IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Lamoni
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1985IA1730052
  • User Pedon ID: 85IA1730052
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 86P0467
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 58272
  • Print Date: 4/25/2025

    • 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: 40.6547203
  • Std. Longitude: -94.5080566
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 68N
  • Range: 32W
  • Section: 26
  • PLSS Details: 900 feet E and 178 feet N of SW corner
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA173—Taylor

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: MW and RL
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Lamoni
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic Aquic Argiudolls
  • Classificaton Date - 11/1/1985
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 3
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • 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 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior silty clay loam; cloddy, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 86P02775
    1Btg1—8 to 25 centimeters (3.1 to 9.8 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior silty clay; 1 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) medium faint mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 37 percent faint gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 86P02776. Few (10YR 3/) mixing.; common clay films surface features; few medium faint 2.5Y56 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 231518; continuous - phpvsfiid 231518
    1Btg2—25 to 43 centimeters (9.8 to 16.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior clay; 11 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 37 percent faint gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 86P02777. common clay films surface features; common medium distinct 2.5Y56 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 231519; continuous - phpvsfiid 231519
    1Btg3—43 to 61 centimeters (16.9 to 24.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior clay loam; 30 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) medium distinct mottles; weak fine prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 37 percent faint gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 86P02778. (10YR 3/1) pockets 53 to 61 cm.; common clay films surface features; many medium distinct 2.5Y56 mottles
    1Btg4—61 to 76 centimeters (24.0 to 29.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior clay loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium distinct and 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium and coarse distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic structure; firm; 15 percent faint gray (5Y 5/1), moist, clay films; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 86P02779. few clay films surface features; many medium and coarse distinct 10YR56 mottles; few medium distinct 7.5YR58 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 231521; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 231521
    1BCg—76 to 89 centimeters (29.9 to 35.0 inches); gray (5Y 5/1) interior and gray (5Y 6/1) interior and strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) interior clay loam; weak coarse prismatic structure; firm; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 86P02780. 89 to 102 cm sample number 86P2781.
    1C1—102 to 122 centimeters (40.2 to 48.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) interior and gray (5Y 6/1) interior clay loam; massive; firm; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary.
    1C2—122 to 152 centimeters (48.0 to 59.8 inches); gray (5Y 6/1) interior clay loam; massive; very firm; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog.