IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Pershing
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1986IA1590061
  • User Pedon ID: 86IA1590061
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 86P0473
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 58278
  • Print Date: 1/27/2025

    • 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: 40.6711121
  • Std. Longitude: -94.1602783
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 68N
  • Range: 29W
  • Section: 23
  • PLSS Details: 1795 feet E and 1255 feet N of SW corner
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA159—Ringgold

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: LEB and MSW
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 6
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Pershing
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic Aquollic Hapludalfs
  • Classificaton Date - 11/1/1986
  • 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: 11/1/1986 (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 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior and very dark gray (10YR 3/1) crushed silt loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02816
    1AE—15 to 25 centimeters (5.9 to 9.8 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed silt loam; weak fine platy, and moderate fine granular structure; friable; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02817. Few fine (10YR 4/2) pockets.
    1EB—25 to 41 centimeters (9.8 to 16.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) crushed silty clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and moderate fine granular structure; friable; 15 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, coats on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02818. few coats surface features on faces of peds; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 220595; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 220595
    1Bt1—41 to 58 centimeters (16.1 to 22.8 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior silty clay; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine faint mottles; moderate fine angular blocky structure; firm; dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02819. few fine faint 10YR56 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 220596; continuous - phpvsfiid 220596
    1Bt2—58 to 71 centimeters (22.8 to 28.0 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior silty clay; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct and 11 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) fine faint mottles; weak medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine angular blocky structure; firm; gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02820. common fine distinct 10YR56 mottles; common fine faint 2.5Y52 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 220597; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 220597
    1Bt3—71 to 89 centimeters (28.0 to 35.0 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior and grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02821. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 220598; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 220598
    1Bt4—89 to 104 centimeters (35.0 to 40.9 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior and grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02822. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 220599; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 220599
    1BC—104 to 122 centimeters (40.9 to 48.0 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) medium distinct and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 15 percent gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog. Many (10YR 2/1) oxides.; few clay films surface features; common medium distinct 10YR54 mottles; common medium distinct 10YR56 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) medium distinct mottles; massive; friable; 15 percent gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog. Many (7.5YR 3/2 and 10YR 2/1) oxides.; few clay films surface features; common medium distinct 10YR56 mottles