IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Pershing
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1985IA135031
  • User Pedon ID: 85IA1350031
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 86P0387
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 58192
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 41.0833321
  • Std. Longitude: -92.8138885
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 73N
  • Range: 17W
  • Section: 34
  • PLSS Details: 717 feet north and 749 feet west of the center
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA135—Monroe
  • MLRA: 109—Iowa and Missouri Heavy Till Plain
  • Regional Office: NC—North Central
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NC-GAL—Gallatin, Missouri
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IA135—Monroe County, Iowa

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J. A. Lucassen
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, smectitic, mesic Aquollic Hapludalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Pershing
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Pershing
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Aquollic Hapludalf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 11/1/1985
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loess
  • Landscape: upland
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • 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 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02287. Few streaks of (10YR 4/2).; few fine roots
    1BE—20 to 30 centimeters (7.9 to 11.8 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior silty clay loam; 1 percent brown (10YR 4/3) fine faint mottles; weak medium platy, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; , moist, clay films and 15 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, coats on faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02288. few coats surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots; few fine faint 10YR43 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 231456; continuous - phpvsfiid 231456
    1Bt1—30 to 46 centimeters (11.8 to 18.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior silty clay loam; 1 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine prominent and 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films; 1 percent fine dark concretions; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02289. few fine dark concretions concentrations; few fine roots; few fine prominent 10YR46 mottles; few fine prominent 10YR58 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 231457; continuous - phpvsfiid 231457
    1Bt2—46 to 61 centimeters (18.1 to 24.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine prominent and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; , moist, clay films; 1 percent fine dark concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02290. few fine dark concretions concentrations; few fine roots; common fine prominent 10YR54 mottles; common fine prominent 10YR56 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 231458; continuous - phpvsfiid 231458
    1Bt3—61 to 81 centimeters (24.0 to 31.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine prominent and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; , moist, clay films; 1 percent fine dark concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02291. few fine dark concretions concentrations; few fine roots; common fine prominent 10YR54 mottles; common fine prominent 10YR56 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 231459; continuous - phpvsfiid 231459
    1Bt4—81 to 97 centimeters (31.9 to 38.2 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine prominent and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine prominent and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; , moist, clay films; 1 percent fine dark concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02292. few fine dark concretions concentrations; few fine roots; common fine prominent 10YR46 mottles; common fine prominent 10YR56 mottles; common fine prominent 10YR58 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 220386; continuous - phpvsfiid 220386
    1Bt5—97 to 114 centimeters (38.2 to 44.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine prominent and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine prominent mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; , moist, clay films; 1 percent fine dark concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. few fine dark concretions concentrations; few fine roots; common fine prominent 7.5YR46 mottles; common fine prominent 7.5YR58 mottles; common fine prominent 10YR58 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 220387; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 220387
    1Bt6—114 to 152 centimeters (44.9 to 59.8 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine prominent mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; , moist, clay films; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog. common fine prominent 7.5YR46 mottles; common fine prominent 10YR58 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 220388; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 220388