IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Galva
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1985IA1610012
  • User Pedon ID: 85IA1610012
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0423
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 56139
  • Print Date: 11/12/2024

    • 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: 42.3499985
  • Std. Longitude: -95.2500000
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 87N
  • Range: 38W
  • Section: 15
  • PLSS Details: 2430 feet N and 475 feet E of SW corner
  • Location Description: D. Buehler farm
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA161—Sac

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: D. Ciolla
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Dystric Eutrochrepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Galva
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Galva
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Typic Hapludoll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 11/1/1985
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: upland slope
  • 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
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    cambic horizon

    0—15

    15—119

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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

    4

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    45

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    1Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior silty clay loam; 2 percent sand; 31 percent clay; weak cloddy, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02086; moist when described;. common roots
    1BA—15 to 28 centimeters (5.9 to 11.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior silty clay loam; 2 percent sand; 34 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; friable; 2.5 roots; very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02087; moist when described;. Few masses of (10YR 3/1).; common roots; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 230769; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 230769
    1Bw1—28 to 51 centimeters (11.0 to 20.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior silty clay loam; 2 percent sand; 32 percent clay; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 roots; dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, organic stains on faces of peds and 15 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains in root channels and/or pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02088; moist when described;. few organic coats surface features in root channels and/or pores; common roots; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 230770; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 230770
    1Bw2—51 to 64 centimeters (20.1 to 25.2 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior silty clay loam; 4 percent sand; 30 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 roots; dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02089; moist when described;. common roots; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 218557; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 218557
    1Bw2—64 to 76 centimeters (25.2 to 29.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior silty clay loam; 4 percent sand; 30 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 roots; dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02090; moist when described;. common roots; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 218558; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 218558
    1Bw3—76 to 99 centimeters (29.9 to 39.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior silty clay loam; 5 percent sand; 30 percent clay; 1 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine faint and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine faint mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 roots; 15 percent dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron concretions and 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02091; moist when described;. few fine iron concretions concentrations; few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few organic coats surface features on faces of peds; few roots; common fine faint 10YR56 mottles; few fine faint 10YR52 mottles
    1BC—99 to 119 centimeters (39.0 to 46.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior silt loam; 11 percent sand; 26 percent clay; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine faint and 1 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine faint mottles; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 roots; 15 percent brown (10YR 4/3) organic stains on vertical faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary.; dry when described;. Not sampled.; few organic coats surface features on vertical faces of peds; few roots; few fine faint 10YR56 mottles; few fine faint 10YR52 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 218560; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 218560
    2C1—119 to 132 centimeters (46.9 to 52.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) loam; 11 percent sand; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; friable; 1 percent lime masses; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary.; dry when described;. Not sampled.; few soft masses of lime concentrations
    2C2—132 to 152 centimeters (52.0 to 59.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior clay loam; 37 percent sand; 30 percent clay; 1 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine distinct and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine faint and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine faint mottles; massive; firm; 1 percent iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog.; moist when described;. Not sampled.; few soft masses of lime concentrations; few iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common fine faint 10YR56 mottles; common fine faint 10YR58 mottles; few fine distinct 10YR52 mottles