IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Sharpsburg
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1986IA1210063
  • User Pedon ID: 86IA1210063
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 87P0357
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 59652
  • Print Date: 11/26/2024

    • 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: 41.2033348
  • Std. Longitude: -94.1630554
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 74N
  • Range: 29W
  • Section: 14
  • PLSS Details: 1090 feet N and 750 feet E of SW corner
  • Location Description: T72N recorded on description but sampled with pedons in T74N
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA121—Madison

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 6
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Sharpsburg
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic Typic Argiudolls
  • PSC - 46 to 91 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 12/1/1986
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 12/1/1986 (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 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior silty clay loam; moderate very fine and fine granular structure; friable; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P01811
    1A—23 to 33 centimeters (9.1 to 13.0 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior silty clay loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P01812. (10RY 3/3) worm casts.
    1AB—33 to 46 centimeters (13.0 to 18.1 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior silty clay loam; moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky, and moderate fine granular structure; friable; dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, coats on faces of peds; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P01813
    1Bt1—46 to 61 centimeters (18.1 to 24.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior silty clay loam; moderate fine prismatic, and moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; firm; dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, coats on faces of peds and 37 percent very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist, organic stains and 55 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P01814. few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; many clay films surface features on faces of peds; common organic coats surface features
    1Bt2—61 to 74 centimeters (24.0 to 29.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior silty clay loam; 1 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) fine faint and 1 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, organic stains and 37 percent distinct brown (10YR 3/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P01815. common fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine faint 10YR42 mottles; few fine distinct 7.5YR44 mottles
    1Bt3—74 to 91 centimeters (29.1 to 35.8 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior and brown (10YR 5/3) crushed silty clay loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine distinct and 11 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 37 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P01816. common fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common fine distinct 7.5YR44 mottles; few fine distinct 7.5YR46 mottles
    1BC—91 to 122 centimeters (35.8 to 48.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine prominent mottles; weak medium prismatic structure; friable; 37 percent faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. common fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common fine prominent 7.5YR46 mottles; common fine prominent 7.5YR58 mottles
    1C—122 to 152 centimeters (48.0 to 59.8 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct and 11 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine distinct mottles; massive; friable; fragments. common fine distinct 10YR56 mottles; common fine distinct 7.5YR44 mottles