IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Clarinda

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S1985IA1770015

User Pedon ID: 85IA1770015

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 86P0392

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 58197

Print Date: 5/1/2025

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: 40.7166672

Std. Longitude: -91.9333344

Datum: WGS84

Township: 68N

Range: 9W

Section: 6

PLSS Details: 410 feet north and 618 feet east of the southwest corner

Country: US—United States

State: Iowa

County: IA177—Van Buren

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: IA177—Van Buren County, Iowa

PEDON

Describers Name: J. A. Lucassen

Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, mesic Typic Ochraqualfs

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data

Pedon #: 1

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Clarinda

Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007

Moisture Class - aquic

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Rinda

Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic, mesic, sloping Mollic Ochr

Taxon Kind - series

Classificaton Date - 11/1/1985

Moisture Class - aquic

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Erosion Class - 2

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Landscape: upland

Drainage Class: 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
5	—	—	—	—	90	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

1Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior silty clay loam; 39 percent clay; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02315. Many streaks and masses of (10YR 5/4).; few fine roots; few fine prominent 10YR56 mottles

1Bt1—20 to 33 centimeters (7.9 to 13.0 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) interior silty clay; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) 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; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02316. few fine roots; common fine prominent 10YR56 mottles; common fine prominent 10YR58 mottles; few fine prominent 7.5YR56 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 220414; continuous - phpvsfiid 220414

1Bt2—33 to 51 centimeters (13.0 to 20.1 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) interior silty clay loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent and 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine prominent mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; , moist, clay films; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02317. few fine roots; few fine prominent 7.5YR56 mottles; few fine prominent 7.5YR58 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 220415; continuous - phpvsfiid 220415

2BC1—51 to 66 centimeters (20.1 to 26.0 inches); dark gray (N 4/0) interior silty clay; 1 percent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) fine prominent mottles; massive; very firm; 0.5 fine roots; , moist, clay films; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02318. few fine roots; few fine prominent 5YR33 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 220416; continuous - phpvsfiid 220416

2BC2—66 to 86 centimeters (26.0 to 33.9 inches); gray (N 5/0) interior clay; 1 percent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) fine prominent and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent mottles; massive; very firm; 0.5 fine roots; , moist, clay films; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02319. few fine roots; few fine prominent 5YR33 mottles; common fine prominent 7.5YR46 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 220417; continuous - phpvsfiid 220417

2BC3—86 to 102 centimeters (33.9 to 40.2 inches); gray (N 5/0) interior clay; 11 percent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) fine prominent and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent mottles; massive; very firm; , moist, clay films; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02320. common fine prominent 5YR33 mottles; common fine prominent 7.5YR46 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 220418; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 220418

2BC4—102 to 119 centimeters (40.2 to 46.9 inches); gray (5Y 5/1) interior clay; 1 percent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) fine prominent and 11 percent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) fine prominent and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent mottles; massive; very firm; , moist, clay films; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. few fine prominent 5YR33 mottles; common fine prominent 5YR33 mottles; common fine prominent 7.5YR46 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 220419; continuous - phpvsfiid 220419

2BC5—119 to 152 centimeters (46.9 to 59.8 inches); gray (N 5/0) interior clay; 1 percent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) fine prominent mottles; massive; very firm; , moist, clay films; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog. few fine prominent 5YR33 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 220420; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 220420