IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Galva
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1985IA1610013
  • User Pedon ID: 85IA1610013
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0424
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 56140
  • Print Date: 2/16/2025

    • 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: 42.3499985
  • Std. Longitude: -95.2500000
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 87N
  • Range: 38W
  • Section: 15
  • PLSS Details: 2348 feet N and 641 feet E of SW corner
  • Location Description: R42W written on description but sampled with pedons in R38W
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA161—Sac

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: D. Ciolla
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Typic Hapludolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • 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
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • 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—36

    36—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

    6

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    45

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    1Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior silty clay loam; 2 percent sand; 31 percent clay; weak cloddy, and weak fine granular structure; friable; 2.5 roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02092; moist when described;. common roots
    1A—20 to 36 centimeters (7.9 to 14.2 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior silty clay loam; 2 percent sand; 35 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; friable; 2.5 roots; black (10YR 2/1), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02093; moist when described;. common roots
    1BA—36 to 51 centimeters (14.2 to 20.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior and dark brown (10YR 3/3) silty clay loam; 3 percent sand; 34 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 roots; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02094; moist when described;. common roots
    1Bw1—51 to 79 centimeters (20.1 to 31.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior silty clay loam; 3 percent sand; 31 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 roots; dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02095; moist when described;. few roots
    1Bw2—79 to 99 centimeters (31.1 to 39.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior silty clay loam; 4 percent sand; 29 percent clay; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine prominent and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine prominent and 11 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 roots; 1 percent iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02096; moist when described;. few iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few roots; common fine prominent 10YR56 mottles; common fine prominent 10YR58 mottles; common fine distinct 10YR52 mottles
    1Bw3—99 to 119 centimeters (39.0 to 46.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior silty clay loam; 5 percent sand; 28 percent clay; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium faint and 11 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine distinct mottles; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 roots; 11 percent iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary.; moist when described;. Not sampled.; common iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few roots; common medium faint 10YR56 mottles; common fine distinct 10YR52 mottles
    1C—119 to 152 centimeters (46.9 to 59.8 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior silt loam; 7 percent sand; 22 percent clay; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine faint and 11 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine distinct mottles; massive; friable; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog.; moist when described;. Not sampled.; few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common fine faint 10YR56 mottles; common fine distinct 10YR52 mottles