common fine and medium prominent 7.5YR46 mottles
    1BC—91 to 109 centimeters (35.8 to 42.9 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior silty clay loam; 29 percent clay; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine and medium distinct and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; weak medium prismatic structure; friable; 11 percent fine and medium iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. common fine and medium iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common fine and medium distinct 10YR56 mottles; common fine prominent 7.5YR46 mottles; common fine prominent 7.5YR56 mottles
    2Bb1—109 to 124 centimeters (42.9 to 48.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior and grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior silty clay loam; 32 percent clay; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct and 11 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic, and weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 11 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. common fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common fine distinct 10YR56 mottles; common fine distinct 7.5YR44 mottles
    2Bb2—124 to 152 centimeters (48.8 to 59.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior silty clay loam; 34 percent clay; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic, and weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 37 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog. common fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common fine distinct 10YR56 mottles