IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Grundy
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1985IA135042
User Pedon ID:
85IA1350042
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
SSL
Lab Pedon # -
86P0391
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
58196
Print Date:
4/27/2025
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:
41.0277786
Std. Longitude:
-92.8000031
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
72N
Range:
17W
Section:
23
PLSS Details:
222 feet north and 1050 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, smectitic, mesic Aquic Argiudolls
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
Converted from SSL-CMS data
Pedon #:
4
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Grundy
Classificaton Date -
7/11/2007
Moisture Class -
udic
Moisture Subclass -
aquic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Grundy
Taxonomic Class -
Fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Aquic Argiudoll
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
%
m
degrees
mm
mm
C
mm
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1Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior silty clay 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 # 86P02309. few fine roots
1A—20 to 33 centimeters (7.9 to 13.0 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior silty clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 55 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist, coats on faces of peds; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02310. Some (10YR 4/2) mixings in the lower part.; many coats surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots
1Bt1—33 to 48 centimeters (13.0 to 18.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior silty clay; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine prominent and 11 percent brown (10YR 5/3) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; , moist, clay films; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02311. common fine distinct 10YR53 mottles; few fine prominent 10YR58 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 220408; continuous - phpvsfiid 220408
1Bt2—48 to 69 centimeters (18.9 to 27.2 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) interior silty clay; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine and medium prominent and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine and medium prominent and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine and medium prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; , moist, clay films; 1 percent dark concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02312. few dark concretions concentrations; few fine roots; common fine and medium prominent 10YR54 mottles; common fine and medium prominent 10YR56 mottles; common fine and medium prominent 10YR58 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 220409; continuous - phpvsfiid 220409
1Bt3—69 to 94 centimeters (27.2 to 37.0 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) interior silty clay; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent and 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; , moist, clay films; 1 percent dark concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02313. few dark concretions concentrations; few fine roots; few fine prominent 7.5YR46 mottles; few fine prominent 7.5YR58 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 220410; continuous - phpvsfiid 220410
1Bt4—94 to 112 centimeters (37.0 to 44.1 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) interior silty clay loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent and 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; , moist, clay films; 1 percent dark concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02314. few dark concretions concentrations; few fine roots; few fine prominent 7.5YR46 mottles; few fine prominent 7.5YR58 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 220411; continuous - phpvsfiid 220411
1Bt5—112 to 152 centimeters (44.1 to 59.8 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) interior silty clay loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent and 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine prominent and 1 percent olive gray (5Y 5/2) fine prominent mottles; weak medium 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; 1 percent dark concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog. Roots to 127 cm.; few dark concretions concentrations; few coats surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots; few fine prominent 7.5YR46 mottles; few fine prominent 7.5YR58 mottles; few fine prominent 5Y52 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 220413; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 220413